Sunday August 18th is the last day of the exhibition Cassiopeia by Guðný Guðmundsdóttir and so the artist will welcome guests at the museum for a talk about her work. The exhibition features new and recent works by the artist, made on paper and in clay, as well as video works. Through the mirror of art, the works invoke ideas of bruised ego, vanity and self-adulation, seeking inspiration from Greek mythology.
The viewer enters a world of references, encountering titles in various languages (German, French, English and Icelandic), inscriptions and named figures or beings from classical myths. Pulling us backwards and forwards in time, the works make us contemplate the relationships hidden within, forming a constellation that perhaps brings up more questions than answers.
Guðný Guðmundsdóttir (b. 1970) graduated from the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts in 1993 and Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg in 2001. She has worked in visual art since, primarily focusing on traditional media, such as drawing, painting, collage, sculpture and photography. Guðný lives and works in Berlin.
Please note that Sunday will also be the last day to see the exhibition Time and Time Again, curated by Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir and presenting works by artists Arna Óttarsdóttir, Leslie Roberts and Amy Brener.
Free entry – everyone welcome.