| 10. February
- Fall 2012 Milestones Sigurjón Ólafsson's key sculptures |
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Opening at Museum Night in Reykjavík at 19:00. Guided tour at 20:00 and 22:00 Exhibition with some of Sigurjón Ólafsson's key works from different periods of his prolific career as a sculptor. The earliest work on the exhibition is a newly acquired relief of two sisters which he made at his first year at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen. This relief has not been exhibited in Iceland before. |
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17. September - 27. November 2011 Hryggjarstykki Sculptures by Svava Björnsdóttir |
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Exhibition of Svava Björnsdóttir's
new suclptures, made of compressed paper, and selected sculptures of Sigurjón
Ólafsson. Some of Svava's works are voluminous sculptures while others are a combination of sculpture and painting where colours and forms add up to a poetic unity. The title of the exhibition, "Hryggjarstykki" meaning "Backbone", refers to a lost medieval manuscript of Kings Sagas. Posters in Icelandic Also selection of Sigurjón Ólafsson's sculptures. |
| Extramural: 11. September - 23. October 2011 Kai Nielsen and Icelandic Modernists In Svendborg Art Museum Denmark |
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Sculptures by Kai Nielsen and Sigurjón Ólafsson,
aquarelles by Hafsteinn Austmann and Björg Þorsteinsdóttir
and oil paintings by Þorvaldur Skúlason,
Nína Tryggvadóttir, Guðmunda Andrésdóttir
and Kristján Davíðsson (all Icelandic except Kai Nielsen,
Danish) |
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11. February - 28. August 2011 Sigurjón Ólafsson's Pillars and Icelander |
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The pillar in various forms is
one of the leitmotifs of the work of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson
from his first independent work in Copenhagen
[e.g.
The Stem ] in the 1930s to his final works of 1982.
Auður Ólafsdóttir:
Íslandsmerki og súlur Sigurjóns,
Article in English, LSÓ, 1994
The best known of Ólafsson´s pillars, are without little doubt the monuments, e.g. Emblem of Iceland at Hagatorg and Throne Pillars at Höfði [Hofdi] summit house, both in Reykjavík. This exhibition, however, focuses on a selection of wood-pillars and columns from the artist last decade. |
| September 16th
- November 28th 2010 "My dear Erlingur, what are you up to now?" Sculptures by Erlingur Jónsson and Sigurjón Ólafsson |
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Erlingur Jónsson was born in 1930
near Keflavík, Iceland and worked as a teacher of art and craft in the
vicinity until he, in the early eighties, moved to Norway and received
his diploma in visual arts from the Telemark Lćrerhøgskole Notodden.
Consequently he taught visual arts and handicraft at high schools and
colleges in the greater Oslo area until his retirement. He is very productive
as a sculptor and is represented by numerous public sculptures both in
Norway and in Iceland. In the 1970ies Erlingur Jónsson was a frequent visitor in Sigurjón Ólafsson's studio at Laugarnes both as a friend and as an assistant. He often brought pieces of nobel wood for Sigurjón, which was hard to get in Iceland. Erlingur would come and go like a bird, carrying with him the atmosphere of culture - art, music, literature and philosophy. He was the person who had the most insight into Sigurjón's methods and work in these years, and later, when the Sigurjón Ólafsson's museum was in the need of having one or more of Sigurjón's sculptures enlarged or rebuilt, Erlingur was trusted for the task. Sigurjón Ólafsson's and Erlingur Jónsson's friendship is reflected in the title of the exhibition: "My dear Erlingur, what are you up to now?" |
| October 21st 2008 -
September 5th 2010 A Moment with Sigurjón Ólafsson on the occasion of the centennial of the artist Upper hall (from Feb 12th 2010): Who is who? |
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This exhibition is specially arranged for children
accompanied with adults and intended to be an eye opener. |
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In Hafnarborg The Hafnarfjörður Institute of Culture and Fine Art October 4th - November 9th, 2008 Sigurjón and Þorvaldur - Two Modernists (not in the museum) |
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Sigurjón Ólafsson's sculptures and
Þorvaldur Skúlason's paintings and drawings. In cooperation
with the University of Iceland,
Art collection. |
| September
26th - December 31st, 2008 The Museum of National History at the Frederiksborg Castle Hillerød Sigurjón Ólafsson's Portraits (not in the museum) |
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Celebrating Ólafsson's
centennial, the renowned Museum
of National History at the Frederiksborg Castle exhibits 26 of his portraits,
made of material ranging from terracotta to gabbro and granite. The exhibition catalogue, gives a view of Ólafsson's portraying and his contribution to Danish cultural life, while studying and working in Denmark in the period 1928 - 1945. The Danish art historian Charlotte Christensen writes the main article. 128 pages, published in English and Danish version. |
| June
14th - August 31st, 2008 At Búrfell Power Station Concrete in Flight (not in the museum) |
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Exhibition related to the
bas-reliefs
which Ólafsson made in the late 1960s for the façade
of the Búrfell Power Station. In cooperation with Landsvirkjun, the owner of the power plant. Open daily in the afternoon. Free admission. Leaflet in English. |
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April 5th - September 7th, 2008 |
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Selection of Sigurjón Ólafsson's sculptures, arranged for the royal visit on May 5th 2008 where Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary accepted the Museum's invitation in their official visit to Iceland. Selection of pictures |
| February 23rd - November
30th, 2007 www.lso.is Exhibition of Sigurjón Ólafsson´s sculptures selected by primary school pupils |
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Sigurjón Ólafsson's Catalogue Raisonné has recently been made accessible on the internet. For this occasion, children from 6th to 10th grade of the primary schools were asked to select "their" favourite work from the internet-catalogue for this exhibition, verifying their choice in a written statement or a poem. Selections from their compositions are published in the exhibition catalogue along with English translations. |
| September 17th - November
30th, 2006 Wheel-Plow-Wings Visitor Exhibition Hallsteinn Sigurðsson |
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Hallsteinn Sigurđsson, born 1945, began
his career in art nearly four decades ago. He studied in London, returning
to Iceland 1972. In London he encountered a thriving sculpture scene with
young artists influenced by the innovations and teaching of Anthony Caro
and the 'New Generation’ sculptors. Hallsteinn works in metals, most often
iron or aluminum, and his sculptures show a highly personal evolution
of the open, 'architectural’ formalism of Caro and his followers. His
constructions have become progressively lighter and more transparent,
the formal structure lightly drawn in space with shaped rods and curving
sheets of metal. Hallsteinn Sigurđsson’s works can be seen in a sculpture
park in Gufunes, north-east Reykjavík, where some twenty-five sculptures
of his are exhibited. (Jón Proppé, 2006) |
| May 27th - Sept 3rd 2006 Summer Exhibition |
Selection of Portraits and Sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson |
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| Museums
Night; 24.02 - 14.05 2006
Visions of Earth, Sea and City |
A meeting of three artistic forms. Textile works by Helga Pálína Brynjólfsdóttir and poetry by Berglind Gunnarsdóttir together with wooden sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson in dreamy visions of earth, sea and the city of Reykjavík. |
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| February 4th - 19th 2006
Sculptures by Ólafsson |
Sculptures by Sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson | |
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Fall 2005 Lava Flowers Works by Carl-Henning Pedersen, Else Alfelt
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Else Alfelt Lavaens blaa Blomst- The Blue Flower of the Lava |
Exhibition with paintings by the Danish COBRA artists Else Alfelt and
Carl-Henning Pedersen from their half year visit to Iceland in 1948. Also
works by contemporary Icelandic artists Svavar Guđnason and Sigurjón Ólafsson.
In a catalogue article, art historian Ađalsteinn Ingólfsson discusses
the importance of this visit to Icelandic artists of
that time, just after the second world war. Hanne Lundgren and Æsa
Sigurjónsdóttir, also art historians, write articles to
introduce the artists and their works. Exhibition plan: |
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Febr 05 - Fall, 2005 Acquisitions, Donations |
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The exhibition comprises 23 sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson from different
periods, representing a broad scale of styles and materials, ranging from
granite, wood and plaster to various types of metal. Most of these works
have been acquired in the last decade, purchased or been donated. Sculpture (LSO-259, 1939) which has never been exhibited before. |
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Sept 11 - Nov 28, 2004 A Slice of The Moon Travelling exhibition with sculptures
by the Greenlandic Isle Hessner
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Born 1962 in Nanortalik Greenland, Isle Hessner is considered
a pioneer of contemporary Greenlandic art. She has always expressed herself
very independently through her original imagery. While her works are rooted
in earlier traditions, they are at the same time extremely modern, bearing
witness to her sincere searching for a permanent image in an ever-changing
present. |
| (Not in the Museum) May 10th - 15th 2004
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Each year the
British Society of Portrait Sculptors chooses a Masterwork by a past
master sculptor to show excellence in portrait sculpture as well as highlight
the work of a particular sculptor. The Masterwork for 2004 is a portrait
sculpture from the intriguing Icelandic sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson:
My Mother. There was the opportunity to see this marvelous portrait
by Ólafsson on the Society's yearly exhibition FACE 2004 in the gallery
at 28 Cork Street, London between May 10th and 15th. A cast of this sculpture belongs to the National Art Galleries in Iceland, Denmark and Sweden. |
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Oct 25th 2003 to Sept 5th, 2004 Sigurjón Ólafsson's Works in Public Space |
Emblem of Iceland |
Poster exhibition and sculptures related to Ólafsson's monuments
and public sculptures.
More than 30 art-works by Ólafsson, monuments and wall-reliefs,
are found in public space in Iceland and Denmark. |
| October 18th 2003 Sigurjón Ólafsson and Art in Public Space |
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Conference in the Nordic House, Reykjavík commemorating the opening of the Museum to the public October 21st 1988 |
| August 31st to September 28th 2003
Masters of the Third Dimension
From the History of the twentieth century
Exhibition in cooperation with the
Akureyri Art Museum |
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Sculptures by some of the most prominent European artists from the late 19th and twentieth century and their Icelandic contemporaries. Artists include: Degas, Archipenko, Maillol, Moore, Marino Marini, Manolo, Laurens, Renoir, Barlach, Kollwitz, Hartung, Sol LeWitt, Schwegler, Per Kirkeby, Axel Lischke and the Icelandic pioners of sculpture art: Einar Jónsson, Ásmundur Sveinsson, Sigurjón Ólafsson and Gerður Helgadóttir.
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June 1st to August 21st 2003
Portraits and Abstractions
Sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson
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Sigurjón Ólafsson's career as a portrait artist began very
early, or as soon as he entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in
1928 and he is now regarded as one of the most inspired and sensitive creators
of portraits in Scandinavia.
The solid academic schooling he received gave him the foundation to be able to master any style he desired, which can be seen in his works as early as from 1936 - 37. On this exhibition there will be a large selection of portraits and abstract sculptures in different styles and materials where the basis is the human body and its forms. |
| April 5th to May 4th 2003
STERLING STUFF Exhibition from England |
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An exhibition from
Pangolin Edition, one of Britain's leading sculpture foundries. Fifty
one sculptors were invited to make a piece, no bigger than 15 cm in its
largest dimension to be cast in silver. The exhibition was on display in
Gallery Pangolin in November and December 2002 and after being here
it will be set up in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in London. In Iceland
Sigurjón Ólafsson´s sculpture Racket
Troll (LSO 197)
was added to the exhibition. |
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October 5th 2002 to March 30th 2003 Portraits and Abstractions Sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson |
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July 6th to September 22nd Pure Forms Sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson |
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The summer exhibition in Sigurjón
Ólafsson Museum, is a selection of sculptures by Sigurjón
Ólafsson, spanning the period of 45 years, from his early neo-plasticistic
work Footballers (LSÓ
247) to the completely abstract wooden sculptures which he created in
his last years. Strong and pure forms dominate many of his best sculptures
and give them monumental dimensions.
Some of Ólafsson´s marvelous portrait busts will also be on display. |
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The Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum contributes to the Reykjavik Arts Festival 2002 with an exhibition named:
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The exhibition consists of eleven sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson
representing the The Woman and describes, in different ways, her
position and feelings. On this thematic exhibition visitors have the opportunity to experience how eleven Icelandic female poets interpret these sculptures. Each of them has written a poem inspired by one of the sculptures on display and at the opening they will recite their own texts. In this way the visual art and the poems form a new context. A recording of the performance is available and visitors can listen to the poets while watching the exhibition. The poets are: |
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November 10. 2001 to April 28. 2002 Winter Exhibition Sigurjón Ólafsson Closed in December and January |
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The upper hall displays some of the humorous works that Sigurjón
Ólafsson made in wood, especially in his last years. In these sculptures
you find objet trouvé, constructions made of pieces at hand
without much carving or reforming.
In the main hall there is a selection of Ólafsson's sculptures, covering numerous materials, methods and styles. |
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September 1. - October 28. 2001 Reflections Helgi Gíslason |
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New sculptures by Helgi Gíslason
The concept of this exhibition is the human body in negative and positive forms. |
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June 1. - August 31. 2001 Tradition and Avant-garde |
Selected works 1930-1960 by Sigurjón Ólafsson | |