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Visual Art
Magnús Kjartansson
Wanwood
On view at the Reykjanesbær Art Museum will be an exhibition entitled Wanwood, curated by Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson and featuring the work of three Icelandic artists who have all worked in wood for most of their careers: Hannes Lárusson, Guðjón Ketilsson, and Helgi Hjaltalín.
Read moreSkyr Lee Bob / Journey
Among the works on view at Skaftfell will be Christof Büchel's conceptual, large-scale installations; works by the trio Skyr Lee Bob; and projects by PONI collective members: visual artist Guðni Gunnarsson, choreographer/dancer Erna Ómarsdóttir; and musician Lieven Dousselaere.
Read morePaul Harfleet / Journey
On view at Slaughterhouse will be works by visual artists Paul Harfleet, who combines autobiographical explorations with political notions on psycho-geography to create observations on contemporary citizenship; Sara Björnsdóttir, whose work ranges from confrontational, powerful, noisy and teasing to quiet, beautiful and poetic; and sound artist Matti Saarinen, who explores both the classical and experimental art worlds.
Read moreHrafnkell Sigurðsson / Journey
Journey, curated by Björn Roth, son of artist Dieter Roth and his collaborator for twenty years, is presented in cooperation with three art institutes in East Iceland (Skaftfell – Centre for Visual Art, Seyðisfjörður; Slaughterhouse – Culture Centre, Egilsstaðir; and Eiðar – Art Centre, Fljótsdalshérað) created especially for the Reykjavík Arts Festival 2008. The project will include installations, performance art, happenings, dancing, and musical performances.
Branch collection
Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, Bjarki Bragason and Anna Líndal have worked on the project Branch collection since October 2007, in close co-operation with the unique Folk Art Museum Safnasafn at Svalbardseyri, Eyjafjörður, in the North of Iceland. Outside the house a small brook, Valsá, meanders through a metal pipe under the asphalted Route 1, bathing rocks, barbed wire and hay roll binding in brownish blue froth.
Read moreFacing China
sculptures by nine prominent contemporary Chinese artists on loan from Dutch collector Fu Ruide. The works featured in the exhibition all include representations of the human figure and were made in the period after 1989 when China experienced unprecedented social and economic changes. The style of the works reflects not only a mastery of artistic technique but also a diligent study of 20th century European and American art. Read more
Dreams of the Sublime and Nowhere in Icelandic Contemporary Art
The Reykjavík Art Museum/Kjarvalsstadir presents Dreams of the Sublime and Nowhere in Icelandic Contemporary Art, a thematic exhibition curated by Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir, exploring different ideas of nature and natural phenomena in photographic and video art. Ranging from black and white landscape photographs from the 1920s and 1930s, to multimedia installations, the exhibition showcases diverse visions and interpretations of the “sublime” and “nowhere”, through classical, melancholic, ironic, or radically ecological images.
Read moreArt Against Architecture
The National Gallery of Iceland presents Art Against Architecture, an exhibition examining the difficult relationship between the two disciplines. Particularly in the museum environment, art and architecture are often at odds, with art calling for a “white box” environment, and architecture creating its own set of rules within which the art is to be displayed.
Read moreModule
Module, organized by Lådan/The Mobile Box, is a temporary gallery space that has been presented in other European cities and will host ten different art events at locations throughout Reykjavík for the duration of the festival. Each location is determined by the artist whose work will be on view, and each exhibition is influenced and inspired by the location and environment in which it will sit.
Read moreAtlantis
Atlantis, created by Tea Mäkipää and Halldór Úlfarsson and installed in Reykjavík's pond, Tjörnin, will feature a partially submerged house that explores ideas of survival. From the shore, one corner of the small house is visible above the pond's surface with warm light shining out, and the quiet sounds of daily life, from singing to arguing, are audible.
Read moreDialogue
Five
photograph for fun and their work expresses the purity of their view of the surroundings.
In 2006 children at the age of five (born 2000), from all parts of Iceland, were given instant
cameras to use for a period of one week. One camera for each child for one week (or 27 photos). Read more
Reflection
Welcome
Curated by Radmila-Iva Jankovic, Croatian Contemporary Art at Gallery 100° features videoinstallations,
photography, and performance art by five artists – Antun Maračić, Toni Meštrovič, Siniša Labrović, Tanja Dabo and Slaven Tolj – some of whom have been active since the 1970s.
Halldór Ásgeirsson and Paul-Armand Gette
ASÍ Art Museum's two-person exhibition with Halldór Ásgeirsson and Paul-Armand Gette presents works inspired by Iceland's many volcanoes, a theme the two artists have visited individually throughout their careers. Ásgeirsson utilizes the welding torch to transform coarse lava into remarkably delicate glass birds, while Gette takes a much more scientific approach in his method.
Read moreAndrea Maack
Gallerí Ágúst will present a solo exhibition of works by Andrea Maack. Focusing primarily on sculpture, Maack's work is heavily influenced by her interest in fashion and design. Smooth rounded curves, harsh edges, and glittering surfaces all suggest struggles between the desire for independence and archetypal roles within society.
Ernesto Neto
i8 gallery presents a solo exhibition of works by Ernesto Neto, one of the most highly regarded Brazilian contemporary artists of his generation. Working with membrane-like fabrics, often filled with materials such as sand, spices, or flour, Neto will create large-scale experiential installations comprised of organic forms and spaces - abstract yet sensual sculptural pieces that he describes as exploring body landscape from within.
Read moreUncertainty Principle
Curated by Daníel Karl Björnsson, Uncertainty Principle is a solo exhibition of works by Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir that explores the physicality of the world, from large land masses down to the smallest structures through the lenses of different belief systems, science, and visual art.
Read moreKarl Holmqvist
The Living Art Museum presents an ongoing historical research project, including an exhibition documenting Icelandic performances and an ongoing performative dialogue with Karl Holmqvist.
Since the early 1990s, the Swedish artist has engaged in an artistic practice involving language experimentation utilizing books, poetry writing, and live spoken word readings, in addition to room-size installations and video works.
Flooding
Start Art presents an exhibition entitled Flooding by the Icelandic artist Rúrí who represented the country at the 2003 Venice Biennale. The work was originally created for the festival Ars Electronica – 2007, in Linz, Austria and is the latest work in the artist's Endangered Waters series – an ode to waterfalls, but at the same time an indictment of the destruction wrought on nature by human progress.
Read moreExperiment Marathon Reykjavík
One of the highlights of the Reykjavík Arts Festival will be the Experiment Marathon Reykjavík at the Reykjavík Art Museum (RAM) organized by the Serpentine Gallery, London. From May 15, the RAM will become a laboratory in which leading artists, architects, film-makers, academics, and scientists will create an environment of invention through a series of installations, screenings, performances, and experimental films. The exhibition and related events are curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London, in collaboration with artist Ólafur Elíasson.
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