Sequences ix - Sequences

Thank you for coming to Sequences ix

Sequences thanks all the many guests for coming to openings and events of this ninth edition of the festival. We thank in particular the artists for the art and the energy boost, thank you to all those who contributed to realising the festival. We thank our supporters, in particular the City of Reykjavik and the […]

Philip Jeck at Fríkirkjan in Reykjavík

Tonight we offer the rare opportunity to see Philip Jeck perform at Fríkirkjan in Reykjavík as a part of Sequences IX – Really. Order your ticket here or come by Fríkirkjan promptly before 8pm tonight on this beautiful fall day. English artist Philip Jeck has for decades used sound as a foundation for his art. In Jeck’s work there is a […]

Screenings and Sequences ix closing party in Bíó Paradís

Two videoworks will be screened in Bíó Paradís this saturday. Aphantasia by Amanda Riffo, will be premiered as a visual experiment where the audience is invited to participate in an exercise that combines various senses. In A Tree is like a Man, Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir reaches into other worlds. She met shaman Don William by coincindence, when she was […]

Highlights of the week

Highlights of the week, for full program see PROGRAM and OFF-VENUE. Please mind that exhibitions are closed on monday. Overview of venues, exhibiting artists and opening hours is here. Wednesday October 16 20:00Douglas Gordon’s film I had nowhere to go about Jonas Mekas on show at Bíó Paradís.Get a ticket Friday October 18 13:00Guðný Guðmundsdóttir’s open lecture will take place at […]

Photos from openings at the Marshallhouse and at Open

The opening event of Sequences at the Marshallhouse was a sound piece by Þóranna Björnsdóttir, a live performance which the audience could tune into through headphones while looking at the exhibitions a) at Kling & Bang and b) at the Living Art Museum.

Photos from Sequences opening night

The Sequences festival was set yesterday evening with the opening of the honorary artist Kristinn Guðbrandur Harðarson’s solo show in Ásmundarsalur, and later continued at Harbinger at the opening of Ólöf Helga Helgadóttir’s solo show the Line.

2nd day of Sequences: the events of today

16:00 – 18:00Ívar Glói Gunnarsson Breiðfjörð’s solo show opens in the Green Room, Reykjavík Art Museum.Please note, from 17:00 until 18:00 the show is only accessible from the entrance on the east side of the museum. 17:00 – 20:00Opening piece by Þóranna Björnsdóttir at the Marshallhouse.Openings of the exhibitions a) at Kling & Bang an b) at the Living Art […]

Sequences ix opens in Ásmundarsalur with a solo exhibition of honorary artist Kristinn Guðbrandur Harðarson

The Sequences festival will be formally set this Friday at 17.00 with the opening of Kristinn Guðbrandur Harðarson’s solo show at Ásmundarsalur, Freyjugata 41. A book by Kristinn will be published on the same occasion. The book, Deathkiller, is an independent exhibition space. Following the opening, a second solo exhibition will open, in Harbinger (Freyjugata 1), […]

The ticket office for all Sequences events is open!

Get your tickets now for the following events: Wednesday, October 16th 20:00Douglas GordonI had nowhere to goFilm ScreeningBíó ParadísGet your ticket here Friday, October 18th20:00Philip JeckConcertFríkirkjanGet your ticket here Saturday, October 19th21:00Amanda RiffoAphantasiaÞorbjörg JónsdóttirA tree is like a manFilm ScreeningsBíó ParadísGet your ticket hereSunday, October 20th18:00Agnes MartinGabrielFilm ScreeningBíó ParadísGet your ticket here

Artists Announced

Sequences will be held for the ninth time in Reykjavík October 11-20. 34 artists participate in the program, which this time spans a wide field of music, text, film, installations, drawings and sculpture to name a few. Kristinn Guðbrandur Harðarson (b. 1955) has been selected as the biennial’s honorary artist. He has been active in […]