" Icelandic Art Today 》
Edited by: CIA.IS - Center for Icelandic Art, Halldór Björn Runólfsson, Dr. Christian Schoen, The National Gallery of Iceland
Publisher : Hatje Cantz Verlag
Size : 245mm×295mm×34mm
Year of publication: 2009
Number of pages: 336
Language : English
Condition : B-
There is some scuffing on the spine and slight discoloration on the text. There is no other major damage or dirt and the condition is good.
Contains signs of wear and tear on the binding with slightly yellowed pages, but generally in good condition.
Content
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A unique survey of contemporary Icelandic art is once again available.
Art in Iceland is as young as it is exciting. Considering the fact that Icelandic culture is strongly oriented toward language, the visual arts did not begin developing until the early twentieth century. This situation, which is remarkable for a Western country, may explain the unique nature of the contemporary art scene in Iceland. Even though international Conceptual Art continues to exercise a considerable influence and globalization is having an impact on this island in the North Atlantic, Icelandic art is nevertheless marked by a very specific creative energy and the pleasure of experimentation, and it has produced a large number of outstanding artists.
Icelandic Art Today introduces fifty important protagonists of contemporary art, among them Finnbogi Pétursson, Gabríela Fridriksdóttir, Helgi Thorgils Frídjónsson, Icelandic Love Corporation, Katrín Sigurdardóttir, Margrét H. Blöndal, Ólafur Ólafsson + Libia Castro, Ragnar Kjartansson, Rúrí, Steingrímur Eyfjörd. (from the publisher)
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