{"id":5202,"date":"2022-09-26T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostshoecollective.com\/?page_id=5202"},"modified":"2023-03-01T18:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:15:49","slug":"artist-run-spaces-have-more-freedom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lostshoecollective.com\/is\/artist-run-spaces-have-more-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"“Artist run spaces have more freedom”<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cArtist run spaces always have more freedom, it gives the artist an opportunity to kind of work without the influence of what it\u2019s supposed to be which can happen in more commercial spaces and to do more interesting things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That was the opinion of artist Hekla D\u00f6gg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, 47, when we met her last summer in the newly rehoused Kling og Bang gallery in Reykjavik.<\/p>\n

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Hekla whose work includes installations, videos and photographs helped establish the artist run initiative in 2003.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat I appreciate the most is that we are still artist run, it\u2019s still volunteer work almost entirely, members want to have a say in what\u2019s being shown in the gallery. The ones who do the most work are the ones who have the most control over what\u2019s being shown, it\u2019s a nice way to run things, it makes sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kling og Bang has had several homes since it was founded but its most recent is supported by the city.<\/p>\n

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She told us: \u201cThis was the most positive thing the city has done, to support this house, it\u2019s the most positive feedback from the city, it\u2019s very important for this area, artist run spaces are the ones that keep things going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes the artists who show here are young, sometimes they are developing a little bit, we always think it\u2019s fresh art they\u2019re making.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI hope we continue working in the same way we have been and making the art the most important thing…it\u2019s so easy to get institutionalised.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hekla feels art and in particular fine arts are enjoying a resurgence in Iceland, she said that although financially things can be challenging popularity in art is on the up and the future looks very positive.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReykjavik is more artist run than most places. What\u2019s missing is that we don\u2019t have any market here for art, but an art market can also be negative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cOf course financial things have influence but also some kind of fashion, fine arts were not in fashion at all and were not really nurtured in Iceland. Now there is a more positive view on fine arts than I have seen ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information about Kling og Bang visit http:\/\/this.is\/klingogbang\/<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Words by Beth Cherryman<\/em><\/p>\n

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