Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson (Málaga (SP) in 1970 and Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1973) are representing Iceland at the 54 La Biennale di Venezia, in 2011
«The official Icelandic representation at the 54th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia will be the Spanish-Icelandic duo of Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson, whose collaborations explore the political, socio-economic, and personal forces that affect life in the present day. Their work, which has taken them to cities around the world, and often develops out of their personal interactions with people and places, can be characterized as an artistic interpretation of culture and the complex relationships that compose it. Castro and Ólafsson’s exhibition for Venice, Under Deconstruction, will explore current socio-political issues in Iceland and elsewhere, using video, performance, sculpture, sound, and music interventions. The 2011 exhibition is organized by the Icelandic Art Center in Reykjavík, Iceland, under the commissionership of Dorothée Kirch, and is curated by Ellen Blumenstein [...]»
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