A conversation between Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Andrea Bellini and Krise Gruijthuijsen. In: Hreinn Fridfrinnson. Works 1964 – 2019. Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneva, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Koenig Books London.
Cassandra Edlefsen Lasch: A Theorem of Inversion: House Project prefaced in parts, repeated in parallel. In: Hreinn Fridfrinnson. Works 1964 – 2019. Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneva, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Koenig Books London.
Ivana Bago: Hreinn's Transmutations. In: Hreinn Fridfrinnson. Works 1964 – 2019. Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneva, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Koenig Books London.
Luca Cerizza: Art as storytelling and the storytelling of art. In: Hreinn Fridfrinnson. Works 1964 – 2019. Centre d'Art Contemporain Geneva, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Koenig Books London.
Luca Cerizza: Storytelling, nature and art: an introduction to the world of Hreinn Fridfinnsson, in: Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Gallery Nordenhake Berlin/Stockholm 2012
Hans Ulrich Obrist Interview with Hreinn Fridfinnsson, in: Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Serpentine Gallery, 2007
Olafur Eliasson: Having Hreinn in Mind, in: Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Serpentine Gallery, 2007

To Light, Shadow and Dust, 1994-2013, gold leaf, glass, 11 shelves, each 0.6 x 75 x 15 cm

Hreinn Friðfinnsson

Born in 1943 in Baer Dölum, Iceland, Hreinn Friðfinnsson has been living in Amsterdam since 1971. He was co-founder of the Icelandic avant-garde artists’ collective SÚM and has exhibited internationally since the 1970s. He recently had solo exhibitions at Kunstverein Amsterdam (2015), The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík (2014), Domaine de Kerguehennec, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Bignan and Kyoto Art Center (both 2002).

In 2007 the Serpentine Gallery, London presented a first survey exhibition of his work which then traveled to Reykjavik Art Museum and in 2008 to Bergen Museum and Malmö Konsthall. He participated in Skulptur Projekte Münster 2017, the 30th Sao Paulo Biennial in 2012 and in 1993 represented Iceland at the 45th Venice Biennale. Recent significant participations include group exhibitions at Garage Center for Contemporary Culture/GCCC Moscow and Mudam Luxemburg (both 2014), MOCA Los Angeles and Haus der Kunst, Munich (both 2012), Reykjavik Arts Festival (2005), and Jeu de Paume, Paris (2004). In 2000 the artist was the recipient of the prestigious Ars Fennica Prize.

In 2019 Centre d'Art Contemporain, Genéve and KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin presented an extensive survey exhibition of his work. Hreinn Friðfinnsson has been exhibiting with Galerie Nordenhake since 1989.

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Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", KW Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Frank Sperling

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", KW Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Frank Sperling

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", KW Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Frank Sperling

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", KW Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Frank Sperling

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", KW Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Frank Sperling

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", KW Institute For Contemporary Art, Berlin, 2019. Photo: Frank Sperling

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva, 2019. Photo: Mathilda Olmi

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva, 2019. Photo: Mathilda Olmi

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva, 2019. Photo: Mathilda Olmi

Installation view "To Catch a Fish with a Song: 1964–Today", Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, Geneva, 2019. Photo: Mathilda Olmi

Fourth house of the house project since 1974, 2017, Stainless steel, polished, 255 × 325 × 195 cm, Temporary installation at Clearing in Sternbuschpark, Münster 2017

First House of the house project 1974, construction material, undetermined location, Iceland 1974

First House of the house project 1974, detail

Illustration, 2013, Mirage, white paint, c-print, injekt-print, platinum, Photos: 42H x 62B cm, 62H x 42B cm; Mirage mirror: 20H x 57Ø; Plinth: 50 x 30 x 30 cm

Illustration, 2013, detail

Illustration, 2013, detail

Hulduklettur, 2017, Cardboard boxes, mirrored aludibond, anatomical model of inner ear, wood, fossile ammonites, Swarovski crystals, Inkjet-print mounted on aludibond, C-prints framed, video projection, dimensions variable, installation view, Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin 2017