Galleri Sudurgata 7
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Galleri Sudurgata 7 was an important conceptual
and experimental art gallery active in Reykjavík
, Iceland
in 1970s and 80s.,
The gallery was closely collaborating with Fluxus
artists such as Eric Andersen
, Robert Filliou
, Mail art
ists like Robin Crozier and Endre TÓT
and other Conceptual art
ists such as Dick Higgins
, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Dieter Roth
, Ruri, Peter Schmidt, Jacek Tylicki
and many others.
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
and experimental art gallery active in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
in 1970s and 80s.,
The gallery was closely collaborating with Fluxus
Fluxus
Fluxus—a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists, composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media and disciplines in the 1960s. They have been active in Neo-Dada noise music and visual art as well as literature, urban planning,...
artists such as Eric Andersen
Eric Andersen (artist)
Eric Andersen Born in Antwerp 1940 is an artist associated with the Fluxus art movement. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Life and work:In 1962 Andersen first took part in one of the early concerts given by Fluxus held during the Festum Fluxorum in the Nikolai Kirke in Copenhagen. He soon took an...
, Robert Filliou
Robert Filliou
Robert Filliou was a French Fluxus artist, who produced works as a filmmaker, "action poet," sculptor, and happenings maestro....
, Mail art
Mail art
Mail art is a worldwide cultural movement that began in the early 1960s and involves sending visual art through the international postal system. Mail Art is also known as Postal Art or Correspondence Art...
ists like Robin Crozier and Endre TÓT
Endre Tot
Endre Tot born in Sümeg, Hungary,1937 is a Hungarian artist who lives and works in Cologne, Germany.Tot participated in the Fluxus movement and is well known for his Mail art projects, the use of xerox copies and usage of rubber stamps with clear conceptual text declarations. In some of them Tot...
and other Conceptual art
Conceptual art
Conceptual art is art in which the concept or idea involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. Many of the works, sometimes called installations, of the artist Sol LeWitt may be constructed by anyone simply by following a set of written instructions...
ists such as Dick Higgins
Dick Higgins
Dick Higgins was a composer, poet, printer, and early Fluxus artist. Higgins was born in Cambridge, England, but raised in the United States in various parts of New England, including Worcester, Massachusetts, Putney, Vermont, and Concord, New Hampshire.Like other Fluxus artists, Higgins studied...
, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth was an Icelandic artist of Swiss German origin best known for his artist's books and for his sculptures and pictures made with rotting food stuffs. He was also known as Dieter Rot and Diter Rot....
, Ruri, Peter Schmidt, Jacek Tylicki
Jacek Tylicki
Jacek Tylicki is an artist who settled in New York City in 1982.-Works:Tylicki's work is closely related to Land art, Installation, video and Photography...
and many others.