Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.09.2008, Blaðsíða 36

B6 | The Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 14 2008
Listings
B7 | The Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 14 2008
Listings
The National Gallery of Iceland
July 10 – Sept 28
Exhibition: Highlight of Icelandic
Art
At the annual summer exhibition
at the National Gallery of
Iceland the emphasis is on
different periods in modern and
contemporary Icelandic art. Each
part of the exhibition focuses on a
certain period in the short history
of Icelandic art since it was first
recognised as a profession, and
various aspects of development in
art are explored in light
of social change- Ongoing
The National Museum
Permanent exhibition:
The Making of a Nation
June 6 – Jan 21
Over the Ocean and Home:
Icelandic artefacts from Sweden.
May 16 – Sept 14
Endurkast (Reflection):
Cooperative photography
exhibition between eight Icelandic
photographers.
May 16 – Sept 14
In the Mist: Exhibition by French
photographer Thomas Humery.
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
Sept 18 – Nov 2
Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson.
The two artists have worked
together since the late 1990s,
building up a strong body of
work which focuses on social
issues and the sharing of life
experiences. Their work has a
strong political core and gives
voice to people on the margins of
our society, migrants and asylum
seekers.
Sept 18 – Jan 11
Private Exhibition by Ingibjörg
Jónsdóttir
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.
13 Sept – 16 Nov
Visual Symphony – The Art of
Bragi Ásgeirsson for 60 Years
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
July 31 – Sep 23
Formstaklingar by Klængur
Gunnarsson
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Permanent exhibition:
Works of sculptor Sigurjón
Ólafsson.
outside reYkjavÍk
Hafnarborg
Aug 30 – Sept 29
Force and Tenderness : A
retrospective exhibition of Sigrún
Ólafsdóttir’s sculptures and
drawings from 1996–2008.
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.
GalleriBOX
Sep 21- Oct 12
Anna McCarthy / Heimir
Björgúlfsson
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 artists 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.
Aug 30 – Dec 31
“Passing by” a film by Darri
Lorenzen but Evil Madness
composed the music
accompanying the film.
Shivering Man by Sigtryggur Berg
Sigmarsson
LÁ Art Museum
Current Exhibition: Exhibition on
the works of visual artist Magnús
Kjartansson.
Events
Driving Sustainability ‘08
Sept 18 - Sept 19
Global pioneers in the worldwide
trend of renewable energy for
transport gather in Iceland
September 18 and 19 at Nordica
Hilton Hotel in Reykjavík to
explore the most exciting
developments in the field.This
year, special focus is on the future
of electric vehicles, with topics
ranging from CO2 Free Power
and Next Generation Utilities to
Automotive Batteries, Plug-in
Technology & New Business
Models. A123 Systems, Toyota
Europe, Ford Motor Company,
Rocky Mountain Institute,
Dong Energy, New York City
and Vattenfall are among those
presenting as well as the Director
of the documentary film Who
Killed The Electric Car? The world
famous aviator Bertrand Piccard
of Solar Impulse shares his vision
of sustainable mobility through
the eyes of a scientist-explorer
so prepare yourself for a powerful
debate, 21st century technology
and innovative thinking!

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Phone: +354 587 9999
DAY tours
Spectacular
Breathtaking
Unforgettable
Glacier & Hot
spring walks
If you want to experience an authentic
Icelandic hoe-down you are in luck
because in September you can witness
the comebacks of two Icelandic rural-
pop bands. The bands are Skítamórall
who will perform on Nasa Saturday
13 and SSSól also on Nasa Saturday
20. Skítamórall’s hey-day was in the
late 90’s when their cover driven live-
shows pumped the Icelandic youth
in venues in the countryside. They all
had bleached hair and their jeans were
intentionally faded in Baltic factories.
In spite of all the criticism Skítamórall
received for their lack of originality, it is
impossible to overlook that these dudes
had melon sized balls. Check them out
at Nasa but don’t be surprised though
the show starts late and the set-list
consists of lame Icelandic love ballads
with bongo-drums and a degenerated
Final Countdown.
SSSól were in their prime earlier than
Skítamórall. The band was founded in
1987 and soon found its place among
rock and beer thirsty youngsters in wool
sweaters. The SSSól guys made some
good records early in their careers but
their strength lay mostly in interactive
live-shows where the audience got the
chance to come up on stage. If you
want to find out if these old-timers
still got it you should check them out
at Nasa. The band members all look
like horse-tamers but they use reverse
strategy. When the show is over we are
all wild.
Who knows for how long the show
will last but we recommend you tell
people not to wait up for you.
What:
Skítamórall & SSSól
When:
Saturday, September 13
Where:
NASA, Thorvaldsenstræti 2
Music
return of tHe 90’s
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