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D 13 Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
The D project is a series of exhibitions
at Hafnarhus, drawing its name from
one of the museum’s galleries. For
the ongoing series, the Reykjavik Art
Museum commissions new work by
promising artists who have not had
prior private exhibitions in Iceland's
major museums.
Sept. 3 - January 3 2010
Erró - Japanese Love Letters
(1979-1980)
The series Japanese Love Letters is
not typical of Erró’s art.
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Current Exhibitions:
Living Museum by the Sea; Arterial
for Country and City; From Poverty
to Abundance; The Shark – Light and
Life Energy; Hidden Craftsman.
The Reykjavík Museum of Photog-
raphy
Current Exhibitions:
May 16 - Sept. 20
Life is not just a game- it's a bed of
roses...
Show curated by Gudmunður Oddur
Magnússon and Guðfinna Mjöll Mag-
núsdóttir.
Aug. 28 - October 20
Polar Extremes
Lisa Blatt lived in Antarctica for two
months and camped for more than
one month. Polar Extremes, a result
from this journey, portrays the fragility,
beauty and criticality of Antarctica.
Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture
Museum
Permanent Exhibition:
The Shape of Line.
A new retrospective of works by
Ásmundur Sveinsson. The exhibition
focuses on abstract works from 1945
onwards.
May 01- April 30 2010
RHYTHM- Ásmundur and Our Age
This exhibition showcases contempo-
rary artists that tackle similar issues
as Ásmundur did in his time, but in a
context of a new age.
OUTSIDE
REYKJAVÍK
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarborg
Aug. 29 - Nov. 1
In Deep Water
The sea and the self-consciousness of
a nation in Icelandic contemporary art.
This exhibition displays works by art-
ists that have used the sea as an inspi-
ration both as a natural phenomenon
and way of life; the sea both takes and
gives life.
Borgarnes
The Icelandic Settlement Centre
Permanent exhbitions:
The Settlement of Iceland; The Saga of
Egill Skalla-Grímsson.
Current theatre productions:
Brák – a monolouge by Brynhildur
Guððjónsdóttir
Mr. Skallagrímsson – a monologue by
Benedikt Erlingsson
Storms and Wars – a monolouge by
Einar Kárason
Hveragerði
Listasafn Árnesinga
September 13 - 27
París – Skálholt. Gerður Helgadóttir,
Nína Tryggvadóttir exhibit their works.
Mosfellsbær
Listasalur Mosfellsbæjar
September 5 - 29
The Gold Eaters.
(I read Italian Vouge and eat polarbear
meat with my fingers) is an exhibit
featuring works by Bjargey Ólafsdóttir.
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftafell
June 20 - September 15
Places: Works by Kristján Steingrímur
Jónsson.
August 15 - September 15
hér.e: Exhbition featuring the works
of Kristin Arna Sigurdardottir and
Thorunn Greta Sigurdardottir
Stykkishólmur
Library of Water
Permanent Exhibition:
Roni Horn installation. The artist has
replaced stacks of books with glass
colums containing water gathered
from Iceland’s glaciers and glacial
rivers.
Akureyri
Akureyri Art Museum
August 29 - October 18
The Selection. Icelandic photography
from 1866 to 2009..
DaLí Gallery
September 5 - 20
Mireya Samper exhibits her works.
GalleríBOX
August 29 - September 20
Container: an exhibit showing the
new works of Finnish artists Kalle
Mustonen, Atte Uotila, Antti-Ville
Reinikainen and Petri Eskelinen.
Kunstraum Wohnraum
July 5 – Sept 20
Exhbition by Guðrún Vera Hjartardóttir
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