Reykjavík Grapevine - 17.07.2009, Page 27

Hidden Treasure:
Treasures in Public
Possession?
The National Gallery of
Iceland, Fríkirkjuvegi 7, 101
Reykjavík
July 10th-October 18th, Open
weekdays 8am - 4pm
The National Gallery of Iceland
explores the interesting life of a piece
of art, specifically art that ends up
in public hands. Their exhibition,
Hidden Treasure: Treasures in Public
Possession? exhibits works that
are in ownership of the three state
banks, Landsbanki, Kaupthing and
Íslandsbanki. These pieces of art
have rarely been viewed, and will
contribute to the understanding of
the progression of Icelandic art over
the past two centuries. Undoubtedly
treasures, the pieces add a new
perspective to what was once hidden.
JG
www.artmuseum.is T +354 590 1200artmuseum@reykjavik.is F +354 590 1201
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
Reykjavik Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata, open daily 10–17
Louisa Matthíasdóttir.
Erró.
Hafnarhús
Erró – Portraits
28 May 2009 – 13 August 2010
Ásmundarsafn
Rhyme
1 May 2009 – 30 April 2010
Kjarvalsstaðir
From Unuhús
to West 8th Street
15 May – 30 August 2009
Free admission
Eirún Sigurðardóttir.
Ásmundur Sveinsson.
Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata, open daily 10–17
Thursdays 10–22
The Ásmundur Sveinsson
Sculpture Museum
Sigtún, open daily 10–16
Free guided tours in English
every Thursday at 11 a.m.
Encounters – at the National Museum
of Iceland – focuses on archaeology
in Iceland. Funding was received
from the Icelandic Millennium Fund
to excavate areas of historical interest
throughout the country. The beginning
of the excavation also correlated
with the anniversary of Christianity in
the country, so there was a focus on
religious history. The exhibit is the result
of these findings, and includes a range
of artefacts, from household items to
jewelry. Skeletons and larger structures
such as buildings were also unearthed.
The exhibit will continue to run at the
museum until November 30th.
Encounters
National Museum of Iceland,
Sudurgata 41, 101 Reykjavik
Museum hours:
10am – 5pm
So the exhibit is dirt? Well, yes. But it’s so much more. In Skaftfell’s main gallery
Kristján Steingrímur presents his audience with samples of the earth from some of
the places he has been – Tokyo, London, New York, Copenhagen, Akureyri, etc. –
placing them adjacent to one another to highlight the contrast in colour and texture
and, in doing so, capturing and documenting the natural essence of major cities
throughout the world. Kristján Steingrímur’s work on display is a juxtaposition in
itself, with nine square canvases neatly aligned three-by-three on one wall and a
mixture of earth splattered energetically and seemingly without order on another
wall in the space and up onto the ceiling. The work makes the audience think about
their geographical situation in relation to other parts of this world. All with a little
dirt.
Kristján Steingrímur Jónsson “Places”
Skaftfell Gallery & Bistro, Seyðisfjörður
20.06.2009 – 31.08.2009
Outside Reykjavik | Venue finder
Keflavík
Suðsuðvestur
www.sudsudvestur.is
Hafnargata 22
230 Reykjanesbær
421-2225
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarborg
www.hafnarborg.is
Strandgata 34
220 Hafnarfjörður
585-5790
Borgarnes
The Icelandic Settlement Centre
www.landnam.is
Brákarbraut 13-15
310 Borgarnes
437-1600
Stykkishólmur
Vatnasafnið / Library of Water
Akureyri
Populus Tremula
poptrem.blogspot.com/
Kaupvangsstræti 12
600 Akureyri
Kunstraum Wohnraum
Ásabyggð 2
600 Akureyri
Mývatn
Mývatnsstofa
Egilsstaðir
Sláturhúsið
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftfell
www.skaftfell.is
Austurvegur 42
710 Seyðisfjörður
472-1632
Hveragerði
LÁ Art
www.listasafnarnesinga.is
Austurmörk 21
210 Hveragerði
483-1727
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