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SUMMARY:Hildur Ása Henrýsdóttir: Marga hildi háð
DESCRIPTION:Hildur Ása Henrýsdóttir \nCurated by Linda Toivio \nGallery Port\, Reykjavik / 19 February – 3 March 2022 \nThe solo exhibition of Berlin-based artist Hildur Henrýsdóttir reveals an embarrassing one-sided love story. Looking for validation in all the wrong places -one-night encounters\, disastrous dates and doomed romances- it opens up a painfully relatable path to self-loathing\, anxiety and the need for acceptance. The title Marga hildi háð\, loosely translated as “she fought many battles”\, borrows the artist’s first name Hildur\, meaning battle in Icelandic. In our contemporary society\, these battles are metaphorical and refer to her inner turmoil. Consisting of paintings and sculptures\, the autobiographical works are delicate and raw\, often triggering feelings of shame and regret. Despite fearing rejection more than anything\, Hildur throws herself time after time into an obsessive quest for love\, exposing a shared human vulnerability: “I refresh my Instagram to see if you’ve watched my story. I kind of feel like you’re close to me when you do. If you don’t\, I feel like you have somehow abandoned me.” \nThrough an unapologetic representation of the female body\, her works bear similarities with the nude paintings of Jenny Saville\, who often uses herself as the model in her portraits. Besides sharing an autobiographical character\, both artists provide an almost grotesque yet truthful depiction of the female reality. Saville’s obese nudes and the awkward poses painted by Hildur are akin to an act of rebellion: oh\, the audacity of a woman showing her unpleasant and ugly side. What is defied here\, is an entire institution of looking at the female body through the lens of patriarchy\, where the male gaze dictates what type of bodies have the right to exist and be seen. \nDespite the persisting nudity throughout the exhibition\, the body is depicted as a non-sexual entity\, instead allowing the nakedness to stand as a metaphor for vulnerability and self-exposure. Hildur’s entire body of work is a study of the self\, a brutal journey towards self-awareness through shameful moments and thoughts\, while seeking attention and yearning for personal growth. Nonetheless\, she does not wallow in self-pity\, nor is she expecting this from the audience. A certain discomfort or unease -both her own and the viewer’s- is always present\, as she leaves no flaw unexplored. \nThe women in Hildur’s aquarelles are lost\, unstable and on occasion gruesome\, some of them seemingly disintegrating after extensive periods of melancholia. With a vacant stare\, they sometimes accusingly peer out at the viewer. The black creatures or arthropods regularly appear throughout her works\, raising primal sensations of disgust and displeasure\, as they symbolise the artist’s self-perception or what is unwanted and should be discarded. A distorted view of reality and the body image is apparent in several works\, while the candy colours only add to the overall creepiness. Manifesting no concern for unflattering angles or voyeurism\, a naked body is reclined in an oil painting\, its long neck bending in disbelief\, perhaps for the first time seeing the truth. In another piece\, a radioactive female beastie is escaping the frame\, too ashamed to stay\, but incapable of averting its multiple eyes from the spectator.buy strattera online https://gaetzpharmacy.com/strattera.html no prescription\n \n“Which one are you talking about?” \n“The one I’ve had a crush on for two years and who doesn’t love me back.” \nThe narrative of Marga hildi háð reaches beyond the story of a sad heartbroken girl\, as it touches upon themes fluctuating from nonsensical anecdotes about the contemporary dating culture\, to dysfunctional relationships and mental health. Sincere and self-ironic\, it is a personal account of feeling out of place\, never being enough and still finding the courage to press forward amongst a generation of serial-daters\, all well aware that the next encounter is just a few swipes away. Despite battling feelings of inadequacy shared by many\, Hildur becomes the master of over-sharing\, ignoring expectations regarding one’s physical appearance and socially approved behaviour. On the surface\, it might appear that the search for validation from another is the ultimate goal\, when in truth\, she can only find it within herself.
URL:https://old.icelandicartcenter.is/exhibition/hildur-asa-henrysdottir-marga-hildi-had/
LOCATION:Gallery Port\, Laugavegur 32\, Reykjavík\, 101\, Iceland
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SUMMARY:Reclaim(ing)
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of 16 members of The Association of Female Painters. \nAðalheiður Daly Þórhallsdóttir\nAndrea Aldan Hauksdóttir\nÁsgerður Arnardóttir\nBrynhildur Þórðardóttir\nDýrfinna Benita Basalan-Garðarsdóttir\nFreyja Reynisdóttir\nHildur Ása Henrýsdóttir\nÍris María Leifsdóttir\nKristín Morthens\nMellí-Melkorka Þorkelsdóttir\nRagnheiður Þorgrímsdóttir\nSaga Sig\nSara Björk Hauksdóttir\nSif Stefánsdóttir\nSunneva Ása Weisshappel\n& Vera Hilmars \nCuration and text:\nKaterína Spathí & Þórhildur Tinna Sigurðardóttir \nDesign: Janosch Kratz \n 
URL:https://old.icelandicartcenter.is/exhibition/reclaiming/
LOCATION:Mosfellsbær Art Gallery\, Kjarni\, Þverholt 2\, Mosfellsbær\, 270\, Iceland
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SUMMARY:Community of Sentient Beings
DESCRIPTION:This year’s autumn exhibition at Hafnarborg is Community of Sentient Beings\, curated by Wiola Ujazdowska and Hubert Gromny. By inviting various professionals – artists\, academics\, performers – to participate in the exhibition\, the aim of the curators is to create a space for multiple voices to come together\, while reflecting on different ways of voicing\, hearing and sensing. In this way\, the exhibition will offer a space for various kinds of engagement\, with an emphasis on the project’s processual and performative nature\, by activating the space and exploring different ways of inhabiting it\, transforming the museum into the space of connectivity. \nLooking at our connection to the world as a community of sentient beings will allow us to open various paths of investigation\, whether it be the relationship between human and nature\, human and culture\, or human and human. The term sentient being allows us to abandon historically charged definitions\, to think of personhood and humans more broadly. At the core of the concept\, is an interrogation of the historical and social usage of a category of human\, which concerns whom and what we consider part of a community. Hafnarborg and its history also provide an interesting context for such investigation\, as changing the function from a pharmacy and chemist laboratory can be seen as a symbolic shift from healing practices based on science\, namely chemistry\, towards the spiritual and cultural agency of art. \nThis calls into question the tension between art and science\, as approaching art as a cognitive capacity may allow us to comprehend that which cannot be captured by scientific reason – connections between worlds known and unknown. Extending our perception\, the exhibition invites guests to sense a place or presence\, pondering the importance of memories and different modes of communication\, such as those mediated by technology\, and bringing to mind the changes in Icelandic society\, which is becoming more and more diverse. This diversity brings connection with other places\, other traditions and different spiritual practices. Each newcomer arrives with embodied knowledge\, a memory\, which is a basis to encounter new\, unknown land. Thinking of art as a vehicle to understand the invisible\, to listen to undercurrents and reflect on them may then allow us to engage with various dimensions of what we perceive as a sentient being. \nHubert Gromny is an artist\, researcher\, curator and writer\, based in Reykjavík\, Iceland. He graduated with an MA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków\, Poland\, in 2015. He also holds a BA from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków\, where he studied at the department of philosophy. In his practice\, Gromny investigates the intersections between art\, theory and popular culture\, in order to unfold the sociopolitical significance of aesthetics and culture. \nWiola Ujazdowska is an artist\, performer and art researcher based in Reykjavík\, Iceland. She holds an MA in art theory from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń\, Poland\, where she also studied painting at the department of fine arts. In the years 2012-2013\, she studied at CICS in Cologne\, Germany. Ujazdowska’s work mostly focuses on body and gender in the context of politics\, migration movements\, class\, borders and beliefs\, as well as dealing with social and cultural constructions in philosophical\, cultural and anthropological context.buy amoxicillin online https://gaetzpharmacy.com/amoxicillin.html no prescription\n \nThe participating artists are Agnieszka Sosnowska\, Andrea Ágústa Aðalsteinsdóttir\, Angela Rawlings\, Anna Wojtyńska\, Dance Africa Iceland\, Freyja Eilíf\, Gígja Jónsdóttir\, Hildur Ása Henrýsdóttir\, Hubert Gromny\, Kathy Clark\, Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir\, Melanie Ubaldo\, Michelle Sáenz Burrola\, Nermine El Ansari\, Pétur Magnússon\, Rúnar Örn Jóhönnu Marinósson\, Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson\, Ufuoma Overo-Tarimo and Wiola Ujazdowska. \nThis will be the eleventh exhibition in Hafnarborg’s Autumn Exhibition Series\, where the objective is to collaborate with different curators\, who get the chance to submit their own proposals\, allowing new voices be heard. The Director and Art Council of Hafnarborg then review the submissions and select the winning proposal each year.
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LOCATION:Hafnarborg Center of Culture and Fine Art\, Strandgata 34\, Hafnarfjörður\, 220\, Iceland
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