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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. It’s very difficult to get... Read more -
Ólafur Elíasson: Contact
Fondation Luis Vuitton, Paris, France 17 Dec 2014 - 16 Feb 2015 Fondation Louis Vuitton launches the second phase of its inaugural program with an expansive exhibition by Olafur Eliasson, from 17 December 2014 to 16 February 2015. Entitled Contact , Olafur... Read more -
Kristján Guðmundsson & Donald Judd: Faster and Slower and Cause and Consequence
Safn, Berlin 12 Sep 2014 - 31 Jan 2015 Kristján Guðmundsson is considered one of Iceland’s most well-known contemporary artists. A pioneer of Icelandic conceptual art, he played a vital role in the short-lived but enormously influential avant-garde movement... Read more -
Birgir Andrésson: MOVING. NORMAN FOSTER ON ART
Carré d'art - Musée dárt Contemporain de Nimes, Nimes, France 3 May - 15 Sep 2013 To mark Carré d'Art’s 20th birthday, Norman Foster has been invited to curate an anniversary exhibition to open on May 2nd 2013. This is an exceptional show on two counts,... Read more
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Lawrence Weiner: WRITTEN ON THE WIND
MACBA - Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain 8 Mar - 30 Jun 2013 With clear references to navigation, WRITTEN ON THE WIND presents one of the most significant artists of the past fifty years through the humble but essential medium of drawing. The... Read more -
Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir: NACHO CHEESE
Kling & Bang, Reykjavík 22 Feb - 24 Mar 2013 Nacho cheese Triangle. Basic shape. Orange, blue. Basic colours. Food, nutrition, aliment. Actually chips, which isn’t really food - but still, of course it’s real food. Made from all sorts... Read more -
Ingólfur Arnarsson: Drawings
Harnarborg - Center for Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland 12 Jan - 17 Feb 2013 From a distance, Ingólf Arnarsson's drawings appear as almost invisible units, precisely positioned hues, which are not isolated phenomena but part of a well-thought-out installation. The drawings seem conflict-free and... Read more -
Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland 17 Nov 2012 - 27 Jan 2013 The Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst reopens with the first Swiss solo exhibition of the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson. Kjartansson’s enthusiasm for music and his interest in performance art are evident... Read more
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Olafur Eliasson: Your Rainbow Panorama
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark 28 May 2011 In 2007 Eliasson and his studio won an invited architectural competition with a proposal to transform the rooftop of ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, in Denmark, which was built by schmidt... Read more -
Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir: Somewhere along those lines
Reykjanesbær Art Museum, Keflavik, Iceland 14 May - 22 Aug 2011 'Somewhere along those lines', opens on Saturday 14 May at 15.00 in the Reykjanesbær Art Museum. The exhibition attempts to shed light on the different approaches and working methods of... Read more -
Roni Horn: Well and Truly
Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria 24 Apr - 4 Jul 2010 The exhibition conceived by Roni Horn specifi cally for the Kunsthaus Bregenz is the first comprehensive one-person show by the internationally renowned New York artist in Austria. Spanning four floors,... Read more -
Ragnar Kjartansson: The end
The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada 30 Jan - 18 May 2010 A self-described radical post-romantic, the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson traveled westbound towards the Rocky Mountains in search of the epic. Working primarily as a performance artist, Kjartansson is known for... Read more
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Ólafur Eliasson: SUNSPACE FOR SHIBUKAWA
HARA MUSEUM ARC, JAPAN 10 Oct 2009 Situated on the grounds of the Hara Museum ARC, in Shibukawa, Japan, Sunspace for Shibukawa is set against the backdrop of the museum building and the surrounding mountains. Reached via... Read more -
Ólafur Eliasson: THE PARLIAMENT OF REALITY
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 15 May 2009 The parliament of reality nestles gently within the green campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. A ring of trees circumscribes a gathering place on a round island at... Read more -
Margrét H. Blöndal: Manifesta 7
Manifattura Tabacchi, Rovereto, Italy 19 Jul - 2 Nov 2008 Margrét H. Blöndal’s sculptures and installations are spatial poems, woven using diverse fabrics and materials found in everyday life. Her work is emotive, sensual, and generous. It is a delicate... Read more -
Margrét H. Blöndal: Touching the Membrane
Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland 8 Nov - 31 Dec 2007 The exhibition Touching the Membrane does not dwell on the literal implications suggested by its title. Though it underlies Margrét H. Blöndal’s fundamental idea, her creative process expands the gesture... Read more
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Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland 2 Nov 2007 - 27 Jan 2008 Hreinn 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 as well as sculpture and... Read more -
Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Serpentine Galleries, London, UK 17 Jul - 2 Sep 2007 Hreinn 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 materials that the artist uses... Read more -
Roni Horn: My Oz
Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland 11 May - 19 Aug 2007 This is the first large-scale exhibition of Roni Horn's work in Scandinavia. The work is selected in close collaboration with the artist to reflect her intimate connection to Iceland but... Read more -
BIRGIR ANDRÉSSON: THE YEAR IN ICELANDIC COLORS AND A FEW 90 MINUTES IN BLACK AND WHITE
Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany 24 Apr - 31 Jul 2005 The Museum Abteiberg presents Birgir Andrésson: THE YEAR IN ICELANDIC COLORS AND A FEW 90 MINUTES IN BLACK AND WHITE. This is the artist's first solo exhibition in a German... Read more
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Ragna Róbertsdóttir: Patterns of Energy
Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland 3 Sep - 31 Oct 2004 An extensive retrospective of Ragna Róbertsdóttir, presenting both new and older works made in Icelandic rock, lava, pumice, crushed shell and soil. An exhibition catalog will be published in connection... Read more -
Ólafur Eliasson: Umschreibung
KMPF Deutsche Treuhand- Gesellschaft, Munich, Germany 24 Mar 2004 Permanently installed in the atrium of an office building in Munich, two spiral staircases interlock with each other, creating a continuous loop in the form of a double helix. To... Read more -
Sigurður Guðmundsson: Situations
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art 25 Jan - 21 Apr 2003 During the 1970s and 80s, Icelandic artist Sigurdur Gudmundsson made a remarkable series of photographs documenting his temporary actions and interventions in the world around him. In this exhibition, the... Read more -
Ingólfur Arnarsson
Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, USA 1 Jan 1992 In 1992 Icelandic artist Ingólfur Arnarsson was invited by Donald Judd to Chinati as a resident artist, where he prepared the exhibition that later became part of the museum’s permanent... Read more
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