Reykjavík Grapevine - 27.07.2007, Blaðsíða 12

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Skólavörðustígur 15
Mon.–Fri. 10–18, Sat. 11–16
Jul 6–Sep 1
Collage by artist and musician Sigríður
Níelsdóttir
Anima Gallery
Ingólfsstræti 8 / Lækjargata 2
Tue.–Sat. 13–17
www.animagalleri.is
Artótek
Tryggvagata 15
Mon. 10–21, Tue.–Thu. 10–19, Fri.
11–19, Sat. and Sun. 13–17
www.sim.is/Index/Islenska/Artotek
ASÍ Art Museum
Freyjugata 41
Tue.–Sun. 13–17
Free Entrance
Jun 30–Aug 26
Summer exhibition from the museum
collection
Auga fyrir Auga
Hverfisgata 35
Open Thu.–Fri. 15–19, Sat.–Sun. 14–17
Until Aug 10
Pocketful of Magic
Svala Ólafsdóttir exhibition
The Culture House
Hverfisgata 15
Open daily 11–17
www.thjodmenning.is
Permanent exhibitions:
Medieval Manuscripts; The National
Museum – as it was; The Library Room;
The Road to Zion; Berlin Excursion
Current exhibition:
Surtsey – Genesis
The exhibition traces the emergence
and evolution of the island Surtsey
until the present day and predicts
its geographical and ecological
development over the next 120 years.
Dwarf Gallery
Grundarstígur 21
Opening Hours: Fri. and Sat. 18–20
www.this.is/birta
Jul 21 – Aug 4
Miðbaugur Kringla – Leisure,
Administration and Control
Halldór Arnar Úlfarsson exhibition
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Eiríksgata
Tue.–Sun. 14–17
www.skulptur.is
Permanent exhibition:
The work of sculptor Einar Jónsson
Gallery 100 Degrees
Bæjarháls 1
Mon.–Fri. 8:30–16
www.or.is/Forsida/Gallery100
Jul 7–Aug 3
Ásdís Spanó exhibition
Gallery Crush
Laugavegur 28
Current exhibition:
Seagulls
Sculptures by Arnar Ásgeirsson and
Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson
Gallery Fold
Rauðarárstígur 14–16
Mon.–Fri. 10–18
Sat. 11–16
Sun. 14–16
www.myndlist.is
Sells a large selection of Icelandic and
international art and hosts exhibitions
on a regular basis.
Gallery Tukt
Pósthússtræti 3–5
www.hitthusid.is
Current exhibition:
Paintings, sculptures and photographs
by Torfi Fannar
Gallery Turpentine
Ingólfsstræti 5
Tue.–Fri. 12–18
Sat. 11–16
www.turpentine.is
Jul 27 – Aug 15
Paintings by Peter Anderson
Gel Gallerí
Hverfisgata 37
Mon.–Fri. 10–19
Sat. 10–17
Until Aug 16
Paintings by Sigríður
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Gerðuberg 3–5
Mon.–Thu. 11–17
Wed. 11–21
Thu.–Fri. 11–17
Sat.–Sun. 13–16
www.gerduberg.is
May 5–Sep 9
Paintings by Ágúst Jónsson
May 12–Sep 9
Kvenfólk / Women
Erró exhibition
i8 Gallery
Klapparstígur 33
Tue.–Fri. 11–17
Sat. 13–17 and by appointment
www.i8.is
Jul 12–Aug 28
Magnús Pálsson exhibition
Kringlan Mall
Kringlan 4-12, 103 Reykjavík
www.kringlan.is
Jul 21–Aug 21
Miðabugur og Kringla – Leisure,
Administration & Control
A collaboration of 11 Nordic visual
artists
The Naked Ape
Bankastræti 14
www.dontbenaked.com
Jul 7–Jul 31
ÚT / VIL / EK
Jói Kjartansson photo exhibition
Kling & Bang Gallery
Laugavegur 23
Thu.–Sun. 14–18
Free Entrance
www.this.is/klingandbang
May 21–Jul 29
Ryan Parteka, Sigríður Dóra
Jóhannsdóttir and Björk Guðnadóttir
group exhibition
Living Art Museum
Laugavegur 26
Wed., Fri.–Sun. 13–17
Thu. 13–22
www.nylo.is/
Jul 28–Aug 19
Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir exhibition
The National Gallery of Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur
Tue.–Sun. 11–17
Free Entrance
www.listasafn.is
Jul 21–Oct 10
Alas-Nature!
The National Gallery of Iceland’s
summer exhibition featuring works by
more than 50 artists, including High
Plane by Katrín Sigurðardóttir. Her
work is a widely acclaimed installation
for its revolutionary viewpoint in which
the landscape is laid out horizontally
on a table.
The National Museum
Suðurgata 41
Open daily 10–17
natmus.is/
Permanent exhibition:
The Making of a Nation
May 5–Aug 24
As seen by the visitor
Hans Viingard Friis photo exhibition
May 5–Aug 24
Sent to the countryside
Photo exhibition
May 19–Sep 30
The Road Between
Andrá exhibition: Installations by
Guðbjörg Lind Jónsdóttir, Guðrún
Kristjánsdóttir and Kristín Jónsdóttir.
The Nordic House
Sturlugata 5
Tue.–Sun. 12–17
www.nordice.is/
The Numismatic Museum
Kalkofnsvegur 1
Open Mon.–Fri. 13:30–15:30.
Free admittance.
Permanent exhibition:
The Central Bank of Iceland and the
National Museum of Iceland jointly
operate a numismatic collection
consisting of Icelandic notes and coins.
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
Aðalstræti 16
Open daily 10–17
Permanent exhibition:
The Settlement Exhibition
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It seems that the music press can’t
spell “Vetiver” these days without
turning it into “Devendra Banhart”.
The re-emergence of the ‘60s San
Francisco flower-child ethos (Joanna
Newsom, Vashti Bunya, Devendra et
al.) has seen the rise of clever acid-
dropping music collectives all across
the Bay Area. In a breakaway from
the prince of nu-folk Banhardt’s own
band and collective, South Carolina
native Andy Cabic decided to go
independent and form a collective
of his own. He named them Vetiver.
They have already begun to make a
name for themselves as the keyhold-
ers to the accessible side of the nu-
folk genre. LSD lite, maybe?
Vetiver’s recently released second
album, To Find Me Gone, has been
called “sublime…[living] up to the
scent of the essential oil they were
named after” by Uncut, and is a re-
invigorated mix-up of genres from
across the ‘60s board. The cameo
appearances are impressive, with My
Bloody Valentine’s Colm O’Ciosoig,
Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval, and the
fairy-dust sprinkling Joanna Newsom
all contributing to the tracks on To
Find Me Gone. Banhart himself even
takes the back seat to the rising Veti-
ver, as he smokes up a few guitar
and vocal parts for the album.
It’s also not uncommon for Veti-
ver to have surprise guest appear-
ances at their gigs; with famous ‘60s
and ‘00s acts adding to the core
collective of Andy Cabic, cellist Alissa
Anderson and Violinist, Jim Gaylord
(all formerly of Devendra Banhardt’s
back-up band as well.)
Smekkleysa and Fat Cat Records
have joined forces to make sure that
Vetiver spreads some of its Northern
California joy to the fading Reykjavik
summer early this August. On Au-
gust 10, the San Francisco collective
will be one of the first acts to grace
the stage at the soon-to-be-opened
downtown venue Organ by Hafnar-
stræti. Doors open at 20:00.
Vetiver in Concert
Organ – August 10
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charge, contact the Grapevine by
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Music
12 Tónar record shop
Skólavörðustígur 15
Fri 27.07 Nico Muhly in concert. Starts
at 17:00
Fri 03.08 Warm-up for Innipúkinn.
Starts at 17:00
Fri 10.08 Reykjavík! in concert. Starts
at 17:00
Bar 11
Laugavegur 11
A popular hangout spot for Reykjavík’s
rockers and their young idolaters with
DJs playing classic rock‘n’roll hits.
Fri 27.07 DJ Aron
Sat 28.07 Bob Soap, Thugs on Parole
and Slugs in concert / DJ Óli Dóri
Weapons
Fri 03.08 DJ Biggi Maus
Sat 04.08 DJ Óli Weapons
Sun 05.08 DJ Aron
Tue 07.08 Concerts: French band Sed
Non Satiata and local acts Myra and
Celasine
Fri 10.08 DJ Gulli Ósóma
Sat 11.08 DJ Óli Weapons
Barinn
Laugavegur 22
Vibrant late-night party place and a
nice roomy bistro during the day.
Fri 27.07 DJ Maggi Legó / DJ Kvikindi
Sat 28.07 DJ Hjalti / DJ Drulla
Wed 01.03 Triangle Production
Thu 02.08 Breakbeat night
Fri 03.08 ItaloDisco / DJ Don Disco
Sat 04.08 DJ Yamaho / DJ Steinunn
and Silja
Sun 05.08 DJ Ernir
Thu 09.08 ItaloDisco
Fri 10.08 Gay Pride event: Boy’s dance
with DJ Manny
Sat 11.08 DJ Barcode / Terrordisco and
DJ Halli
Café Amsterdam
Hafnarstræti 5
Fri 27.07 DJ Master
Sat 28.07 Rhonda and the Runestones
/ DJ Master
Fri 03.08 DJ Sesar
Sat 04.08 Band Quiz plays
Sun 05.08 DJ of the House
Fri 10.08 DJ Fúsi
Sat 11.08 DJ Fúsi
Café Cultura
Hverfisgata 18
Music from the world’s four corners
Fri 27.07 DJ Baldvin
Sat 28.07 DJ Lupin
Café Hljómalind
Laugavegur 21
Sat 28.07 PunkRock Hljómalind
presents: PRF from the USA, I Adapt,
Morðingjarnir and Brat Pack. Starts at
19:00
Café París
Austurstræti 14
Fri 27.07 DJ Lucky plays soul, funk, reg-
gae and hip-hop
Sat 28.07 DJ Börkur plays soul, funk,
reggae and hip-hop
Fri 03.08 DJ Lucky plays soul, funk, reg-
gae and hip-hop
Sat 04.08 DJ Börkur plays soul, funk,
reggae and hip-hop
Fri 10.08 DJ Lucky plays soul, funk, reg-
gae and hip-hop
Sat 11.08 DJ Börkur plays soul, funk,
reggae and hip-hop
Dillon
Laugavegur 30
Legendary rock pub featuring live con-
certs every Wednesday night and rock
DJs every weekend.
Fri 27.07 BBQ and music with radio-
station Reykjavík FM / DJ Óli Dóri
Sat 28.07 DJ Andrea Jóns
Sat 04.08 DJ Andrea Jóns
Sat 11.08 DJ Andrea Jóns
Domo
Þingholtsstræti 5
Thu 09.08 Gay Pride event: Didda &
Mina rakastan, Sinua Elvis and Sarah
Greenwood in concert
Hressó
Austurstræti 20
Here, troubadours play sing-alongs
until midnight, followed by DJs playing
whatever the crowd is aching for at
the time.
Sat 28.07 Lady and the Sea followed
by DJ Fúsi
Thu 02.08 Dalton in concert
Fri 03.08 DJ Maggi / live music
Sat 04.08 DJ Maggi / live music
Sun 05.08 Troubadour Helgi Valur
Thu 09.08 Troubadours Böddi and
Danni
Fri 10.08 Menn Ársins in concert
Sat 11.08 Troubadours Public
Jómfrúin
Lækjargata 4
Sat 28.07 Summerjazz series: Sunna
and Scott quartet
Sat 04.08 Reynir Sigurðsson trio
Kaffibarinn
Bergstaðastræti 1
With a mixture of techno, reggae, hip-
hop and classic dance hits, the DJs are
usually capable of crowding this frisky
bar every single night of the week.
Fri 27.07 DJ Benni B-Ruff
Sat 28.07 DJ Nuno
Loftkastalinn Theatre
Seljavegur 2
Fri 10.08 Gay Pride opening event: Miss
Vicky, Pay TV and others. Pride Party
after the show
NASA
Thorvaldsenstræti 2
Sat 28.07 DJ Áki Pain
Sat 04.08 Flex Music presents: Alex
Anderson
Fri 10.08 Gay Pride event: Pride dance
Prikið
Bankastræti 12
Fri 27.07 Búðarbandið in concert / DJ
Rósa
Sat 28.07 Street-art competition / DJ
Gísli Galdur
Wed 03.08 Crazy Nights
Thu 04.08 Crazy Nights
Fri 05.08 Crazy Nights
Q-bar
Ingólfsstræti 3
Stylish and vibrant gay / straight-
friendly bar and party venue. Cosy
on weekdays and full of surprises on
weekends.
Fri 27.07 Elli and Maggi DJ set
Sat 28.07 DJ Peter Parker
Thu 02.08 DJ Þórir
Fri 03.08 DJ Shaft
Sat 04.08 DJ Kvikindi
Sun 05.08 DJ Yamaho
Thu 09.08 Q Boy (UK)
Fri 10.08 Gay Pride event: Girl’s dance
with DJ Eva María and Birna Björk
Sat 11.08 Gay Pride event: Sometime,
Aaron Carl (US) and many more
Salurinn Concert Hall
Hamraborg 6, 200 Kópavogur
Thu 09.08 Hafdís Huld in concert
Sirkus
Klapparstígur 30
Playing reggae, country and occasion-
ally hosting live gigs on weekdays,
Sirkus’s veteran DJs keep the party
going till late on weekends.
Fri 27.07 DJ Casanova
Sat 28.07 DJ Maggi Legó
Wed 01.03 DJ Bigital
Tue 02.08 DJ Jason
Wed 03.08 DJ Hermigervill
Thu 04.08 DJ Nuno
Fri 05.08 DJ Maggi Legó
Thu 09.08 DJ Krummi
Fri 10.08 DJ Lazer
Sat 11.08 DJ Ozzy
Museums & Galleries
101 Gallery
Hverfisgata 18
Thu.–Sat. 14–17 and by appointment
www.101hotel.is/101hotel/101gallery/
Jul 28–Sep 1
Bermuda Love Triangle – The Story of
Dr. Son and Mr. Bates
Helgi Þórsson and Morgan Betz
exhibition
12 Tónar
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For the second year in a row, the
contemporary young artists’ festi-
val ArtFart will take place in down-
town Reykjavík during August 7–19.
The festival will feature a variety of
performance art including theatre,
dance, and video work from young
artists from around the world. It will
be held in the performance spaces of
the Icelandic Arts Academy, including
the old student theatre at Sölvhóls-
gata, and in Tjarnarbíó.
“The ArtFart Festival is an ex-
perimental platform for young artists
who have the aspiration to contrib-
ute to innovation and experimenta-
tion within the Icelandic theatre,”
say Ásgerður Gunnarsdóttir and Karl
Ágúst Þorbergsson, the program’s
directors.
“We ask ourselves what is the
purpose of performance art within
the society. What is its relevance? Has
it lost its purpose or has there never
been more need for it? We want
to break up the stereotype of per-
formance art in Iceland as a literary
genre and open up for a criticism and
argument about the form itself.”
According to the festival organis-
ers, the festival has evolved from its
freshman effort in that this year the
new dance and theatre performances
should serve as a platform for discus-
sion about the state of performance
art in Iceland. The festival is also
working in collaboration with the
Reykjavík Dance Festival, led by Erna
Ómarsdóttir, which will take place in
early September.
As compared to last year’s eight,
this year’s fifteen groups will perform
throughout the week, and well over
1,000 people are expected to at-
tend.
The festival has been awarded
a grant by the City of Reykjavík, as
well as the Memorial Fund of Mar-
grét Björgólfsdóttir, and has received
support from the Art Academy of
Iceland in the form of practice and
performance spaces. Tickets can be
ordered at 821-7987.
For more information visit www.
myspace.com/artfarticeland.
ArtFart Festival
Downtown – August 7-19
“Chamber music with an electronic
twist” is how 26-year old Nico Muh-
ly’s music has been described. You
can catch the composer/conductor/
performer, who is back in town after
his appearance at Airwaves 2006, on
Friday 27 at 5 pm when he plays in-
store (free) at record store 12 Tónar.
Muhly, who hails from Vermont, re-
leased his critically acclaimed debut
album, Speaks Volumes, through
producer Valgeir Sigurðsson’s record
label Bedroom Community earlier
this year. Since graduating with a
Master’s in composition in 2004,
Muhly has worked on productions
with artists as diverse as Björk, to
Antony of Antony and the Johnsons,
to the American ballet Theatre – he’s
even performed on stage with Lou
Reed. His extensive biography also
includes film credits such as Joshua,
released earlier this year and The
Manchurian Candidate.
12 Tónar, Skólavörðustíg 15,
101 Reykjavík
Nico Muhly in Concert
12 Tónar – July 27
Heteróhetjur: Með fullri virðingu
fyrir Ashley Cole, or Hetero-heroes:
With full respect for Ashley Cole, is
a new tragicomedy put on by acting
students from the Icelandic Acad-
emy of the Arts in Reykjavík. The
play follows the strange relationship
between British football champs
Ashley Cole and William Gallas, set
in the VIP room of a swanky London
club. Diving into the private lives
of the rich and famous, the work
tackles head-on the worship of ce-
lebrity, relationships and love, and
the battle to be yourself in the face
of adverse circumstances.
The play, spoken in English and
Icelandic, will premier at the ArtFart
Festival on August 7 at Smiðjan by
Sölvhólsgata13 and will run for 10
performances. Parents are advised
that it contains some sexual mate-
rial and adult language. Tickets cost
1,500 ISK and can be ordered via
email at heterohetjur@gmail.com.
For more information visit
www.myspace.com/heterohetjur
Smiðjan, Sölvólsgata 13
Hetero-Heroes at Smiðjan
Smiðjan – From August 7
It’s that time of year again when
Reykjavík’s streets are transformed
into one huge colourful party − Gay
Pride. The festival, which is in its ninth
year, kicks off on Thursday, August 9,
when the Pride Club opens at Q-bar.
Later that same day, club Domo will
host a concert with Didda and Mina,
Elvis & Sarah Greenwood.
The opening ceremony takes
place at Loftkastalinn theatre the
next day, but the Pride Parties will
climax at midnight when Q-bar’s La-
dynight and Barinn’s Boysnight kick
off. The event of course also features
the annual well-attended Gay Parade
on Saturday, August 11. The parade
starts at Hlemmur and heads down
Laugavegur, to an outdoor concert
on Lækjargata. In the spirit of gay
solidarity, Gay Parade is attended by
all − lesbians and gay men, friends,
relatives, fellow citizens, families and
foreign visitors. Last year over 40,000
people attended the parade. One sure
way to stand out in the crowd is to
bring along a float – get you’re ap-
plication in by August 3.
For more info see: www.gaypride.is
Gay Pride
Downtown – August 9-12
Shots from Romania
Reykjavík Museum of Photography – Until August 29
Fascinated by gypsy culture, Erla
Stefansdóttir bravely packed up her
photography and video equipment
and headed to the far-removed
reaches of eerie Romania without
any idea as to what kind of thrills
or horrors she might encounter. The
40-year-old graduate of CSU Sacra-
mento’s Media Studies programme
finally gave into her interests and
allowed her wanderlust to take her
haphazardly through the eastern
European nation for one week in
May, using the train as her primary
means of transportation. Her exhibit
revolves greatly around the act of
transit. Most of the photographs
were shot out the windows of mov-
ing cars, buses, and trains.
Aside from shots of the breath-
taking Romanian landscape, the
exhibition will also showcase Ste-
fansdóttir’s interest in electrical
cords, particularly at train and bus
stations.
Reykjavík Museum of Photography,
Tryggvagata 17.