Magnús Pálsson (IS) – honorary artist
Taðskegglingar
Listasafn Reykjavíkur - Hafnarhús
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Friday, 30th October, 20.30, Opening Ceremony 20.00 @ Listasafn Reykjavíkur – Hafnarhús (opening reception at 20.00)
Sunday, 1st November, 16.30 @ Listasafn Reykjavíkur – Hafnarhús
Taðskegglingar is a performance work by Sequences 2009 honorary artist, Magnús Pálsson. The title,Taðskegglingar, is not easily translatable but it refers to men who have horse manure in their beards. The work is written for The Icelandic Sound Poetry Choir (Nýlókórinn) and is conducted by Pétur Zar Bragason. It is what the author describes as a voice sculpture of sound poems mildly touching on the theme of Njals Saga.
Born in Iceland in 1929, Magnús Pálsson studied theatre design in the early 1950s but his artistic practice spreads out from stage design into the areas of visual arts, artists’ books, theatre pieces, audio works and teaching. Magnús became an active participant in Icelandic art scene, collaborating with other artists such as Dieter Roth and later the SUM-group of young artists that formed in 1965. He has held over thirty solo exhibitions over his carrier, notably Magnús Pálsson, retrospective, Reykjavik Municipal Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir, Reykjavík (1994); Teaching: The Craziest Branch of Art, The Reykjavik Arts Festival, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik (1984) and Biennale di Venezia, Venice (1980). In addition, he has participated in over forty group exhibitions worldwide.