Nathan Altice on Jón Laxdal

Jón Laxdal (b. 1950, Akureyri, Iceland) studied philosophy at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik (1971-1975) and was an Honorary Artist in Akureyri (1993). A recent solo exhibition of Laxdal’s work was held at Hamish Morrison Galerie, Berlin, in 2007. Recent group exhibitions have been held at Kunsthaus Graz, Switzerland (2008); the Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland (2010); Kuckei + Kuckei, Berlin (2011); Hamish Morrison Galerie, Berlin (2010, 2012); and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2012). Laxdal lives and works in Freyjulundur, Iceland. More information about his work can be found at www.freyjulundur.is.

Nathan Altice (b. 1979, Roanoke, VA) received a PhD in Media, Art + Text from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Nathan has been writing and recording music for over fifteen years. He plays guitar and sings in The Silent Type and records electronic music as Circuit Lions. Nathan lives and works in Richmond, Virginia, and writes at www.metopal.com.