Guided tour with curators | Hörður
Welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Hörður with curators Brynja Sveinsdóttir and Studio Studio (Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson and Birna Geirfinnsdóttir) on Wednesday April 29th at 12:15 at Gerðarsafn. Admission is free and all are welcome! Hörður Ágústsson (1922-2005) was a leading figure in the fields of art, design, teaching and research. He had […]
GETA | Love Your Neighbour | Rainy Siagian
Love Your Neighbour is a communal embroidery work of Rainy Siagian’s in which participants gather around a shared table to stitch together while sharing conversations about home — what it means, how it feels to move, what it means to leave, and how a new one can be created. Through the process of making together, […]
Workshop | Looking at, Thinking about, and Writing on Art | Jón Proppé
Welcome to the workshop Looking at, Thinking about, and Writing on Art with Jón Proppé on Thursday, April 30, from 18:00–21:00. In this workshop, Jón will explore different approaches to analyzing and writing about visual art. Participants will look at artworks from various perspectives, and explore what it means to interpret a work and communicate […]
Lecture | Studio Studio about Hörður’s graphic design
A warm welcome to a lecture by Studio Studio (Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson and Birna Geirfinnsdóttur) on graphic design by Hörður April 18th at 14:00 o‘clock. „Hörður Ágústsson (1922–2005) had a productive career in graphic design and was one of the principal trailblazers of new ideas in graphic design in Iceland. He also made an important […]
Guided Tour | Jón Proppé
A warm welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Hörður with art philosopher Jón Proppé on Wednesday, April 8th at 12:15 PM. Hörður Ágústsson (1922-2005) was a leading figure in the fields of art, design, teaching and research. He had a formative influence on the development of geometric abstract art in Iceland, as well […]
Workshop | Crown Making
Tassels, feathers, ribbons, and straw!Join us as we create fun and colorful crowns from a variety of playful materials. All materials will be provided on-site and participation is free of charge. Instructor: Systa Lárusdóttir
Colorfocus with Eygló Harðardóttir
Visual perception and speculations on the relativity of color are the central themes in Eygló Harðardóttir’s guided tour of the exhibition Hörður. The focus will be on the mutual influence colors have on one another in selected works by Hörður Ágústsson, comparing the color use of the works and examining their differing color effects and […]
Guided tour | Ingunn Fjóla about Hörður’s forms and colors
Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir, artist, guides guests through the exhibition Hörður from the perspective of color and form theory. The exhibition presents works by Hörður that reflect his approach to form and color theory from 1955–1978. Within his formal exploration one can sense the space where the architect and the poet intertwine, where the researcher and […]
Performance Night | Haraldur Jónsson, Sölvi Halldórsson, petals, Gígja Jónsdóttir & Vena Naskrecka
Everyone is warmly welcome to a performance evening in collaboration with Hamraborg Festival! Performances by:Haraldur JónssonSölvi Halldórssonpetals accompanied by Sólrún Mjöll Kjartansdóttir, Ægir Sindri Bjarnason, Ingibjörg TurchiVena Naskrecka & Gígja Jónsdóttir Curation: Hamraborg Festival / Pétur Eggertsson.Welcome! Artist bios: In Haraldur’s works, different materials, languages, and soundscapes are intricately interwoven, appearing to audiences as spatial […]
Together | Multilingual Puppet Workshop
Join us for a multilingual puppet workshop during winter break on Thursday 19th of February from 13:00-15:00. [Polski poniżej] In this workshop guests are offered a chance to create their own puppets from diverse and colorful materials guided by the artists Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson and Agata Mickiewicz who speak Icelandic, English and Polish. The workshop […]
Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson | Guide through Hörður
You are warmly welcome to a guided tour of the exhibition Hörður with Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson on February 19th at 12:15 at Gerðarsafn. Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson (b. 1948) studied art history in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Italy. He has also taught at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, Iceland University of the Arts, and the […]
ÞYKJÓ | Under and over, under and over, under and over…
You are warmly welcome to a family event with Þykjó the 28th of february at Gerðarsafn. The workshop is suitable for participants from 4 years old… all the way up to at least 104! We drift into the hypnotic journey of the wool thread as it winds up and down through the weave.The textile is […]