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by Erik Wenzel
Birgir Andrésson, Unnar Örn Audarson, Libia Castro / Ólafur Ólafsson, Karlotta Blöndal, Margrét Blöndal, Knut Eckstein, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Kristján Gudmundsson, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Jóna Hlíf Halldórsdóttir, Jón Laxdal Halldórsson, Hlynur Hallsson, Roni Horn, Gudny Rósa Ingimarsdóttir, Haraldur Jónsson, Dieter Roth, Karin Sander, Lawrence Weiner at KUCKEI + KUCKEI October 15th, 2011 - December 17th, 2011
Posted 12/12/11

TEXT at Kuckei + Kuckei, curated by Hlynur Hallsson, features nineteen artists, most of Icelandic background. And while Iceland’s heritage of literature dating back to the medieval epics such as the Edda and the Sagas is Hallsson’s starting point, the show embraces a broad array of approaches to mingling the visual with the linguistic. I love the work of Lawrence Weiner, the de facto king of text art, but a lot of times I have no idea what the hell he is talking about. As you enter the galler... [more]