Experiment Marathon Reykjavik
Exhibition: 16 May – 24 August 2008
Marathon: 16 – 18 May 2008
Venue: Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
Experiment Marathon Reykjavik, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, and artist Ólafur Elíasson, is a two-fold project that expands the idea of experimentation and display. It comprises an exhibition and a public event, which brings together leading international artists, writers and scientists to form a ‘laboratory of experiences’.
Participants in Experiment Marathon Reykjavik are Marina Abramović, David Adjaye, Karl Ægir Karlsson, Benjamin Aranda, Hilmar B Janusson, Fia Backström, John Baldessari, Thomas Bayrle, John Brockman, Tony Conrad, Peter Coles, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Attila Csörgö, Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir, Jimmie Durham, Olafur Elíasson, Brian Eno, Erró, Ivana Franke, Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Yona Friedman, Aurélien Froment, Stuart Sherman presented by Sharon Hayes, Abhishek Hazra, Florian Hecker, Roger Hiorns, Karl Holmqvist, Haraldur Jónsson, Chris Lasch, Kristján Leósson, Darri Lorenzen, M/M, Jonas Mekas, Gustav Metzger, Neri Oxman, Pedro Reyes, Matthew Ritchie, Israel Rosenfield, Tomas Saraceno, Carolee Schneemann, Thorsteinn I Sigfusson, Katrín Siguðardóttir, Luc Steels, Einar Thorsteinn, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Tris Vonna-Michell, Emily Wardill, Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
Experiment Marathon Reykjavik is the centrepiece of the 2008 Reykjavik Arts Festival. The exhibition is organised by the Serpentine Gallery in association with the Reykjavik Art Museum.
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Reykjavík Art Museum
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Marina Abramović
Cleaning the House, 2007
Serpentine Gallery Experiment Marathon,
13 – 14 October 2007
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007, designed by Ólafur Elíasson and Kjetil Thorsen of the architecture practice Snøhetta
Photograph: Alastair Fyfe
