Ásmundur Ásmundsson born in Akureyri, Iceland, 1971

 

Education: 

1994-96                     School of Visual Arts (MFA), New York, USA

1990-93                     Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavík, Iceland

1989-90                     The Art College of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland 

 

Solo Exhibitions:

2006     “Fawn Group” Gallery 101, Reykjavík, Iceland

2005     “Slaver and Associates” Dr. H. T. Thorlaksson Gallery, Curator: Hannes Lárusson, Winnipeg, Canada

“G.A.M.A.N.” Gallery Kling & Bang, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Into the Firmament” Suðsuðvestur, Reykjanesbær, Iceland

2003    “Concrete” Gallery Hlemmur, Reykjavík, Iceland

2002    “Painting is to Humanity as Sculpture is to Culture” Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík, Iceland     

2001     “Your Favorite Picture” The Corridor, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000     “Summer is Time, Winter is Space” The Yellow House, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Broken Integrities and Other Pieces” (AKUSA*) 207 Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

“Video Ergo Sum” Gallery Oneoone, Reykjavík, Iceland

1998        “Artists on the Verge of Something” The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

1997     “Werner Kalbfleisch’s Top Ten” (AKUSA) The International Gallery of Snorri Asmundsson, Akureyri and Mokka, Reykjavík, Iceland

1995     “Asmyndir á Smokka” Mokka, Reykjavík, Iceland

1994        “From the Kunstlabrator” (with Hlynur Hallson) Deiglan, Akureyri, Iceland

“Two Ladies” Gallery Gluggi, Akureyri, Iceland

1993     “Mats and Hides” Gerðuberg, Reykjavík, Iceland 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2006     “Denkt Allen”, 85 Gallery, Curator: Morgan Betz, Antwerpen, Belgium

“Kennd um tilfinningar”, Hoffmannsgallerí, Curator: Haraldur Jónsson, Reykjvaík, Iceland

“Site-Ations”, (not officially part of the exhibition), Viðey, Reykjavík, Iceland

2005     “Myth and Melancholy” C.A.T. Curator: Matthias Wagner, Cologne, Germany

 “Site-Ations” Factory of Phantasmagoria, Curator: Adam Klimczak, Lodz, Polland

                “Klink & Bank Invasion” Berliner Liste, Berlin, Germany

“On Reality, Man and Image” The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

2004     “Aldrei-Nie-Never” Kuckei und Kuckei, Curator: Hlynur Hallsson, Berlin, Germany

“Ijs/Ice”, Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Curator: Edith Dove, Durle, Belgium

“Würst Eigenhaut Special no.2” Gallery Van Gelder, Curator: Keis van Gelder and Helgi Þórsson, Amsterdam, Holland

2003    “Prague Biennale 1“ Galleria Nazionale, Curator: Dorothée Kirch, Prag, Czech Republic

2002     “New Dawn in Alaska” Alaska, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Hvalreki” Ljósafossvirkjun, Curator: Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Iceland

 “My Body is Over the Ocean” Alma Lov Museum, Curator: Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Ostra Amtervik, Sweden

                “Akureyri in Art 2” Akureyri Art Museum, Curator: Hannes Sigurðsson, Akureyri, Iceland

                “Abandon Ship” The Living Art Museum, Curator: Garðar Rúnar, Reykjavík, Iceland

2001     “WUK” Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Curator: Christine Braunersreuther, Wienna, Austria

“Uppsala Short Film Festival” Curator: Olle Huge, Uppsala, Sweden

“Hver með sínu nefi” Gallery Skuggi, Curator: Birgir Andrésson, Reykjavík, Iceland

“The Toolbox” Skaftfell, Curator: Garðar Rúnar, Seydisfjordur, Iceland

                “Camp Lejre” The City of Lejre, Lejre, Denmark

“Exit” Cable factory, Curator: Roi Vaara, Helsinki, Finland

2000     “Fullveldi” Gerðarsafn, Curator: Guðbjörg Kristjánsdóttir, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Art without Inebriation” ESK, Hannover, Germany

 “The Space Within the Space” Ketilhúsið, Curator: Joris Rademaker, Akureyri, Iceland

“7/6” Eisenes Haus / Palais Thienfeld, Curator: Sandra Abrams, Graz, Austria

 “Lust 2000” Akureyri Art Museum, Curator: Hannes Sigurðsson, Akureyri, Iceland

“At” The National Gallery of Iceland, Curator: Hannes Sigurðsson, Reykjavík, Iceland

1999        “6/7” The Living Art Museum, Curator: Sandra Abrams, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Icelandic Bone in a Swedish Sock” Gallery 54, Curator: Magnús Sigurðarson, Gothenburg, Sweden

1998        “The Igloo has Landed” OFKunstraum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

“-30/60+” Reykjavík Art Museum, Curator: Kristján Steingrímur Jónsson and Eiríkur Þorláksson, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Stupid Humans” (AKUSA) Ron Dickles Fine Arts, Los Angeles, USA

1997        “Wrong Place, Right Time” Double Pleasure, Curator: Giovanni Garcia-Fenech, New York, USA

“To Hell with All of Us” International Gallery of Snorri Asmundsson, Akureyri, Iceland

“Vague Pop, Part One: The Miracle Whip” The View Room Exhibitions, Curator: Giovanni Garcia-Fenech, New York, USA

1996     “The Smurf Problem” Calculator Gallery, Curator: Giovanni Garcia-Fenech, New York, USA

“The Most Important Thing in the World: Oasis vs. Blur and Artists who Rock” (AKUSA) Curator: Bill Arning, The (Alternative) Alternative Arts Fair, New York

“Visionen und Wirklichkeit” (AKUSA) Gallery Gulp! Curator: Hlynur Hallsson, Reykjavík, Iceland

1994        “Together at Last” Gallery Greip, Reykjavík, Iceland

1993        “Sixteen Days” The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland 

 

Selected Performances (lectures and speeches): 

2006     “Dear Friends...“ Gallery 101, Reykjavík, Iceland

2005     “Liebe Freunde…” C.A.T. Cologne, Germany

“Dear Canadians…” Dr. H. T. Thorlaksson Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada

“Liebe Freunde...” Munz Saloon, Berlin, Germany

“Dear Collectors…” Berliner Liste, Berlin, Germany

                “Dear Polish…” Factory of Phantasmagoria, Lodz, Polland

                “Fellow Icelanders…” Gallery Kling & Bang, Reykjavík, Iceland

“Great to see you!” Suðsuðvestur, Reykjanesbær, Iceland

2004     “Dear Germans…” Kuckei und Kuckei, Berlin, Germany

“Dear Belgians…” Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Durle, Belgium

                “Dear Dutchmen…” Gallery Van Gelder, Amsterdam, Holland

2003     “Criticism and Space III” Symposium on Aesthetics, Reykholt, Iceland

2002     “Dear Friends…” Ljosafoss Power Station, Ljosifoss, Iceland

                “Dear Austrians…” The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

                “President of Iceland…” Reykjavík City Hall, Reykjavík, Iceland

                “Dear Artists…” Reykjavík City Theatre, Reykjavík, Iceland

2001     “Dear Visitors…” Search for the funniest man in Iceland, Sport café, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000     “Criticism and Space II” (AKUSA), UC Berkley, Berkley, USA and The Icelandic Academy of the Arts, Reykjavík, Iceland

                “Criticism and Space I” Cable factory, Helsinki, Finland

1999     “Movies in Time” The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland and Gallery 54 Gothenburg, Sweden

1998     “Rock og Roll” (with Giovanni Garcia-Fenech), performance, Double Pleasure, New York 

 

Grants and Awards:

2006     Visual Artists Fund, Ministry of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland

2004     Visual Artists Fund, Ministry of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland

2003     DV Cultural Award, for the exhibition “Concrete”, Gallery Hlemmur

Visual Artists Fund, Ministry of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland  

2002     Work stipendium, Reykjavík City, Reykjavík, Iceland

2000     Visual Artists Fund, Ministry of Education, Reykjavík, Iceland

1993      Award of Excellency from the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavík, Iceland

 

Selected Bibliography:

2006     “Haltur leiðir blindan“ Morgunblaðið, Review, Ragna Sigurðardóttir, February 10th.

                “Settleg eða ágeng myndlist“ Morgunblaðið, January 11th

            “Fawn Group, Samfélagið í nærmynd“ Markús Þór Andrésson, Gallery 101

2005     “Slaver and Associates, Footnotes and Headlines” Hannes Lárusson, University of Manitoba

“Listamaður mánaðarins” Markús Þór Andrésson, Læknablaðið, December issue

“Asmundur Asmundsson” Jón Proppe, List-Icelandic Art News, August issue

“Frumþarfir” Jón B.K. Ransú, Morgunblaðið, Review, August 13th

“G.A.M.A.N. hjá pelabörnum” Morgunblaðið, Interview, July 29th

“Minnismerkið og andstæða þess” Eva Heisler, Morgunblaðið, May 28th

“Partípíramítinn” Jón B.K. Ransu, Morgunblaðið, Review, April 2nd

2004        “Histoires courtes de la video Islandaise” Margrét Elísabet Ólafsdóttir, Art Nord no7

“Um veruleikann, manninn og ímyndina, ný íslensk myndlist” Bára Magnúsdóttir, Listasafn Íslands

2003     “Global Suburbia” Dorothée Kirch, Praguebiennale

“Tveir svartir sauðir” Ragna Sigurðardóttir, Morgunblaðið, Review, March 29th

2003     “Hvalreki” Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Alma Löv Museum

 “Styttur og ekki styttur, ögrun og ekki ögrun” Interview, Morgunblaðið, April 30th

2001     “Teikning sem árátta” Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Review, Morgunblaðið, April 19th

2000     “Report from Reykjavík” Gregory Volk, Art in America, September

                “The 90's-What was it all about?” Gunnar Árnason, NU magazine

“Styttur og ekki styttur, ögrun og ekki ögrun” Interview, Morgunblaðið, April 30th

“Video ergo sum” Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Morgunblaðið, February 25th

1999        “Aperto Reykjavík” Halldor Bjorn Runolfsson, Flash Art, Vol. XXXII, January-February

1998     “Karlar í Krapinu” Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Morgunblaðið, July 17th

1997    “From Iceland to Brooklyn Art Scene” William Maxwell, The New York Times, November 16th.

 

Public Collections:

                Museum Dhondt Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium

                Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

                The National Gallery of Iceland (with Steingrímur Eyfjörð) Reykjavík, Iceland       

                Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri, Iceland

                The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland

 

* AKUSA is Ásmundur Ásmundsson and Justin Blaustein