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News

»» Kling & Bang's transplanted bar at Frieze, London, got a lot of attention
»» Erling Klingenberg in Frankfurt
»» Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson shortlisted for Dutch Prix de Rome
»» Sequences 2008 Time Based Art Festival: We have the videos
»» Helgi Þórsson exhibits at Gelerie van Gelder
»» Dorothée Kirch and Markús Þór Andrésson to curate Venice exhibition
»» Ragnar Kjartansson now represented in New York by Luhring Augustine

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Features

Jón Proppé:
Weathering the Storm
Reflections on Iceland's economic crisis and its impact on art.

Shauna Laurel Jones interviews Birta Guðjónsdóttir:
101 Projects in Reykjavík
A new project space opens with a string of exhibitions and other activities.

 

Prix de Rome:

Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson shortlisted

The French Prix de Rome was founded in 1666 by Louis XIV but in 1808 another was set up in the Netherlands by Louis Napoleon. Since 1870, the prize has been administered by the Rijksakademie van Beeldende kunsten – the State Academy of Visual Arts. In 1985, the scope of the prize was expanded to include new media and practices in both art and architecture, focusing on younger artists.

Four artists or artist groups are shortlisted and receive funding and assistance to produce new work for an exhibition from which the final winners are picked. The exhibition will be held in De Appel CAC Amsterdam and in Witte de With CAC Rotterdam, opening 9 of may 2009.

This year the Icelandic-Spanish artist pair Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson have been selected for the shortlist along with Rossella Biscotti (IT), Nicoline van Harskamp (NL) and Sara Rajaei (IR).

 

LIST Icelandic Art News. Page last updated 18 December 2008. Texts and images copyright © 2008 by the authors. For inquiries and contact information see about us.

 

 

 

From Libia Castro's and Ólaf Ólafsson's recent work, Caregivers, first shown at this summer's Manifesta. For more, see their website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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