#6 [October 2005]

 

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In May 2005 the CIA.IS – Center for Icelandic Art opened its doors for the public. The institution at Hafnarstraeti 16, 101 Reykjavík – in cooperation with SÍM – is the first location in Iceland where visitors can gather all relevant and up-to-date information on Icelandic artists and art institutions. Visitors can use the library or get basic information on current exhibitions. A selective videoarchive provides additional insight into the wide spectrum of the Icelandic art scene. It is a rotating presentation 11 artists who work in all different kind of media are introduced in this DVD-archive. The artists are free to use this medium to present videoworks, to use it only for documentation or both.

After the first 11 Icelandic artists have been introduced in the DVD-archive in May now the second round is opened:

 

The artists currently represented are:

Ásmundur Ásmundsson (b. 1971), Birgir Andrésson (b. 1956), Eggert Pétursson (b. 1956), Erla Haraldsdóttir (b. 1967), Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir (b. 1972), Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir (b. 1959), Haraldur Jónsson (b. 1961), Ólöf Nordal (b. 1961), Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976), Sigurður Guðjónsson (b. 1975) and Viktoría Guðnadóttir (b.1969).

 

Ásmundur Ásmundsson	Birgir Andrésson	Eggert Pétursson
Erla Haraldsdóttir	Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir	Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir	Haraldur Jónsson
Ólöf Nordal	Ragnar Kjartansson	Sigurður Guðjónsson	Viktoría Guðnadóttir

 

Already in the archive are:

Erling Þ.V. Klingenberg (b.1970), Finnbogi Pétursson (b.1959), Finnur Arnar Arnarson (b. 1965), Hannes Lárusson (1955), Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson (b. 1953) and Kristinn Guðbrandur Hardarson (b. 1955), Hulda Hákon (b.1956), The Icelandic Love Corporation (Sigrún Hrólfsdóttir [b. 1973], Jóní Jónsdóttir [b. 1972] and Eirún Sigurðardóttir [b. 1971]), Kristín Helga Káradóttir (b. 1968), Magnus Arnason (b. 1973), Markmið (Helgi Hjaltalín Eyjólfsson (b. 1968) and Pétur Örn Friðriksson (b. 1967), Rúrí (b.1951).

 

 

In addition to this CIA.IS introduces foreign institutions or associations to the local scene. Now it is the IBK - Initiatief Beeldende Kunsten, Flanders (Belgium) http://www.ibknet.be/

 

CIA.IS – Center for Icelandic Art
Hafnarstræti 16, 101 Reykjavík
Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 16.00

 

 

 

 

 

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