Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.05.2008, Qupperneq 37

Free entrance.
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is
Current exhibition:
The Shape of Line
A new retrospective of works by
Ásmundur Sveinsson. The exhibition
focuses on abstract works from 1945
onwards.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17
Open daily 10–17 and on Thursdays
from 10 - 22
Free Entrance.
May 16 & May 18
Experimental Marathon Reykjavík
Hafnarhús turns into a major
laboratory where leading artists,
architects, film-makers, and scientists
will create an environment of
invention through various experiments
and performances (in English).
May 29
Screening of the documentary Steypa,
which explores the relationship
between inspiration, creativity,
culture and environment through a
collaboration of seven of Iceland’s
most acclaimed young artists.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata
Open Daily 10–17
Free entrance.
18 May–31 Aug
Dreams of the Sublime and Nowhere
in Contemporary Icelandic Art:
This exhibition includes many new
works of photography and video art
by Iceland’s most outstanding artists,
building on their disparate ideas about
nature as a phenomenon.
18 May–20 July
I Hate Nature
Martha Schwartz exhibition
18 May–31 Aug
Where Am I?
An exhibition in which children and
adults can contemplate their planet,
their country, and the landmarks of
their environment.
18 May–31 Dec
Jóhannes S. Kjarval – Key Works
The current exhibition in
Kjarvalsstaðir’s east gallery features
key works from the museum’s
collection along with works on loan
from the Labour Unions’ Art Gallery
and from the collection of Ingibjörg
Guðmundsdóttir and Þorvaldur
Guðmundsson.
Reykjavík City Theatre
Listabraut 3
May 16–June 5
Five
In 2006, hundreds of children at the
age of five were given instant cameras
to use for a period of one week. The
goal was to encourage children to
view their world through the lens of
a camera and to capture moments
in time or space that they felt were
special in some way. Some 250
photographs have now been selected
for publication and 50 photographs
will be exhibited in the foyer of the
theatre. Part of Reykjavík Art Festival.
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Grandagarður 8
www.sjominjasafn.is
Will reopen on May 31
Reykjavík Museum
(Árbæjarsafn)
Kistuhylur 4
Open daily from 10–17
www.arbaejarsafn.is
Current exhibitions:
Building Techniques in Reykjavík
1840-1940; Disco and Punk – Different
cultures?; Christmas is Coming;
History of Reykjavík – from farm to
city; Memories of a House; Living and
Playing
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Grófarhús, Tryggvagata 15, 6th floor
Weekdays 12–19
Sat–Sun 13–17
Free entrance
www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavikur.is
Feb 23–May 25
Places: From a Visual Diary 1988-2008
Photographic Exhibition by Einar Falur
Ingólfsson.
Apr 9–June 3
Photographs by Jirka Ernest
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Laugarnestangi 70
Open Tue–Sun 14–17
Permanent exhibition:
Works of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson.
Outside Reykjavík
Hafnarborg
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Mon.–Sun. 11–17
www.hafnarborg.is
Apr 26 – May 25
Exhibition by sculptor Einar Már
Guðvarðarson, his sister Jóna
Guðvarðardóttir, ceramic artist, and
her daughter Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir,
jeweller.
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
Current theatre productions:
Brák – a monologue by Brynhildur
Gudjonsdottir
Mr. Skallagrímsson – a monologue by
Benedikt Erlingsson
Listasafn Árnesinga / LA Art
Museum
Austurmörk 21, Hveragerði
Open daily, 12–18
www.listasafnarnesinga.is
May 18–July 20
Exhibition of works on paper
produced by Magnús Kjartansson
(1949–2006) between 1982 and
1988. Curated by Jón Proppé. Part of
Reykjavík Art Festival.
Suðsuðvestur
Hafnargata 22, Keflavík
Thu.–Fri. 16–18
Sat.–Sun. 14–17
www.sudsudvestur.is
Apr 5 – May 4
Darri Lorenzen exhibition
Reykjanesbaer Art Museum
Duushús, Duusgata 2-8, 230
Reykjanesbær
Open daily 13–17:30
www.reykjanesbaer.is
May 18–Aug 15
Listings | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 05 2008 | B5
American folk singer Sam Amidon
and Bedroom Community’s ringleader
Valgeir Sigurðsson will kick off their
scheduled Europe tour with a concert
at Organ on May 10. Amidon is signed
to the Bedroom Community label and
recorded his album ‘All is Well’ in Val-
geir’s studio Gróðurhúsið. The album
was released in February this year. Val-
geir, who’s one of Iceland’s leading pro-
ducers, recording acts such as Björk,
múm, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Co-
coRosie, released his first solo album,
‘Ekvilibríum’ last year. Both albums
have seen great reviews locally and
internationally and although it’s not a
formal release concert, the gig at Organ
will be their first concert in Iceland to-
gether. The party starts at 22:00.
May 10
Organ, Hafnarstræti 1-3
Bedroom Community at Organ
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