New work by Jessica Auer and Zuhaitz Akizu in Skaftfell’s West Wall gallery in the bistro. Join us for the opening reception on June 17, 17:00 – 19:00. Everyone is welcome! The exhibition continues until October 25, 2019.  Some 400 years ago, Icelandic scholar and poet Jón lærði Guðmundsson (1574–1651) created a series of over 20 drawings of whales that could be found in Icelandic waters. Exactly how he could distinguish each whale from another remains a mystery, but one can imagine that his knowledge was linked to the whaling activities of his time.  Inspired by Jón lærði’s sketches and the […]

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Opening: June 17, 2019, Skaftfell galleryOpen from 17 June – 1 September, 2019 The exhibition Cheryl Donegan & Dieter Roth considers Dieter Roth as an artist and publisher of books alongside the printed textiles and paintings of New York-based artist Cheryl Donegan. Roth developed the use of the book as a total art form. His book works were initially often formal and geometric in nature, however, latterly they became more diaristic and he would use more found and repurposed images from his own work and other publications such as comics, newspapers and advertising. This exhibition will trace the innovative uses that […]

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