Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.09.2009, Síða 23

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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
Cocktail pleasures and
Visual stimulation
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OPENING
SEPTEMBER
12 4pm
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
Blink
The exhibition explores the role of
visual illusion in Icelandic art from
the middle of the 1960s until today.
Included are paintings and sculptures
by the artists Eyborg Guðmundsdóttir,
Hreinn Friðfinnsson, Ólafur Elíasson,
JBK Ransu and others. The way artists
use colors, lights and shapes in a
variety of media to create a feeling of
disorientation examined. Curated by
Helgi Már Kristinsson. Ongoing until
November 8th.
12 4pm
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
Blinkworks
Blinkworks is an educational, family-
oriented workshop in the North Gal-
lery in conjunction with the exhibition
Blink. Guests are invited to try their
hand at enjoyable projects related to
op-art, optical illusion, and science.
Ongoing until November 8th.
12 1pm
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Cartoon course for teenagers
Halldór Baldursson teaches the basics
of drawing political caricatures. The
course will cover the basics of political
cartooning: symbolism, exaggeration,
sarcasm and analysis, with a look at
the history of cartoons and their role
in the present age. The event runs
every Saturday until October 17th and
costs 5500ISK.
19 12pm
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Boginn Gallery
Rising From the Summer Sea
Steinunn Einarsdóttir exhibits oil,
watercolour and acrylic paintings.
Ongoing until November 8th.
19 8pm
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Iðunn
The Iðunn Traditional Poetry Society
celebrates its 80th anniversary.
ONGOING
ASÍ Art Museum
Directions and Non-Directions
Valgerður Hauksdóttir exhibits new
drawnigs and graphics. Artist talk
Sunday September 13th at 15:00.
Ongoing until September 20th.
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:
August 12 - ongoing
National Archives of Iceland - 90
years in the museum building.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary
of the Culture House.
Sheepskin, Saffian and Shirting
It shows the tools and equipment 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
August 20th – October 18th
Headlines...
Caricatures by Halldór Baldursson
2007-2009
August 20th – October 11th
Stories without words
Ólöf Erla Einarsdóttir exhibits photo-
manipulated pictures
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.
Iðnó
September 6 - 12
The Reykjavík International Liter-
ary Festival 2009
The bi-annual festival is one of the ma-
jor literary events in Iceland and has
been attended by many of the world's
best known authors.
Kling & Bang Gallery
Object d´Art
Artist Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson
exhibits his works.
Sept. 5 - October 4
Sleepless Nights: Visions From
Western Canada
A group exhibition that brings together
nine contemporary artists from the
provinces of Alberta and British
Columbia. The exhibition looks to (re)
engage the cultural and historical
connections between Western Canada
and Iceland.
Listasal Mosfellsbæjar (Mosfells-
bær)
Spjöld Artist Kristín Jónsdóttir exhib-
its her works.
Living Art Museum
Ongoing - 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
September 6 - 12
The Reykjavík International Liter-
ary Festival 2009
The bi-annual festival is one of the ma-
jor literary events in Iceland and has
been attended by many of the world's
best known authors.
The Numismatic Museum
Permanent exhibition:
The Central Bank of Iceland and the
National Museum of Iceland jointly
operate a numismatic collection con-
sisting of Icelandic notes and coins.
Ráðhús Reykjavíkur
Dulin Himintungl
Kim Linnet exhibits her 360° panorama
photos of Iceland.
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
Permanent exhibition:
The Settlement Exhibition
Reykjavík Art Museum
Asmundarsafn
May 2- April 30 2010
Rhyme - Works by Ásmundur
Sveinsson and contemporary art-
ists
This exhibition showcases contempo-
rary artists that tackle similar issues
as Ásmundur did in his time, but in the
context of a new age.
Reykjavík Art Museum
Hafnarhús
Sept. 3 - Oct. 18
Children of Nature vs. Antichrists.
Consisting of twelve large paintings
of selected frames from films by Lars
von Trier and Friðrik Thor Friðriksson,
and a multi-media installation by Ari
Alexander Ergis Magnússon.
Sept. 3 - Oct. 18

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
THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
>> Gæðablóð
FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
>> Útidúr >> Mýri >> Helgi Valur and others
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
>> Morning After Youth and friends
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
>> Caterpillar >> Bob >> Mammút and others
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
>> Retrön – Sudden Weather Change and Sykur

23 to 26 SEPTEMBER
>> Réttir – Reykjavik Round-Up (www.rettir.is)
Clean Up The Coastline
Environmental Garbage
Art Exhibition
BSÍ Bus Station
September 18th – 25th
BLINK
RVK Art Museum, Kjarvalsstaðir
September 12 th– November 8th
Since 2001, the Worldwide Friends
non-profit volunteer organization has
been cleaning up this beautiful country
and raising environmental awareness
through work camps, exchange
programs and educational seminars.
One of their biggest campaigns, Clean
Up the Coastline (CUC), has spent the
three years making the shores their
most pristine, and putting all the crap
they pick up to good use. In addition to
bringing the programme into schools
and educating school children about
recycling and conservation, the group
collects the beach trash and creates
wonderful art with it.
On September 18th, CUC will launch
a massive exhibition of the works they
have made at the BSÍ bus terminal. In
addition to the garbage art created by
school children in Reykjavík, the exhibit
will feature photographs from various
Worldwide Friends work camps, pictures
from the CUC project and a breadth of
information on environmental protection
and the organization. There will also be
a competition held for the best piece
of art, the best work camp picture and
best CUC picture, which visitors can
vote on and get a chance to win prizes
themselves.
On opening night, visitors will be treated
to a proper party with an opening
speech, a video montage of the projects,
appetizers and a musical performance
by local musicians. Guests will have the
chance to mingle with members of the
organization, work camp volunteers and
the artists themselves to learn more
about the projects they are involved
in. All are welcome and encouraged to
come find out about the fine work this
group is doing both to keep this place
clean and to inspire youth to turn trash
into treasure. RL
Icelandic art in the latter half of the 20th
century was ripe with illusion. Artists
played with colour, luminosity and
shape to create tricks of the eye and
instil a sense of disorientation within
the audience. Ólafur Elíasson is one
such artist who’s massive instillations
transport viewers to alternate locales
or alter their sense of being. Ólafur’s
paintings and sculptures, along with
those of Eyborg Guðmundsdóttir, Hreinn
Friðfinnsson and others are exhibited
in a show appropriately titled BLINK
at Kjarvalsstaðir, that will surely leave
visitors rubbing their eyes and second-
guessing just what they’re looking
at. Running simultaneously to BLINK
is BLINKWORKS, a family-friendly
workshop allowing op-art enthusiasts
a chance to make some pieces for
themselves, creating their own illusions
while learning about the craft. CF