Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.11.2009, Qupperneq 19

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Keflavík
Suðsuðvestur
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Hafnargata 22
230 Reykjanesbær
421-2225
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarborg
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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
Akureyri Art Museum
www.listasafn.akureyri.is
Kaupvangsstræti 12
600 Akureyri
461 2610
Populus Tremula
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Kaupvangsstræti 12
600 Akureyri
Kunstraum Wohnraum
Ásabyggð 2
600 Akureyri
Mývatn
Mývatnsstofa
Egilsstaðir
Sláturhúsið
Seyðisfjörður
Skaftfell
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Austurvegur 42
710 Seyðisfjörður
472-1632
Hveragerði
LÁ Art
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Austurmörk 21
210 Hveragerði
483-1727
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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
This exhibition showcases contempo-
rary artists that tackle similar issues
as Ásmundur did in his time, but in a
context of a new age.
The Culture House
Permanent Exhibition:
Medieval Manuscripts
March 28- January 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.
September 16 - December 1
Postal History and Transport
September 25 - November 25
Goðar Íslands and Múmíumúsin
Sigurður Gunnarsson and Kristín Elva
Rögnvaldsdóttir exhibit their works.
October 12 - November 31
Flora Islandica
The Culture House exhibits the book
Flora Islandica, containing 271 draw-
ings by Eggert Pétursson.
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
Exhibiting 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 Ágúst
October 24 - December 12
Photos from Iceland 1930-1945
In this exhibition Unnar Örn has
worked with a collection of photo-
graphs taken by the late Sigurdur
Guttormsson between 1930-1945. The
photographs are a rare insight into
living conditions and architectural
history of Iceland in the years around
1940.
Gallerí Tukt
October 31 - November 16
Crude Visions
Exhibit featuring the works of Óskar
Bragi Stefánsson.
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
October 17-January 3
Where Pleasure Lives
Exhibition on Halla Einarsdóttir’s life
and poetry.
October 31-January 3
Art Exhibition
Art in the life and fiction of Kristín
Marja Baldursdóttir.
October 31 - January 3
The world of Karitas
Exhibition based on the books by
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir about the
artist Karitas.
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.
Living Art Museum
The museum is closed for restoration
and will open on a new location in
January 2010.
National Gallery of Iceland
October 30 - January 3
Svavar Guðnason
The exhibition is a retrospective of
the works of Svavar Guðnason, one
of Iceland’s most prominent painters
through his close connection with
Danish abstract art between 1936 and
1946.
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.
January 31 - November 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 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
Hafnarhús
September 17 - January 3 2010
The Crated Rooms in Iceland
A new installation by world-renowned
artist Yoshitomo Nara in collaboration
with Hideki Toyoshima. The room-
sized installation, which consists of
shipping crates and billboards, places
Nara’s iconic images in a new and
unexpected context.
29 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
Egill Sæbjörnsson – Spirit of Place
and Narrative
The narrative side of Egill Sæbjörns-
son’s work comes to the fore in this
exhibition which displays works featur-
ing dialogue between characters or
objects that convey unfolding events
or time.
29 October 2009 – 3 January 2010
D14 Ryan Parteka
In D14, Ryan Parteka intends to
capture the metaphysical dimension
characteristic of the German land-
scape painter Casper David Friedrich’s
(1774-1840).
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
September 12 - November 8
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 Eybor 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 is examined. Curated by
Helgi Már Kristinsson
September 12 - November 8
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.
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
September 26 - January 17 2010
André Kertész - Ma France
Exhibit of André Kertész’s photographs
of France.
October 22 - December 15
MYICELAND
Exhibit featuring the results of French
photographer Grégory Gerault’s many
visits to Iceland.
Boutique STEiNUNN
November 5 - November 30
Snow Queen
Exhibit featuring Özden Dóra’s head-
pieces. The collection is mainly in-
spired by Icelandic winter landscapes.
Tónlistarsafn Íslands
November 3 - November 17
Guitar Exhibition
Icelandic jazz, rock and blues guitars
on exhibit.