Sigurdur Gudmundsson
dal 16/10/2002 al 23/11/2002
Segnalato da
16/10/2002
Sigurdur Gudmundsson
i8 Gallery (old location), Reykjavik
Sculptures of different material and porcelain wall works will be shown at the exhibition. Sigurdur Gudmundsson has been an important name in both the Icelandic and international Art world for over three decades. During his long career he has used various ways to express his ideas. He has made unique works in the spirit of Fluxus - and conceptual art, photographs, performances, sculptures and last but not least writings.
On Thursday, October 17th, at 5 p.m. an exhibition with works by Sigurdur
Gudmundsson will open at i8 gallery.
Sculptures of different material and porcelain wall works will be shown at
the exhibition.
Sigurdur Gudmundsson has been an important name in both the Icelandic and
international Art world for over three decades. During his long career he
has used various ways to express his ideas. He has made unique works in the
spirit of Fluxus - and conceptual art, photographs, performances, sculptures
and last but not least writings.
Videotapes with the documentary Pohossibilities/ Sigurdur Gudmundsson by
Ari Alexander Ergis Magnusson will be on sale at the gallery in the future.
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The following poems were written by Sigurdur Gudmundsson in connection to
the works exhibited
ON PINS AND NAILS
Maybe it is all about being
It´s a matter of someone caring - caring deeply-
And less a matter of understanding than believing
Some words said now and long time ago
Kept alive to be discovered and remembered
They are my concern and therefore I say them again
I want to have them around me for a while
Can my concern be touched by hand or finger
This question is my question
Yes I believe in the being of being
And that I can hang it on pins and nails
ART, MEANING AND LOVE
How can chocolates become so meaningful ?
Obviously I have managed to L them
and therefore admire their beauty
which is one way of celebrating them as art works
Could they have been something else ?
It can be anything
Do I love everything ?
Unfortunately not. But all things can be loved
by different people at different times: enemies,
devils, gods and chocolate candies
When you love something - regardless of
the quality question - it becomes meaningful for
those who love it ( or like it, if the word "love"
is too dramatic for you ), as for instance, the awful
collective desire for the new, the boring nostalgia
for the cultural past, flags, nations and totalitarian
art movements
Nobody has a free choice when it comes to love
Sigurdur
Gudmundsson
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