Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.08.2007, Síða 12

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of 9 years of Jagúar, 00:00
Thu 23.08 Forgotten Lores, 21:00
Prikið
Bankastræti 12
Fri 10.08 Troubadour Jude / DJ Árni
Sveins
Sat 11.08 Gay Pride Event: DJ Rósa &
DJ Óli
Wed 15.08 Biggi Maus
Thu 16.08 DJ Andri
Fri 17.08 Troubadours Franz & Kristó /
DJ Gulli í Ósóma
Sat 18.08 Menningarnótt Concert fea-
turing various artists / DJ Benni B-ruff
Wed 22.08 DJ Kvikindi
Thu 23.08 DJ Maggi Legó
Fri 24.08 Troubadour Jude / DJ Óli
Hjörtur
Sat 25.08 DJ Danni Deluxe
Q-bar
Ingólfsstræti 3
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 others
Wed 15.08 DJ Ási
Thu 16.08 DJ Nicholas Brittain
Sat 18.08 Menningarnótt: Groovebox
Night
Fri 24.08 DJ Team Beauty and Beats
Sirkus
Klapparstígur 30
Fri 10.08 DJ Lazer
Sat 11.08 DJ Ozzy
Sat 18.08 Motion Boys concert, 17:00
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
Skólavörðustígur 15
Mon.–Fri. 10–18, Sat. 11–16
Jul 6–Sep 1
Collage by artist and musician Sigríður
Níelsdóttir
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 Einar Jónsson Museum
Eiríksgata
Tue.–Sun. 14–17
www.skulptur.is
Permanent exhibition:
The work of sculptor Einar Jónsson
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
Gallery Ágúst
Baldursgata 12
Wed.–Sat. 12–17
www.galleriagust.is
Aug 11–Sep 22
Fenómena
Opening exhibition: Ásdís Sif
Gunnarsdóttir and Rakel Bernie.
Drawings, photographs, video-art and
3D.
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
Hallgrímskirkja Church
At Skólavörðuholt
www.kirkjulistahatid.is
Aug 11–Aug 19
Jacob’s Ladder
The Festival of Sacred Arts: Svava
Björnsdóttir’s 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
Kling & Bang Gallery
Laugavegur 23
Thu.–Sun. 14–18
Free Entrance
www.this.is/klingandbang
Aug 11–Sep 2
Prayer on the Threshold
Páll Banine 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. See
page B6 for an interview.
The National Gallery of Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur
Tue.–Sun. 11–17
Free Entrance
www.listasafn.is
Jul 21–Oct 10
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After exercising your feet in the Gay
Parade, why not spend the evening
nourishing your soul in church?
A branch of the ongoing, church
sponsored Festival of Sacred Arts,
“Young People’s Arts Night” is set
to take place in Hallgrímskirkja on
the evening of August 11. Featuring
a well put-together programme of
music, improvisation, dance and
various other performances, the
arts night starts at 21:00 and will
go on ‘til one in the morning. The
impressive line up includes local
and international cream of the crop
performers including Nico Muhly,
Ben Frost, Borgar Magnason, Kjartan
Sveinsson, Pétur Ben and Valgeir
Sigurðsson.
Especially notable is Sigurðsson’s
performance, since he will release
his long-awaited début album,
Ekvilíbríum – already receiving
excellent reviews worldwide – just
two days prior. Speaking to the
Grapevine, Sigurðsson says that he
and others performing will take full
advantage of the majestic church’s
acoustics. “I’ll perform one piece
off Ekvilíbríum that I’ve specially
arranged for the occasion, using the
church organ, among other things.
Naturally, you can’t play just anything
in Hallgrímskirkja, and we’ve been
researching the acoustics there for
a while now. You don’t often get a
chance to perform in such a unique
setting.”
Even still, Sigurðsson’s upcoming
American tour with Muhly will find
them performing in a prestigious
Manhattan church, so Saturday
might provide a good opportunity
for practice. He says he has yet to
schedule a local release concert, so
– if all the other great artists playing
Young People’s Art Night weren’t
incentive enough – this might be the
only chance to catch him performing
in Iceland in a while. “I look forward
to the evening. It’s an informal event
in an unlikely location, and all the
performers are an exciting bunch.”
Hallgrímskirkja Church at
Skólavörðustígur
Young Art in Hallgrímskirkja
Hallgrímskirkja Church – August 11
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Music
12 Tónar record shop
Skólavörðustígur 15
Fri 10.08 Reykjavík! in concert, 17:00
Fri 17.08 Líkn in concert, 17:00
Fri 24.08 Ólöf Arnalds in concert, 17:00
Bar 11
Laugavegur 11
Fri 10.08 Curver’s Final Rockabillý Party
/ DJ Lazer
Sat 11.08 DJ Óli Dóri from Weapons
Thu 16.08 Skátar, Helgi from Morðing-
jarnir & Daitro, 21:30 / DJ Gyða
Fri 17.08 DJ Óli Dóri from Weapons
Sat 18.08 DJ Gulli from Ósóma
Fri 24.08 DJ Gulli from Ósóma
Sat 25.08 DJ Aron
Barinn
Laugavegur 22
Fri 10.08 Gay Pride event: DJ Rósa (1
floor) / Boy’s dance with DJ Manny (2
floor)
Sat 11.08 DJ Barcode (1 floor) / Ter-
rordisco and DJ Halli (2 floor)
Thu 16.08 DJ Darri Lorensen
Fri 17.08 DJ Brunheim & DJ Ghost (1
floor) / DJ Tweak (2 floor)
Sat 18.08 DJ Peter Parker, DJ Skeletor &
DJ Raffi (1 floor) / DJ Ernir (2 floor)
Fri 24.08 DJ Yamaho (1 floor) / DJ Míó
(2 floor)
Sat 25.08 Dansa Meira (1 floor) / DJ Óli
Hjörtur & DJ Nick (2 floor)
Broadway
Ármúli
Sat 11.08 15-year birthday celebration
for the Milljónamæringarnir, featur-
ing Laddi, Raggi Bjarni, Bjarni Arason,
Bogomil Font, Stefán Hilmarsson
Café Amsterdam
Hafnarstræti 5
Fri 10.08 DJ Master
Sat 11.08 Dimma, 23:30 / DJ Master
Fri 17.08 DJ Cesar
Sat 18.08 Various Icelandic artists,
01:30
Café Hljómalind
Laugavegur 21
Wed 15.08 Fighting Shit / LaFours /
Daitro 19:30
Café París
Austurstræti 14
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
Thu 16.08 DJ Börkur/ DJ Lucky
Fri 17.08 DJ Börkur / DJ Lucky
Sat 18.08 DJ Börkur / DJ Lucky
Thu 23.08 DJ Börkur / DJ Lucky
Fri 24.08 DJ Börkur / DJ Lucky
Sat 25.08 DJ Börkur / DJ Lucky
Café Solon
Bankastræti 7a
Fri 10.08 DJ Rikki G
Sat 11.08 Atli Entertainment-police /
Rikki (ground floor)
Thu 16.08 DJ Andrés (ground floor) /
Ingó Idol (2 floor)
Fri 17.08 DJ Maggi
Sat 18.08 DJ Maggi / Láki tender
(ground floor)
Grand Rokk
Smiðjustígur 6
Fri 10.08 Lada Sport / Dikta / Jan
Mayen, 23:00
Hallgrímskirkja Church
Skólavörðuholt
Sat 11.08 Opening concert starts at
17:00 - Mass in B-minor by J.S. Bach.
Young People’s Arts Night from 21:00-
01:00 - Nico Muhly, Ben Frost, Borgar
Magnason, Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir,
Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson, Kjartan
Sveinsson, Pétur Ben, Valgeir Sigurðs-
son and more.
Sun 12.08 Music by Dietrich Buxtehude,
11:00 / Mass in B-minor by J.S. Bach,
19:00.
Mon 13.08 Music and Meditation,
12:00 / Masterclass I, 14:00-17:00.
Tue 14.08 Music and Meditation, 12:00
Wed 15.08 Music and Meditation,
12:00 / Organ Fireworks, 20:00.
Thu 16.08 Music and Meditation,
12:00 / La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc
- The famous silent film by C.T. Dreyer
with music composed and played by
Wilfried Kaets organ, 23:00
Fri 17.08 Music and Meditation, 12:00
Sat 18.08 Waterfall of Hymns, 15:00-
21:00.
Sun 19.08 Final Concert, 19:00.
Hressó
Austurstræti 20
Fri 10.08 Menn Ársins / DJ Maggi
Sat 11.08 Public, 23:00 / DJ Maggi,
01:00
Thu 16.08 Böddi & Danni
Fri 17.08 Gotti & Eisi, 23:00 / DJ Bjarni,
01:00
Sat 18.08 Menningarnótt Garden
Concert: Krummafótur, Dalton, Öndin,
17:00 / DJ Bjarni
Thu 23.08 Krummafótur, 23:00 – 01:00
Fri 24.08 Dalton, 23:00 / DJ Bjarni
Sat 25.08 Gotti & Eisi, 23:00 / DJ Bjarni
The Icelandic Opera
Ingólfsstræti
Thu 23.08 Tom Waits tribute: The Bad
Livers and the Broken Hearts Band
along with Björn Hlynur Haraldsson,
Daníel Ágúst, Krummi, Sigtryggur Bal-
dursson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Magnús
Jónsson, Pétur Ben, Höskuldur Ólafsson
and Sigríður Eyrún.
Jómfrúin
Lækjargata 4
Sat 18.08 Summerjazz – BonSom
Sat 25.08 Summerjazz – Reykjavík Big
Band
Kaffibarinn
Bergstaðastræti
Fri 10.08 DJ Lazer
Sat 11.08 DJ Ozzy
Wed 15.08 DJ Robert
Thu 16.08 Retron in concert / DJ Frosti
Fri 17.08 DJ Natalie aka “Nat da Cat”
Sat 18.08 DJ Nuno
Wed 22.08 DJ Chuck aka “Chuckie”
Thu 23.08 Svenni & Halli
Fri 24.08 DJ Toti trans
Sat 25.08 DJ Hjalti Casanova
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalur
Fri 17.08 Bubbi Morthens, Stuðmenn,
SSSÓl, Björgvin Halldórsson, Garðar
Thor Cortes, Todmobile, Nylon, and
Luxor.
Loftkastalinn
Seljavegur 2
Fri 10.08 Miss Vicky, Pay TV and others.
Pride Party after the show
Nasa
Thorvaldsenstræti 2
Fri 10.08 Pride dance
Sat 11.08 Páll Óskar’s Annual Gay Pride
Ball
Sat 18.08 Gusgus in concert
Nordic House
Sturlugata 5
Sat 18.08 Democracy of Jazz / Kári
Árnason Band / The Dorthe Höjland
Group / Tepokinn / Maria Winther /
Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson
Sun 19.08 Draupner / Havnakórið /
Felicia
Mon 20.08 Ane Brun / Seabear / ET
Tumason
Tue 21.08 Laura Pyrrö and Ágúst Ólafs-
son / CAPUT
Wed 22.08 Trio Fugu & Tempura / Nina
Kinert
Thu 23.08 Hjaltalín / Hrafnaspark /
Magnet / Jens Lekman
Fri 24.08 Budam / Ólöf Arnalds
Sat 25.08 Megas / Kati Matti / Elín
Eyþórsdóttir / Minä Rakastan Sinua Elvis
Organ
Hafnarstræti 1-3
Fri 10.08 Lights on the Highway / My
Summer as a Salvation Soldier / Vetiver,
22:00
Wed 15.08 Grapevine Concert Series:
The Besties / Jan Mayen / Dýrðin, 21:00
Thu 16.08 Hjaltalín / James Wallace,
21:00
Sat 18.08 Culture Night: Skátar / Lights
on the Highway / Últra Mega Techno-
bandið Stefán, 22:00 + A Celebration
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Iceland’s skateboarders (as well as any
visiting ones) will soon have the long-
needed chance to face one another
in an honest to God, to-the-death,
public skate-off! Organised by Reyk-
javík skate culture store Underground
among others, the skating contest
will take place at Ingólfstorg and in
the Loftkastali skate park on August
25, with prizes and titles granted for
a variety of talents, including best
trick and best run. Participating in the
contest is free, and contestants will be
divided into three groups depending
on age (9-14, 15-17 and 18+).
Contest organizer (and manager
of Underground), Mike Carroll, says
that a promising number of skaters
have signed up, although there’s still
plenty of room. “We’ve been promot-
ing the event for a while, and we’re
pleased with the results. People are
coming in all the way from Akureyri
to compete. We’re currently seeking
sponsors for the event, and just try-
ing to put together a fun day for all
involved.”
A long-time native of San Fran-
sisco, the half-Icelandic Carroll has
been living in Reykjavík for nearly a
year now and says he enjoys it. When
asked to rate Icelandic skating culture,
he says that it’s good compared to the
size of the city, and that he’s noticed
an increase in vitality during the past
6-7 months. “There’s a lot of good
talent around, for sure. Can anything
be done to improve the scene? From
what I’ve learned talking to the kids,
the current park in Loftkastalinn is
nice, but it’s not really promoted
enough. A lot of kids don’t know
about it. Some more skate parks,
competitions, things like that, would
all serve to improve the scene, and
that’s what me and my friends are
trying to do.”
To register: call Underground: (+354)
551-5556 or visit myspace.com/ice-
landskate
Skate or Die! in Reykjavík
Ingólfstorg and Loftkastalinn – August 25
A long time ago on a coast far, far
away, the French came to Iceland to
drink up all of z red wine and steal
all of z pretty girls. On August 15
(that’s next Wednesday) the French
Invasion will come again, but this
time it will be in the form of an
“–ism” conscious DIY hardcore
band (so no Mademoiselle-stealing)
and instead of the shores of Seyðis-
fjörður, the inquisition will go down
on the stage at Café Hjólamind (so
no red wine, either.)
Daitro is a 5-piece screamo band
from Lyon, France. They have 3 full-
length albums, 4 splits, and have
been on countless hardcore com-
pilations. They have also toured
Japan, much of the U.S., and most
of Europe. They have been called
the “uncrowned kings of European
screamo.” The show starts at 19:30
and costs 800 ISK. The opening acts
are Fighting Shit and LaFours.
Café Hljómalind, Laugavegur 21
The French Invasion part II
Café Hljómalind – August 15
On August 9, an exhibition featuring
the works of American artist Joan
Perlman opened at Hafnarborg, the
Hafnarfjörður Institute of Culture
and Fine Art. Perlman has held nu-
merous solo exhibitions as well as
participating in group exhibitions
across the US. Her first visit to Iceland
occurred in 1955, when the Living
Art Museum, Nylo, invited her to lec-
ture on art. She has been interested
in Iceland and its history ever since
that first moment and spellbound by
the country’s nature. Inspired by its
rocky landscape, her paintings don’t
try to interpret the surroundings in
a realistic way, but instead she tries
to grab its mystic powers.
The exhibition is open every day
except Tuesdays from 11:00 to 17:00
and Thursdays from 11:00 to 21:00.
The exhibition concludes on Septem-
ber 9.
Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34,
www.hafnarborg.is
Joan Perlman Exhibition
Hafnarborg – Aug 9 - Sept 9
Esteemed artists Rakel Bernie (Miami
via Argentina) and Ásdís Sif Gun-
narsdóttir (Iceland) will share the
honour of opening the latest addi-
tion to Reykjavík’s gallery fauna – the
professional and ambitious Gallery
Ágúst. While the artists have dif-
ferent backgrounds, they share a
common ground in their art, one
that’s thoroughly celebrated at FENÓ-
MENA and its selection of drawings,
photographs, sculptures and video
installations.
Gallery Ágúst is conveniently
located right in the middle of 101
Reykjavík, more precisely on Bal-
dursgata. There’s a lot in the works
for the gallery, according to curator
Sigrún Sandra Ólafsdóttir, who says
that Reykjavík was sorely missing an
ambitious sales gallery of Ágústs’s
size. “I got acquainted to this type
of gallery while studying in Italy, and
when I got back I found that some-
thing like this was sorely missing. I
think Icelanders are fast discovering
contemporary arts, and that’s a good
thing since we have a lot of world-
class artists to offer.”
The gallery is open Wednesdays
to Saturdays from 12–17 and by ap-
pointment.
Gallery Ágúst, Baldursgata 12
A Brand Spanking New Gallery
Gallery Ágúst – Until September 22
Curver’s Rockabillicious Rockabilly
Bar 11 – August 10
Conceptual artist-slash-musician Cur-
ver is a jack of all trades. Not content
with mangling sound and touring the
world with Ghostigital in between
putting on art shows and happen-
ings of his own, Curver also hosts
celebrated Rockabilly Parties at Bar
11 from time to time. A rare chance
to enjoy one is this Friday, so fans of
twisting, shouting, drinking, spitting
and general greaser-debauchery will
thus have to look no further than Bar
11 tonight.
Featuring a hearty blend of Rock-
abilly, Surf, Twang, Garage and good
ol’ Rock ‘n’ Roll, the party starts at
midnight and will last well into the
wee hours of the morning (5:30 to
be exact). This will be Reykjavík’s only
Rockabilly Party of the year, as Curver
has been busy touring with Ghostig-
ital and will soon head to New York
to pursue further education in the
arts. Now, shine those boots, wax
your hair and put a comb in your
ass-pocket – it’s party time.
Bar 11, Laugavegur 11