Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.12.2014, Qupperneq 47

Experience
Icelandic Art
and Design
Kópavogur Art Museum
/ Gerðarsafn
Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur
Open 11–17 / Closed on Mondays
www.gerdarsafn.is
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
/ Museum of Design
and Applied Art
Garðatorg 1, Garðabær
Open 12–17 / Closed on Mondays
www.honnunarsafn.is
Hafnarborg
/ The Hafnarfjordur Centre
of Culture and Fine Art
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Open 12–17 / Thursdays 12–21
Closed on Tuesdays
www.hafnarborg.is
Route 40 takes you to
on your way to the Blue Lagoon
PRÝÐI
Icelandic Jewellery
and silverwork
Are You Ready
Madam President?
LIP-STICKS
Works by 7 contemporary
artists
Works from the
collection of
Hafnarborg
by Elías B. Halldorsson
Óp / Op
Icelandic Jewellery
and silverwork
Hughrif
Hólmfríður Árnadóttir
Route 40
Open 11:30-22:00
saegreif inn. is
101 Reykjavík Tel. 553 1500 seabaron8@gmail.com
An absolute
must-try!
Saegreifinn restaurant (Sea Baron) is like none other
in Iceland; a world famous lobster soup and a diverse
fish selection.
lights and holidays, but at the same time
it has the air of darkness and danger.
Similarly, the works of the 14 different
artists participating in the exhibit each
have their own perspectives that at times
clash with one another.
Runs until January 4
Arion Bank
Speglað landslag
In this exhibition (which translates
as "Flipped Landscape"), Hrafnkell
Sigurðsson examines the relationship
between man and nature, showing
man-made structures that resemble
nature, and natural phenomena that look
humane.
Runs until February 20
Árbær Museum
The Árbær Christmas has become a
popular fixture on the annual festive
calendar. The idea behind it is to relive
the festival of christmas in the manner
of generations gone by. This includes
preparation of traditional Icelandic
Christmas food and crafts, such as candle
making. During the holiday season,
there are Yule lads abound, daily guided
tours, and a pagan-themed settlement
exhibition.
Runs Until December 21
Artótek
‘Figures and Forms’ by Auðir Inga &
Hafdís Brands
The two ceramic artists both studied fine
art at the Glasgow School of Art. Hafdís
specialised in ceramic sculptures while
Auður Inga makes ceramics as well as
painted works.
Runs until December 7
Better Weather Window Gallery
Deathbed visions
This sister gallery of Wind and Weather
Gallery features a site-specific mixed-
media installation window space
on Laugavegur by artist Freyja Eilíf
Logadóttir.
Runs until December 29
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300
artworks including a beautiful garden
with 26 bronze casts of the artist’s
sculptures.
On permanent view
Gallerí Skilti
Pura Vida
British artist S. Mark Gubb went to
Costa Rica, got inspired by the casual
atmosphere and the concept of “pura
vida,” the catchall phrase for positivity. So
he brought it to Reykjavík with a sign that
points anyone in the right direction to find
their own Pura Vida, or good life.
Runs until December 15
Gallery Bakarí
‘Lumine Maris Ubique’ by Alexander
Zaklynsky
Alexander Zaklynsy exhibits new works
on paper, bronze, aluminium and wood.
The works developed for this exhibition
are loosely inspired by Deiter Roth,
Alexander's experience of moving back
to Iceland, as well as the experiences
accumulated through art residencies
in Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Germany, The
Netherlands and Poland.
Runs until December 5
Hverfisgallery
‘Tilfelli Og Ný Loðferð’ by Shoplifter
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir aka Shoplifter is
an Icelandic artist living in New York.
Shoplifter makes sculptures, drawings
Not Just Mistletoes And Ribbons
Meinvill In Amarkía
Anarkía
Hamraborg 3, 200 Kópavogur | Nov 29 - Jan 4 | 10-17 | Free
and installations with various materials
and found objects. Her works take on
themes relating to vanity, self-image,
fashion, beauty and popular myths,
and often tackle notions that border on
obsession or fetishism.
Runs until January 31
Hafnarborg
Lip-Sticks
This is an engaging exhibition featuring
paintings by leading young Icelandic
artists who dazzle the viewer with
colourful narratives and blunt attitudes.
The artists in question are Gabríela
Friðriksdóttir, Guðmundur Thoroddsen,
Helgi Þórsson, Hulda Vilhjálmsdóttir,
Ragnar Þórisson, Þorvaldur Jónsson
and Þórdís Aðalsteinsdóttir. Hulda
Vilhjálmsdóttir has a special artist talk
on December 7, and Ragnar Þórisson on
January 4.
Runs until January 4
Hitt Húsið - Gallery Tukt
Breiðholt Upper Secondary School
Sculpture Exhibit
Students from the Breiðholt upper
secondary school have a sculpture exhibit
on display.
Open until January 6
Hverfisgallerí
‘Nonsicles and New Fur-lings’ By
Shoplifter
The Fur-lings are a continuation of
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir aka Shoplifter’s
interest in using human and synthetic hair
that make up her new furry “paintings”
and the so-called Nonsicle sculptures
made with a combination of found
materials the artist obsessively collects.
The work dwells in the gray area between
beauty and ugliness, challenging and
questioning our pre-conceived ideas of
beauty and art.
Runs until January 31
i8
‘Snið / Transects’ by Eggert
Pétursson & Friederike Von Rauch
The two person show features works
by Icelandic painter Eggert Pétursson
and German photographer Friederike
Von Rauch. Their works share certain
similarities such as the reduction
in material content, stillness and
concentration.
Runs until January 31
The Icelandic Phallological
Museum
The museum contains a collection of
more than 215 penises and penile parts
belonging to almost all the land and sea
mammals that can be found in Iceland.
There's also a penis sculpture honoring
the Icelandic men's handball team,
though confusingly it does not feature
their actual penises.
On permanent view
Anarkía, that hip anarchist-themed art gallery in Kópavogur, has
been around for a year and a half already, playing host to upwards
of 30 different exhibitions. Fourteen of its founding members are
joining forces in a group exhibition called “Meinvill in Anarkía,”
whose name is inspired by the Icelandic version of Christmas
carol “Silent Night.” Thus, the title brings to mind thoughts of
Christmas lights and holidays, but at the same time it has the
air of darkness and danger. Similarly, the fourteen different
artists participating in the exhibit each present their own unique
perspectives, that at times clash with one another. ER
ART
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