Harbinger – Promesse du bonheur

H.K. Rannversson (f. 1982) er listfræðingur og dagskrárstjóri Listasafns Reykjavíkur. Sýningaverkefni eru m.a: Geimþrá, Ásmundarsafn, 2015, S7 – Suðurgata >>Árbær (ekki á leið), Nýlistasafnið, 2014, Calculated Sustainability without Decisions, Grandagarður 16, Reykjavík, 2013, Finding a New Order, bb15, Linz, Goleb & Zolder Museum, Amsterdam, 2013, Take a breath…The best must come’, Upominki, Rotterdam, 2013.

H.K. Rannversson, has been extended until Thursday December 17th. and Harbinger welcomes you to the finissage at 6 p.m. with exotic food and drink.
Promesse du bonheur is part of an ongoing dialogue between Arnar Ásgeirsson and H. K. Rannversson, that started with the exhibition Disappointing Sculpture at Kunstchlager, Reykjavík in 2013. At Harbinger they contemplate art‘s promise of happiness through images and text that are created under the influence of cocktails and Thai food.
The exhibition is sponsored by The Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, The Icelandic Art Center and produced in collaboration with Ban Thai Restaurant, Reykjavík.

„Now the time had come for a drink, he thought, and all of the sudden a curious cocktail appeared. He stirred his drink with the straw, then another one, and then yet another one. Round and round and the time passed by. The ice cubes melted and the drink became diluted, turning a light yellow, oceanic green, pale red. Meanwhile the dark of night fell over. Soon, the neon lights will turn on – he thought. And when they did he himself turned yellow, blue, red, becoming one with the place. On the wall a red neon sign flashed a slow steady rhythm, in sync with The Curator’s heartbeat, spelling out in big bright letters: Promesse du bonheur.“

Arnar Ásgeirsson (b. 1982, Iceland) is currently living and working between Reykjavik, Amsterdam and Berlin. Ásgeirsson’s practice involves video works, drawings, installations and sculptures with performative aspects. Exhibitions and screenings include: Small Worlds, Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein, Vaduz, 2015, Art Bar, Art Dubai, Dubai UAE, 2015, S7 – Suðurgata >> Árbær (not in service), Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, 2014, A Farmer and his Dog, Lost & Found: Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam & Nordic House, Reykjavik, 2014, Icelandic Pavilion, White Squat, Zürich, 2013, Beneficial Genetics For The Right Time, RongWrong / Fons Welters, Amsterdam, 2012.

H.K. Rannversson (b. 1982, Iceland) is Curator of Public Programs at Reykjavik Art Museum and an independent researcher. Exhibition projects include: Yearning for Space, Ásmundarsafn, 2015, S7 – Suðurgata >> Árbær (not in service), Living Art Museum, 2014, Calculated Sustainability without Decisions,  Grandagarður 16, Reykjavík, 2013,Finding a New Order, bb15, Linz, Goleb & Zolder Museum, Amsterdam, 2013, Take a breath…The best must come’, Upominki, Rotterdam, 2013.