ARS LONGA – CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
Vogaland 5
765 Djúpivogur
Iceland
09.07.–28.08.2022
Opening hours: Thur-Sun from 12:00-17:00
and by appointment in tel. +354 863 4498
ARS LONGA is an international contemporary art museum based in Djúpivogur founded by artists Sigurður Guðmundsson and Þór Vigfússon in 2021. ARS LONGA strives to be a leading venue for international contemporary art in
Iceland with progressive exhibitions and seeks to strengthen connections and collaboration with artists and professionals through dynamic activities. ARS LONGA’s mission is to collect artworks by Icelandic and international artists,
but Sigurður Guðmundsson’s art donation of twenty-seven works is the basis for the collection.
Turning Point
09.07.–28.08.2022
Turning Point is an exhibition of works by five Icelandic artists that have recently donated their works towards the ARS LONGA collection.
Artists: Guðný Rósa Ingimarsdóttir, Kristbergur Óðinn Pétursson, Kristján
Guðmundsson, Margrét Blöndal & Sigurður Guðmundsson.
Rolling Snowball/15, Djúpivogur
09.07.–28.08.2022
Rolling Snowball 15 is an international visual art exhibition which takes place for the eighth time in Iceland at ARS LONGA’s new premises by the bay in Djúpivogur. The exhibition marks a turning point for ARS LONGA, as it is the first amongst two exhibitions at the museum. This year, 22 artists are participating in the exhibition, 11 Icelandic artists and 11 international
artists from Europe and Asia. The artists work with various subjects and media, including drawing, photography, painting, sculpture, and video. Rolling Snowball 15 is a joint project of ARS LONGA and the Chinese-European Art Center (CEAC) in Xiamen, China. Supported by Múlaþing and The
Visual Arts Fund.
Artists: Carien Engelhard, Claire Paugam, Guðjón Ketilsson, Jin Jing, Josefin
Arnell, Karin van Dam, Katrín Elvarsdóttir, Kristín Karólína Helgadóttir, Logi Leó
Gunnarsson, Meiya Lin, Mica Pan, OPEN (Arnar Ásgeirsson, Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, Una Margrét Árnadóttir & Örn Alexander Ámundason),
Pan Feifei, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács, Sigurður Guðjónsson, Tara Fallaux, Una Björg Magnúsdóttir & Yang Jian
Curator: Hildur Rut Halblaub in collaboration with:
Ineke Guðmundsson, Senior Director CEAC
Kristín Dagmar Jóhannesdóttir, Board member ARS LONGA
May Lee, Director CEAC
Sigurður Guðmundsson, Founder ARS LONGA
Þór Vigfússon, Founder ARS LONGA
Design: Studio Studio
(Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson, Birna Geirfinnsdóttir)
Sigurður Guðmundsson, Earthquake, 1969. Birt með leyfi listamannsins.
Future plan for ARS LONGA in Vogshus
Yang Jian，Internet of Things, 2018