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Date: Feb 10, 2008 5:56 AM
Subject: Reykjavik Arts Festival New Series of Visual and Performing Arts
Programs
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February 10, 2008
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*Reykjavík Arts Festival* <http://www.artfest.is>
*Reykjavík Arts Festival
May 15 - June 5, 2008
New Series of Visual and Performing Arts Programs
including Experiment Marathon Reykjavík
Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist in collaboration with artist Ólafur Elíasson
At the Reykjavík Art Museum
Opening Weekend
May 15-18, 2008
With Chartered Flights to Akureyri and Seydisfjördur*
http://www.artfest.is
The *Reykjavík Arts Festival* will launch on May 15, 2008 with a
groundbreaking series of visual and performing arts programs that will
involve most of the city's exhibition spaces and extend to other locations
in Iceland. This year will mark the Festival's second *focus on contemporary
visual art*, following the critically acclaimed program presented in 2005
and curated by *Jessica Morgan* of Tate Modern and Björn Roth, son of artist
Dieter Roth. It will feature more than 30 exhibitions of over 60 Icelandic
and international artists, with most exhibitions on view trough July or
August 2008. The Festival will also present a full performing arts program
from May 15 through June 5, 2008.
Rooted in Iceland's famous tradition of hospitality, a special *opening
weekend* will celebrate the launch of the Festival, with receptions held at
most venues, and featuring a one-day flight around the country to visit the
exhibitions presented in the North and East. The program will end with an
art project and reception at the *Blue Lagoon* geothermal pool.
One of the highlights will be the *Experiment Marathon Reykjavík*, an
exhibition and program of related events organized by the *Reykjavík Art
Museum* (RAM) and the Serpentine Gallery, London. From May 15, the RAM will
become a laboratory in which leading artists, architects, film-makers,
academics, and scientists will create an environment of invention through a
series of installations, screenings, performances, and experimental films.
The exhibition and related events are curated by *Hans Ulrich Obrist*,
Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Director of International
Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London, in collaboration with artist *Ólafur
Elíasson*.
The Experiment Marathon Reykjavík builds on the enormous success of the
recent Serpentine Gallery Marathons, which have taken place in successive
Serpentine Gallery Pavilions, an annual architectural commission conceived
in 2000 by Serpentine Gallery Director, Julia Peyton-Jones. In the 2007
Serpentine Gallery Experiment Marathon, which took place in the Pavilion
designed by Ólafur Elíasson and Kjetil Thorsen, leading artists, writers,
and scientists performed a huge variety of experiments, exploring
perception, artificial intelligence, the body, and language. Participants
included John Brockman, Steven Pinker, Marina Abramovic, and John
Baldessari. The event was a collaboration with Thyssen-Bornemisza Art
Contemporary. The Serpentine Gallery Marathon series began in 2006 with the
24-hour Interview Marathon conducted by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
Other highlights include; in Reykjavík:
• *Dreams of the Sublime and Nowhere in Icelandic Contemporary Art* at
the *Reykjavík
Art Museum/Kjarvalsstadir*. Presented concurrently with work by landscape
architect *Martha Schwarz*
• *Art Against Architecture* at the *National Gallery of Iceland*, featuring
the works of *Finnbogi Pétursson, Monica Bonvicini, Elín Hansdóttir, Steina
(Vasulka),* and *Franz West*
• *Reflection - Icelandic Contemporary Photography*, a group exhibition in *The
National Gallery of Photography* in *The National Museum of Iceland*
• Work by *Paul Armand Gette* and *Halldór Ásgeirsson* at *The ASÍ Art
Museum*
• An exhibition of works by Swedish artist *Karl Holmqvist* at *The Living
Art Museum* (aka Nylo)
• *Croatian Contemporary Art* at *Gallery 100°*
• An exhibition by *Rúrí* at *Start Art*
• An exhibition of work by *Sirra Sigrun Sigurdardottir* at *Kling & Bang*
• A series of events entitled *Module* taking place throughout Reykjavík and
organized by *Ladån/The Mobile Box*
• *Dialog Project* created by *Anne Leoniak* and *Fiann Paul* on view at the
crossroads of Lækjargata and Austurstræti
• An installation entitled *Atlantis*, created by *Tea Mäkipää* and *Halldór
Úlfarsson* in Reykjavík's small pond, Tjörnin
• An exhibition by *Ernesto Neto* at *Gallery i8* and an exhibition of
Andrea *Maack* at *Gallerí Ágúst*
Near Reykjavík:
• An exhibition entitled *Wanwood*, with artists *Hannes Lárusson, Gudjón
Ketilsson*, and *Helgi Hjaltalín* at the *Reykjanes Museum*
• Work by *Magnús Kjartansson* (1949–2006) at *LA Art Museum*
In North Iceland:
• *Facing China* at the *Akureyri Art Museum* with paintings and sculptures
by prominent contemporary Chinese artists
• *Displacement* at The *Icelandic Folk Art Museum* featuring work by
several artists, including
*Anna Líndal*
In East Iceland:
• A joint project presented by three arts institutes on the themes of
installation and performance, curated by *Björn Roth*. Participants include
*Hrafnkell Sigurdsson, Christof Buchel*, and dancer
*Erna Ómarsdóttir*.
Most exhibitions will be on view through July/August. A complete Festival
program—including concerts, theater, dance, and opera performances—will be
available on the festival's website, http://www.artfest.is , at the end of
February.
*Press Conferences* will be held in Reykjavík on February 26, and in New
York and London the first week of March 2008.
*The Main Festival Sponsors are* Kaupping Bank, Icelandair, Samskip and
Radisson SAAS.
*About the Reykjavík Arts Festival*:
One of the oldest and most respected arts festivals in Europe, the Reykjavík
Arts Festival seeks to promote Icelandic and international culture in all
fields of art. Recognized as a premiere venue for outstanding acts in the
performing arts, the Festival started expanding its focus on contemporary
visual arts in 2005 with an ambitious tribute to Dieter Roth curated by
Jessica Morgan of Tate Modern and Björn Roth, son of the artist. The
Minister of Culture and Education and the Mayor of Reykavík founded the
Festival in cooperation with arts institutions and the Federation of
Icelandic Artists. Thorunn Sigurdardottir serves as the current artistic
director.
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Gudrún Kristjánsdóttir
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Reykjavík Arts Festival
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