Rúrí
Elegy, 2000
Museum, 1987
Hlöðuloftið, Korpúlfsstaðir
Thorsvegur 1, 112 Reykjavík
The exhibition period is April 23rd to May 15th 2022,
Opening on Saturday April 23rd at 14:00 – 18:00
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 13:00 till 18:00
Saturday May 14th open from 15:00 to 18:00
The present conflict in Ukraine is once again a threatening reminder of the possibility of nuclear war.
At Korpúlfsstaðir, Rúrí has installed two works about the devastations of war: Elegy, 2000, a documentary film made in the aftermath of the Bosnian War, and Museum, 1987, an installation that imagines an archaeology of a future, uninhabited planet. These poignant works from the artist’s archive embody in a timely way many of the concerns about inhumanity, injustice, and destruction addressed throughout Rúrí’s important and groundbreaking artistic practice.
Curator: Pari Stave