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That’s a Very Large Number – A Commerzbau opening in Venice

The Icelandic Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia opens to the public this week.

Artist Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir presents That’s a Very Large Number – A Commerzbau at La Biennale di Venezia, taking place from 20 April – 24 November 2024. This uncanny exhibition, curated by Dan Byers, features an intriguing selection of new sculptures and installations, which animate the strange relationships formed between us and our world of mass-produced objects. The Icelandic Pavilion is located in the Artigliere in the Arsenale for the second time. 

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Lost Manual opening at Künstlerhaus Bethanien

Una Björg Magnúsdóttir is set to open her final exhibition, “Lost Manuals” on the 11th of April 2024 in Berlin, during her closing month at Künstlerhaus Bethanienand residency, which the artist commenced in the spring of 2023.

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Amanda Riffo receives Artist of the Year award 2024

The Icelandic Art Prize 2024 was awarded on March 14th in Reykjavík. The awards provide recognition to outstanding visual artists and exhibitions. 

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Inside Out: Collecting on the Peripheries - symposium

The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum and the Living Art Museum have come together in collaboration with The Nordic House and initiated a symposium focused on the collection of outsider art. The symposium will examine the environment of museums with specific goals and collection values, their role within the ecosystem of art, and where they are headed.

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Out There: Icelandic Art Prize Nominations

Artist and coordinator of the Icelandic Art Prize Tinna Guðmundsdóttir  joins Becky & Tinna to discuss the nominations for the 2024 Icelandic Art Prize awards.

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Nominations for the Icelandic Art Prize 2024

It is with great joy that the Visual Arts Council announces the nominations for the Icelandic Art Prize awards for 2024. The award will be presented for the seventh time on March 14th at Iðnó, Reykjavík.

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The Icelandic Art Prize 2024 – Save the Date

The Icelandic Art Prize will take place for the seventh time on March 14 in Iðnó.

The program starts with performances and a „Welcome drink“ at 19:30, followed by the award ceremony at 20:00.

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Talk Series: Sabeth Buchmann

The first guest of Talk Series this year is Dr. Sabeth Buchmann, a Professor of Modern and Postmodern Art and the Head of the Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

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Deadline extended

Due to a system malfunction the deadline for the Visual Arts Fund has extended until Tuesday February 13 at 16.00.

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Good Thursday

Good Thursday is the last Thursday of the month. Several museums and exhibition spaces offer extended opening hours. Stroll around and experience the lively art scene! 

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