Reykjavík Grapevine - 23.05.2008, Síða 37
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
May 31–Aug 31
Skovbo
Photographs by Viggo Mortensen
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
Special celebration of
Hafnarfjordur’s 100 anniversary
May 29
HUNDRED
Historival Photography Exhibition
Photos that depict special moments in
the lives of the people of Hafnarfjordur
and an anecdote follows.
June1
Opening of photography exhibition by
Árni Gunnlaugsson
June 5
Evening concert with Antonia Hevesi,
piano and Hlöðver Sigurðsson, tenor
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: Tue–Fri 14–18; Sat and
Sun 16–18.
www.mudesa.org
Exhibitions devoted to Icelandic
design.
Gljúfrasteinn
– Halldór Laxness museum
270 Mosfellsbær
Open daily except Mondays from
10–17.
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
May 18–July 20
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
Sat–Sun 13–17:30
www.sudsudvestur.is
Reykjanesbaer Art Museum
Duushús, Duusgata 2-8, 230
Reykjanesbær
Open daily 13–17:30
www.reykjanesbaer.is
May 18–Aug 15
Wanwood
Reliefs, floor pieces and vertical
structures by Hannes Lárusson,
Guðjón Ketilsson, and Helgi Hjaltalín.
Part of Reykjavík Art Festival.
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.
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
May 17–June 29
Facing China
Paintings and sculptures by nine
prominent contemporary Chinese
Listings | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 06 2008 | B5
Early on in his career recently deceased
Icelandic artist Magnús Kjartansson
(1949-2006) was widely celebrated for
his works. Even though his exhibitions
grew less frequent as time passed, they
always caused a stir in the Icelandic art
community and his work has a great
resonance with the work of today’s
modern artists. This retrospective in
Hveragerði’s Listasafn Árnesinga fea-
tures Kjartansson’s work on paper from
1982-1988, in which he experimented
with various ways of committing pic-
tures, objects and even his own body
to the form. It features several lectures
and performances by today’s notables,
including Ragnar Kjartansson.
May 18 – July20
Listasafn Árnesinga
Austurmörk 21, 810 Hveragerði
The Artist In His Work
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