Libia Castro (born 1970,
Madrid, Spain) and Ólafur Ólafsson (born 1973,
Reykjavik, Iceland) are collaborative artists based in
Rotterdam and
Berlin.
Career
Formed in 1997, their artistic practice has grown to encompass a variety of media, genres, and disciplines, from
political history to
gender studies and sociology. Castro and Ólafsson have exhibited their works at various international venues, including TENT Rotterdam,
Liverpool Biennial, the 19th
Sydney Biennale, the
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, and the 54th
Venice Biennale.
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Solo exhibitions
2014
* Your Country Does Not Exist,
Trondheim Kunstmuseum
The Trondheim Art Museum ( no, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, previously ''Trøndelag Kunstgalleri'') is an art museum located in Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The museum shows temporary exhibitions of international and regional art in dia ...
,
Trondheim, Norway
2013
* Asymmetry, Tent, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2012
* Under Deconstruction, The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
* Two Ongoing Projects, Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany
2011
* Tu País no Existe, curated by Juan Antonio Alvarez, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo,
Seville, Spain
* Under Deconstruction, curated by Ellen Bluemenstein, Icelandic Pavillon, 54 Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
*
Constitution of Republic of Iceland, curated by Hanna Styrmisdottir,
Hafnarborg
Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, is a public art museum located in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It was opened in May 1988 but the foundation for the institution was laid in 1983 when Dr. Sverrir Magnússon and his wi ...
Art Center,
Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
2010
* Lobbyists, curated by Birta Guðjónsdóttir, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009
* Caregivers, curated by Inga Þórey, Suðsuðvestur, Iceland
* Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, curated by Riccardo Crespi, text by Gabi Scardi, Galleria Riccardo Crespi,
Milan, Italy
* Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany
2008
* Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Galeria Adhoc,
Vigo, Spain.
* Recent Works, curated by Valeria Schulte-Fischedick, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
* Everybody Is Doing What They Can, curated by Hafpor Yngvason,
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum ( is, Listasafn Reykjavíkur ; founded in 1973) is the largest visual art institution in Iceland. It occupies three locations in Reykjavík; Hafnarhús by the old harbour Kjarvalsstaðir by Klambratún and Ásmundarsafn i ...
, Reykajavik, Iceland
2007
* Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, curated by Julieta Manzano, CAC Málaga,
Málaga, Spain
2006
* Demolitions and Excavations, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren,
Amsterdam, Nethlerlands
2005
* Bone-lady and The Happy Campaign, curated by Theo Tegelaers, Ministry of Work and Social Affairs,
The Hague, Netherlands
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...
* Dubble Ruimte, RAM Foundation, Rotterdam, Netherlands
* Dyn Lan Bestiet Net, Deiska The Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Dyn Lan Bestiet Net, Kunsthuis Syb,
Friesland, Netherlands
* Chapter 3: The Noise of Money, Museum ASÍ, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004
* Wir Wünschen Ihnen Einen Angenehmen Aufenthalt, curated by Theo Tegelaers, De Appel CAC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Mind Your Step, Step Your Mind, curated by T. Maars, Galerie Akademie Minerva,
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
, Netherlands
2003
* 20 Minus Minutes, curated by Vasif Kortun,
Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center,
Istanbul, Turkey
* Camurdili Araniyor! Camurdili Araniyor! / Searching for a Clay Language! Searching for a Clay Language!,
Oda Projesi ''Oda Projesi'' is an artist collaborative based in Istanbul, Turkey that officially formed in 2000 and is made up of three women artists who met as graduate students at Marmara University Fine Art Academy: , Istanbul, Turkey
2002
* Un Elemento Más, curated by Natalia Bravo, Alternativa Siglo 21, Málaga, Spain
* Mjög Skemmtileg Sýning, curated by Þóra Þóristdóttir, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík, Iceland
* Een Plassende Vrouw, curated by Marc Bijl, Central Train Station, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2001
* Etnoskitzco, curated by Arno von Roosmalen, TENT Art centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000
* The Last Minute Show, Straumur Artist Residence, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
* Shop Window at
Laugavegur
Laugavegur () is a hiking trail in South Iceland. It is the most popular trail in Iceland, with around eight thousand people hiking it every summer. In 2012, National Geographic listed it as one of the twenty best trails in the world.
Laugaveg ...
, Gallerí Sævar Karl, Reykjavík, Iceland
* Baggage + 8 Days / An Excavation, TOKO, Groningen, Netherlands
* 7 Performances, Dans Werkplaats Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
1999
* De Voormalige HBS, De Voormalige HBS, Groningen, Netherlands
1998
* Finding Each Other, Galerie Sign, Groningen, Netherlands
Awards
2009
* Prix de Rome,
Rijksakademie
The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school support ...
, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Il Ventre di Napoli Project, BKVB Fonds, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007
* (shortlist), Prix Gilles Dusein, Paris, France
2006
* (shortlist), Menningarverðlaun DV, Iceland
References
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Art duos