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Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Hegðun 10 / Conduct 10 23 Apr - 28 May 2022 i8 Galleryi8 Gallery is pleased to announce Conduct 10, an exhibition by Amsterdam-based Icelandic artist Hreinn Friðfinnsson. Including works from 1974 to the present, this presentation features sculptures, installation, photography, and works on paper. This marks the artist’s fifth solo show with i8; in 1995, an exhibition by Friðfinnsson inaugurated i8 Gallery. Concurrently, Friðfinnsson's first American museum exhibition, which spans six decadRead more -
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
A Portrait of a Sculptor as a Sculpture, with a Sculpture by the Sculptor 5 - 26 Apr 2014 i8 GalleryThe exhibition centres on Fridfinnsson’s A Portrait of a Sculptor as a Sculpture, 2014 – a group of five videos. Each part portrays the sculptor Kristinn E. Hrafnsson, who is...Read more -
Works on Paper
Birgir Andrésson, Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Ignacio Uriarte, Janice Kerbel, Karin Sander, Kristján Guðmunddsson, Lawrence Weiner, Ólafur Elíasson, Ragna Róbertsdóttir and more 5 Sep - 31 Oct 2013 i8 GalleryFeaturing 30 artists, Works on Paper uses the conventional subtitle as title to emphasize the exhibition’s shift in focus; from paper as merely media toward a wider interpretation for its...Read more -
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
More or Less 12 Feb - 20 Mar 2010 i8 GalleryHreinn Fridfinnsson is one of the most surprising actors of European Conceptual Art. Born in rural Iceland in 1943, he has spent the last 40 years in Amsterdam. His vocabulary,...Read more -
Winter Show
Karin Sander, Þór Vigfússon, Ólafur Elíasson, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Kristján Guðmundsson, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Ragnar Kjartansson, Sigurður Guðmundsson, Lawrence Weiner and more 13 Dec 2008 - 10 Jan 2009 i8 GalleryNew works by Karin Sander, Þór Vigfússon, Kelly Jazvac, Ólafur Elíasson, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Finnbogi Pétursson, Ívar Valgarðsson, Guðrún Einarsdóttir, A.K Dolven, Kristján Guðmundsson, Hrafnkell Sigurðsson, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Ragnar...Read more -
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
13 Nov 2003 - 10 Jan 2004 i8 Gallery“Boys, have you heard”, Ilyusha began saying, “what happened to us in Varnavitsy just recently?” “On that dam, you mean?” Fedya asked. “ Ay, on that dam, the one that´s...Read more -
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
17 Jun - 18 Jul 1999 i8 GalleryRead more -
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
3 - 26 Nov 1995 i8 GalleryRead more
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Hreinn Friðfinnsson: From Time - To Time
Reykjavík Art Museum 21 Sep 2024 - 12 Jan 2025Friðfinnsson's work is a poetic and philosophical exploration into every-day human experience where time and coincidence play an important role. Based on works in Reykjavík Art Museum‘s collection, the exhibition reflects his manifold attempts to handle transience and capture infinity in time and space.Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: Klettur
Ásmundarsalur, Reykjavík 20 Jan - 3 Mar 2024Klettur (2017-2024) is an installation by Hreinn Friðfinnsson where images of ocean waves are projected onto a rugged landscape constructed of stacked cardboard boxes, amongst...Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: For the time being
MOAD - Museum of Art and Design, Miami, FL, USA 6 Nov 2021 - 22 May 2022Spanning six decades, this first American museum exhibition of the influential work of Hreinn Fridfinnsson highlights the artist’s use of minimal gestures to transform everyday...Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: Midnight Jump
Rozenstraat - a rose is a rose is a rose 15 Feb - 4 Apr 2020Curated by Corinne Groot and Rob van de Ven (Zapp Productions) in collaboration with studio Friðfinnsson. The exhibition featured a selection of works from the...Read more
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Hreinn Friðfinnsson: To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today
KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany 28 Sep 2019 - 5 Jan 2020As one of Iceland’s leading artists, Hreinn Friðfinnsson is celebrated for his inspirational and poetic use of everyday objects. His vocabulary, underscored by a delicate...Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today
Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 24 May - 25 Aug 2019The Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève is happy to present the first institutional solo exhibition in Switzerland of Icelandic artist Hreinn Friðfinnsson. With more than seventy...Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: Once we were next-door neighbours
ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland 21 May - 5 Jun 2016Saturday 21 May at 17:00, an exhibition of the works by artists Hreinn Friðfinnsson and John Zurier will be opened at the ASÍ Art Museum....Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: Notions of Time
Safn, Berlin, Germany 20 Mar - 25 Jul 2015“Time, or notions of time, are always compelling. I read what comes my way about physics and mathematics, but I read as one who’s uninitiated....Read more
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Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland 2 Nov 2007 - 27 Jan 2008Hreinn Friðfinnsson’s art is celebrated for the lyricism that transcends the often commonplace subject matter and materials he uses. His practice encompasses photography and drawing...Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Serpentine Galleries, London, UK 17 Jul - 2 Sep 2007Hreinn Fridfinnsson is one of Iceland’s leading conceptual artists. His work is celebrated for its lyricism and stark poetry that transcends the often-commonplace subjects and...Read more
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Frieze London 2024
The Regent's Park 9 - 13 Oct 2024For our Frieze 2024 stand, i8 Gallery presents works by four artists with Icelandic roots central to our program: Ólafur Elíasson , Hreinn Friðfinnsson ,...Read more -
CHART 2024
Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 29 Aug - 1 Sep 2024i8 Gallery's presentation at Chart 2024 features artworks by established artists associated with the gallery’s history. The exhibition showcases important works from each artist’s respective...Read more
b. 1943, d. 2024
Born in Dalasýsla, West Iceland
Lived and worked in Amsterdam
EDUCATION AND MORE
1965
Co-founder of Gallerí SÚM, Reykjavik, Iceland
1958-1960
Icelandic Academy of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavik, Iceland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Hreinn Friðfinnsson: From Time - To Time, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík
Klettur, Ásmundarsalur, Reykjavík
2022
Conduct 10, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik
To Light, Shadow and Dust, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin
By the Waterfall, EENWERK, Amsterdam
2021
For the Time Being, Museum of Modern Art and Design, Miami
One Thing and Another, and Then Some More, Galería Elba Benitez, Madrid
2020
MIDNIGHT JUMP, Rozenstraat - a rose is a rose is a rose, Amsterdam
A Group of Pieces, Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm
Dark, Light and Green, The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum, Svalbarðsströnd
2019
To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneve; KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
Moving Image Department #11 IMAGE (of) SILENCE, National Gallery Prague, Prague
2018
By the Ocean, Eenwerk, Amsterdam
2017
Hulduklettur, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin
2016
Gallerí Gangur / The Corridor, Reykjavik
2015
I Collected Personal Secrets, Kunstverein, Amsterdam
Between what and what not, Meessen-De Clercq, Brussels
Echoes and Reflections, Gallerie Nordenhake, Stockholm
2014
A Portrait of a Sculptor of a Sculpture, with a Sculpture by the Sculptor, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik
Time and time again, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
2013
Around and About, Galeria Elba Benitez, Madrid
Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin
Hreinn Fridfinnsson: Untitled, Meessen de Clercq, Brussels
2012
House, Hafnarborg – Center of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnafjörður
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Sun Swallower, Skaftfell Art Center, Seyðisfjörður
2023
Kaleidoscope: Icelandic 21st Century Art, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavík
2022
Nr 4 Umhverfing / No 4 Around, Academy of the sense, Westfjords
A Family Story, MAC Lyon, Lyon
2021
Abrakadabra, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik
2020
Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition of The Corridor, Gallerí Gangur / The Corridor, Reykjavik
For Eyes That Listen, Arter, Istanbul
Dark, Light and Green, The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum, Svalbarðsströnd
2019
30 ans pile!, Galerie Papillon, Paris
Outline, Gerðarsafn - Kopavogur Art Museum, Kopavogur
2018
Speak of Money and Love, Galerie Papillon, Paris
Honey, I Rearranged the Collection, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
The Unending Gift, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels
Una fornace a Marsiglia / A furnace in Mareille, Cirva, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice
After Finitude, a selection by Elena Damiani, Galerie Nordenhake, Mexico City
2017
The Unique versus Series versus the Multiple, Galerie Van Gelder, Amsterdam
Salon Hang bi-annual, Kunstverein, Amsterdam
Happy People, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik
Skulptur Projekte Münster, Münster
Many. More. Most., Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn
Rolling Snowball /9, Djúpivogur
Fact of the Matter – Draft of Contemporary Art History in Iceland [1.0],
Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik
2016
TEXT, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik
Cycle Music and Art Festival, Gerdarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur
Lightpaint, National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik
Once we were next-door neighbours with John Zurier, ASÍ Art Museum, Reykjavik
Blancs d'hiver, Galerie Papillon, Paris
Expanding Frontiers, Fundaccion Hippocren, Paris
Frequent Long Walks, Hannah Barry Gallery, London
After Gerolama Cardano's suspense, Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
198920072016, Galerie Papillon, Paris
2015
25 años, Galería Elba Benítez, Madrid
My first summer in the Sierra, Frac île-de-france - Château de Rentilly, Paris
Real Life, Skaftfell Art Center, Seydisfjördur
Notions of Time, with Roman Signer, Safn, Berlin
Narrativas monumentales. Figuras, paisajes y rituales, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Gas Natural Fenosa (MAC), A Coruña
A.N.T.H.R.O.P.O.C.E.N.E., Meessen De Clercq, Brussels
2014
Pushing Reality, Grundemark Nilsson Gallery, Berlin
Solides Fragiles, Mudam Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
Your Compound View, Listasafn Reykjavikur/Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik
Hreinn Fridfinsson & Bruce McLean, Grazer Kunstverein, Graz
Saint Jerome, Meessen de Clercq, Brussels
DRAWN, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin
Do it Moscow, Garage Center for Contemporary Culture / GCCC, Moscow
2013
Works on Paper, i8 Gallery, Reykjavik
Otremare, Gallery Vistamare, Pescara
Mon Íle de Montmajour, Abbaye de Montmajour, Arles
Only To Melt, Trustingly, Without Reproach, Galerija Skuc, Ljubljana
2012
The Imminence of Poetics, 30th São Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo
Performing Abstraction, Galeria Luciana Brito, Sao Paulo
Ends of the Earth – Land Art to 1974, MOCA, Los Angeles; Haus der Kunst, Munich
Disserting Nature, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla
Explorateurs, Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d'Olonne, Les Sables d'Olonne
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS
2007
Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Sculpture Park, Bignan
2006
Isafjordur Collage, Ísafjörður
2004
Reykjavik Energy, Reykjavík
1993
Artscape Nordland, Hattfjelldal
1982
Amsterdam City Hall, Amsterdam
WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
FNAC (Fonds national d´art contemporain), Puteaux, France
FRAC (Fonds régional d´art contemporain), Dijon, France
FRAC Limousin, Limoges, France
FRAC Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France
Liechtensteinische Staatliche Kunstsammlung, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
ASI Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Musée national d´art moderne - Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
Netherlands Government Collections, The Hague, The Netherlands
Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Vehbi Koç Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey