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Karin Sander's Career Retrospective Opens at Reykjavík Art Museum

exhibition · 2026-05-31

Karin Sander 1957–2057, a comprehensive exhibition of the Berlin-based conceptual artist's work, has opened at the Reykjavík Art Museum in collaboration with the Reykjavík Arts Festival. The show spans Sander's entire career and includes pieces that engage with environment, existence, and the participation of visitors. A major work, Visitors 1:8, develops over the course of the exhibition through guest participation and involves three-dimensional prints of scanned subjects. Sander has spent considerable time in Iceland over the past thirty years, using the country as a subject in many works.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled Karin Sander 1957–2057 at Reykjavík Art Museum
  • Presented in collaboration with Reykjavík Arts Festival
  • Spans Sander's entire career
  • Features participatory works like Visitors 1:8
  • Visitors 1:8 involves 3D prints of scanned guests
  • Sander lives and works in Berlin
  • Sander has used Iceland as a subject for thirty years
  • Exhibition offers insight into conceptual art engaging with environment and existence

Entities

Artists

  • Karin Sander

Institutions

  • Reykjavík Art Museum
  • Reykjavík Arts Festival

Locations

  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Reykjavík

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