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, Norway2013
Asymmetry, Tent, Rotterdam, Netherlands2012
Under Deconstruction, The National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik, IcelandTwo Ongoing Projects, Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany2011
Tu País no Existe, curated by Juan Antonio Alvarez, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, SpainUnder Deconstruction, curated by Ellen Bluemenstein, Icelandic Pavillon, 54 Biennale di Venezia, Venice, ItalyConstitution of Republic of Iceland, curated by Hanna Styrmisdottir, Hafnarborg Art Center, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland2010
Lobbyists, curated by Birta Guðjónsdóttir, The Living Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland2009
Caregivers, curated by Inga Þórey, Suðsuðvestur, IcelandLibia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, curated by Gabi Scardi, Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan, ItalyLibia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Galerie Opdahl, Berlin, Germany2008
Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, Galeria Adhoc, Vigo, Spain.Recent Works, curated by Valeria Schulte-Fischedick, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, GermanyEverybody Is Doing What They Can, curated by Hafpor Yngvason, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykajavik, Iceland2007
Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, curated by Julieta Manzano, CAC Málaga, Málaga, Spain2006
Demolitions and Excavations, Galerie Martin Van Zomeren, Amsterdam, Nethlerlands2005
Bone-lady and The Happy Campaign, curated by Theo Tegelaers, Ministry of Work and Social Affairs, The Hague, NetherlandsDubble Ruimte, RAM Foundation, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDyn Lan Bestiet Net, Deiska The Collection, Amsterdam, NetherlandsDyn Lan Bestiet Net, Kunsthuis Syb, Friesland, NetherlandsChapter 3: The Noise of Money, Museum ASÍ, Reykjavik, Iceland2004
Wir Wünschen Ihnen Einen Angenehmen Aufenthalt, curated by Theo Tegelaers, De Appel CAC, Amsterdam, NetherlandsMind Your Step, Step Your Mind, curated by T. Maars, Galerie Akademie Minerva, Groningen, Netherlands2003
20 Minus Minutes, curated by Vasif Kortun, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, TurkeyCamurdili Araniyor! Camurdili Araniyor! / Searching for a Clay Language! Searching for a Clay Language!, Oda Projesi, Istanbul, Turkey2002
Un Elemento Más, curated by Natalia Bravo, Alternativa Siglo 21, Málaga, SpainMjög Skemmtileg Sýning, curated by Þóra Þóristdóttir, Gallerí Hlemmur, Reykjavík, IcelandEen Plassende Vrouw, curated by Marc Bijl, Central Train Station, Rotterdam, Netherlands2001
Etnoskitzco, curated by Arno von Roosmalen, TENT Art centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands2000
The Last Minute Show, Straumur Artist Residence, Hafnarfjörður, IcelandShop Window at Laugarvegur, Gallerí Sævar Karl, Reykjavík, IcelandBaggage + 8 Days / An Excavation, TOKO, Groningen, Netherlands7 Performances, Dans Werkplaats Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands1999
De Voormalige HBS, De Voormalige HBS, Groningen, Netherlands1998
Finding Each Other, Galerie Sign, Groningen, Netherlands2009
Prix de Rome, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, NetherlandsIl Ventre di Napoli Project, BKVB Fonds, Amsterdam, Netherlands2007
(shortlist), Prix Gilles Dusein, Paris, France2006
(shortlist), Menningarverðlaun DV, Iceland