Libia Castro (born 1970, Madrid, Spain) and Ólafur Ólafsson (born 1973, Reykjavik, Iceland) are collaborative artists based in Rotterdam and Berlin.
Formed in 1997, their artistic practice has grown to encompass a variety of media, genres, and disciplines, from political history to gender studies and sociology. Castro and Ólafsson have exhibited their works at various international venues, including TENT Rotterdam, Liverpool Biennial, the 19th Sydney Biennale, the Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, and the 54th Venice Biennale.
2014
Your Country Does Not Exist, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Trondheim, Norway
2013
Asymmetry, Tent, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2012
Under Deconstruction, The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Two Ongoing Projects, Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany
2011
Tu País no Existe, curated by Juan Antonio Alvarez, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain
Under Deconstruction, curated by Ellen Bluemenstein, Icelandic Pavillon, 54 Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
Constitution of Republic of Iceland, curated by Hanna Styrmisdottir, Hafnarborg Art Center, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
2010
Lobbyists, curated by Birta Guðjónsdóttir, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
2009
Caregivers, curated by Inga Þórey, Suðsuðvestur, Iceland
Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, curated by Gabi Scardi, Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan, Italy
Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany
2008
Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Galeria Adhoc, Vigo, Spain.
Recent Works, curated by Valeria Schulte-Fischedick, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
Everybody Is Doing What They Can, curated by Hafpor Yngvason, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykajavik, Iceland
2007
Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, curated by Julieta Manzano, CAC Málaga, Málaga, Spain
2006
Demolitions and Excavations, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, Nethlerlands
2005
Bone-lady and The Happy Campaign, curated by Theo Tegelaers, Ministry of Work and Social Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands
Dubble Ruimte, RAM Foundation, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dyn Lan Bestiet Net, Deiska The Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dyn Lan Bestiet Net, Kunsthuis Syb, Friesland, Netherlands
Chapter 3: The Noise of Money, Museum ASÍ, Reykjavik, Iceland
2004
Wir Wünschen Ihnen Einen Angenehmen Aufenthalt, curated by Theo Tegelaers, De Appel CAC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mind Your Step, Step Your Mind, curated by T. Maars, Galerie Akademie Minerva, Groningen, Netherlands
2003
20 Minus Minutes, curated by Vasif Kortun, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Camurdili Araniyor! Camurdili Araniyor! / Searching for a Clay Language! Searching for a Clay Language!, Oda Projesi, Istanbul, Turkey
2002
Un Elemento Más, curated by Natalia Bravo, Alternativa Siglo 21, Málaga, Spain
Mjög Skemmtileg Sýning, curated by Þóra Þóristdóttir, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík, Iceland
Een Plassende Vrouw, curated by Marc Bijl, Central Train Station, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2001
Etnoskitzco, curated by Arno von Roosmalen, TENT Art centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2000
The Last Minute Show, Straumur Artist Residence, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Shop Window at Laugarvegur, Gallerí Sævar Karl, Reykjavík, Iceland
Baggage + 8 Days / An Excavation, TOKO, Groningen, Netherlands
7 Performances, Dans Werkplaats Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
1999
De Voormalige HBS, De Voormalige HBS, Groningen, Netherlands
1998
Finding Each Other, Galerie Sign, Groningen, Netherlands
2009
Prix de Rome, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Il Ventre di Napoli Project, BKVB Fonds, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007
(shortlist), Prix Gilles Dusein, Paris, France
2006
(shortlist), Menningarverðlaun DV, Iceland
