- The art exhibition place Garður Udhus
Küche was established in May 1999. This
exhibition place is situated in three countries;
in a garden at Selfoss, Iceland, in a shed in
Lejre, Denmark, and in a kitchen in Hannover,
Germany. Three
icelandic artists take care of and
curate exhibitions in their resident exhibition
spaces.
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- The purpose of this exhibition place is to
bring to the artists the opportunity of
presenting their work outside the arena of the
conventional exhibition space for arts. The
artist has to confront unusual and different
spaces at the same time as he attempts to create
the exhibition.
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- The exhibition of The
Icelandic Love Corporation was the
first one in GUK following their sparkling
spectacular opening performance in May
1999.
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- On September 26th 1999 the artist Pétur
Örn Friðriksson launched his
exhibition.
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- Here below is a letter from Carsten a few
weeks before the opening
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- ---Hello.
- I need some more Informations.
- I want to send Fax paintings at Your
places. So I need your Fax numbers. It
- has to be an old style fax machine with
rolled thermo paper.
- Into the garden I want to send an
faksimile of our last year christmas tree.
- Please find a nice place that it can take
roots again.
- Into the shed I want to send a faksimile
of the horse of my neighbour. It
- needs a dry place and a window to look
out.
- Into the kitchen I want to send a
faksimile of our storeroom. I think they
- need some more place in their
kitchen.
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- So now I am waiting for your fax numbers.
I think I should send the faxes
- just on the day of the opening. But maybe
we can have a test before.
-
- greetings Carsten
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