gli Artisti
Rúrí
Born in Reykjavik 1951. Lives in Reykjavik. Cofounder of the Living Art Museum in Iceland, the multinational artist cooperation "Experimental Environment" in Scandinavia, Galerie Loa in Holland. Residencies in: Denmark, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Boznia Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Kroatia and China.
Solo exhibitions, summary:
2004 Limpide II, Gallerie Colette-meets-Comme des Garcons, Tokyo, Japan.
2004 Limpide, colette, Paris
2004 Archive - endangered waters, Passage du Desir, Paris.
2004 Ruri - Archive - endangered waters, Museum Het Domein, The Netherlands.
2003 Archive - endangered waters, Iceland Pavilion, Venice Biennale.
2002 Timans ras II, Skaftfell – Art Centre, Seydisfjordur, Iceland.
2002 Passage of Time II, Galleria Becker, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
2001 Passage of Time, Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, China.
2001 Glassrain, the National Gallery of Iceland.
2000 Time Passing, Ketilhus, Akureyri, Iceland.
2000 "Four Powers – Four Islands", Skrudur, Hellisey, Flatey, Grimsey,
Iceland.
1999 "That Day …", Gallery the Old Workshop, the Westman Islands,
Iceland.
1998 Paradise?– When?, the Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland.
1997 Galerie Van der Koelen, Mainz, Germany.
1997 Relativity, Galerie Bossky, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 Galerie Ingolfsstraeti 8, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1994 Values, Kuvataideakatemian Galleria, Helsinki, Finland.
1992 Relativity, the Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland.
1992 Slunkariki, Isafjordur, Iceland.
1991 Cosmos, the Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1989 Fragments of Time, Konstakademien, Stockholm.
1987 Time, the Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland.
1984 The Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland.
1983 "Rainbow I" Korpulfsstadir, Reykjavik.
1982 The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland.
1979 Galerie Loa, Amsterdam, Holland.
1979 Galerie 38 and Galerie Kanal 2, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1978 De Appel, Amsterdam, Holland.
Artworks in public places:
“Gate” a memorial for the lost, outdoor installation, Reykjavik, Iceland,
2003.
“Four Powers” an artwork in four parts located in four islands around
Iceland, 2000.
“Light”, an altarpiece in the Arbaer Church, Reykjavik, Iceland,
1998.
“Kuopio Observatorium, an outdoor installation in Kuopio, Finland, 1995.
“Waterfall” (Fyssa) an outdoor installation in the Reykjavik Botanic
Garden, Iceland. 1995.
"Observatorium" an outdoor sculpture in Waanas, Sweden, 1992.
"Rainbow" the International Air Terminal Building in Keflavik, Iceland, 1991.
"Monoliths" an outdoor installation at the University in Reykjavik, Iceland,
1990.
"Time Concrete" an outdoor installation in Hameenlinna, Finland, 1986.
Awards, summary:
Invited to represent Iceland at the 2003 Biennale di Venezia.
A postage stamp with the artwork “Waterfall” published in Iceland,
2002.
First prize in a competition for an outdoor installation, a memorial of the lost,
Reykjavik 2001.
One year grant from the Visual Art Fund in Iceland, 2000.
Honorary Grant, from the SPRON Culture Fund, Iceland, 1998.
A Project Grant from the Reykjavik Culture Fund, for “Paradise? – When?
1998.
A Project Grant from the Icelandic Ministry of Culture, for “Paradise? –
When? 1998.
Nine months grant from the Reykjavik Culture Fund , 1997.
First prize in a competition for an outdoor sculpture in the Botanic Garden in
Reykjavik, 1994.
A three year grant from the Art Fund of the Ministry of Culture, Iceland, 1992
The Swedish "Prince Eugen" medal for "visual art par excellence" 1989.
"Certificate of excellence" for sculpture at The 7th International Art Competition,
New York, 1989.
First prize in a competition for a Sculpture at the International Air Terminal
Building in Keflavik, Iceland 1986.
Organizational Activities, summary
Active in numerous artist organizations, for instance: one of the three main leaders
of the informal artist group Experimental Environment, director of the Living Art
Museum in 1983- 1984, president of the Association of Reykjavik Sculptors in 1987-88,
vice-president of the Society of Icelandic Artists (all arts) 1987-89, member of the
board of the State Fund for Public Art Projects 1990-92, member of the Scandinavian
Cultural Committee of Art and Design 1994 – 2000.