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OPEN CALL FOR CURATOR/CURATORIAL TEAM SEQUENCES ART FESTIVAL 2021

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

16.05.2020

– 09.08.2020

The Icelandic Printmakers’ Association: Anniversary Exhibition

The Nordic House

15.05.2018

– 31.12.2020

Ásgrímur Jónsson: Korríró og Dillidó

Ásgrímur Jónsson collection

04.07.2020

– 23.08.2020

After All

Gerðarsafn

VISIT OUR NEW EVENTS CALENDAR

NEWS

03.07.2020

Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson: Exorcising Ancient Ghosts

22.06.2020

Video: Ólafur Elíasson on his exhibition Beyond human time

19.06.2020

Around the Ringroad This Summer

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This is sculpture by Katrin Inga Jonsdottir Hjordi

This is sculpture by Katrin Inga Jonsdottir Hjordisardottir from the year 2019 - SELFLOVE - monument of virus. She is taking over our Instagram soon. Find out more about Katrin Inga works during her stories takeover ... 02.07.2020

“The earth has an iron heart which preserves our life on this beautiful planet. It´s the core of our magnificent world. Earth has been encountering humans for millions of years and it has been nurturing and caring for us ever since. Unfortunately, the more time passes the more the planet suffers at our hands. By hurting our planet, the subsistence of our existence, we also harm ourselves. But the planet is not alone in its suffering. We all have a heart at our core, and that heart is selflove.
Selflove for us and our bodies. But we don’t love ourselves enough. We tear ourselves down, judge us harshly and spend too little time appreciating ourselves and what we are capable of. We mistreat ourselves just like we do our planet. The solution for this suffering is love! Love for ourselves and love for this planet with all its gifts.”

#katríningajónsdóttirhjördísardóttir #icelandicartcenter #selflove #environment #environmentaljustice #artiststakeover

Soon we will be joined by @kat_artstudio_dottir to

Soon we will be joined by @kat_artstudio_dottir to have a look at her studio and works....

Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir (b. 1982) is an Icelandic artist. Her subjects often include the social and political scape with focus on the art world phenomenon, which she funnels into her practice in unusual and personal ways. Through various methods and mediums, including writing, performance, sound, drawing, and sculpture, she addresses, challenges, and becomes the subject of her artwork.

Katrín Inga has built up a remarkable resume of exhibitions and performance projects, working in several countries. While often focusing on women and gender issues, she presents a wider critical discussion that involves art history and theory. Her exhibitions and performances are at once serious and wryly humorous. She has a way of presenting complicated ideas in such a way people leave her shows with their head full of thoughts but a smile on their face. (Jón Proppé, Art Historian 2018)

Katrín Inga has presented solo projects and performances, most notably at Living Art Museum, Reykjavik (2013) and her work and performances have been presented in group exhibitions at platforms including High Line Art, New York, USA (2017); Kunstmuseum Licthenstein, Vadaus, Licthenstein, (2015); and XVII Biennial of Young Artists, MEDITERRANEA17, Milan, Italy (2015). She is the recipient of awards including a Fulbright Scholarship (2012); the Dungal Art Fund award (2012); the Gudmunda Andresdottir Scholarship (2013); the Icelandic Art Salary from the government of Iceland, Iceland (2015/2017); and the Svavar Guðnasson & Ástu Eirkiskdóttir foundation art price for the promotion of young Icelandic artists (2017). Katrín Inga graduated with a MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York (2014); a BA degree in Art History and Art Theory from the University of Iceland (2012); and a BA in Fine Art from the Iceland Academy of the Arts (2008). ➡️Learn more about her work’s tomorrow during Instagram takeover on our stories #icelandicartcenter #katríningajónsdóttirhjördísardóttir @itsthemedianotyou @kat_artstudio_dottir

Tomorrow @kat_artstudio_dottir will be taking over

Tomorrow @kat_artstudio_dottir will be taking over our stories where we will learn more about her work.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Check our stories tomorrow to see what she's up to these days, and have a look at her website contemporary.is to see her work and videos of her performances.

Sigurður Guðmundsson represented Iceland at @lab

Sigurður Guðmundsson represented Iceland at @labiennale both in 1976 at the International Exhibition fringe event, and in 1978 at the Nordic Pavilion.
In both bienales he exhibited photographs from his series Situations - a project he continued to work on until 1982 - in which he depicts himself in absurd and often comical situations involving common objects and locations of everyday life.

Pictured here are some of his images exhibited at the 76 and 78 bienales, courtesy of the artist and @i8gallery .
Image 1: Self-portrait, 1978, c-print, text,
Image 2: Event, 1975, silverprint on fiberbased paper, text
Image 3: Untitled, 1974, silverprint on fiberbased paper, text
Image 4: Statement, 1977, silverprint on fiberbased paper, text
#IcelandicArtCenter #i8gallery #photography #silverprint #IcelandicPavilionThrowback #icelandicart #icelandicartist #venicebiennale #arthistory #visualart #sigurdurgudmundsson

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