Reykjavík Grapevine - 27.07.2007, Blaðsíða 13

Music Art Films Events
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture
Museum
Sigtún
Open daily 10–16
Admission ticket is valid for three days
in all three museums.
Free entrance every Thursday.
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is
Mar 31–Dec 31
Folk Tales
An exhibition of works by Icelandic
draughtsmen who took on the task
of illustrating folk tales from the oral
tradition.
Apr 2–Dec 31
The Shape of Life
A new retrospective of the works by
Ásmundur Sveinsson. The exhibition
focuses on abstract works from 1945
onwards.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17
Open daily 10–17
May 11–Aug 19
My Oz
Roni Horn retrospective
Jun 21–Aug 12
Installation by Daníel Björnsson at the
D Gallery.
May 10–Aug 17
The Erró Collection
Works from the museum’s Erró
collection: A further examination of the
diverse subjects and stages of Erró’s
artistic oeuvre.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata
Open Daily 10–17
Feb 10–Sep 2
K-Þátturinn / The K-Factor
Jóhannes S. Kjarval retrospective.
May 19–Aug 26
Kvika / Magma
Icelandic contemporary design
May 19–Aug 26
The Spark – Design for Everyone
Design exhibition, with special
educational programming
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Grandagarður 8
Open Tue.–Sun. 11–17
www.sjominjasafn.is
Current exhibition:
Trawlers in Iceland
Reykjavík Museum
Kistuhylur 4
Open daily from 10–17
www.arbaejarsafn.is
Permanent exhibition:
Objects from Reykjavík cultural history.
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Grófarhús, Tryggvagata 15, 6th floor
Weekdays 12–19
Sat.–Sun. 13–17
Free Entrance
www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavikur.is
Jun 1–Sep 9
Automatos
Photographs by Olaf Otto Becker, Páll
Stefánsson and RAX
Jul 19 – Aug 29
Destination
Photographs by Erla Stefánsdóttir
Safn
Laugavegur 37
Wed.–Fri. 14–18
Sat.–Sun. 14–17
Free Entrance
www.safn.is
May 19–Oct 20
Museum of the Surface / Desire Archive
/ Decay Complex
Unnar Örn J. Auðarson exhibition
Jul 14–Aug 26
Tumi Magnússon exhibition
Jul 14–Aug 26
Down the Chimney
Jennifer Tee exhibition
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Laugarnestangi 70
Open Tue.–Sun. 14–17
Permanent exhibition:
Works of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson
Start Art / Art Shop
Laugavegur 12b
www.startart.is
Jul 7–Jul 29
Fríða Gylfadóttir exhibition
Jul 7–Jul 29
Hulda Vilhjálmsdóttir exhibition
Aug 2–Aug 30
Ása Ólafsdóttir exhibition
Aug 2–Aug 30
Dagný Guðmundsdóttir exhibition
Thorvaldsen Bar
Austurstæti 8-10
www.thorvaldsen.is
Jul 16–Aug 27
Oil paintings by Helga Sigurðardóttir
Outside Reykjavík
Skaftfell
Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður
www.skaftfell.is
Jul 7–Aug 4
Tumi Magnússon summer-exhibition
featuring video installations
Hornafjörður Cultural Centre
Nýheimum, 780 Hornafjörður
www.hornafjordur.is/
menningarmidstod
Jun 28–Aug 7
Svavar Guðnason summer exhibition
Jun 29–Jul 30
Digital / Film / Oil
Hlynur Pálmason exhibition
Hafnarborg
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Mon.–Sun. 11–17
www.hafnarborg.is
Jun 28–Aug 5
Paintings
Work of the Norse artist Kjell Nupen
Eden
Austurmörk 21, 810 Hveragerði
Open daily from 8:30–21:30
Current exhibition:
Elf Incubator in Eden
Works by Anna Hallin, Margrét Hlín
Sveinsdóttir, Olga Bergmann and
Steinunn Guðríður Helgadóttir.
LÁ Art Museum
Austurmörk 21, 810 Hveragerði
Open daily from 12:00–18:00
Current exhibition:
Moving Mountains
Summer exhibition
Gljúfrasteinn
– Halldór Laxness museum
270 Mosfellsbær
Open daily except Mondays from
10–17.
Kópavogur Art Museum
– Gerðarsafn
Hamraborg, Kópavogur
Open daily 11:00–17:00 except
Mondays
www.gerdarsafn.is
The Icelandic Museum of Design
and Applied Art
Lyngás 7–9, 121 Garðabær
Opening hours: Tues.–Fri. 14–18; Sat.
and Sun. 16–18.
www.mudesa.org
Exhibitions devoted to Icelandic design.
The Icelandic Settlement Centre
Brákarbraut 1–15, Borgarnes
Opening hours: May to Sep 10–20; Sep
to May 11–17.
www.landnam.is
Permanent exhibitions:
The Settlement of Iceland: The Saga of
Egill Skalla-Grímsson
Suðsuðvestur
Hafnargata 22, Keflavík
Thu.–Fri. 16–18
Sat.–Sun. 14–17
www.sudsudvestur.is
Jun 30–Aug 12
Birgir Snæbjörn and J.B.K. Ransu
exhibition
Gallery Klaustur
At Skriðuklaustur
800 Egilsstaðir
www.skriduklaustur.is
Jul 28–Aug 31
While She Sleeps
Svala Ólafsdóttir exhibition
Vatnasafn / Library of Water
Bókhlöðustígur 17, 340 Stykkishólmur
www.libraryofwater.is
Open daily from 11–17.
Permanent exhibition:
Roni Horn installation. She has replaced
stacks of books with glass columns
containing water gathered from
Iceland’s glaciers and glacial rivers.
Sandgerði Museum
Gerðavegur 1, Sandgerði.
Until Feb 7, 2008
Polar Adventures
Exhibition on the life and work of the
French polar explorer, scientist and
doctor Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
Jónas Viðar Gallery
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
Fri.–Sat. 13–18
www.jvs.is/jvgallery.htm
Jul 21–Aug 12
Graphics by Janne Laine
Akureyri Art Museum
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
Tue.–Sun. 12–17
www.listasafn.akureyri.is
Jun 30–Aug 19
Fjallið / The Mountain
Georg Guðni retrospective
DaLí Gallery
Brekkugata 9, Akureyri
Mon.–Sat. 14–18
www.daligallery.blogspot.com
Current exhibition:
Sound Orb
Helgi Kristinsson exhibition
GalleriBOX
Kaupvangstræti 10, Akureyri
www.galleribox.blogspot.com
Current exhibition:
Birta Guðjónsdóttir exhibition
Núpur eitt
West-Eyjafjöll, 861 Hvolsvöllur
Open daily from 12-18
Aug 4 – Aug 12
40/40
Margrét Einarsdóttir Long exhibition
Films
1408
Laugarásbíó, Háskólabíó, Borgarbíó
Akureyri
Death Proof
Laugarásbíó, Háskólabíó, Regnboginn,
Borgarbíó Akureyri,
Die Hard 4.0
Háskólabíó, Laugarásbíó, Regnboginn,
Sambíóin Keflavík, Smárabíó
Evan Almighty
Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin Álfabakka,
Smárabíó
Georgia Rule
Sambíóin Akureyri, Sambíóin Álfabak-
ka, Sambíóin Kringlunni
Harry Potter 5
Sambíóin Akureyri, Sambíóin Álfa-
bakka, Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Smárabíó
Blind Dating
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Ocean’s 13
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Shrek 3
Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin Álfabakka,
Sambíóin Akureyri, Sambíóin Keflavík,
Sambíóin Kringlunni
Simpsons: The Movie (July 27)
Rush Hour 3 (August 10)
Transformers (August 10)
Movie Theatres
Regnboginn, Hverfisgata 54
101 Reykjavík, Tel. 551-9000
Háskólabíó, Hagatorg
107 Reykjavík, Tel. 525-5400
Laugarásbíó, Laugarás
104 Reykjavík, Tel. 565-0118
Smárabíó, Smáralind
201 Kópavogur, Tel. 564-0000
Sambíóin, Álfabakki 8
109 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Sambíóin, Kringlan 4-12
103 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Sambíóin Akureyri, Ráðhústorg
600 Akureyri, Tel. 461-4666
Nýja-Bíó, Hafnargata 33
230 Reykjanesbær, Tel. 421-1170
Selfossbíó, Eyrarvegur 2
800 Selfoss, Tel. 482-3007
Events
Concert Festival at Skálholt
12.07 – 06.08 The Skálholt Summer
Concerts Festival has been held annu-
ally since 1975. The festival features
40 events over a six week period, each
with contrasting programmes. Three
to five concerts are held each week,
including early baroque and con-
temporary music, the former usually
played on period instruments. During
the years the festival has attracted
internationally acclaimed artists as well
as talented young Icelandic musicians
and composers. Concerts are held on
Saturdays at 15:00 and 17:00, Sundays
at 15:00 and on Wednesdays or Thurs-
days at 20:00. All concerts are free of
charge.
For more info see: www.sumartonlei-
kar.is
Reykholt Music Festival
26.07–29.07 The international music
festival at Reykholt, in Borgarfjörður,
is held for the eleventh time this year
where musicians from seven countries
will perform. Among the performers
are The Moscow Male Choir of St.
Basil’s Cathedral and the Christopher
Orchestra of Lithuania accompanied by
Icelandic soprano Diddú.
Tickets are sold at midi.is and at www.
reykholtshatid.is
Moment Seen
28.07–29.07 Entitled ‘Moment Seen,’
the Nordic collaborative project be-
tween the dance group Samyrkja and
Tepokinn Big-band will be performed
at Tjarnarbíó Theatre on July 28 and
29. The show starts at 20:00 and
admission fee is 500 ISK.
Open House at the
Intercultural Centre
27.07 Every Friday night, the Intercul-
tural centre plays host to an intercul-
tural meeting. The concept is to bring
foreigners and Icelanders together, give
them the opportunity to get to know
other people and to share experiences.
The meetings feature plenty of activi-
ties so attendees can get to know each
other’s cultures. Entrance is free.
The Intercultural Centre, Hverfisgata 18
Hetero-Heroes Premiere
07.08 The tragicomedy Hetero-heroes:
With full respect for Ashley Cole will
premiere at Smiðjan on August 7. (See
page B2)
Smiðjan, Sölvólsgata 13
B4_RVK_GV_INFO_ISSUE 11_007_LISTINGS RVK_GV_INFO_ISSUE 11_007_LISTINGS_B5
All true ‘Innipúkar’ (i.e. ‘homebo-
dies’) are undoubtedly waiting with
high anticipation for the biggest and
best ‘Innipúki’ gathering of the year,
held during Verslunarmannahelgin
(The Merchants’ Holiday Weekend),
August 4 to 5. The forthcoming
Innipúkinn, an annual music festival
in Reykjavík, is a party for all the city
dwellers who hate to go camping
or for some reason can’t leave the
capital during the biggest travel
weekend of the year.
The festival, which started out
as a small party on Viðey Island,
exploded in size the past two years
and attracted a huge crowd of par-
ty-thirsty locals to club NASA for a
three day concert extravaganza. This
year, the festival will scale down and
resemble the original event once
more.
One of the original organisers,
Björn Kristjánsson, also known as
electro musician Borko, together
with Skakkamanage couple Svavar
and Berglind are planning the festi-
val this time around. “The idea was
to offer a small and cosy festival
for those who wanted to stay in
Reykjavík during Verslunarmannah-
elgin. It soon grew into this huge
event and suddenly became more
like a reason for people to stay in
Reykjavík. That wasn’t the original
plan. Now we are trying to make
the festival more like a small party
again,” Borko explains.
This year, Innipúkinn will take
place at a new concert venue, Or-
gan, located next door to Gauku-
rinn, in the middle of the city centre.
The place will accommodate up to
300 people when it will be opened.
The packed programme will feature
an impressive line-up of local acts
playing from 20:00–03:00 on Sa-
turday and Sunday.
“We made sort of a wish-list
of our favourite bands and luckily,
most of them didn’t have anything
planned for the weekend,” Borko
explains. Performers include Bogomil
Font and Flís, FM Belfast, Forgotten
Lores, Ghostigital, Hjaltalín, Hudson
Wayne, Jeff Who?, Mínus, Motion
Boys, Mr. Silla & Mongoose, Seabe-
ar, Steypa and Stórsveit Nix Noltes.
DJ Arnar Eggert and DJ Frank will
entertain the crowd between sets.
Sunday afternoon will see a
BBQ in the outdoor port in front of
the concert venue where hungry
concertgoers can feast on some
grilled hot-dogs and listen to trou-
badours pour their hearts out. On
Friday, August 3, record shop 12
Tónar on Skólavörðustígur will host
a warm-up party for the festival,
featuring concerts with some of the
‘Innipúkar’ who will be performing
at Organ during the weekend.
As Organ is a smaller venue than
NASA, Borko points out that fewer
tickets will be available than usual.
Price per ticket is 3,500 ISK and can
be bought at the 12 Tónar record
shop.
For more info see: www.myspace.
com/innipukinn2007
‘Innipúkar’ Unite Once Again
Organ – August 4-5
glaumbar - tryggvagötu 20 - tel: 552-6868 - www.glaumbar.is
1700
VAt free EXPECT
HANG
OVERS...
THE BIGGEST CLUB IN
DOWNTOWN REYKJAVIK.
LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEEKEND.
WWW.NASA.IS
www.gljufrasteinn.is
TICKETS AT
going home?
Sexually transmitted diseases
are more common than you think.
Take care – with condoms!
Directorate of Health
WWW.GRAPEVINE.IS
News // Culture // Dining // Travelling // Shopping // Articles // Interviews
Dining out?
Check out our

many food
reviews onlin
e!