SEQUENCES real-time art festival
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SEQUENCES Art Festival is held in the capital of Iceland
, Reykjavik
. Its emphasis is time-based work, performance
, sound art
, video and music.
, video and sound art
- and creates a cross-platform for these art forms as well as music and design.
SEQUENCES is the first art festival in Iceland
to focus on visual art alone and is an offspring of the dynamic art scene that thrives in Reykjavik
. The festival is a venue for young artists to exhibit their work and connect with foreign artists who work in similar or in the same media.
More than two hundred artists from around the world have participated in the festival. Along with the artist-run galleries, the bigger museums and institutions in Iceland
have participated as well: Reykjavik Art Museum, i8, Safn, Gallery Turpentine and The National Museum of Iceland.
For SEQUENCES Art Festival in 2008 (held October 11 to 17) the curatorial board decided to acknowledge renowned artists for their notable contribution to real-time art mediums. The honorary artist of SEQUENCES 2008 was the Icelandic artist Rúrí.
The fourth SEQUENCES Art Festival will be held in 2009 (October 31 to November 7, 2009). This years honorary artist will be 80 year old concept art legend Magnús Pálsson. Born in East-Iceland in 1929, Pálsson studied theatre design and art in the early 1950s and became an active participant in Iceland's embryonic avant-garde, collaborating with alternative theatre groups as well as with other artists such as Dieter Roth and later the SÚM-group of young artists that formed in 1965. International and Icelandic artists will come together for various projects but a special focus will be on live events this year.
in 2006 at first by artist Bryndís Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir, at the time the director of the board of the Living Art Museum and Christian Schoen
the director of the Center for Icelandic Art at the time. The festival was founded by four artist-run galleries: The Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang Gallery, The Dwarf Gallery and Gallery Bananananas (closed since 2007) — as well as the Center for Icelandic Art
(CIA.IS). For the first time, the SEQUENCES Festival took place in different locations in the city center of Reykjavik
, accompanied by exhibitions and video / film nights. A total of 140 participants from 20 different countries showed their artwork at the festival.
Main board
Press review
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
. Its emphasis is time-based work, performance
Performance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
, sound art
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
, video and music.
Concept
The aim of the annual independent art festival is to celebrate and exhibit cutting-edge visual art with a special emphasis on art in public/urban spaces. SEQUENCES features time-based art - such as performancePerformance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
, video and sound art
Sound art
Sound art is a diverse group of art practices that considers wide notions of sound, listening and hearing as its predominant focus. There are often distinct relationships forged between the visual and aural domains of art and perception by sound artists....
- and creates a cross-platform for these art forms as well as music and design.
SEQUENCES is the first art festival in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
to focus on visual art alone and is an offspring of the dynamic art scene that thrives in Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
. The festival is a venue for young artists to exhibit their work and connect with foreign artists who work in similar or in the same media.
More than two hundred artists from around the world have participated in the festival. Along with the artist-run galleries, the bigger museums and institutions in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
have participated as well: Reykjavik Art Museum, i8, Safn, Gallery Turpentine and The National Museum of Iceland.
For SEQUENCES Art Festival in 2008 (held October 11 to 17) the curatorial board decided to acknowledge renowned artists for their notable contribution to real-time art mediums. The honorary artist of SEQUENCES 2008 was the Icelandic artist Rúrí.
The fourth SEQUENCES Art Festival will be held in 2009 (October 31 to November 7, 2009). This years honorary artist will be 80 year old concept art legend Magnús Pálsson. Born in East-Iceland in 1929, Pálsson studied theatre design and art in the early 1950s and became an active participant in Iceland's embryonic avant-garde, collaborating with alternative theatre groups as well as with other artists such as Dieter Roth and later the SÚM-group of young artists that formed in 1965. International and Icelandic artists will come together for various projects but a special focus will be on live events this year.
History
SEQUENCES was initiated in ReykjavikReykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
in 2006 at first by artist Bryndís Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir, at the time the director of the board of the Living Art Museum and Christian Schoen
Christian Schoen
Christian Schoen is German Art Historian and Curator. He works on classical art and contemporary art phenomena. From 2000 to 2003 he co-curated the municipal gallery Lothringer13 in Munich. In 2005 he was appointed director of the Center for Icelandic Art, which he was leading until 2010...
the director of the Center for Icelandic Art at the time. The festival was founded by four artist-run galleries: The Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang Gallery, The Dwarf Gallery and Gallery Bananananas (closed since 2007) — as well as the Center for Icelandic Art
Center for Icelandic Art
The CIA.IS - Center for Icelandic Art is the platform for Icelandic visual art activities. CIA.IS promotes Icelandic art by connecting the local visual art community with the international art network...
(CIA.IS). For the first time, the SEQUENCES Festival took place in different locations in the city center of Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, accompanied by exhibitions and video / film nights. A total of 140 participants from 20 different countries showed their artwork at the festival.
External links
Official festival websiteMain board
Press review