Markús Þór Andrésson appointed Artistic Director of Sequences 2013

The Board of the Sequences Real Time Art Festival has appointed Markús Þór Andrésson  Artistic Director of the Sequences Real Time Art Festival 2013.

The Sequences Art Festival was established in 2006 and will be held for the sixth time in spring  2013 and biannually onwards.

The festival celebrates and exhibits cutting-edge visual art. It aims at creating an international platform, focusing on the broad spectrum of time-based arts.

Markús Þór Andrésson (b. 1975 in Reykjavík) holds a degree in curatorial studies from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, in the US. He has curated many exhibitions in Iceland and internationally, written articles about arts and made documentaries and television programs about artists. Current and recent projects include Emotional Blackmail in Canada (2011-12), Momentum - Nordic Biennial for Contemporary Art in Norway (2011), Without Destination, a group exhibition at the Reykjavik Art Museum (2011); Exkurs in Germany (2010). Markús Þór also took part in curating The End, exhibition with Ragnar Kjartansson at the Icelandic pavilion at the Venice Biennial 2009.

The Sequences Art Festival is founded and run by The Icelandic Art Center, The Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang gallerí and Dwarf gallery, but most galleries, museums and cultural institutions in the Reykjavík area have been involved.

The Sequences Art Festival main board consists of representatives of each founder plus one member from the art sector designated by the board. The Board includes: Rebekka Silvía Ragnarsdóttir, on behalf of the Icelandic Art Center, chair, Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir on behalf of the Living Art Museum, Selma Hreggviðsdóttir on behalf of Kling & Bang gallerí, Kolbrún Ýr Einarsdóttir on behalf of  Dwarf gallery and Katrín I. Hjördísardóttir Jónsdóttir, designated member.

Photo: The Curator, Markús Þór Andrésson, exploring time-based folk art in Riga, Latvia.

Sequences festival 2013

Sequences festival will from now on be a biannual festival. The next festival will be held in spring 2013. Application deadline will be announced later.

FRIEZE magazine-Sequences real time art festival

Sequences featured in FRIEZE by Paul Teasdale

http://www.frieze.com/blog/entry/sequences-real-time-festival-2011/

Photos and videos from the Sequences art festival

Click on the following links to see photos and videos from the festival

http://www.facebook.com/sequences2011

http://vimeo.com/sequences2011

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sequences2011/

Today at 17:00, Directrix at Vitabar

AVATAR by Freya Björg in the Reykjavik Art Museum

Thursday 7th of April, 20:00-21:00 in Hafnarhúsið, Tryggvagata 22- 101 RVK

Friday 8th of April, 15:00-16:00 in Hafnarhúsið, Tryggvagata 22- 101 RVK

Páll Ivan Pálsson opnar í gallerí Dverg kl. 21:00

GALLERÍ DVERGUR - Grundarstígur 21, kjallara - 101 Reykjavík

Opið: MIÐVIKUDAG 6. apríl kl. 21-23 - FIMMTUDAG 7. apríl kl. 21-23 - LAUGARDAG 9. apríl kl. 21-23

And Summoning Spirits from the Gut

by Anthony Marcellini

in collaboration with Magnea Valdimarsdóttir and Sigurður Arent

Wednesday, 6 April, 20:00

And Summoning Spirits From the Gut: Performance 1, Saemundur a selnum

Address: Saemundargata, University of Iceland park, in front of Háskóli Íslands Aðalbygging building.

And Summoning Spirits From the Gut: Performance 2, Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir

Address: Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir Square, corner of Þingholtsstræti and Amtmannstígur