Exhi­bition opening | Wond­erland

In the exhibition, we go back in time and into Ásmundur's studio. His works were created in relentless experimentation in the studio where he allowed material, content and space work hand in hand. The sculptures are either figurative or abstract, as Ásmundur went through various periods in his artistic creation. We get a sense of what happened behind the scenes in the artist's search for the appropriate completion for the ideas that emerged.

Wonderland is a project dedicated to the history of Ásmundarsafn. This was the home and studio of sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982), which he designed himself and built in the years 1942-1950. The plot was adjacent to a farm called Undraland (Wonderland). Ásmundur bequeathed the house and his works to the city of Reykjavik after his day, and a museum dedicated to his memory was established there in 1983. During the four decades that the artist worked in the house, it was a scene of vibrant artistic creation.

Throughout the year 2025, artists are invited to elaborate on their own works in progress or any state of flux.