NEWS
05. október 2009
As Iceland "celebrates" its first anniversary of THE BIG CRASH, HH opens an art exhibition titled "The Icelandic Expansion 2009" - a sarcastic title, since "The Icelandic Expansion" (Icelandic business-viking-raids on foreign shores) came to a shrieking halt one year ago. The show features a series of photographs shot last January in an unnamed country in southern Africa, showing a once invincible, now desperate Icelandic "business-viking" wandering around the poor third world suburbs, sleeping on the beach and begging in the street. Show is at The Contemporary Art Gallery, Skólavörðustígur 3, 101 Reykjavik, 7-20 October 2009.
01. október 2009
HH was invited to be among the speakers at the opening ceremony of the art festival in Bergen Norway last May, a black tie event held at the big and festive Grieghallen, with the king and queen of Norway up front. HH's speech focused on the current crisis in Iceland and the relations between the two countries. It was recorded by Norwegian Televison, NRK, and is now available on youtube.com.
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| Hallgrímur Helgason |  |
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| 1959 | Born in Reykjavík, Iceland
Lives and works in Reykjavík |
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| 1979-80 | Art and Craft School of Iceland, Reykjavík | |
| 1981-82 | Akademie für die Bildenden Künste, München | |
| Art Exhibitions | ||
| Solo Shows | ||
2007 2006 |
Gallery Turpentine, Reykjavik Gallery Turpentine, Reykjavik |
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| 2003 | Art Museum, Kópavogur, Iceland | |
| 2000 | Slunkaríki, ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 2000 | Gallerí Sævar Karl, Reykjavík | |
| 1999 | Gallery oneoone, Reykjavík | |
| 1998 | “Á Seyði”, Art Festival, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland | |
| 1997 | Galerie Philippe Rizzo, Paris | |
| 1996 | Gallerí Sævar Karl, Reykjavík | |
| 1995 | Galleri Isidor, Malmö | |
| 1994 | Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris | |
| 1992 | The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1991 | Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1990 | Gallerí Gangur, Reykjavík | |
| 1990 | Blómaskálinn Vín, Akureyri | |
| 1988 | Hal Bromm Gallery, New York | |
| 1987 | The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1986 | Bromfield Gallery, Boston | |
| 1986 | Gallery Hallgerður, Reykjavík | |
| 1985 | Gallery Gangur, Reykjavík | |
| 1985 | Mocca-café, Reykjavík | |
| 1985 | The Art House, Reykjavík | |
| 1984 | The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1984 | Mocca-café, Reykjavík | |
| 1984 | Gallery Ásmundarsalur, Reykjavík | |
| 1983 | The artist’s appartment, Reykjavík | |
| Group Shows | 2008 |
Bye, Bye Iceland, Akureyri Art Museum, Akureyri |
| 2006 | Comoputer Prints, Hoffmannsgalleri, Reykjavik | |
| 2005 | “The Ninth, Cartoon Fair” Reykjavik Art Musuem | |
| 2004 | "Des dels confins de la terra", La Capella, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 2001 | “The Golden Brush", Reykjavik Art Musuem, Reykjavik | |
| 2002 | “The Golden Brush”, Thorshavn Art Museum, Faroe Islands | |
| 2001 | “The Golden Brush”, Scandinavian Embassy, Berlin | |
| 2000 | "Hors les cartes", Centre Régional d´art, Sete, France | |
| 2000 | "Tilfelli", art/design, Epal, Reykjavik | |
| 1999 | Centre regional des arts, Séte, France | |
| 1999 | "Dehors des cartes", Kópavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur | |
| 1999 | “Hot Spot”, Kulturbahnhof Eller, Düsseldorf | |
| 1999 | "Icelandic Cartoons", Nordic House, Reykjavík | |
| 1999 | "Ainsi de suite 3", Centre d´Art, Sete, France | |
| 1998 | "Flögð og fögur skinn", The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1997 | "Colorblind", Salle de Bains, Rotterdm | |
| 1997 | "Mutants", Galerie Philippe Rizzo, Paris | |
| 1997 | Selfportraits, Mocca-café, Reykjavík | |
| 1996 | Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris | |
| 1995 | "Wolemi-fura", Kópavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur | |
| 1995 | Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris | |
| 1995 | "L´art d´aimer", Espace Paul Boyé, Séte, France | |
| 1995 | "Bazar du Jour", Galerie du Jour, Paris | |
| 1995 | "Cartoons in Art", Galerie by the Rock, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | |
| 1994 | "Salon", Gallery Greip, Reykjavík | |
| 1994 | "Art Hotel", Hilton-hotel, Amsterdam | |
| 1992 | Aurora 5, Biennal for Young Nordic Artists
Taidemuseo, Joensuu, Finland |
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| 1992 | "Visions d´Europe", Eiffel-tower, Paris | |
| 1992 |
Icelandic Artists, Växjö Konstahall, Växjö, Sweden |
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| 1992 | "Refill", Mocca-café, Reykjavík | |
| 1990 | Exhibition of portraits with Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson,
Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík |
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| 1988 | Selfportraits, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1987 | IBM-show, Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1987 | Privatbanken, New York | |
| 1987 | Gallerie Leger, Malmö, Sweden | |
| 1987 | Stux Gallery, Boston | |
| 1986 | "Reykjavík in Art", Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| 1986 | Hal Bromm Gallery, New York | |
| 1985 | Now Gallery, New York | |
| 1983 | Gallerí Gangur, Reykjavík | |
| 1983 | "New Painting", JL-House, Reykjavík | |
| 1983 | "Young Artists", Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík | |
| Collections | ||
| Reykjavík Art Museum, Reykjavík | ||
| Art Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík | ||
| Kópavogur Art Museum, Kópavogur | ||
| Ísafjörður Art Museum | ||
| Private colections in Paris, Genf and Los Angeles | ||
| FRAC, Poitou-Charentes, Angouleme, France | ||
| Writings |
2008 |
"The Hitman's Guide to House Cleaning", a novel, JPV, Reykjavik |
2005 |
“Rokland”, a novel, Mál og menning, Reykjavik |
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| 2004 |
"Best of Grim”, a collection of art works and cartoons
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| 2003 |
“Hr. Alheimur” (“Mr. Universe”),
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| 2002 | “Rómeó og Júlía”, a translation of the play by Shakespeare,
Mál og menning, Reykjavík |
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| 2001 | “Höfundur Íslands”, (“The Author of Iceland”) a novel,
Mál og menning, Reykjavik |
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| 2000 | “Poets’ Night”, a play in verse,
published by The Reykjavik Municpial Theatre |
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| 1998 | "Ljóðmæli 1978-1998", collected poems,
Mál og menning, Reykjavík |
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| 1996 | "101 Reykjavík", (“101 Reykjavik”) a novel,
Mál og menning, Reykjavík |
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| 1994 | "Þetta er allt að koma", ("Things Are Going Great"), a novel,
Mál og menning, Reykjavik |
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| 1994 | "Freilassing", a shortstory in "Tundurdufl",
a collection of erotic shortstories, Forlagið, Reykjavík |
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| 1990 | "HELLA", a novel, Mál og menning, Reykjavík | |
| Translated works |
2008 |
"Stormland" (Rokland) in Norwegian, Cappelen-Damm, Oslo |
2008 2007 2007 2006 |
"101 Reykjavik" in Russian, Azboka, St. Petersburg "Stormland" (Rokland) in Danish, Ascheoug, Copenhagen "101 Reykjavik" in Latvian, Valters & Ropa, Riga “Rokland” in German, Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart | |
2005 |
"The Author of Iceland" in Finnish, Otava, Helsinki "The Author of Iceland" in Danish, Rosinante, Denmark “The Author of Iceland” in German, Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart |
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| 2003 | “101 Reykjavik" in English, Scribner, New York
“101 Reykjavik” in Norwegian, Damm, Oslo “The Author of Iceland”, in Italian, Guanda, Milano |
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| 2002 | “101 Reykjavik" in French, Actes Sud, Arles
“101 Reykjavik" in English Faber & Faber, London "101 Reykjavik" in German, Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart "101 Reykjavik" in Dutch, Meulenhoff, Amsterdam |
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| 2001 | "101 Reykjavík" in Polish, Swiat LIteracki, Warszawa
“101 Reykjavik" in Italian, Guanda, Milano “101 Reykjavik" in Spanish, RBA Barcelona |
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| 2000 | "101 Reykjavik" in Danish, Rosinante,Copenhagen
"101 Reykjavik" in Finnish, Otava, Helsinki "101 Reykjavik" in Swedish, Norstedts, Stockholm |
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| Theatre | 2008 |
"Ástin er diskó - lífið er pönk" ("Love is Disco—Life is Punk"), a musical, Icel. National Theatre, Reykjavik |
2003 |
“Þetta er allt að koma” (“Things Are Going Great”),
a play based on the novel, Icel. National Theatre |
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| 2003 | “Cooking with Elvis", translation of the play by Lee Hall,
Loftkastali Theatre, Reykjavík |
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| 2003 | "Elling", translation of the play by Ingvar Ambjörnsen,
Blueeyes Productions, Reykjavík |
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| 2002 | "Romeo & Juliet", translation of the play by Shakespeare,
Vesturport, Reykjavík |
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| 2000 | Single Bed”, a short play, The Lunch Theatre, Idno, Reykjavík | |
| 2001 | "Wake Me Up Before You Gogo", a musical,
Icelandic School of Commerce, Reykjavík |
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| 2000 | “Poets’ Night”, a play in verse,
The Reykjavik Municipial Theatre |
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| 1999 | "The Kiss", romantic comedy, The Cinema Theatre, Reykjavík | |
| 1999 | "Thousand Island Sauce", one man act,
The Lunch Theatre, Idno, Reykjavík |
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| 1998 | Translation of the play "Defending the Caveman"
by Rob Becker, The Icelandic Opera, Reykjavík |
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| 1993 | Translation of the play "Stand-up Tragedy"
by Bill Cain, Free Theatre Group,Reykjavík |
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| 1990 | Translation of the play "Reckless" by Craig Lucas,
performed at The Students’ Theatre, Reykjavík |
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| 1989 | "A Simple Man", one-act monologue, performed
by Gunnar Helgason at The Icelandic Drama School and also at the Reykjavík Art Festival |
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| Stand-up Comedy | ||
| 1995 | 1995"An Evening with Hallgrímur Helgason",
at The Theatre Café, Reykjavík, 15 shows, recorded and shown on TV Channel Two, Iceland |
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| TV | ||
| 2001 | “Áramótaskaup”, Icelandic State Television | |
| 2002 | “The Issue”, weekly programs on Screen One | |
| 2001 | “Áramótaskaup”, Icelandic State Television | |
| 1999 | “Nonni Sprengja”, weekly program, Screen One | |
| 1996 | “Gríngellur”, script, Icelandic State Television | |
| 1997 | Ten Comic sketches for Icelandic State Television | |
| 1996 | “Áramótaskaup”, Icelandic State Television | |
| 1994 | Three short pieces for “Daylight”, Icelandic State Television | |
| Radio | ||
| 1998 | Weekly programs on Bylgjan Radio, Reykjavik | |
| 1995-98 | Weekly programs on Bylgjan Radio, Reykjavik | |
| 1992-93 | “Radio Manhattan”, weekly programs on
Icelandic State Radio, Channel Two |
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| 1992 | “Only in Paris”, weekly programs on
Icelandic State Radio, Channel One |
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| 1989-91 | “Radio Manhattan”, weekly programs on
Icelandic State Radio, Channel Two |
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| Cinema | ||
| 2003 | “One Kiss Away From Love”, a screenplay
in progress with the British Film Concil |
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| 2001 | “Open Mike”, a screenplay funded by the Icelandic Film Fund | |
| 2000 | “Open Mike”, a screenplay picked for
Moonstone Screenlabs, Toscana. |
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| 1999 | “101 Reykjavik”, a movie based on the novel,
directed by Baltasar Kormakur |
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| Articles | ||
| 2003 | “Free the Icelanders” (original title: “Whaling and Wailing”),
New York Newsday, New York |
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| 2003 | “Storyland”, (About the Icelandic Sagas),
Penguin Classics website |
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| 2003 | “Keeping it in the Family”, (original title: “Storyland”,
about the Icelandic Sagas) The Times, London |
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| 2002 | “Broken Teeth”, (About Sept. 11th)
The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa |
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| 2001 | “A Little Trip to Iceland”, Marie-Claire, Italian edition | |
| 2002 | “Fifa Fair Pay” (about the Football World Cup),
Weekendavisen, Copenhagen |
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| 2001 | “A Little Trip to Iceland”, (Turen går til Island)
Weekendavisen, Copenhagen |
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| 2002 | “14-2”, Weekendavisen, Copenhagen | |
| plus countless articles for Icelandic newspapers | ||
| Cartoons | ||
| 2004 | “GRIM”, a weekly cartoon running in Frettabladid,
an Icelandic newspaper |
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| 1998 | "GRIM", a weekly cartoon running in "Fókus",
a weekend section of the daily DV, Reykjavík |
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| Awards and nominations | 2007 |
"Stormland" (Rokland) nominated on behalf of Iceland |
| 2004 | “Reykjavik Artist of the Year”, The City of Reykjavik | |
| 2004 | Gríman Prize for “Play of the Year”,
“Þetta er allt að koma” (“Things Are Going Great”), based on the novel by the same title, Icelandic National Theatre, Reykjavik |
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| 2001 | Edda Prize for best TV-Comedy of the year,
“Áramótaskaup 2001”, Icelandic State Radio and Television |
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| 2002 | The Icelandic Prize of Literature, for the novel
“The Author of Iceland”, published in 2001 by Mál og menning |
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| 2001 | The DV-Daily Cultural Prize for the play
“Poets’ Night”, premiered in november 2000 |
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| 1999 | "Thousand Island Sauce", second prize,
The Lunch Theatre’s Competition for new plays |
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| 1999 | "101 Reykjavík" nominated on behalf of Iceland
for the Nordic Litterature Prize of 1999 |
