Exhibition and performances at the National Gallery of Iceland from May 29th — June 29th 2014. Curated by Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir.
– 29. May at 16:00 Opening
– 31. May at 14:00 Performances
The exhibition examines the piano in the context of contemporary society; as an instrument and an experimental platform for composers and musicians but also as the subject of visual artists and choreographers. The participating artists explore different aspects of the instrument; its form, its mechanism, the soundboard and strings, its wooden case, as well as the piano’s history and our perception of it. Visual artists who take part: Dieter Roth and Björn Roth, Adalheidur S. Eysteinsdóttir, Ingunn Fjóla Ingthórsdóttir, Rafael Pinho, Sveinbjörn Gröndal and Jón Egill Bergthórsson, Páll Ivan frá Eidum, Nikulás Stefán Nikulásson, Björn, Einar and Oddur Roth, Margrét Bjarnadóttir and Einar Torfi Einarsson. Performance program on the 31st of May – premieres:
Sveinbjörn Gröndal: Handavinna strengja I (2014)
performer: S.G.
Einar Torfi Einarsson: Negative Dynamics II: entangled strata (2014)
piano: Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir
Páll Ivan Pálsson: Nokkur falleg dýr (2014)
performers: some bodies
Margrét Bjarnadóttir: Ýmsar æfingar (2014)
performers: Tinna Grétarsdóttir, Valgerdur Rúnarsdóttir, Kara Hergils, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, Gunnar Thorri Pétursson, Margrét Bjarnadóttir
Piano – Reykjavik Arts Festival