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Open daily 10 - 17
Free entrance on Mondays
Listasafn Reykjavíkur / The Reykjavik Art Museum - PO Box 110, 121 Reykjavík
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is - listasafn@reykjavik.is - simi (+354) 590 1200 - fax (+354) 590 1201
HAFNARHÚS
June 8 - August 20
Carnegie Art Award 2006
June 8 – December 30
Erró - Graphic Works
ÁSMUNDUR SVEINSSON SCULPTURE MUSEUM
Permanent exhibition (opening hours 10-16)
Ásmundur Sveinsson - Man and Material
The Reykjavik Art Museum
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
June 24 – September 17
Summer Exhibition - From the Collection
April 8 - December 3
Let’s look at visual art - Icelandic art for children
They positively glowed with intense conviction as they soloed
and slammed their way through one of the best half-hours of
metal I’ve ever seen. They easily outdid their fellow Swedes in
Opeth, whose noncommittal performance completely lacked in
the purity and energy inherent in Evergrey’s performance.
And although a lot of people might try to tell you that
Deftones and Tool were really great, what they probably don’t
know is that a little British band called Amplifier did exactly
the same thing they did, only much better. The charismatic
three-piece and their curving, whiplike hard rock also outdid
the more fashionable side of rock appearing at Roskilde 2006,
such as Wolfmother and The Raconteurs, but then again,
someone beating your face in with a brick could outdo them.
Which, incidentally, there was very little of at Roskilde
this year. Most of the emergencies paramedics had to deal with
were accidental in nature, and the only physical altercation I
heard about the whole time I was there was my friend Tumi
getting incredibly drunk and whacking someone upside the
head with a bottle when an argument over whether PCs were
better than Macs got a little too potent.
Nor was there a single reported instance of rape, a remark-
able fact considering that there were well upwards of 90,000
people there. Europe’s youth, it seems, found an excellent way
to have good, clean fun while still taking in massive amounts
of intoxicants. That certainly seemed to be the motto of Ice-
land’s most infamous of colonies on the vast Roskilde camp-
site, Niceland.
A large festivity tent in the far reaches of the camping
grounds, Niceland celebrated its second appearance at Roskilde
this year, if celebration is an appropriate term for what I
witnessed upon my first visit there. I visited the camp at about
three in the afternoon, and most of the people there were still
in their tents recovering from last night. The Nicelanders that
were awake sat hippie-campfire-style in a circle between the
tents, which had been covered by a larger tent, and told stories
of varying misdeeds they had committed.
To them, it seemed like Roskilde was some sort of mam-
moth school dance where all the punch was spiked, another
excuse to spend a week in wastoid land, and maybe see a couple
of shows while they were there. Another Icelander I spoke to
told me as much. “I’d say it was about 70% atmosphere, 30%
music… it’s just one big party, being here.”
Getting Along Like a Tent on Fire
I would have liked to talk to that one again on Sunday, the
last day of the festival, if only to see if he was as partied out as
the rest of us. By then Roskilde had become little more than a
shabby mess of sunburned bodies ambling about in the scorch-
ing heat, which had been growing steadily day by day, finally
hitting the unbearable level at the festival’s culmination. I
attempted to cool myself off with a 35-ounce juice box of im-
possibly bad red wine and amused myself by trying to pick out
who had been spending the most time in front of the orange
stage, a group instantly recognisable by the fact that they had
sunburns on the left side of their face only. Most of the shows
were, naturally, during the sun’s long descent to the western
horizon, resulting in some endearingly asymetric tanlines.
When the sun finally set, Roger Waters was piping out
his pompous plethora of overrated bilge, and the ever-present
aroma of weed in the air became overpowering, proving once
again the exact value of Pink Floyd to a sober individual: Zero.
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Learning about the technological wonder that is Nesjavallavirkjun is a very special
experience. Take a break from your daily routine and come visit us at Nesjavellir.
• Reception for visitors
• Organised tours for individuals and groups
• Admittance is free of charge
• Signposted hiking trails, informative trail
Opening hours at the Nesjavallavirkjun reception:
Summer: 1 June to 31 August
Monday to Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00, Sunday: 13:00 to 18:00
Winter: 1 September to 31 May
Monday to Saturday: reservations must be made, closed on Sundays.
Further information may be found on www.or.is,
or you can give us a call at 516 6000.
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The Culture House - Þjóðmenningarhúsið
Hverfi sgata 15, 101 Reykjavík
s. +354 545 1400
The exhibit is on view from 29.06.2006 - 27.02.2007. Open daily from 11 am – 5 pm
Bus stop and parking close by on Hverfi sgata
Guided tours booking; tel. + 354 545 1406
ICELANDIC FASHION 2006
Nine of Iceland’s top fashion designers reveal
38 extraordinary pieces in Iceland’s fi rst exhibit
which focuses only on fashion in the new
Icelandic culture.
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