Today it was time for a field trip again, but only around the corner this time. Right next to Fab Lab there's an art gallery called Nýlistasafnið - The Living art museum. Nýlo is a non-profit artist-run organisation founded in 1978 when two local artists Níels Hafstein and Magnús Pálsson valled for an open meeting of artist to discuss the current situation in Icelandic cultural politics. The main purpose of founding a new contemporary art museum in Reykjavik at the time was to establish and introduce contemporary art within the local culture scene. The Living art museum has functioned as a forum of possibilities for both art and reflections of society.
The building itself is really modest and you can easily miss it behind the coffee shop and the polish market. If the front door isn't open, you can wander behind the building and enter through their office. They have a large collection of local art stored properly in their vaults. Over 2000 art pieces. A large portion of the collection contains rare artist books and prints, as well as documents that speak to the context of the history of the artworks within the collection. The current exhibition BOEKIE WOEKIE 30 years - Books and more - By artist presents the newest works of the founders of the bookstore Boekie Woekie. It was a wonderful exhibition and I really recommend to pay a visit if you find yourself in Reykjavik before 21st of february.
My favorite piece was Paperflowers by Rúna Thorkelsdóttir. The piece was made with hundreds of prints of flowers. It was so vivid and alive and it really captured your attention. She had also asked other artist to collaborate with her on the piece. All the prints were made between 1997 and 2015. I especially liked the ones with shades of turquoise and green.
-Sirja
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