Reykjavík Grapevine - 22.05.2009, Blaðsíða 15

A R T
GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
Cocktail pleasures and
Visual stimulation
How to use the listings
Venues are listed alphabetically by day.
For complete listings and detailed
information on venues visit
www.grapevine.is
OPENING
MAY
22 10am
National Museum of Iceland
Tasselled Caps
A collection of traditional Icelandic
costumes along with modern designs of
tasselled caps.
22 8pm
The National Theatre of Iceland
The Madman´s Garden
A Faroese opera, part of the Reykjavík
Arts Festival.
23 1pm
START ART
The Washerwomen´s Walk
Installation art piece beginning
as a walk that starts at Lækjartorg
Square and goes up Laugavegur
towards the old Washing Springs of
Reykjavík. Walkers are asked
to bring an item of clothing or bedding
to participate in this installation piece.
23 8pm
The Icelandic Opera
Hel
A new Icelandic Opera by Sigurður
Sævarsson. 3.900 ISK.
ONGOING
Akureyri Art Museum (Akureyri)
Current exhibitions:
May 06- July 05
Hulda Hákon- Two Men, One Woman
and a Monster From The Sea.
ASÍ Art Museum
Current exhibitions:
May 02- May 24
Þóra Sigurðardóttir and Sólrún Sumar-
liðadóttir- Mixed-media collaboration
exhibition.
The Culture House
Permanent exhibitions:
Medieval Manuscripts
March 28- Jan 10 2010
ICELAND::FILM
This exhibition traces for the first time
the development of Icelandic filmmak-
ing from its origins around 1904 to the
year 2008
May 16- May 26:
Orbis Terrae- ORA
Performance on the culture of war
lead by Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir and
accompanied by 70 artists.
The Library Room.
Current exhibitions:
Genesis
The exhibition traces the emergence
and evolution of the island Surtsey
from creation through to present day
and predicts its geographical and
ecological development over the next
120 years.
The Late View – Halldór Laxness’
Photographs
Nobel Laureate and cosmopolitan
Halldór Laxness was well known for
his writing but he was also a talented
photographer. This is an exhibition of
his works.
Exhibition Series:
Weird and Wonderful Beasts from Ice-
landic Folklore by Jón Baldur Hlíðberg
is an exhibition of illustrations from
his book on the magical creatures of
Icelandic folklore.
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Permanent exhibition: The work of
sculptor Einar Jónsson.
Gallery Ágúst
May 16- June 27
Hughrif/Impressions
Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir displays her
works, made out of metal-wire.
Gallery Turpentine
May 08- May 31
You Are More Beautiful than A But-
terfly- 9 artists from Iceland, England
and France exhibit their work.
Gerðarsafn Art Museum
(Kópavogur)
May 9- June 21
Myths and Legends
Featuring works from local Kópavogur
artist Baltasar.
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
March 21 - May 24
The Dark Truth
A photo exhibition of the reportage
“The Dark Truth: Coal Miners of China”
exposes the deplorable working
conditions in the worlds largest coal
industry.
Gljúfrasteinn Laxness Museum
Gljúfrasteinn was the home and
workplace of Halldór Laxness (winner
of the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1955) and his family for more than half
a century. It has now been opened to
the public as a museum, unchanged
from when Laxness lived there.
Hafnarborg Centre of Culture and
Fine Art (Hafnarfjörður)
Current Exhibitions:
Veðurskrift (Weather Writing) -
Guðrún Kristján.
Guðrún is known for her powerful
works that interpret Icelandic nature
in an original way. This exhibition will
be displaying paintings, photographs,
videos and massive installations deal-
ing with the ever changing Icelandic
nature.
Wight Works- Jónina Guðnadóttir
In this exhibition she wrestles with
supernatural beings and forces of
nature.
i8 Gallery
May 16- June 14
Vanity Disorder
Shoplifter a.k.a Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir
exhibits her new works made of hu-
man hair.
Living Art Museum
Throughout May- Exhibitions from
Runo Lagomarsino, Ylva Westerlund
and Olivia Plender.
Lost Horse Gallery
A Wild Night. Come back to an era
Kópasker Lighthouse by
Öxarfjörð, Bjargtangar
Lighthouse in the
Westfjords, Garðskagi
Lighthouse in the
Reykjanes Peninsula and
Dalatangi Lighthouse in
the East Fjords
1pm - 6 pm
As part of the Reykjavík Arts
Festival, Stray Beacons is
an unconventional group of
installations by four different
artists, displayed in four different
lighthouses spread out across the
island. Jesus, that’s a mouthful.
Readers are encouraged to travel
from one lighthouse to another over
the summer period to visit these
fascinating constructions, of which
would normally be dormant during
times of perpetual light. Exhibits are
by Ásdis Sif Gunnarsdóttir, Curver
Thoroddsen, The Icelandic Love
Corporation and Unnar Örn. —JB
22
May
2
Aug
Stray Beacons
Unique gift ideas from Iceland
ENJOY PHOTOGRAPHS
Tryggvagata 15, 6th floor · 101 Reykjavík · Tel. 563 1790 · www.photomuseum.is
Opening hours 12–19 mon–fri, 13–17 weekends · ADMISSION FREE
Laugavegur 23
Tel: 5526970