Icelandic culture is so strongly oriented towards language that the visual arts didn't truly begin to develop until the early twentieth century--which is remarkable for a Western country. This unique situation may explain the nature of the contemporary art scene in Iceland. Even though Conceptual art remains a considerable international influence, and globalization is most certainly affecting this isolated island in the North Atlantic, Icelandic art continues to develop at its own speed, marked by a playful creative energy and the pleasure of experimentation. Icelandic Art Today introduces 50 of the country's most important artists--including Finnbogi P tursson, Gabriela Fridriksd ttir, Helgi Thorgils Fridj nsson, Icelandic Love Corporation, Katrin Sigurdard ttir, Margr t H. Bl ndal, lafur lafsson + Libia Castro, Ragnar Kjartansson and R ri and Steingrimur Eyfj rd--who have contributed to the contemporary landscape of Icelandic art from the 1970s through the present. Essays by historian and curator Christian Schoen, critic Halld r Bj rn Run lfsson and Director of the Reykjavik Art Museum Hafthor Yngvason trace the development of Iceland's avant-garde over the past 40 years.
- ISBN10 3775722955
- ISBN13 9783775722957
- Publish Date 23 June 2009
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 11 July 2012
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Hatje Cantz
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Language English