Egill Sæbjörnsson
Egill Sæbjörnsson (b. 1973) is an icelandic visual artist, musician, and architecture interventionist. Sæbjörnsson's work brings together 3D environments, digital projections, technology, and sound. These range from small intimate installations in museum and gallery settings to larger-scale permanent architectural installations. Sæbjörnsson conceives his work as a technological continuation of painting and sculpture, exploring the space
Egill Sæbjörnsson | |
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 Egill Sæbjörnsson, 2016 | |
| Born | Egill Sæbjörnsson June 25, 1973 |
| Education | Icelandic College of Art and Crafts Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis, |
| Known for | Artist |
| Website | egills |
between the virtual and physical. His works have been exhibited in The Martin Gropius Bau, Royal Academy of Art London, PS1 MoMA New York, The Watermill Center, Museum of Modern Art Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Roma, The Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Amos Rex Museum, Moderna Museet Stockholm, Oi Futuro Rio de Janeiro, Biennale Dakar, and The National Gallery of Prague. He represented Iceland at The 57th Biennale Arte in Venice, and in 2019 he was nominated for the Ars Fennica Art Prize in Finland. He lectures[1] and contributes to various publications.
Exhibitions
[edit]2023 Egill Sæbjörnsson & Infinite Friends of the Universe. The National Gallery of Iceland. Cur: Arnbjörg María Danielsen
2023 The Girl from Ahlen – Part II. Kunstmuseum Ahlen. Ahlen.
2022 Object Species – Virtuality. KW Kunstwerke Berlin e.V. and The Living Art Museum Reykjavik. Part of KW Digital Platform series, curated by Nadim Samman. Reykjavik Art Festival.
2022 Egill Sæbjörnsson – Object Species: Sculptures. Kummelhomen together with Modern Museet, Vårberg Centrum and Andys gallery, Stockholm. Cur: Torbjörn Johannson, Catrin Lundqvist, Maaike Gouwenberg and Andy Ludvigsson
Venice Biennale
[edit]In 2017 Sæbjörnsson represented Iceland in the 57th Venice Biennale. He chose two two Icelandic trolls, Ūgh and Bõögâr. for the Icelandic Pavilion.[2]
Articles
[edit]"A Complicated Surface." The Warp of Time. Mnemosyne Projects. 2024[3]
Books
[edit]Egill Sæbjörnsson and Infinite Friends of the Universe, 2023. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Katrin Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir and Egill Sæbjörnsson | Mar 12, 2019; 6:00 - 8:00pm | Events and Exhibitions | School of Visual Arts | SVA NYC". School of Visual Arts | SVA | New York City. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Article, Perwana Nazif ShareShare This (2017-02-02). "Pavilion of Iceland Will Be Created By Two Trolls". Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Juskowski, Ekaterina (2024). The Warp of Time. Mnemosyne Projects. ISBN 979-8-9902936-0-1.
- ^ Egill Sæbjörnsson & Infinite Friends Of The Universe. Iceland: Argobooks, The National Gallery of Iceland. 2023. ISBN 9789979864660.