rendez-vous

by Sigurdur Gudmundsson

Artist Sigurdur Gudmundsson (Island, född 1942)

Alternate Title

rendezvous

Date1976

MediumGelatin silver print on paper and board mounted on a larger board with printed text

DimensionsBildmått: 33.5 × 47.4 cm Ram: 74.3 × 99.1 × 3 cm

ClassificationPhotography

Credit LinePurchase 1977

Countries

Iceland

Object NumberMOMB 15

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkSigurdur Gudmundsson calls his photographs “situations”. The artist himself is the main protagonist in these situations, which can be about exploring things he is unfamiliar with, or finding his way, or a longing to be somewhere else. Although there is often a comical element, the undertone is serious, not to say melancholy. “The impulse to create art comes from life itself, the ebb and flow, rain and sun, day and night, love and sorrow,” says Gudmundsson. Nature and the earth are recurring reference points in his works. In rendez-vous, the artist measures himself against the horizon.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerat och daterat i blyerts i mitten på kartongens framsida av konstverket, Flera utställningsetiketter på baksidan av konstverket Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Sigurdur Gudmundsson: Situationer (den 24 september 2011 - den 6 november 2011) Moderna Museet Malmö Om det absurda (den 26 oktober 2024 - den 23 februari 2025) Moderna Museet Malmö Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

Works by the artist