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collection
Auga fyrir Auga
Hverfisgata 35
Open Thu.-Fri. 15-19, Sat.-Sun. 14-17
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
Jun 30 – Jul 15
Dórófónn
Halldór Arnar Úlfarsson exhibition
Gallery 100 Degrees
Bæjarháls 1
Mon.-Fri. 8:30-16
www.or.is/Forsida/Gallery100
Current exhibition:
Teslatune
Finnbogi Pétursson exhibition
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 Sævar Karl
Bankastræti 7
Mon.-Fri. 10-18
Sat. 10-16
www.saevarkarl.is/
Gallery Tukt
Pósthússtræti 3-5
www.hitthusid.is
May 30 – Jul 14
Sculptures and photographs by
Catherine Ness
Gallery Turpentine
Ingólfsstræti 5
Tue.-Fri. 12-18
Sat. 11-16
www.turpentine.is
Current exhibition:
Steingrímur Eyfjörð exhibition
Gel Gallerí
Hverfisgata 37
Mon.-Fri. 10-19
Sat. 10-17
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
i8 Gallery
Klapparstígur 33
Tue.-Fri. 11-17
Sat. and by appointment 13-17
www.i8.is
Jul 12 – Aug 28
Magnús Pálsson exhibition
Kling & Bang Gallery
Laugavegur 23
Thu.-Sun. 14-18
Free Entrance
www.this.is/klingandbang
Current exhibition:
Ryan Parteka, Sigríður Dóra
Jóhannsdóttir and Björk Guðnadóttir
group exhibition
Living Art Museum
Laugavegur 26
Wed., Fri.-Sun. 13-17
Thu. 13-22
www.nylo.is/
May 26 – Jul 8
Bread and Animals
Installation by Anna Sigmond
Guðmundsdóttir
The National Gallery of Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur
Tue.-Sun. 11-17
Free Entrance
listasafn.is
May 10 – July 8
Cobra Reykjavík
A retrospective presenting the
international abstract artist group
Cobra
The National Museum
Suðurgata 41
Open daily 10-17
natmus.is/
Permanent exhibition:
The Making of a Nation
May 5 – Aug 24
As seen by the visitor
Hans Viingard Friis photo exhibition
May 5 – Aug 24
Sent to the countryside
Photo exhibition
May 19 – Sep 30
The Road Between
Andrá exhibition: Installations by
Guðbjörg Lind Jónsdóttir, Guðrún
Kristjánsdóttir and Kristín Jónsdóttir.
The Nordic House
Sturlugata 5
Tue.-Sun. 12-17
www.nordice.is/
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
March 31 – December 31
Folk Tales
An exhibition of works by Icelandic
draughtsmen who took on the task
of illustrating folk tales from the oral
tradition.
April 2 – December 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 City Hall
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Breakbeat.is presents yet another
Club-Night, this time featuring the
extremely successful multi-talented
British drum & bass DJ, producer,
actor and musician Goldie, playing
NASA on Saturday, July 14. Goldie
is currently promoting his newest
album, Malice in Wonderland, which
is his first LP in almost a decade.
Released under his moniker, Rufige
Kru, the 13-track album features a
darker sound and more hardcore
beats than his previous work.
Goldie has been a leading act in
the drum & bass scene for more than
10 years. His 1995 release, Time-
less, caught global attention and is
today considered among the most
admired and influential albums in
the dance-electronic music genre.
His own music label, Metalheadz,
founded in 1994 is equally respected,
having released some of the biggest
talents in the scene, including Opti-
cal, Adam F and Lemon D.
This show will be the second time
Goldie performs at NASA. In 2005,
he played the packed venue to an
uber-excited crowd of dance-crazed
locals and has visited Iceland on sev-
eral other occasions in the past. He,
for example, played Laugardalshöll
along with Björk in 1996.
Touring with Goldie this time
around is MC Lowqui who will be
performing at the NASA show, but
opening acts are local DJ’s Aggi Ag-
zilla and Breakbeat.is DJ’s Kalli and
Ewok.
Tickets will be sold at Smekkleysa
record store on Laugavegur 28. Ad-
mission fee is 2,000 ISK.
NASA, Thorvaldsenstræti 2.
(Starts at 22:00)
Breakbeat Club-Night
NASA – July 14
If you would like to be included
in the Grapevine listings, free of
charge, contact the Grapevine by
email at listings@grapevine.is.
Music
Bar 11
Laugavegur 11
A popular hangout spot for Reykjavík’s
rockers and their young idolaters with DJs
playing classic rock‘n’roll hits.
Fri 29.06 House DJ
Sat 30.06 House DJ
Fri 06.07 House DJ
Sat 07.07 House DJ
Fri 13.07 House DJ
Sat 14.07 House DJ
Barinn
Laugavegur 22
Vibrant late-night party place and a nice
roomy bistro during the day.
Fri 29.06 DJ Skeletor / DJ Ernir
Sat 30.06 Groovebox
Tue 03.07 DJ Troopa
Thu 05.07 Breakbeat Party
Fri 06.07 Velvet Ego live / Shaft / Þórir
B. and DJ’s Mr. Cuellar and Velvet Ego.
Starts at 22:00
Sat 07.07 DJ Yamaho and Gísli Galdur
/ DJ Ernir
Café Cultura
Hverfisgata 18
Music from the world’s four corners
Fri 29.06 DJ Lupin
Lau 30.06 DJ Böddi
Thu 05.07 DJ Migel
Fri 06.07 DJ Kristín
Sat 07.07 DJ’s Steinunn and Silja
Thu 12.07 DJ Migel
Fri 13.07 DJ’s Steinunn and Silja
Sat 14.07 DJ Eyþór
Café París
Austurstræti 14
Fri 29.06 DJ Lucky plays soul, funk, reggae
and hip-hop
Sat 30.06 DJ Börkur plays soul, funk, reg-
gae and hip-hop
Fri 06.07 DJ Lucky plays soul, funk, reggae
and hip-hop
Sat 07.07 DJ Börkur plays soul, funk, reg-
gae and hip-hop
Fri 13.07 DJ Lucky plays soul, funk, reggae
and hip-hop
Sat 14.07 DJ Börkur plays soul, funk, reg-
gae and hip-hop
Gljúfrasteinn
– Halldór Laxness Museum
270 Mosfellsbær
Sun 01.07 Bergþór Pálsson and Anna
Guðný Guðmundsdóttir
Sun 08.07 Hafdís Vigfúsdóttir and Kristján
Bragason
Hressó
Austurstræti 20
Here, troubadours play sing-alongs un-
til midnight, followed by DJs playing
whatever the crowd is aching for at the
time.
Fri 29.06 Touch followed by DJ Maggi
Sat 30.06 Flat Five followed by DJ Maggi
Thu 05.07 Tepokinn Jazzband
Fri 06.07 Pub-lic followed by DJ Bjarni
Sat 07.07 Tryggvi Vilmundar followed
by DJ Bjarni
Thu 12.07 Böddi and co.
Fri 13.07 Gotti and Eisi followed by DJ
Maggi
Sat 14.07 Menn ársins followed by DJ
Bjarni
Kaffibarinn
Bergstaðastræti 1
With a mixture of techno, reggae, hip-
hop and classic dance hits, the DJs are
usually capable of crowding this frisky bar
every single night of the week.
Fri 29.06 DJ Benni B-Ruff
Sat 30.06 DJ Lazer
Thu 05.07 DJ Terrordisco
Fri 06.07 DJ Árni Sveins
Sat 07.07 DJ Casanova
Thu 12.07 DJ Paul Moritz
Fri 13.07 DJ Nuno
Sat 14.07 DJ Gísli Galdur
Laugardalshöll
Engjavegur 8
Tue 10.07 Toto in concert. Admission fee
5,300 ISK.
Fri 29.06 The Icelandic Symphony Or-
chestra and Dúndurfréttir perform Pink
Floyd’s The Wall.
NASA
Thorvaldsenstræti 2
Sat 30.06 Cannibal Corpse in concert.
Opening acts: Mínus and Changer
Sun 01.07 Cannibal Corpse in concert.
Opening acts: Forgarður helvítis, Mo-
mentum and Severed Crotch
Mon 02.07 The nature conservation move-
ment Saving Iceland presents: concerts
set to raise awareness of Iceland’s nature.
Performers include múm, Ólöf Arnalds,
Bogomil Font, Magga Stína, Rúnar Júl,
Ellen Eyþórs, Mr. Silla and Mongoose,
Bloodgroup, Evil Madness, Skátar, Ljótu
Hálfvitarnir, Retro Stefsson, Strakovsky
Horo and DJ Árni Sveins. Admission fee
2,500 ISK
Sat 07.07 Gay-pride warm-up
Sat 14.07 Breakbeat presents: DJ Goldie
along with MC Lowqui, DJ Aggi Agzilla,
Kalli and Ewok. Admission fee 2,000
ISK.
Prikið
Bankastræti 12
Fri 29.06 Friskó followed by Gullfoss &
Geysir
Sat 30.06 Graffiti competition featuring
barbeque and DJ Benni B-Ruff
Fri 06.07 Prikið DJ
Sat 07.07 Prikið DJ
Fri 13.07 Prikið DJ
Sat 14.07 Prikið DJ
Q-bar
Ingólfsstræti 3
Stylish and vibrant gay / straight-friendly
bar and party venue. Cosy on weekdays
and full of surprises on weekends.
Fri 29.06 DJ Dive de la Rosa
Sat 30.06 80’s night with Beauty and
the Beast
Wed 04.07 DJ Miss Brown
Thu 05.07 DJ Surprise Night
Fri 06.07 Gísli Galdur Disco Night
Sat 07.07 DJ Kiki-ow
Thu 12.07 DJ Maggi Legó
Fri 13.07 DJ Peter Parker
Reykjavík City Theatre
Listabraut 2
Sat 30.06 Ljótu hálfvitarnir release con-
certs. Admission fee 1,800 ISK.
Sirkus
Klapparstígur 30
Playing reggae, country and occasionally
hosting live gigs on weekdays, Sirkus’s
veteran DJs keep the party going till late
on weekends.
Fri 29.06 DJ Maggi Legó
Sat 30.06 Concerts in the garden at
17:00: Retro Stefson and FM Belfast /
DJ Árni Sveins
Sun 01.07 DJ Ívar Pétur
Thu 05.07 DJ Peter
Sat 07.07 Grapevine presents: Take me
down to Reykjavík City concert series.
Rafhans and Retro Stefson, (starts at
16:00) and Reykjavík! and Ultra Mega
Technobandið Stefán (starts at 21:00) /
DJ Árni Sveins
Museums & Galleries
101 Gallery
Hverfisgata 18
Thu.-Sat. 14-17 and by appointment
www.101hotel.is/101hotel/101gallery/
Jun 14 – Jul 19
Ice Cream Land
Paintings by Guðmundur Thoroddsen
Anima Gallery
Ingólfsstræti 8 / Lækjargata 2
Tue.-Sat. 13-17
www.animagalleri.is
Jun 15 – Jul 1
O+
Erla Þórarinsdóttir exhibition
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
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On June 30, artist and designer
Halldór Arnar Úlfarsson will open
his first solo exhibition in Iceland at
the Dwarf Gallery, a small basement
showroom located on Grundarstígur
21. Halldór, who lives in Helsinki,
Finland, has been busy with building
various adventurous works from such
materials as wood, snow and electric-
ity. Entitled Dorophone Number Five,
his project exhibited at the Dwarf
Gallery features a video installation
and a unique musical instrument,
named the Dorophone, which is an
electro-acoustic string instrument he
has been developing since 2004.
“The instrument receives its
sound from sound-feedback. An
Electromagnetic pickup senses the
vibration of the strings and sends
the amplified sound back to the body
of the instrument. This is how the
droning sound-circle is created, with
various interesting over- and under-
tones,” the press release reads.
“Halldór has become somewhat
of a cult figure to a small group here
in Reykjavík” artist and curator and
the gallery’s owner Birta Guðjónsdót-
tir says, adding that the Dorophone
has been played at various occasions
as well as being used as session in-
struments in a few released projects
in various countries. The band múm,
for example, commissioned him to
develop an instrument, which they
play in concerts. Japanese harp-play-
er and contemporary composer, Emi
Maeda, has asked him to create yet
another one, which will be ready this
coming October.
Halldór has now travelled from
Finland to Iceland, carrying his new
Dorophone in its specially made box,
which he will open on June 30 and
introduce the Dorophone to Icelandic
audiences.
He has played his instruments
at various venues and exhibited his
works around the world and will,
of course, perform and play in the
opening on Saturday, from 5 to 7.
The exhibition will be on display until
July 29.
Dwarf Gallery, Grundarstígur 21,
open Fri – Sun from 18–20.
Dorophone Number Five
Dwarf Gallery – June 30 - July 29
Every Saturday this July, The garden
at Hotel Geysir will play host to some
of Reykjavík’s most underrated and
underappreciated rock. Tired of be-
ing forced to play sleazy downtown
bars and clubs, bands like Singapore
Sling, Lights of the Highway, Esja,
Reykjavik!, The End, and others in the
indie rock vein have found a friendlier
alternative. The shows will begin at 1
o’clock and the bands will play for as
long as they want into the afternoon.
After the sets have ended, the event
will become a barbeque with Tuborg
beer. While the event and the show
itself are free, the food and beer are
not. So bring your dinero. After the
barbeque, there will be a big bon fire
with acoustic guitars and friendly,
(most likely) intoxicated people.
The first event will be Saturday July
7, when Esja and The End will play.
Find a ride!
Sound of the Geysir
Geysir – July 7
An exhibition featuring paintings
from the ASÍ Museum collection
opens on June 30. On show are
several works painted by two of the
most important twentieth-century
Icelandic landscape painters, Jón
Stefánsson and J.S.Kjarval, includ-
ing Kjarval’s famous work Mountain
Milk, painted in 1941. The painting
shows us a scene from Þingvellir in
idealised, unbreakable calm. It has
been described as the incarnation of
the most beautiful enchantments to
be seen at Þingvellir.
The exhibition also features works
by contemporary artists such as
Birgir Andrésson, whose work deals
with the Icelandic cultural heritage;
Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, who gives
us an original view of the Icelandic
landscape; and Anna Eyjólfsdóttir,
who uses the architecture of the
Museum in her sculpture.
The exhibition is open until Au-
gust 26 and admission is free.
ASÍ Art Museum, Freyjugata 41,
www.asi.is
ASÍ Summer Exhibition
ASÍ Art Museum – June 30 - August 26
Kjell Nupen exhibits at Hafnarborg
A solo exhibition of the works by
Norse contemporary artist Kjell
Nupen opens at Hafnarborg, The
Hafnarfjörður Institute of Culture
and Fine on June 28. Nupen studied
at the Academy of Art in Oslo and
later at the State Academy of Art in
Dusseldorf, Germany. He soon made
a name for himself as a young and
promising artist and has exhibited
his works extensively. Political art
predominated within the art scene
at the time he was starting his career.
During the 1970s, Nupen’s art arose
to a large extent out of his criticism
of the established society, which
characterised his earlier work. In the
1980’s, this political and aggressive
side to his art softened and colouristic
landscape scenes began to appear in
his work.
The exhibition, which features
various paintings and graphics, is
open daily and will be on display
until August 5.
Hafnarborg, Strandgata 28,
Hafnarfjörður, www.hafnarborg.is
Nupen’s Aggressive Artworks
Hafnarborg – June 28 - August 5
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Cannibal Corpse at NASA
NASA – June 30 & July 1
US death-metal monsters Canni-
bal Corpse will play two shows at
NASA this coming weekend, one on
Saturday June 30 (starts at 22:30)
and an all-age concert on Sunday,
July 1 (starts at 19:00). The band
has gained a superstar-like follow-
ing among the world’s metalheads,
who are in abundance in Iceland, so
expect to witness some gruesome
madness.
Opening acts on Saturday are
local rockers in Changer and the
recently-turned four-piece Mínus,
who will be playing its first gig with
a changed lineup and a brand-new
bass player (which will undoubt-
edly attract a large crowd of loyal
fans). For the Sunday show, bands
Forgarður Helvítis, Momentum and
Severed Crotch will warm up the
crowd. Price per ticket is 2,500
ISK.
TICKETS AT