Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.08.2008, Side 46

B6 | The Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 12 2008
Listings
The Nordic House
June 14 – Aug 31
An exhibition celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the Nordic House.
The Numismatic Museum
Permanent exhibition:
The Central Bank of Iceland and
the National Museum of Iceland
jointly operate a numismatic
collection consisting of Icelandic
notes and coins.
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
Permanent exhibition:
The Settlement Exhibition
Reykjavík Art Gallery
Current exhibition:
Magnús Tómasson, Pétur Már
Pétursson and Tolli
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Ásmundur Sveinsson
Sculpture Museum
Permanent 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
May 15 – Aug 24
Hafnarhús – 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). Curated by Hans
Ulrich Obrist and Ólafur Elíasson.
Reykjavík Art Museum
– Kjarvalsstaðir
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 – 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 Maritime Museum
Current Exhibitions:
Living Museum by the Sea;
Arterial for Country and City;
From Poverty to Abundance; The
Shark – Light and Life Energy;
Hidden Craftsman.
Reykjavík Museum
(Árbæjarsafn)
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
May 31 – Aug 31
Skovbo: Exhibtion by Viggo
Mortensen
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Permanent exhibition:
Works of sculptor Sigurjón
Ólafsson.
outside reYKJavÍK
Hafnarborg
July 26 – Aug 25
Wavelengths: Exhibition by
Creighton Michael.
July 26 – Aug 25
Exhibition: Nicaraguan Ceramics.
The Icelandic Settlement Centre
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
Vatnasafn / Library of Water
Permanent exhibition:
Roni Horn installation. She has
replaced stacks of books with
glass columns containing water
gathered from Iceland’s glaciers
and glacial rivers.
Akureyri Art Museum
July 5 – Aug 24
Summer Exhibition: Guðmundar
Ármann Sigurjónsson
retrospective exhibition
GalleriBOX
Aug 30 – Sept 9
Siggi Eggerts
Veggverk
Current exhibition:
Painting by Bridget Kennedy
Kunstraum Wohnraum
(Home gallery)
July 5 – 20 Sept
Huginn Þór Arason exhibition
Skaftfell
June 7 – Sept 14
Audovision: Various artists exhibit
at the west-wall. In this series of
exhibitions the curators choose
together visual artist and sound
artists as a pair. Curators are
Ingólfur Arnarsson and Elísabet
Indra Ragnarsdóttir. On July 19,
Ólöf Helga Helgadóttir and Kira
Kira open their exhibition.
June 28 – Aug 3
Summer Exhibition: Curating
this year is Gudmundur Oddur
Magnusson.
LÁ Art Museum
Current Exhibition: Exhibition on
the works of visual artist Magnús
Kjartansson.
Movies
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó,
Regnboginn, Sambíóin Selfossi
Kung Fu Panda
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Sambíóin
Kringlan
Love Guru
Smárabíó, Sambíóin Kringlunni,
Laugarásbíó, Borgarbíó, Sambíóin
Keflavík
Mamma Mia!
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Sambíóin
Álfabakki, Borgarbíó, Regnboginn,
Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Selfossi
Meet Dave
Smárabíó
The Dark Knight
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Háskólabíó,
Sambíóin Kringlan, Sambíóin
Keflavík, Sambíóin Akureyri,
Sambíóin Selfoss
The Incredible Hulk
Regnboginn
The Strangers
Smárabíó, Regnboginn, Borgarbíó
WALL-E
Smárabíó, Sambíóin Álfabakki,
Sambíóin Kringlan, Laugarásbíó,
Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Akureyri, Sambíóin Selfossi
Wanted
Sambíóin Álfabakki
Get Smart
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Sambíóin
Kringlan, Laugarásbíó, Sambíóin
Keflavík, Sambíóin Akureyri,
Sambíóin Selfossi
The Mummy: Tomb of the
Dragon Emperor
Smárabíó, Sambíóin Álfabakki,
Sambíóin Kringlan, Laugarásbíó,
Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Akureyri, Sambíóin Selfossi
Skrapp Út
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Borgarbíó
X-Files: I Want to Believe
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Sambíóin
Kringlunni, Borgarbíó
Feast of Love
August 20
Tropic Thunder
August 27
Sveitabrúðkaup
August 29
Star Wars – Clone Wars
August 29
Events
Culture Night
Sat August 23
Poetry, free waffles, fireworks,
Cuban Music, water art,

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