From Another Shore:
Recent Icelandic Art
May 2 – August 15, 2008
This survey of contemporary Icelandic art from the National Gallery of Iceland includes sculpture, installation, painting, photography, and videos by 21 of Iceland’s most acclaimed artists: Þórdís Aðalsteinsdóttir, Olga Bergmann, Hildur Bjarnadóttir, Margrét H. Blöndal, Ólafur Elíasson, Steingrímur Eyfjörð, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Hulda Hákon, The Icelandic Love Corporation (Sigrún Hrólfsdóttir, Jóní Jónsdóttir, and Eirún Sigurðardóttir), Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir, Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir, Ragnar Kjartansson, Ólöf Nordal, Jón Óskar, Eggert Pétursson, Katrín Sigurðardóttir, Hrafnkell Sigurðsson, Magnús Sigurðarson, and Hulda Stefánsdóttir. No strangers to the international art scene, they draw vitality and creativity from the contrast between the majestic landscape of their isolated island nation and the bustling energy of cosmopolitan cities like New York.
Admission is FREE. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 pm
Scandinavia House will be closed on Saturdays in July and August.
