Hreinn Friðfinnsson
Hreinn Friðfinnsson | |
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| Born | Hreinn Friðfinnsson February 19, 1943 Bær, Dalir, Dalasýsla, Iceland |
| Died | March 6, 2024 (aged 81) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Education | Icelandic Academy of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavík (1958–1960) |
| Known for | Conceptual art, installation, photography |
| Notable work | The House Project (1974–2017) |
| Movement | Conceptual art |
| Awards | Ars Fennica Prize (2000); Carnegie Art Award (2000); Prince Eugen Medal (2004) |
| Website | hreinnfridfinnsson |
Hreinn Friðfinnsson (19 February 1943 – 6 March 2024) was an Icelandic conceptual artist working with installation, photography and everyday objects. Born in Bær, Dalir, Dalasýsla, Iceland, he was one of the pioneering figures of Icelandic conceptual art and a founding member of SÚM, the influential avant-garde collective established in Reykjavík in 1965. In 1971 he moved to Amsterdam, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life, developing a practice in close dialogue with the international conceptual art scene. His work, known for its poetic logic, subtle gestures, and open-ended form, is held in major public collections across Europe and Iceland. He died in Amsterdam on 6 March 2024.