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Conference: Contemporary Art Policy in Iceland

Conference on Contemporary Art Policy in Iceland held by the Ministry of Culture and The Icelandic Art Center. The keynote speaker at the conference is Mikkel Bogh, Professor at the Copenhagen University and former Director at the National Gallery of Denmark and former Rector of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Mr. Bogh will give a talk on cultural policy, the new museum reform in Denmark and new understandings of what museum practice is and can be. The conference is held in The House of Collections at the National Gallery of Iceland, Monday December 9 between 15:00-17:00.

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Last days of the Biennale

Sunday the 24th of November marks the last day of the Icelandic Pavilion this year at the Venice Biennale in Italy. Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir´s exhibition "This is a Very Large Number (Commerzbau)" has been on view for seven months. The exhibition will open again in Iceland in February, at the National Gallery of Iceland.

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Dancing for a Regime Change

Austria's representative at this year's Venice Biennale is the artist Anna Jermolaewa. She was born in the Soviet Union in 1970 but fled the country at the age of nineteen and settled in Austria. She was one of the founding members of an opposition party in the Soviet Union and one of the editors of a newspaper that was highly critical of the authorities. Jermolaewa and her colleagues were thus involved in a criminal case where they were accused of inciting opposition to the authorities and of spreading propaganda and that is why she decided to escape the country.

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Nomination proposals for the Icelandic Visual Art Prize 2025

Submissions for nomination proposals are now open for the Icelandic Visual Art Prize, set to be awarded for the eighth time in 2025. 

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The Power of Inclusion

In recent years, there has been significant progress in terms of diversity and accessibility within the art world, which has historically been rather homogenous. Western exhibition spaces have traditionally been dominated by works from cisgender, heterosexual, non-disabled white men. However, this mindset has been shifting and improving over the past few decades, thanks to individuals and projects dedicated to promoting inclusion within the art world.

Articles & Interviews
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The curator of Sequences XII is Daría Sól Andrews

In October 2025, the Sequences art festival will take place for the twelfth time. The curator of the festival is Daría Sól Andrews.

Sequences
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Summation - Each Autonomous, and yet Together

To mark the 25th anniversary of the joint Nordic embassy complex in Berlin, the exhibition Summation reflects upon Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s words “Each autonomous, and yet together”, formulated in 1999 as the guiding principle for the embassies’ unique collaboration in their new united premises.

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Thresholds at the Venice Biennale

The following article reflects the author’s experience visiting the exhibition Thresholds on the island La Certosa in the Venetian Lagoon. The exhibition is part of this year’s German Pavilion curated by Çağla Ilk, on view until the 24th of November. Some incidents and encounters are fictitious.

Articles & Interviews
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An Investment in the Bridge Between Iceland and Greece

The Greek-Icelandic art festival Head2Head will take place across various locations in Reykjavík

Articles & Interviews

Good Thursday

Good Thursday is the last Thursday of the month. Several museums and exhibition spaces offer extended opening hours. Stroll around and experience the lively art scene! 

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Read more about our projects and collaborations such as Sequences Biennial, The Icelandic Art Prize, Talk Series

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