Scandinavia House
58 Park Ave
212.879.9779
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Icelandic Love Corporation, Hreiður (Nest), Courtesy Scandinavia House
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Opens Thursday May 1, 2008 (6–9pm)
May 2, 2008 – Aug 15, 2008
Tuesdays–Saturdays (noon–6pm)
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Beyond Vikings, black metal, and squealing, elvish pop stars, Iceland has a rich cultural terrain that Americans are slowly exploring. Scandinavia House hosts work by 20 of the nation's most renowned artists — including Ólafur Elíasson, whose solo exhibition is running simultaneously at MoMA — beginning tonight with a talk featuring several contributors. Many pieces here evoke the outdoors: The Icelandic Love Corporation sculpts birds constructing a nest out of plastic tubing and an old tire, Magnús Sigurðarson's Stormur á stöpli traps a blizzard in a Plexiglas container, and Ólöf Nordal complements dual projections with giant pink beanbags in Hanaegg.
