Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.02.2007, Blaðsíða 11

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An extensive French Cultural
festival will be taking place in
Iceland for the first time this
year, entitled Pourquoi Pas? Its
opening act, a project organized
in collaboration with the Reykjavík
Winter Lights Festival starting the
same day, features Michel Moglia
playing a fire-organ at Austurvöllur,
February 22nd.
There are almost continuous
events taking place during the
festival, in the field of art, music,
film, fashion, science, performing
arts and literature. If highlights are
to be recommended, Grapevine
would first of all like to point out
the final days of the exhibition
Regard Fauve at the National
Gallery. Anyone who hasn’t yet
seen this exhibition should hurry
up and do so quickly, as it’s not
every year locals get the chance to
see the works of French masters
such as Bonnard, Dufy, Marquet,
Matisse and Renoir.
Patrons can also take part in a
wine-tasting seminar, flock to
Háskólabíó Movie Theatre for
the French Film Festival, see the
exhibition Celebration Park by Pierre
Huyghe in Reykjavík Art Museum
plus a design-art exhibition with
M/M (Mathias Augustyniak and
Michael Amzalag) in collaboration
with Gabriela Fredriksdottir, watch
break-dancers Pockemon Crew
perform at the Reykjavík Theatre
and enjoy concerts with Françoiz
Breut at the National Theatre.
As there’s something happening
every day until May 12th, no one
should have any trouble finding
something of interest.
The full program will be available
online at www.pourquoipas.is.
French Spring in Iceland
Various locations – 22 Feb. -12 May.
10 Feb – 4 Mar
Exhibition by Helgi Hjaltalín and Pétur
Örn Friðriksson where they emphasise
technology mania as a recognized
lifestyle
Liborius
At Mýrargata
www.liborius.is
Open daily from 11-18, except Sundays
Fri. 17 Feb
Art auction from Skaftfell Cultural
Centre at 17:00. The works will be on
display at Liborius shop from February
9th.
Living Art Museum
Laugavegur 26
Wed., Fri.-Sun. 13-17
Thur 13-22
www.nylo.is/
Until 18 Mar
Presque Rien
A contemporary art exhibition with
works of French artists like Robbert
Filliou & Joachim Pfeufer, Michel Blazy,
Rebecca Bournigault, Jean-Baptiste
Bruant & Maria Spangaro, Clôde Coul-
pier, François Curlet, Gérald, Philippe
Meste, Hugues Reip and Jean-Michel
Wicker.
Mokka
Skólavörðustígur 3a
Open daily 9:30-23:30, Sun. 12-23:30
www.mokka.is
Until 5 March
Jaguar
Guðmundur Heimsberg photo exhibit
The National Gallery
Fríkirkjuvegur
Tue.-Sun. 11-17
Free Entrance
listasafn.is
15 Dec – 25 Feb
Un Regard Fauve
French Expressionism
The National Museum
Suðurgata 41
Open daily 10-17
natmus.is/
Until 29 Apr
With a Silverneedle
Elsa E. Guðjónsson textile designer
Until 12 Mar
Guðni Þórðarson photo exhibition
Ingimundur Magnússon and Kristján
Magnússon photo exhibit
Permanent Exhibitions:
The Making of a Nation
The Nordic House
Sturlugata 5
Tue.-Sun. 12-17
www.nordice.is/
20 Jan – 4 Mar
Þið þessi norrænu / You Nordic
Finnish photographer Susanna Majuri
exhibition
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2 :
The Settlement Exhibition
Aðalstræti 16
Open daily 10-17
Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmun-
dur 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
Until 18 Mar
Ásmundur Sveinsson – Man and
Material
Selected works from Ásmundur
Sveinsson, illustrating his use of
materials such as wood, clay, plaster,
bronze and other metals.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17
Open daily 10-17
2 Feb – 29 Apr
Erró - Gleymd framtíð / Erró – Forgot-
ten Future
100 watercolour paintings by Erró
from the period 1981-2005.
2 Feb – 18 Mar
Installation and photographs by Birta
Guðjónsdóttir in the D Gallery
23 Feb – 29 Apr
Fagnaðargarðurinn / Celebration Park
French artist Pierre Huyghe displays his
recent works.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata
Open Daily 10-17
10 Feb – 29 Apr
Foss / Falling Water
The exhibition explores the relation-
ship between art and nature through
the work of Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir,
Ólafur Elíasson, Pat Steir and Rúrí.
10 Feb – 2 Sep
K-Þátturinn / The K-Factor
Jóhannes S. Kjarval retrospective.
4 Feb – 6 May
Kjarval og bernskan / Kjarval and
childhood
Jóhannes S. Kjarval exhibition espe-
cially for the young ones. A program
for children every Sunday at 14:00.
Reykjavík Museum
Kistuhylur 4
www.arbaejarsafn.is
The Reykjavík Museum
of Photography
Grófarhús, Tryggvagata 15, 6th floor
Weekdays 12-19
Sat.-Sun. 13-17
Free Entrance
www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavikur.is
11 Jan – 20 Feb
Menjar tímans / Relics of Time
Sissú photo exhibit
24 Feb – 25 Mar
Jo Duchene photo exhibition display-
ing his documentary of private, public,
industrial and religious housing in
Iceland.
Safn
Laugavegur 37
Wed.-Fri. 14-18
Sat.-Sun. 14-17
Free Entrance
www.safn.is
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Laugarnestangi 70
Tue.-Sun. 14-17
Permanent exhibition
The work of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson
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Hveragerði Library
Austurmörk 2, Hveragerði
Mon.-Fri. 15-19
Skaftfell
Austurvegur 42, Seyðisfjörður
www.skaftfell.is
2 Dec – 20 Feb 2007
Haraldur Jónsson exhibition
Open 13-17 on weekends
Gallery Klettur
Helluhraun 16, Hanfarfjörður
Open Sat. 10-14. At other times by
arrangement.
Hafnarborg
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Mon.-Sun. 11-17
www.hafnarborg.is
11 Jan – 4 Feb
Faroese Paintings
Edward Fuglø, Astri Luihn, Sigrún Gun-
narsdóttir, Torbjørn Olsen, Eyðun av
Reyni and Ingálvur av Reyni
Gljúfrasteinn / Halldór Laxness
museum
270 Mosfellsbær
Open daily except Mondays from
10-17.
Hafnarfjörður institution of
continuing education
Skólabraut 1, Hafnarfjörður
Paintings by Sigurður Örlygsson, Árni
Rúnar Sverrisson, Inga Dóra Guð-
mundsdóttir, Ester Jóhannesdóttir,
Helga Sigurðardóttir, Kristín Pálmadót-
tir, Svandís Egilsdóttir, Charlotta S.
Sverrisdóttir, Ágúst Bjarnason and
Kristbergur Pétursson
Kópavogur Art Museum
– Gerðasafn
Hamraborg, Kópavogur
Open daily 11:00-17:00 except Mon-
days
www.gerdasafn.is
13 Jan – 11 Feb
The exhibition INDIGO
Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson, Daði Guðb-
jörnsson, Eggert Pétursson, Kristín
Gunnlaugsdóttir, Sigtryggur Bjarni
Baldvinsson, Sigríður Ólafsdóttir, Sig-
urður Árni Sigurðsson, Birgir Snæbjörn
Birgisson, Ransu and Jóhann Ludwig
Torfason.
Suðsuðvestur
Hafnargata 22, Keflavík
Thu.-Fri. 16-18
Sat.-Sun. 14-17
www.sudsudvestur.is
DaLí Gallery
Brekkugata 9, Akureyri
Mon.-Sat. 14-18
Gallerí+
Brekkugata 35, Akureyri
Jónas Viðar Gallery
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
Fri.-Sat. 13-18
www.jvs.is/jvgallery.htm
Akureyri Art Museum
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
Tue.-Sun. 12-17
www.listasafn.akureyri.is
From 13 Jan
Les yeux de l’ombre jaune
Jón Óskars exhibition
From 13 Jan
Tyrfingar
Adam Bateman installation
GalleriBOX
Kaupvangstræti 10, Akureyri
www.galleribox.blogspot.com
10 Feb – 17 Mar
Kristín Helga Káradóttir exhibition
DaLí Gallery
Brekkugata 9, Akureyri
www.daligallery.blogspot.com
Populus Tremula
Kaupvangsstræti 12, Akureyri
poptrem.blogspot.com/
VeggVerk
Strandgata 17, Akureyri
Open all hours
27 Jan – 9 Mar
Our Greatest Fear
Werner Berger and Timothy Murphy
paint statements on the mural
Films
Rocky Balboa
A Sylvester Stallone comeback about
the infamous boxing hero Rocky
Balboa. In this final part of the series,
a middle-aged Rocky steps back into
the ring for one last fight against
heavy-weight champion Mason Dixon.
Smárabíó, Regnboginn, Borgarbíó
Akureyri.
Charlotte’s Web
Wilbur the pig gets friendly with other
farm animals and a talking spider
named Charlotte who helps him await
the destiny of becoming the Sunday
dinner. Based on the popular children’s
book. Smárabíó, Sambíóin Kring-
lan, Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Akureyri, Sambíóin Keflavík.
Night at the Museum
A comedy involving a museum guard
played by Ben Stiller who wakes up a
lot of creatures one night. Icelandic
Robbie Rotten Stefán Karl Stefánsson
lends his voice to some Icelandic Vi-
kings. Supposed to be quite hilarious.
Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó, Regnboginn,
Borgarbíó Akureyri, Selfossbíó, Sam-
bíoin Keflavík.
Apocalypto
Mel Gibson’s newest blockbuster
drama set in the ancient Mayan region
in Mexico, and centres, as the name
suggests, on the decline of civilisa-
tion. Smárabíó, Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin
Keflavík.
Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy and
Jamie Foxx, in a 1960s-style adapta-
tion of a popular Broadway musical.
Laugarásbíó, Borgarbíó Akureyri.
Little Children
Dealing with common problems facing
the every day lives of a group of young
couples, this humourous yet disturbing
flick was nominated for three Golden
Globe awards, including best drama.
Laugarásbíó, Regnboginn.
Little Miss Sunshine
Pure brilliance! A low-budget inde-
pendent movie the likes of Sideways,
about a highly dysfunctional American
family travelling across the country in
a yellow mini-bus to get the youngest
daughter to a beauty pageant. One of
the more interesting films of last year.
Selfossbíó, Regnboginn.
Man of the Year
From the director of Sleepers and
Wag the Dog, this comedy is about a
popular TV talk-show host played by
Robin Williams who decides to run for
president without ever expecting to
win. The results? Well, you’ll just have
to see for yourself. Sambíóin Kringlan,
Sambíóin Álfabakka.
Blood Diamond
In the middle of a bloody civil war in
Sierra Leone, the lives of a local fisher-
man, American journalist and a South
African smuggler intersect as they
go on a dangerous journey to find a
cursed diamond everyone cherishes.
Sambíóin Kringlan, Sambíóin Álfa-
bakka, Sambíóin Akureyri.
The Prestige
A flick about the battle between two
magicians whose rivalry leads to a
dangerous obsession with the ultimate
last trick. Starring Christian Bale, Hugh
Jackman and Scarlett Johansson. Sel-
fossbíó, Sambíóin Kringlan, Sambíóin
Álfabakka.
Foreldrar
The second part of Vesturport’s twin
feature theme project written and
directed by Ragnar Bragason. After
Börn’s (Children) gleaming reviews,
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www.gljufrasteinn.is
Foreldrar (Parents) tackles the role of
parents in modern society. Sambíóin
Álfabakka, Sambíóin Akureyri.
Babel
By 21 Grams director Alejandro
González Iñárritu, an Oscar nominated
thriller with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanch-
ett among the cast. Set in the Moroc-
can desert, it starts with a female
tourist being shot by two Maroccan
boys, triggering a chain of events link-
ing her with a Japanese teen in Tokyo
and a nanny smuggling two kids into
Mexico. Sambíóin Álfabakka, Sambíóin
Keflavík.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Tom Tykwer takes on the tough task
of filming the best-selling novel by
German author Patrick Suskind, Das
Perfume. Starring Ben Whishaw as the
young killing perfumer, Jean-Baptiste
Grenouille, who was born with a
unique olfactory sense. The movie, set
in 18th-century Paris, follows the story
of Grenouille, and his search for the
perfect perfume. (February 9)
Smokin’ Aces
This film centres on a young snitch
getting prepared to testify against the
mob. Rather than keep a low profile
while waiting to face his destiny, he
runs of to a Lake Tahoe casino with
a group of angry assassins chasing
after him before he gets the chance to
squeal. (February 9)
Anna and the Moods
An Icelandic animated flick about
Anna, who wakes up one morning
looking like a Marilyn Manson replica
and is terribly moody and is shipped
to Dr. Artman’s lab to fix the problem.
Björk lends her voice to Anna, Damon
Albarn to Anna’s father and Terry
Jones is the narrator. (February 9)
Pursuit of Happiness
A Will Smith drama based on a true
story about a single dad who dreams
of a better life for his kid. (February 9)
Hannibal Rising
Yes, Hannibal the cannibal has re-
turned yet another time, now telling
the tale of the man-eating maniac
when he is still an innocent teenager.
After witnessing his parents getting
killed during WW2 he ends up in an
orphanage and slowly starts changing
into the brutal serial killer movie-goers
know all too well. (February 16)
Notes on a Scandal
Starring Cate Blanchett as a pottery
teacher who begins an affair with one
of her underage students. (February
16)
The Number 23
A thriller with Jim Carrey taking on
the role of a man whose life will soon
change after discovering a mysterious
book he thinks is based on his life.
As the book ends with a murder, he
becomes paranoid and scared and
tries to fight what he is now convinced
is his brutal destiny. (February 23)
Last King of Scotland
Set in Uganda, this movie is inspired
by the life of the country’s dictator Idi
Amin and his brutal governance in the
1970s as experienced by his Scottish
personal physician. Forest Whitaker
takes on the role of Amin. (February
23)
The Good Shepherd
Directed by Robert De Niro and star-
ring him, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie
and Patrick Wilson, this political flick
about misdeeds and corruption in the
CIA has gained very mixed reviews but
at the same time will be among the
nominees at the next Oscar Award
ceremony. (February 23)
Regnboginn, Hverfisgata 54
101 Reykjavík, Tel. 551-9000
Sambíóin, Álfabakki 8
109 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Smárabíó, Smáralind
201 Kópavogur, Tel. 564-0000
Háskólabíó, Hagatorg
107 Reykjavík, Tel. 525-5400
Kringlubíó, Kringlan 4-12
103 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Selfossbíó, Eyrarvegur 2
800 Selfoss, Tel. 482-3007
Laugarásbíó, Laugarás
104 Reykjavík, Tel. 565-0118
Sambíóin Akureyri, Ráðhústorg
600 Akureyri, Tel. 461-4666
Nýja-Bíó, Hafnargata 33
230 Reykjanesbær, Tel. 421-1170
Events
Prét-á-Porter in Hafnarfjörður
Movie Theatre
10.02 The National Film Archive of
Iceland in Hafnarfjörður continues
offering old classics to cinema lovers
for only 500 ISK per ticket, this time
screening Robert Alman’s controversial
flick Prét-á-Porter.
The National Film Archive of Iceland,
Hvaleyrarbraut 13, starts at 20:00.
French Wine Seminar
13-15.02 Everyone who enjoys a glass
of red or white with dinner knows the
quality of French wines, but one can
always become a little wiser. In order
to help Icelandic people become more
familiar with the rich wine culture,
the French-Icelandic Chamber of
Commerce, in partnership with the
Icelandic Wine School, have organised
a French Wine Seminar, taking place
February 13–15th at Hotel Reykjavík
Centrum. Guests will get to taste some
of the renowned French wines while
the Wine School headmaster guides
them through the distinctive flavours
they taste.
Hotel Reykjavík Centrum, Aðalstræti
16, starts at 18:00. For more info visit:
www.vinskolinn.is
Roots of Competitiveness
16.02 A convention dedicated to com-
petitiveness in international trading
will be held at Nordica Hotel, February
16th from 09:00-16:00. Dr. Christian
Ketels, a member of the Michael E.
Porter’s Institute for Strategy and
Competitiveness at the Harvard Busi-
ness School, will lecture on the sub-
ject, and administrators from Actavis,
Landsbankinn Bank, Össur and Exista
will give short presentations. After
lunch, all participants will be offered
to partake in workshops where the
subject is analyzed further. Participa-
tion fee is 19.500 ISK.
Nordica Hotel, Suðurlandsbraut 2.
More info at www.mbahi.is
Performance by the Iceland
Dance Company
23.02 The Iceland Dance Company
premieres two new dance pieces
created by choreographers Roberto
Oliván and André Gingras.
Reykjavík City Theatre, Listabraut 3. For
tickets visit: www.id.is
How do you adopt the Euro?
02.03 The University of Reykjavík
together with Glitnir Bank present a
lunch meeting where the question of
how to adopt the Euro will be exam-
ined and the requirements set by the
European Union reviewed. Inigi Arruga
Oleaga, a Principal Legal Counsel at
the European Central Bank, will give a
lecture. Participation fee is 1.500 ISK
with a light lunch included. To register,
call 599-6267.
The University of Reykjavík, Ofanleiti 2.
Starts at 12:00.
Tango at Iðnó Theatre
06.03 Every first Tuesday each winter
month, teachers Þórdís and Daði show
guests how to dance the Tango, step-
by-step.
Iðnó Theatre, Vonarstræti 3, starts at
20:00.
The French Commercial Days
08.03 Within the framework of the
French Culture Festival, the French-Ice-
landic Chamber of Commerce presents
the fifth annual French Commercial
Days. From March 8th to 18th, French
products will be promoted in more
than twenty shops around Reykjavík’s
centre – including L’Occitane, Kisan,
and Du Pareil Au Même – and a series
of events will take place around the
city. At the same time, the French
Book Week will take place at Mál
og Menning bookshop where book
lovers can get acquainted with French
literature.

There are at least two groups
who may never agree on whether
graffiti is a creative art form or
just pure vandalism. These are
the graffiti artists on the one
hand, who see their spraying and
painting as a modern work of art,
and the Reykjavík City cleaning
team on the other, which couldn’t
agree less.
Last January, artist Rósa Sigrún
Jónsdóttir devoted her time to the
continuous war between these two
groups, by photographing the small
underpass where Lönguhlíð and
Miklabraut cross. That particular
underpass has long been a popular
graffiti spot, where the walls
function as a large canvas. Armed
with their spray-cans, the graffiti
artists continue their struggle
for domination and freedom of
expression by decorating the
walls in various colours, while
the cleaning team arrives shortly
afterwards, equipped with paint
rollers and brushes to cover the
whole creation again. The look of
this underpass is never the same.
There can be artistically painted
pictures or graffiti of any shapes
and sizes, and an hour later, no
sign of all the hard work. That
same applies of course for the
cleaning team, as Grapevine isn’t
about to take sides on this issue.
After walking through this
underpass every day, Jónsdóttir
realized that the war is mostly
characterised by short-term
wins and losses on both sides.
Inspired by the battle, she took 31
photographs from January 1st to
31st, documenting the constant
change.
The result will be on display
to any underpass pedestrian as
part of the Reykjavík Winter Lights
Festival, February 22nd to 28th.
Reykjavík Underworld
Miklabraut – 22 Feb. -28 Feb.
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