A retrospective of Icelandic sculptor, Ger\u00f0ur Helgad\u00f3ttir (1928\u20131975). A seminal artist of the twentieth century, Ger\u00f0ur was a pioneer of abstract sculpture in Iceland and created works in stained glass and mosaic. She passed away beyond her years at only 47 years of age.<\/p>\n
The exhibition is set up by selected themes, each of which highlight periods of Ger\u00f0ur\u2019s life and artistic practice, in an attempt to represent the artist\u2019s oeuvre. FOUNDATION offers insights into Ger\u00f0ur\u2019s first steps as an art student, a time when her works evolve quickly from traditional academic approaches towards the modernist experimentations of her first years in Paris. STUDIO represents new methods she takes up with her first abstract iron works. WINDOW highlights the period when she works on stained glass windows both in Iceland and on the continent, as well as her increased interest in spiritualism and symbolism. GARDEN refers to the time in Ger\u00f0ur\u2019s life when she returns to formal methods and materials in sculpture. The artist was setting up an exhibition of her work in her garden in France at the time. SPACE showcases Ger\u00f0ur\u2019s last works, projects and ideas, many of them taking space in public places.<\/p>\n
The basis of the exhibition consists of roughly fourteen hundred works by Ger\u00f0ur Helgad\u00f3ttir in the collection of Ger\u00f0arsafn – K\u00f3pavogur Art Museum. The museum was founded in honour of the artist after the municipality received a generous donation from her relatives in 1977, making it the only Icelandic art museum named and founded in honour of a female artist. Ger\u00f0arsafn opened to the public in 1994. The exhibition is set up on the artist\u2019s 90th anniversary and is supported by the Museum Council of Iceland.<\/p>\n
Exhibition team:
\nKrist\u00edn Dagmar J\u00f3hannesd\u00f3ttir, director
\nBrynja Sveinsd\u00f3ttir, exhibition and collection manager
\nStudio Studio \/ Arnar Freyr Gu\u00f0mundsson, graphic design
\nFri\u00f0rik Steinn Fri\u00f0riksson & Hreinn Bernhar\u00f0sson, exhibition design
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