Hreinn Fridfinnsson
dal 1/11/2007 al 26/1/2008
Segnalato da
1/11/2007
Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik
A retrospective of one of Iceland's leading conceptual artists. The exhibition, which spans four decades of Fridfinnsson's work, displays sculpture, drawing and photography as well as installations. Text and storytelling also figure prominently in his work. He often presents found objects with which he interferes as little as possible, creating new works that explore ideas of the self and time.
A retrospective
Hreinn Fridfinnsson is a great Icelandic hero. He gives the subtleties of life a
language.
Olafur Eliasson, 2007-10-08
A retrospective of one of Iceland’s leading conceptual artists, Hreinn Fridfinnsson,
will open at the Reykjavik Art Museum -- Hafnarhús on November 2. The exhibition,
which spans four decades of Fridfinnsson’s work, was initiated and produced by the
Serpentine Gallery in London, where it was on view earlier this year.
Encompassing sculpture, drawing and photography as well as installation,
Fridfinnsson’s work has been celebrated for its lyricism and stark poetry. Text and
storytelling also figure prominently in his work. He often presents found objects
with which he interferes as little as possible, creating new works that explore
ideas of the self and time.
A work from the 1970s, where Fridfinnsson produced a magazine advertisement that
invited the public to send him their secrets, will be recreated in conjunction with
the exhibition. The work was also re-produced in London as part of the exhibition at
Serpentine.
Hreinn Fridfinnsson was born in the north-west part of Iceland in 1943. He gained
prominence as a leading figure of the Icelandic avant-garde after founding SÚM with
three other artists in Reykjavik in 1965. He moved to Amsterdam in the early 1970s
and has been living and working there ever since. In the year 2000 he received the
Carnegie Art Award’s second prize and was also awarded the
Ars Fennica Prize.
Sponsored by Kaupthing Bank.
Reykjavik Art Museum
Tryggvagata 17 - Reykjavik