Reykjavík Grapevine - 24.08.2007, Side 13

Music Art Films Events
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
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
Aug 31–Oct 21
The Icelandic Love Corporation
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
Aug 2–Aug 30
Ása Ólafsdóttir exhibition
Aug 2–Aug 30
Dagný Guðmundsdóttir exhibition
Sep 1–Sep 28
Anna María Sigurjónsdóttir and
Ástríður Ólafsdóttir 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
Aug 11–Nov 11
A group exhibition featuring works by
Erla Þórarinsdóttir, Hulda Hákon, Jón
Óskar and Steingrímur Eyfjörð
Hafnarborg
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Mon.–Sun. 11–17
www.hafnarborg.is
Aug 9–Sep 9
Paintings by American artist Joan
Perlman
LÁ Art Museum
Austurmörk 21, 810 Hveragerði
Open daily from 12–18
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 11–17 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
Sep 1–Oct 7
Unnar Örn Auðarson Jónasson
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
Sep 1 – Sep 16
Graphics by Guðbjörg Ringsteð
Akureyri Art Museum
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
Tue.–Sun. 12–17
www.listasafn.akureyri.is
DaLí Gallery
Brekkugata 9, Akureyri
Mon.–Sat. 14–18
www.daligallery.blogspot.com
GalleriBOX
Kaupvangstræti 10, Akureyri
www.galleribox.blogspot.com
Current exhibition:
Birta Guðjónsdóttir exhibition
Films
The Bourne Ultimatum
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Smárabíó
Kringlunni, Laugarásbíó, Regnboginn,
Borgarbíó Akureyri, Sambíóin Keflavík
Rush Hour 3
Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó, Borgarbíó
Akureyri
The Simpsons Movie
Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó, Borgarbíó
Akureyri
Death Proof
Smárabíó
Shrek the Third
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Sambíóin Akureyri
Transformers
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin
Akureyri, Sambíóin Selfossi
Ratatouille
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Sambíóin Akureyri
Astrópía
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Sambíóin Keflavík,
Sambíóin Akureyri, Sambíóin Selfossi
Harry Potter 5
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Nancy Drew
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin Keflavík
Georgia Rule
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Ocean’s Thirteen
Sambíóin Álfabakka
Disturbia (August 31)
Everyones Hero (August 31)
License to Wed (August 31)
Sharf’s Up (August 31)
In the Land of Women (August 31)
Green Light Film Festival
Regnboginn (for a full schedule see
www.graenaljosid.is)
Sicko
Hallam Foe
Die Falcher, Fuck
Deliver Us from Evil
Away from Her
Cocaine Cowboys
Zoo
Goodbye Bafana
Shortbus
Going to Pieces
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
Open House at the
Intercultural Centre
24.08 Every Friday night, the Inter-
cultural centre plays host to an
intercultural 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 activities so attendees can get
to know each other’s cultures. Entrance
is free.
The Intercultural Centre, Hverfisgata 18
Reyfi Festival
24.08 – 26.08 The Art Festival Reyfi,
taking place at the Nordic House, is
in its final days. Plenty of happenings
are scheduled this weekend, including
concerts with Jens Lekman, Megas and
KK, flamenco dancing with Spanish
dancer Minerva Iglesias, performance
by the Finish circus company ‘Med
Andra Ord’ and various art exhibitions.
For a full schedule visit: www.reyfi.is
Skateboarding Contest
25.08 On August 25, a skating contest,
organized by the Underground skate-
store, will take place at Ingólfstorg
square and inside the skate-park at
Loftkastalinn. The contest is open to
all skaters free of charge. For more
info or to register call Underground
(551-5556) or visit myspace.com/
icelandskate.
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Photographer Jóhann Kjartansson
(better known as Jói Kjartans) docu-
mented years of hard-core party-fun
at downtown bar Sirkus by taking
snap-shot photos of regular bar-
hoppers when they least expected
it. His photos can now be viewed
at Gallery Auga fyrir Auga on Hver-
fisgata.
Entitled ‘Sirkusár’ or ‘Sirkus
Years’ the exhibition features 20
black-and-white portraits shot over
the past three years. “The exhibition
is my memory of the past, like when
people were still allowed to smoke
inside bars,” Kjartansson explains.
The exhibition opened on August
18, Culture Night, and downtown
pedestrians flocked to the gal-
lery, and drank approximately 144
beers while viewing the photos. The
empty beer bottles didn’t end up in
the trash though, but instead now
create a huge beer-mountain inside
the small gallery, a fitting sculpture
to say the least. The exhibition will
be open for weeks to come.
Auga fyrir Auga, Hverfisgata 35
glaumbar - tryggvagötu 20 - tel: 552-6868
www.glaumbar.is
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Sirkus Years in Photos
Auga fyrir Auga

Woolens factory store,
located in Vik
Víkurprjón ehf
Phone: 487-1250
www.vikwool.is
Genuine woolen goods,
made in Iceland_______
Also wide selection
of souvenirs
As part of the Reyfi Art Festival taking
place at the Nordic House, Swedish
musician Jens Lekman is coming back
to town. Some Airwaves attende-
es might remember his last-minute
gig at last year’s festival, one of the
festival’s most talked-about shows.
With an unassuming stage presence
and sweet and tender pop songs,
Jens will surely make this weekend
just as memorable.
The Friday night concerts start at
22:30, but earlier that same evening,
local singer/songwriter Ólöf Arnalds
and Faroese pop-artist Budam will
play separate sets at the Nordic
House. Admission fee is 1,700 ISK.
The Nordic House, Sturlugata 5.
For a full programme visit: www.
nordice.is
Jens Lekman Concert
The Nordic House – August 24
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