Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.10.2007, Qupperneq 13

Open Daily 10–17
Sep 8–Dec 31
Architecture at Eye Level
Sep 8–Nov 4
Eggert Pétursson – Retrospective
Paintings by Eggert Pétursson,
an Icelandic artist famed for his
meticulous depictions of flowers.
Sep 8–Oct 14
Sculptures by Helgi Gíslason. The
exhibition features new works of bas-
relief.
Sep 15–Dec 31
Jóhannes S. Kjarval – Key Works
Paintings by Jóhannes S. Kjarval
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
Aug 30–Oct 24
The Lost Children of Afghanistan
Photographs by Dante
Sep 15–Nov 25
Dagblaðið Víísir! / Víísir Newspaper!
Press photography in Iceland from 1960
to 2000.
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
Sep 1–Oct 7
Sigurður Guðjónsson exhibition
Sep 1–Oct 11
Huginn Þór Arason and Tony Trehy
exhibition
Oct 12–Oct 21
Sequences Real-Time Art Festival: Art:21,
Birgir Andrésson, Ólafur Ólafsson and
Libia Pérez de Siles de Castro, Ragna
Róbertsdóttir and Sara Björnsdóttir
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Laugarnestangi 70
Open Tue.–Sun. 14–17
Permanent exhibition:
Works of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson
Sirkus
Klapparstígur 38
Oct 12–Oct 21
Sequences Real-Time Art Festival: Sara
Gunnarsdóttir
Start Art / Art Shop
Laugavegur 12b
www.startart.is
Sep 29–Oct 26
Hjörtur Hjartarson and Steingrímur
Eyfjörð
Tjarnarbíó Theatre
Tjarnargata 12
Oct 12–Oct 21
Sequences Real-Time Art Festival: Dick
Head Man Reckords, MOM’s, Ross Taylor,
Sara Gilles, Steypa and Tonik
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
Sep 13–Oct 7
Photographs
Photos by American artist Denis Masi
Sep 13–Oct 7
Wait
Treesculptures by Aðalheiður S.
Eysteinsdóttir
Oct 13–Dec 22
Portræt Nu!
Portraits that were part of the 2006
Nordic portrait competition, The Brewer
J.C. Jacobsen’s Portrait Award.
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
Sep 22–Nov 11
Ancient Art from China
An exhibition from the municipal
museum of Wuhan, China.
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
Coupd’État
Unnar Örn Auðarson Jónasson
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 27–Oct 7
Martin J. Meier exhibition
Akureyri Art Museum
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
Tue.–Sun. 12–17
www.listasafn.akureyri.is
Aug 25–Oct 14
Sjónlist 2007 / Icelandic Visual Art
Exhibition displaying artworks by six
artists and art-groups nominated for the
Icelandic Visual Art Award (Sjónlist)
this year. These are Birgir Andrésson,
Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir, Hrafnkell
Sigurðsson, Nikita, Studio Grandi and
Össur hf.
DaLí Gallery
Brekkugata 9, Akureyri
Mon.–Sat. 14–18
www.daligallery.blogspot.com
Current exhibition:
Þetta – Das – This
Hlynur Hallsson exhibition
GalleriBOX
Kaupvangstræti 10, Akureyri
www.galleribox.blogspot.com
Oct 20–Nov 20
Vivarium
Huginn Þór Arason exhibition
Films
Superbad
Smárabíó, Sambíóin Álfabakka,
Háskólabíó, Sambíóin Keflavík
Hairspray
Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó
Knocked Up
Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin
Selfossi
Shoot ‘Em Up
Smárabíó, Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Selfossi
No Reservations
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Sambíóin Akureyri, Sambíóin
Selfossi
I Now Pronounce You Chuck
and Larry
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Háskólabíó,
Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin Keflavík,
Sambíóin Selfossi
Astrópía
Sambíóin Álfabakka, Háskólabíó,
Sambíóin Kringlunni, Sambíóin Akureyri
Veðramót
Háskólabíó, Regnboginn
3:10 to Yuma
Háskólabíó, Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin
Akureyri
Stardust (October 5)
Halloween (October 5)
30 Days of Night (October 9)
The Kingdom (October 12)
The Brave One (October 12)
Resident Evil: Extinction
The Last Legion (October 19)
Good Luck Chucky (October 19)
The Heartbreak Kid (October 19)
RIFF
Reykjavík International
Film Festival
Sep 27–Oct 7
This year, RIFF’s programme consists of
nearly one hundred films from across
the globe. For more info go to www.
riff.is
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
Chinese Culture Festival
Sep 29–Oct 8
The Chinese Culture Festival in
Kópavogur features plenty of
interesting events including concerts,
exhibitions, lectures on Chinese culture
and performance by the amazing
Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe. For more info
go to www.kopavogur.is
Open House at the
Intercultural Centre
Every Friday night, the Intercultural
centre plays host to an intercultural
meeting. The concept is to bring
foreigners and Icelanders together,
and to give them the opportunity to
get to know other people and to share
experiences. The meetings feature
plenty of activities that will allow the
attendees to stir things up into a nice
cultural broth. Entrance is free.
The Intercultural Centre, Hverfisgata 18
Scottish Play ‘Blackbird’
Premiered
Oct 6
On October 6, a new play written by
Scottish playwright David Harrower
and directed by Graeme Maley will
premiere at Hafnarfjörður Theatre.
Harrower, who is part of the “in-yer-
face” movement in theatre, presents
a dramatic and controversial play
about love and obsession, power and
innocence that has won numerous
awards and been staged around the
world. For tickets go to www.midi.is or
www.hhh.is.
Hafnarfjörður Theatre, Strandgata 50
Icelandic Cooking Class
Oct 8
If you are a fan of the traditional
Icelandic slátur (blood sausage and
liver sausage) you should definitely
learn how to make it yourself. On
October 8, the Intercultural Centre
offers a cooking class teaching how
to make these old-school delicacies.
The class takes place at the Hotel and
Cookery School in Kópavogur from
18:00–22:00 and only costs 1.000 ISK.
Better yet, you can take all the food you
make home to your friends and family.
For more information call Barbara (530
9300) or send an e-mail to barbara@
ahus.is.
Airwaves Programme at
the Nordic House
Oct 17–Oct 21
During the annual Airwaves weekend,
a special event programme takes place
at the Nordic House. The schedule
includes a screening of the music
documentary ‘Screaming Masterpiece’,
a photo exhibition of past Airwaves
highlights and open interviews with
local and international acts. For more
info go to www.icelandairwaves.is The
Nordic House, Sturlugata 5
Magnús Tómasson’s solo exhibition ‘Rub-
bish’ opened in the ASÍ Art Museum on
September 29. The exhibition is a jour-
ney through Tómasson’s sketchbooks
and displays paintings, sculptures and
installations. Tómasson has exhibited
extensively throughout his long career
and been an active part of the Icelandic
art scene. The exhibition is open until
October 21.
ASÍ Art Museum, Freyjugata 41
Sketchbooks Displayed
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On the way to Thingvellir National Park
Tel. + 354 586 8066 / www.gljufrasteinn.is
writer Halld r Laxness,
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