Photograph
Five Gates for the South Wind
1971–72
fourteen black and white photographs, text on paper
each 15.5 x 20.5 cm and 20.5 x 15.5 cm
fourteen black and white photographs, text on paper
each 15.5 x 20.5 cm and 20.5 x 15.5 cm
"The idea originated in the spring of 1971, but the gates were built in 1972. They were constructed in such a way that they would open when the wind blew from the south. They are situated in a remote place on the south coast of Iceland. The photos were taken on the day that the gates were installed. It was cold and rainy and the wind blew from the north. I have not seen them since."
Exhibition list:
17 June — 2 July 1972
Gallerí SÚM
Reykjavik / Iceland
15 September — 21 October 1973
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Paris / France
9 March — 14 April 1974
De Hallen Frans Hals Museum
Haarlem / The Netherlands
16 August — 16 September 1974
Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo
São Paulo / Brazil
31 January — 7 March 1977
Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou
Paris / France
1 — 31 May 1987
MAGASIN – Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble
Grenoble / France
10 October — 6 December 1992
ICA – Institute of Contemporary Art
Amsterdam / The Netherlands
6 February — 21 March 1993
Listasafn Íslands / The National Gallery of Iceland
Reykjavík / Iceland
8 June — 1 September 1996
Kjarvalsstaðir – Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik / Iceland
7 April — 2 June 2002
Domaine de Kerguéhennec – Centre d’art contemporain
Bignan / France
2 November 2007 — 27 January 2008
Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarhús
Reykjavík / Iceland
27 May — 3 September 2012
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Los Angeles / USA
24 May — 25 August 2019
Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève
Geneva / Switzerland
28 September 2019 — 5 January 2020
KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin
Berlin / Germany
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