This summer Raster Gallery would like to invite everybody to Reykjavik, where they organize an incarnation of Villa Warsaw.
14 European galleries are going to establish an international art district in the harbour part of the city.  The aim is to prove that private galleries with curatorial experience can be innovative and stimulating, that they look forward to active interaction with the public and not only follow the market rules of competition. This is not an art fair! On the contrary – Villa Reykjavík is a result of the general disappointment with the formula of art fairs. In addition, the project stems from the conviction that private galleries which collaborate with given artists play a decisive role in determining the shape of contemporary art field and the directions of its explorations. The way we propose to collaborate is different. If only in a small scale we want to release a collective energy, and rediscover our common denominator – art in its many manifestations, a penchant for experimentation and risk.

Croy Nielsen, Berlin
Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw
Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris
Hollybush Gardens, London
Hunt Kastner, Prague
I8, Reykjavik
IBID Projects, London
Jan Mot, Brussels
Johann König, Berlin
Kling & Bang, Reykjavik
Raster, Warsaw
Rodeo, Istanbul
Tulips & Roses, Vilnius
Zero, Milan

Galleries Opening Time
10-16 July. Daily from 12.00-18.00

17-31 July. Tuesday – Saturday 13.00-17.00
Kling & Bang. Thursday – Sunday 14.00-18.00

Project is organised by Raster, Warsaw and is supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.