Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.03.2012, Síða 33

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A golden Mercedes smashed with a sledgehammer in a busy square in Reykjavík in 1974, a sky-high bamboo pole with
multicolour ribbons set ablaze in 1983, titled Rainbow I, or transparent slides of Icelandic waterfalls at the Venice Biennale
2003—different people have different ways of expressing themselves. Icelandic artist Rúrí’s way is through performance art,
installations, sculptures and electronic media. As a performance and conceptual artist, she has been at the forefront of Ice-
landic art for almost four decades. Her art, at times simple or complex, address topics motivated by identity, the relationship
between man, earth and the universe, environment and time, and often contain a controversial, socio-political critique. In the
retrospective, a collection of Rúrí’s main works, large and small, and images of her most famous performances are on display.
Rúrí Retrospective
March 3 - May 6
National Gallery of Iceland
1000 ISK
Rúrí, Forty-Two Metres, 1994
Installation, Courtesy Rúrí