Hannes Sigurðsson (art historian)

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Hannes Sigurðsson (born 1960 in

art historian and an independent curator from Iceland
.

Hannes was appointed the director of the

Reykjavik College of Music as a flautist (1975-1984).[citation needed
]

Hannes worked in New York for five years as an art correspondent where he began career as an independent curator, the first one of his kind in Iceland.[2]

Hannes has edited and published dozens of books and catalogues and curated over 350 exhibitions and large-scale projects.[citation needed]

Hannes is the founder of the Icelandic Visual Arts Awards that were first held in 2006.

Publications

  • Hvítir Skuggar: Margrét Jónsdóttir. Listasafnið á Akureyri, 2009.
  • Hláturgas: Læknaskop frá vöggu til grafar. Reykjavík: art.is Books, 2001.
  • Flögð og fögur skinn. Reykjavík: art.is Books, 1998.

References

  1. ^ Akureyri. "Hannes hættir hjá Sjónlistamiðstöðinni". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ^ Kristjánsdóttir, Anna Margrét (2012-01-01). Þróun sýningastjórnunar á Íslandi. Áhrif Hannesar Sigurðssonar (Thesis).