Reykjavík Grapevine - 31.07.2009, Blaðsíða 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
JULY - AUGUST
1 5pm
Kling & Bang Gallery
object d´Art
Artist Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson
exhibits his works.
1 5pm
Leikhús Batteríið
artFart Festival
The opening BBQ party will be held
along with the Innipúkinn Festival
activities on the street near Batteríið at
Hafnarstræti 1.
artFart Festival Programme
Aug. 1: The Fiasco Division- Ósýnil
eikarnir, 17:00.
The Fiasco Division - Superhero Frenzy,
19:00.
Aug. 5: The Fiasco Division- We are
the Sleepyheads, 21:00 (Hafnarfjarðar-
leikhúsið).
Aug. 6: The Fiasco Division- We are
the Sleepyheads, 21:00 (Hafnarfjarðar-
leikhúsið)
Aug. 7: The Fiasco Division- Morbid,
19:00, 21:00 (Hafnarfjarðarleikhúsið).
Aug. 11: You better lock it in your
pocket, 20:00 (Leikhús Batteríið).
Aug. 12: Fimbulvetur- The Destruction
of Experience: Klamm´s Dream, 20:00,
22:00 (Leikhús Batteríið).
Aug. 13: Fimbulvetur- The Destruction
of Experience: Klamm´s Dream, 20:00,
22:00 (Leikhús Batteríið).
oNGoING
ASÍ Art Museum
Current exhibitions:
June 27 - Aug. 23
Summer Exhibition - Works from
the collection
Chosen paintings from Jón Stefáns-
son, Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, and
Svavar Guðnason.
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:
June 05- August 07
Nordic Book Binding
This exhibition features 89 hand-
crafted bindings by 91 bookbinders,
as two are made in collaboration. All
participants bound the book 'Northern
Wind,' with poems by 18 contemporary
Nordic poets and graphic drawings by
Icelandic artists.
Sheepskin, Saffian and Shirting
A related exhibition to Nordic Book
Binding, it shows the tools and equip-
ment used in book binding.
Exhibition Series:
Paintings by Hulda Viljálmsdóttir.
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Permanent exhibition: the work of
sculptor Einar Jónsson.
Gallery Agust
SHArP
Artist Andrea Maack introduces her
third perfume, Sharp, in an exhibition
that explores aspects of the fashion
industry while still connecting to the
art world.
Gerðarsafn Art Museum
(Kópavogur)
June 27 - Aug 31
the kópavogur Art Museum Sum-
mer Exhibition
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Boginn Gallery: the Land in Colour
Popular artist Guðráður 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:
June 24 - August 3
Collectors' Collections
An exhibition celebrating the 100th
anniversary of Dr. Sveirrir Magnús-
son, founder of Hafnarborg. On this
occasion selected art works from the
original collection at the Centre will be
displayed along side the art of other
leading collectors.
i8 Gallery
Current Exhibition:
June 19 - July 31
Anthony McCall and Finnbogi
Pétursson
The artists present their installation
works.
Living Art Museum
Throughout July - Exhibitions from
Runo Lagomarsino, Yiva Westerlund
and Olivia Plender.
National Gallery of Iceland
Hidden treasure: treasures In
Public Possession?
Works from the three Icelandic state-
owned banks' collections, along with
some works from the National Gallery.
The National Museum
Permanent exhibition:
the Making of a Nation
Heritage and History in Iceland is
intended to provide insight into the
history of the Icelandic nation from the
Settlement to the present day.
Jan 31 - Nov 30.
Encounters.
Archaeological excavations at many
locations around Iceland have been
funded by Kristnihátíðarsjóður (the
Millennium Fund). Finds from some of
these excavations are on display in an
exhibition suitable for the whole family.
The Nordic House
Current exhibitions:
Kraum of the crop
Aðalstræti 10
101 Reykjavík
Tel: +354 517 7797
www.kraum.is
Opening hours:
Mon-Wed 09:00-18:00
Thu 09:00-22:00
Fri 09:00-18:00
Weekends 12:00-17:00
Designers unite in Kraum,
the first store in Iceland
dedicated entirely to Icelandic
design, displaying over 120
selected designers. Kraum
has breathed new life into
Reykjavík´s oldest house dating
back from mid 17th century.

Life isn't
just a game
− it's also a bed of roses...
Tryggvagata 15, 6th floor ·101 Reykjavík ·
Tel: 411 6390 · www.photomuseum.is
Opening hours 12 -19 Mondays - Fridays
13-17 Weekends · ADMISSION FREE
16.May - 29. August 2009
16. August
Susan Landale
France
19. July
Andreas Sieling
Germany
26. July
Douglas
Cleveland
USA
2. August
Eyþór Ingi
Jónsson
Iceland
9. August
Roger Sayer
UK
June 28 - August 16 · Sundays at 5 PM
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july: 15, 22, 29 august: 5, 12, 19, 26
july: 16, 23, 30 august: 6
Distinctive, enlightening and enchanting
are all accurate ways to describe the
new photography exhibition in the Old
Herring Factory of Djúpavík, located in
the Strandir region of the Westfjords.
‘On the Trail’ is a joint exhibition
of two German photographers, Tina
Bauer and Claus Sterneck, both of
whom have lived and worked in Iceland
on and off for a while. ‘On the Trail’ is
a portrayal of their own unique view
and experience of Iceland, keen on
searching for something different and
intriguing for themselves and, of course,
the interpretation of the onlooker.
Tina Bauer, a freelance print
reporter and photographer, lived in
Iceland in 2008 and became fascinated
with the theme of searching for human
life in a wild island landscape, and how
small you feel when you face these
forces. She explains that “human beings
have to take second place – civilisation
is almost overwritten by the forces of
Nature, and this is shown in exciting
visual contrasts.”
Claus Sterneck, a graphic
designer, became interested in bringing
out the surfaces, colours, shapes and
structures of the landscape that Iceland
has to offer. He described how “these
details often get lost as the viewer is
overwhelmed by the beauty of Nature –
landscape, colours and the play of light
– and misses the background details.”
He first visited Djúpavík in 2003,
then spent the summer of 2006 for a
longer period of time. After returning
to Germany for the spring, he travelled
to Djúpavík in 2007 for seven months.
Claus currently lives in Reykjavík and
plans on being back in Djúpavík in the
immediate future.
Since opening on July 18th, the
exhibition has received great feedback
and has successfully published a small
photo book to accompany the show.
The exquisite Djúpavík is now
deserted due to the decline of the
fishing trade since the early depression
of the 1920s. Only one family currently
lives in Djúpavík and maintains the
Herring Factory all year round – making
it a magical place to visit.
Be sure to check out ‘On The Trail’
in the Old Herring Factory until the end
of September, then also a small select
showing at the Geysir Restaurant,
Reykjavík 101 between September/
October. For more information please
visit www.iceland-photography.com and
www.clausinisland.de JB
On the Trail
The Old Herring Factory,
Djúpavík
Now until early September