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| Opnun / Opening |
| Egill Sæbjörnsson Elín Hansdóttir Eygló Harðardóttir Haraldur Jónsson Hildur Bjarnadóttir Helgi Þórsson Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir (Shoplifter) Inga Svala Þórsdóttir & Wu Shanzhuan Ingólfur Arnarsson Ólafur Sveinn Gíslason Ragnar Kjartansson |
| 29. 04. 2017 - 11. 06. 2017 |
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Sýningarstjórn/Curated by Dorothée Kirch & Markús Þór Andrésson
As the exhibition title suggests, Opening provides the audience with an insight into the world of contemporary art. The twelve artists exhibiting here together are born in the years 1956–80 and have thus had the chance to develop and fine tune their artistic output over several years. Their work has resulted in a free flow of experiments or through extensive research, reflecting different interests and techniques and mediated in a range of contemporary media. As well as drawing us near and into the minds of their authors, the works shift the focus, mirroring ourselves as spectators and opening up the world as a whole.
Art history is not entirely composed of works of art, they spring from the context of technological advances, the state of society, education opportunities and art institutions, to name a few contributing factors. The exhibition venue plays a significant role as well. The inauguration of spaces designed specifically for visual art, such as the Marshall building, sets new standards.
During the preparation of the exhibition Opening, the twelve participating artists were followed and interviewed for a television series with the same title, broadcasted on RUV in recent weeks. The series is accessible on RUV’s website during the exhibition period.
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Egill Sæbjörnsson
Elín Hansdóttir
Eygló Harðardóttir
Haraldur Jónsson
Hildur Bjarnadóttir
Helgi Þórsson
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir
(Shoplifter)
Inga Svala Þórsdóttir
& Wu Shanzhuan
Ingólfur Arnarsson
Ólafur Sveinn Gíslason
Ragnar Kjartansson
Rebecca Erin Moran
Kling & Bang works in collaboration with Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna and The City of Reykjavík. |
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Grandagarđur 20 - 101 Reykjavík
kob@this.is |
