Sýningarstjóraspjall

Curator Dan Byers in conversation with Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir about the exhibition That’s a Very Large Number – A Commerzbau.
Originally commissioned for the Icelandic Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2024, the exhibition has now been reconceived for the National Gallery of Iceland. Hildigunnur is known for her nuanced artistic approach, which offers a critical perspective on global systems of production and distribution, as well as the strange lives of the products they create. Her works draw attention to the small, disposable objects that are often the mass-produced by-products of consumer culture: packing materials, price tags, signage, and systems of display. She assigns these objects in new roles, transforming their value and meaning as they are experienced outside of their original function.

Attn. this event will be held in English.
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