| Opening | |
| 9:00-9:20 | Gro
Kraft Director of the Nordic House in Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir former President of Iceland |
| Historical Background and Contextualization | |
| 9:20-9:50 | Sculpture
in public space in Denmark, 1920 - 1945 Charlotte Christensen art historian, Denmark |
| 9:50-10:20 | Ólafsson's
granite sculptures on Vejle Town Hall Square Lise Funder art historian, Denmark |
| Iceland | |
| 10:40-11:10 | Monuments
to Men of Note. Statues in Reykjavík public spaces, 1875 - 1945 Júlíana Gottskálksdóttir art historian, director of the Einar Jónsson Museum, Iceland |
| 11:10-11:40 | A
three-fold correlation Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson art historian, director of the Museum of Design, Iceland |
| 11:40-12:10 | Sigurjón
Ólafsson's collaboration with Icelandic architects 1945 - 1982 Pétur H. Ármannsson architect, director of the architectural department, Reykjavík Art Museum |
| Art in Public Space in a New Century | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Food
for thought, public art in the contemporary urban space Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir art historian, free-lance curator, Paris |
| 14:00-14:30 | Your
Daily Art Pipilotti Rist, Zürich |
| 14:30-14:45 | Kristinn E. Hrafnsson: Artist's view |
| 14:45-15:00 | Anna Líndal: Artist's view |
| 15:00-15:30 | - coffee break |
| 15:30-15:45 | Helgi Gíslason: Artist's view |
| 15:45-16:00 | Jóhannes Þórðarson: Architect's view |
| 16:00-17:00 | Panel
discussion: Representatives from three Nordic Public Buildings Art Funds; Susanne Eriksson (Sweden), Vivian Moen (Norway), Sveinbjörn Hjálmarsson (Iceland), architect Jóhannes Þórðarson and professor Anna Líndal. |
Chairman: Þorgeir Ólafsson,
head of department of the Ministry of Culture, Iceland.
Private view of poster exhibition
Ólafsson's Sculptures in Public Space
Refreshments courtesy of the Nordic House.
Organizer: Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum, Reykjavík, in cooperation with the Nordic House and the Iceland
Academy of the Arts.
Executive committee: Birgitta Spur, Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir, Pétur H. Ármannsson and
Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson.