Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir: Lines, entanglement and other stuff

Reykjanes Art Museum Duusgata 2-8, Reykjanesbær

Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir is a pioneer in the field of filament art and her exhibition gives a overview of the artists development from the textile art of the 70s, to the three-dimensional work that characterizes her art practice today. Filament art such as Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir practices is undeniably three-dimensional art in a classic sense, even though …

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Ellipse

Reykjanes Art Museum Duusgata 2-8, Reykjanesbær

Colouring books for children are a strange thing. What are they for? They do not develop the children’s creative thinking: they are told not to colour outside the lines and their only avenue of expression in thought the choice of colours. Perhaps the pedagogical value is only that: To teach the child to follow the …

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Memories from tomorrow

Reykjanes Art Museum Duusgata 2-8, Reykjanesbær

For the second year in a row, the Reykjanes Art Museum invites Master students in Curatorial Practice at the Iceland University of the Arts to curate an exhibition in both its exhibition halls. Memories from tomorrow opens on Saturday, 12th of March 2022 and is open until the 24th of April 2022. Memories from tomorrow …

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Ráðhildur Ingadóttir and Igor Antić: SecondSkin

Reykjanes Art Museum Duusgata 2-8, Reykjanesbær

Skrápur / SecondSkin opens in Reykjanes Art Museum on the 20th of November 2021. Reykjanes Art Museum presents the exhibition SecondSkin with Ráðhildur Ingadóttir and Igor Antić. The exhibition tackles refugees and migration of people in the world. The title SecondSkin refers to the shelter that the body creates over time from external aggravation. The word also refers to the thick skin people develop mentally as a defence. Both artists have discussed …

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FJÖLFELDI – HLUTFELDI – MARGFELDI

Reykjanes Art Museum Duusgata 2-8, Reykjanesbær

Being able to create more than one copy of the same work has long followed the artist tradition. Many artists have created such works, which offers a different possibility than the unique artwork, and can be considered as an object somewhere between art and production. Works made in multiple copies are priced differently, are cheaper …

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