Trolls take over Icelandic pavilion at the Venice Biennale

The Icelandic artist Egill Sbjrnsson has turned to two fictional trolls to stage his exhibition in Icelands pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale (13 May-26 November). Sbjrnsson, a musician who also makes animations and videos, will unveil Out of Controll in Venice at the Spazio Punch space on Giudecca island. The trolls, gh and Bgr, will create the content for the show, the artist stresses. Stefanie Bttcher, the director of Kunsthalle Mainz, is the pavilions curator.The project will also have a