Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.02.2005, Qupperneq 20

Museums
ASÍ. Art Museum, Freyjugata 41, 511-5353
Árbæjarsafn Folk Museum, Kistuhylur 4, p: 557-1111
Ásmundarsafn, Sculpture museum, Sigtún, p: 553-2155
Culture House, Hverfisgata 15, p: 545-1400
Einar Jónsson, Sculpture museum, Einarsgata, p: 551-3797
Gerðarsafn, Kóparvogur Art Gallery, Hamraborg 4, p:551-3797
Gljúfrasteinn, Mosfelsdalur, p: 586-8066
Hafnarborg Art Gallery, Srandgata 34 Hafnarfj, 555-0080
Hafnarhúsið, Reykjavík Art museum, Tryggvagata 17, p: 590-1200
Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Hlemmur 5, p:590-0500
Kjarvalsstaðir Art Museum, Flókagata, p: 517-1290
Museum of Medical History, Neströð 170, p: 561-1016
National Gallery of Iceland, Fríkirkjuvegur 7, p: 515-9600
Nordic House, Sturlugata 5, p: 551-7030
Reykjavík City Library, Tryggvagata 15, p: 563-1750
Reykjavík Elestrivity Museum, Rafstöðvarvegur, p: 567-9009
Reykjavík Museum of Photography, Tryggvagata 15, p: 563-1790
Reykjavík Zoo & Family Park, Engjavegur, p: 575-7800
Saga Museum, Perlan Öskjuhlíð, p: 511-1517
Sigurjón Ólafsson Sculpture Museum, Lauganestangi 70, p: 553-2906
Galleries
101 Gallery, Hverfisgata 18a
Gallery Kling og Bang, Laugavegi 23, p: 822-0402
Gallery Fold, Rauðarárstígur 14-16, p: 551-0400
Gallery Hnoss, Skólavörðustígur 16, p: 561-8485
Gallery i8, Klapparstígur 33, p: 551-3666
Gallery Meistari Jakob, Skólavörðustígur 5, p: 552-7161
Gallery Skuggi, Hverfistaga 39, p: 511-1139
Gallery Smíðar og skart, Skólavörðustíg 16a, p: 561-4090
Gallery Tukt, Pósthússtræti 3-5, p: 520-4600
Handverk og Hönnun, Aðalstræti 12, p: 551-7595
Kirsuberjatréð, Vesturgötu 4, p: 562-8990
Safn, Laugavegur 37, p: 561-8777
The Icelandic Printmakers Association, Tryggvagata 17, p: 588-7576
Other
Klink og Bank, Brautarholt, p: 822-0402
Salurinn Concert Hall, Hamraborg 6, p: 570-0400
Tónlistarþróunarmiðstöð (TÞM), Hólmaslóð 2, p: 824-3002
Theaters
Icelandic Dance Company, Listabraut 4, p: 588-0900
National Theatre of Iceland, Hverfisgata 19, p: 551-1200
Reykjavík City Theatre, Listabraut 3, p: 568-5500
The Icelandic Opera, Ingólfsstræti, p: 511-6400
Restaurants
3 Frakkar, Baldursgata 14, p: 552-3939
Café Opera, Lækjargata 2, p: 552-9499
Hornið, Hafnarstræti 15, p: 551-3340
Jómfrúin, Lækjargata 4, p: 551-0100
Maru, Aðalstræti 12, p: 511-4440
Pasta Basta, Klapparstígur 38, p: 511-2238
Sjávarkjallarinn, Aðalstræti 2, p: 511-1212
Tapas, Vesturgata 3b, p: 551-2344
Tjarnarbakkinn, Vonarstræti 2, p: 562-9700
Tveir Fiskar, Geirsgata 9, p: 511-3474
Við Tjörnina, Templarasund 3, p: 551-8666
Vox Nordica Hotel, Suðurlandsbraut 2, p: 444-5050
Cafés
Bleika Dúfan, Laugavegur 21, p: 517-1980
Café Paris, Austurstræti 14, p: 551-1020
Café Roma, Laugavegi 118, p: 562-0020
Feng Shui, Laugavegur 42b, p: 551-8686
Grái Kötturinn, Hverfisgata 16a, p: 551-1544
Kaffivagninn, Grandagarður 10, p: 551-5932
Kaffitár, Bankastræti 8, p: 588-0440
Mokka, Skólavörðustígur 3a, p: 552-1174
Ráðhúskaffi, City Hall, p: 563-2169
Segafredo by Lækjartorg main square.
Te og Kaffi, Laugavegur 27, p: 533-6262
Café, Bar and Bistro
Ari í Ögri, Ingólfsstræti 3, p: 551-9660
Bar 11, Laugavegur 11, p: 511-1180
Café 22, Laugavegur 22, p: 511-5522
Café List, Laugavegur 20a, p: 511-1420
Café Victor, Hafnarstræti 1-3, p: 561-9555
Dubliner, Hafnarstræti 4, 511-3233
Gaukur á Stöng, Tryggvagata 22, p: 551-1556
Glaumbar, Tryggvagata 20, p: 552-6868
Grand Rokk, Smiðjustígur 6, p: 551-5522
Hressingarskálinn, Austurstræti 20, p: 561-2240
Hverfisbar, Hverfisgata 20, p: 511-6700
Jón Forseti, Aðalstræti 10, p: 551-0962
Kaffi Kúltur, Hverfisgötu 18, p: 530-9314
Kaffibarinn, Bergstaðastræti 1, p: 551-1588
Kaffibrennslan, Pósthússtræti 9, p: 561-3600
Leikhúskjallarinn, Hverfisgata 19, p: 551-6010
Litli ljóti andarunginn, Lækjargata 6b, p: 552-9815
Nasa, by Austurvöllur, p: 511-1313
Nelly’s, Þingholtsstræti 2, p: 551-2477
Mojito, Austurstræti 16, p: 575-7905
Pravda, Austurstræti 22, p: 552-9222
Prikið, Bankastræti 12, p: 551-3366
Póstbarinn, Pósthússtræti 13, 562-7830
Rex bar club, Austurstræti 9, p: 552-55
Rósenberg, Lækjargötu 2, p: 551-8008
Sirkus, Klapparstígur 30
Sólon, Bankastræti 7a, p: 562-3232
Thorvaldsen bar, Austurstræti 8, p: 511-1413
Vegamót, Vegamótastígur 4, p: 511-3040
Fastfood
Bæjarins bestu, Tryggvagata, p: 894-4515
Bernhöftsbakarí, Bergstaðastæti 13, p: 551-3083
Eldsmiðjan, Bragagata 38a, p: 562-3838
First Vegetarian (Á næstu grösum), Laugavegur 20b, p: 552-8410
Hlölli, Ingólfstorgi, p: 511-3500
Mama Taco’s, Lækjargata 8, 551-5513
Nonnabiti, Hafnarstræti 11, p: 551-2312
Pizza 67, Tryggvagata 26, p: 561-9900
Pizza Pronto, Vallarstræti 4, p: 517-5445
Reykjavík Bagel Company, Laugavegur 81, p: 511-4500
Vitabar, Bergþórugata 21, p: 551-7200
ADDRESS BOOK
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Rúrí represented Iceland at the
50th Venice Biennale 2003 with the
multimedia installation Archive
- endangered waters. The work is
finally displayed in Reykjavík at the
National Gallery of Iceland, and
will be until the 13th of March.
The work contains 52 waterfalls
that we have almost lost, have lost
or will lose through dam building.
Rúrí has recorded the voice of each
waterfall and when you pull out the
image from the archive the waterfall
speaks to you.
Blue Gold
What was the inspiration for the show
Archive – endangered waters?
“Nature without doubt. I respect
nature deeply, I connect with her.
Whenever we do something to her, it
affects all of us. Each nation has the
duty to treat their environment and
nature with full responsibility and
respect. This planet and its whole
biosphere is our joint responsibility.
There is an extra dimension to
our planet that most Icelanders
are not aware of because of the
abundance of water we have. It
is the fact that water has become
the blue gold on our planet. Pure
water is a very fragile aspect of the
planet’s biosphere. If the mentality
of power and greed is put aside then
it becomes clear what really matters;
water and nourishment, not oil.”
The Child within Comes Bursting
Out
What sort of reactions has the exhibition
gotten?
“I have never experienced as much
warmth and kindness at an opening
of my work before. It was as if the
child within came bursting out in
people when they got in touch with
the artwork. People often feel joy
around water, perhaps the sounds
from the waterfalls opened a space
for that in them.
I have also heard that people in
France cried at the exhibition when
they realized what the work was
telling them, that most of these
waterfalls will be no more.”
Decorating Vesuvius
When asked what is ahead for her,
she said, “I am preparing work that
will be a part of a new sculpture-
garden in the mountainsides of
Vesuvius, Italy. I am also working
on two sculptures that I have been
commissioned to do for a museum in
Germany.”
Some artists have a unique access to
the collective consciousness and their
work speaks to everyone because it
contains levels of truth and vision we
all can relate to. Rúrí’s works have a
mythological sense to them. She is a
modern mythmaker.
In works like The Gate, a memorial
for missing persons, The Rainbow
at the Leif Eriksson Air Terminal
in Keflavík, the Glassrain and her
masterpiece Archive – endangered
waters, she makes that quite clear.
by Birgitta Jónsdóttir
A woollen raincoat cased in transparent plastic, ice cubes in the shape of
Iceland, (Klakinn, as they call it), a sphere of lava as a mobile dwelling for
hidden people. Each piece with one foot in heritage, the other gazing bravely
towards its Internet-assisted future, whether figuratively or literally, and
frequently with a healthy dose of dry, Nordic humour.
The curators see it as an experiment in presenting the Icelandic people, the
culture they come from and where they are heading; a pride and passion
frequently mixed with a certain amount of discomfort, which the designers
have harnessed and turned to their advantage. Drying fish is not a sight
that evokes the most pleasant of emotions in the average islander, (Valur, I
spelled it that way intentionally... how witty, huh?) [Very –ed], but when re-
interpreted as a lighting device, the outcome is remarkably beautiful.
And while you’re there, the museum’s permanent collection is worth a look.
After decades of being shifted around various attics in Reykjavík, it has been
housed since September in its recently refurbished location, documenting the
entire history of the island’s settlement in various media and a vast array of
impeccably preserved artefacts.
‘Ómur’ is showing until May 1st in Þjóðminjasafn Íslands, Suðurgata 4. Entrance
is ISK 600, or free on Wednesdays and for those under 18.
VOICES IN THE
WATERFALLS
Open daily 10 - 17
Free entrance on Mondays4. February - 24. April 2005
Retrospective
Hörður Ágústsson
Listasafn Reykjavíkur / The Reykjavik Art Museum - KJARVALSSTAÐIR, Flókagata 24, 105 Reykjavík
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is - listasafn@reykjavik.is - simi (+354) 517 1290 - fax (+354) 590 1201
"One of Iceland's most respected and versatile artists, a "renaissance man" in the true sense of the word."
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