Opening | |
9:00-9:20 | Gro Kraft Director of the Nordic House in Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir former President of Iceland |
Historical Background and Contextualization | |
9:20-9:50 | Sculpture in public space in Denmark, 1920 - 1945 Charlotte Christensen art historian, Denmark |
9:50-10:20 | Ólafsson's granite sculptures on Vejle Town Hall Square Lise Funder art historian, Denmark |
Iceland | |
10:40-11:10 | Monuments to Men of Note. Statues in Reykjavík public spaces, 1875-1945 Júlíana Gottskálksdóttir art historian, director of the Einar Jónsson Museum, Iceland |
11:10-11:40 | A three-fold correlation Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson art historian, director of the Museum of Design, Iceland |
11:40-12:10 | Sigurjón Ólafsson's collaboration with Icelandic
architects 1945 - 1982 Pétur H. Ármannsson architect, director of the architectural department, Reykjavík Art Museum |
Art in Public Space in a New Century | |
13:30-14:00 | Food for thought, public art in the contemporary urban space Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir art historian, free-lance curator, Paris |
14:00-14:30 | Your Daily Art Pipilotti Rist, Zürich |
14:30-14:45 | Kristinn E. Hrafnsson: Artist's view |
14:45-15:00 | Anna Líndal: Artist's view |
15:00-15:30 | - coffee break - |
15:30-15:45 | Helgi Gíslason: Artist's view |
15:45-16:00 | Jóhannes Þórðarson:Architect's view |
16:00-17:00 | Panel discussion: Representatives from three Nordic Public Buildings Art Funds; Susanne Eriksson (Sweden), Vivian Moen (Norway), Sveinbjörn Hjálmarsson (Iceland), architect Jóhannes Þórðarson and professor Anna Líndal. |