Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.06.2009, Síða 23

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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
JUNE
5 2pm-11pm
Sódóma
The Icelandic Tattoo Festival
Entrance: 600 ISK.
5 7pm
i8 Gallery
The End
Ragnar Kjartansson´s exhibition and
performance, followed by
the official welcome and vernissage at
8 p.m. and opening party
from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
6 11am
The Culture House
Exhibit of nordic bookbinding projects.
6 12pm-11pm
Sódóma
The Icelandic Tattoo Festival
Entrance: 600 ISK.
6 2pm
The gallery of Icelandic
Printmakers´ Association
Exhibition of handmade gum
bichromate prints by photographer
Laura Valentino.
6 2pm
Reykjavík Art Museum
Lecture about Frederico García
Lorca´s poetry by Hólmfríður
Garðarsdóttir.
Part of the frum contemporary music
festival.
6 4pm
Cafe Rót
Scottish Day
Celebrate the 250th birthday of
Robert Burns, the Scottish National
Poet. There will be poems, food, and
bagpipes.
4pm: A Taste of Scotland
6pm: Ceilidh Dancing
7 12pm-8pm
Sódóma
The Icelandic Tattoo Festival
Entrance: 600 ISK.
8 6:15pm
Gallery Fold
Art Auction
Art from both old masters and contem-
porary artists. A preview of the works
will be from June 5- June 8.
Galleri Verðandi,
downstairs at Skuld
bookshop
Laugavegur 51
open weekdays 12-18,
Saturdays 12-16
The Barcelona-based photographer
Guðný Hilmarsdóttir is currently
exhibiting her beautiful black and
whites in the Gallerí Verðandi, hidden
downstairs at the business bookstore
Skuld on Laugavegur.
When it comes to Icelandic nature
photography, it is ice and water, vast
skies and barren landscapes that
dominate. Guðný chose a topic a little
off the beaten track. ”I like trees and
we have all these beautiful details
around” she explains. ”Everybody says
there are no trees in Iceland. I didn’t
have to go out of Reykjavík to take
these photos.”
White Silence
Ongoing
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 30- June 21
Lighttime-Aðalheiður Valgeirsdóttir
exhibits oil paintings in Ásmundarsalur.
Installation by Karl Ómarsson in Gryf-
jan.
Paintings by Jóhannes S. Kjarvalin in
Arinstofan.
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
The Library Room.
Current exhibitions:
Genesis
The exhibition traces the emergence
and evolution of the island Surtsey
until the present day and predicts its
geographical and ecological develop-
ment over the next 120 years.
The Late View – Halldór Laxness’
Photographs
Nobel Laureate and cosmopolitan
Halldór Laxness was better known
for his writing but also proved to be a
good photographer. This is an exhibi-
tion 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
Gerðarsafn Art Museum
(Kópavogur)
May 9- June 21
Myths and Legends
Featuring works from local Kópavogur
artist Baltasar.
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Boginn Gallery: The Land in Colour
Popular artist Gudrádur Jóhannesson
exhibition of landscape paintings.
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 shifting Icelandic
nature.
Wight Works- Jónina Guðnadóttir
In this exhibition she wrestles with
supernatural beings and forces of
nature.
MUSEUM BY THE SEA
VÍKIN
MUSEUM CAFÉ
VÍKIN
Traditional Icelandic delicacies!
OPENING HOURS:
Summer (June 1st – September 14th)
Daily from 11am to 5pm
Winter (September 15th – May 31st)
Tuesdays – Sundays from 1pm to 5pm
MARITIME MUSEUM | GRANDAGARÐI 8 | REYKJAVÍK
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Woolens factory store,
located in Vik
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Phone: 487-1250
www.vikwool.is
Genuine woolen goods,
made in Iceland_______
Also wide selection
of souvenirs
Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata
105 Reykjavík
Kjarvalsstaðir by Miklatún is a pretty
awesome museum all things considered,
in fact they’re one of Iceland’s must-
sees (as proclaimed and verified by
last issue’s cover subject, artist Ragnar
Kjartansson). And they’re offering free
tours every Thursday this summer – in
English!
The museum is named in honour of
Iceland’s most beloved painter, Jóhannes
S. Kjarval. They feature a permanent
exhibition of his paintings – and those
totally justify a visit at any time, guidance
or not – as well as temporary exhibits
that are usually pretty well curated. Their
cafeteria is also nice, as is the location.
Kjarvalsstaðir Museum is open
daily 10:00 -17:00 – free admittance
Free, guided tours in English every
Thursday at 11:00
Check This Out!
Ongoing