The art exhibition Listería opens in Safnahúsið museum tomorrow. Located in what was supposed to be Reykjavík’s medical history museum, the show features work by artists Ragnar Axelsson, Ívar Valgarðsson, Svava Björnsdóttir, Kristinn E. Hrafnsson, and Finnbogi Pétursson and is curated by Margrét Áskelsdóttir and Klara Stephensen.
The handsome museum building, which has stood empty since Iceland suffered its economic collapse in 2008, is situated on one the capital’s most scenic spots, a small peninsula named Seltjarnarnes. Grótta, the westernmost tip of the peninsula, has been a nature reserve since the 1970’s because of its rich birdlife, and boasts a stunning view over the Snæfellsnes peninsula and Snæfellsnes glacier in the north.
Read more: Björk in a 360-deegre film shot on the beautiful beach of Grótta peninsula
The show’s title, Listería, is drawn from a genus of bacteria, but is also a play on words as the Icelandic word for art is ‘list’. The ‘art bacteria’ has spread through the whole space, infecting it with art.
The exhibition opens tomorrow, Friday the 17th of July, and is open daily between 1pm and 7pm until the end of August.
The art exhibition Listería opens in Safnahúsið museum tomorrow. Located in what was supposed to be Reykjavík’s medical history museum, the show features work by artists Ragnar Axelsson, Ívar Valgarðsson, Svava Björnsdóttir, Kristinn E. Hrafnsson, and Finnbogi Pétursson and is curated by Margrét Áskelsdóttir and Klara Stephensen.
The handsome museum building, which has stood empty since Iceland suffered its economic collapse in 2008, is situated on one the capital’s most scenic spots, a small peninsula named Seltjarnarnes. Grótta, the westernmost tip of the peninsula, has been a nature reserve since the 1970’s because of its rich birdlife, and boasts a stunning view over the Snæfellsnes peninsula and Snæfellsnes glacier in the north.
Read more: Björk in a 360-deegre film shot on the beautiful beach of Grótta peninsula
The show’s title, Listería, is drawn from a genus of bacteria, but is also a play on words as the Icelandic word for art is ‘list’. The ‘art bacteria’ has spread through the whole space, infecting it with art.
The exhibition opens tomorrow, Friday the 17th of July, and is open daily between 1pm and 7pm until the end of August.
