Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2009, Síða 34

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ADVENTURES
FREEBOOKING SERVICE
Iceland is a dish best served cold
Scheduled Busses
Linienbusse
Linjebussar
Bus régulier
Áætlunarbílar
Don’t let the rough
exterior fool you!
Our busses are warm
on the inside!
551 1166 - www.bogf.is Art | Venue finder101 Gallery
Hverfisgata 18A | F6
Thu–Sat 14–17 and by appoint-
ment
www.101hotel.
is/101hotel/101gallery/
Artótek
Tryggvagata 15 | D5
Mon 10–21, Tue–Thu 10–19, Fri
11–19, Sat and Sun 13–17
www.sim.is/Index/Islenska/
Artotek
ASÍ Art Museum
Freyugata 41 | G10
Tue–Sun 13–17
Árbæjarsafn
Kistuhylur 4
The Culture House
Hverfisgata 15 | F6
Open daily 11–17
www.thjodmenning.is
Dwarf Gallery
Grundarstígur 21 | H8
Opening Hours: Fri and Sat
18–20
www.this.is/birta
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Eiriksgata | G9
Tue–Sun 14–17
www.skulptur.is
Fótógrafí
Skólavörðustígur 4a | F7
www.fotografi.is
Gallery 100°
Bæjarháls 1
www.or.is/Forsida/Gallery100/
Open weekdays from
08:30–16:00
Gallery Auga fyrir Auga
Hverfisgata 35 | G7
Gallery StartArt
Laugavegur 12B | G7
Tue–Sat 1–17
www.startart.is
Gallery Ágúst
Baldursgata 12 | F9
Wed–Sat 12–17
www.galleriagust.is
Gallery Fold
Rauðarástígur 14-16 | J9
Mon–Fri 10–18 / Sat 11–16 /
Sun 14–16
www.myndlist.is
Gallery Kling & Bang
Hverfisgata 42 | G7
Thurs–Sun from 14–18
this.is/klingogbang/
Gallery Turpentine
Ingólfstræti 5 | F7
Tue–Fri 12–18 / Sat 11–16
www.turpentine.is
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Gerðuberg 3-5
Mon–Thu 11–17 / Wed 11–21 /
Thu–Fri 11–17 / Sat–Sun 13–16
www.gerduberg.is
Hitt Húsið
– Gallery Tukt
Pósthússtræti 3-5 | E6
www.hitthusid.is
i8 Gallery
Klapparstígur 33 | G7
Tue–Fri 11–17 / Sat 13–17 and
by appointment. www.i8.is
Living Art Museum
Vatnsstígur 3 – G7
Wed, Fri–Sun 13–17 / Thu
13–22. www.nylo.is
Lost Horse Gallery
Skólastræti 1 | F6
Weekends from 13–19 and by
appointment on weekdays.
Hafnarborg
Strandgötu 34,
Hafnarfjörður
The National Gallery of
Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur 7 | E8
Tue–Sun 11–17
www.listasafn.is
The National
Museum
Suðurgata 41 | C9
Open daily 10–17
natmus.is/
The Nordic House
Sturlugata 5 | C11
Tue–Sun 12–17
www.nordice.is/
The Numismatic Museum
Einholt 4 | K9
Open Mon–Fri 13:30–15:30.
Reykjavík 871+/-2
Aðalstræti 17 | D6
Open daily 10–17
Reykjavík Art Gallery
Skúlagata 28 | H6
Tuesday through Sunday 14–18
Reykjavík Art Museum
Open daily 10–16
www.listasafnreykjavikur.is
Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculp-
ture Museum Sigtún
Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17 | E5
Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata | K11
Reykjavík City Theatre
Listabraut 3
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
Grandagarður 8 | C3
Reykjavík Museum of Pho-
tography
Tryggvagata 16 | D5
Weekdays 12–19 / Sat–Sun
13–17
www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavi-
kur.is
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Laugarnestangi 70
A R T
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
DECEMBER
12 3pm
Hitt Húsið
Emma Guðrún Heiðarsdóttir
Emma Guðrún Heiðarsdóttir opens
her first solo exhibition at Gallery Tukt.
Ongoing until December 28.
5 3pm
Café Karólína
While I slept
Sveinbjörg Ásgeirsdóttir opens her
exhibition at Café Karólína. Ongoing
until January 8.
ONGOING
ASÍ Art Museum
November 21-December 13
Luminous Flux
Exhibit featuring the works of Jóhanna
H. Þorkelsdóttir. The artist studies light
in various forms and how it affects us.
In the darkness of the arctic winter
she invites guests to a photosynthesis
at the museum.
November 21-December 13
Halldór Ragnarsson
Installation by Halldór Ragnarsson in
Gryfjan.
Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculptur
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
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.
The Culture House
Permanent Exhibition:
Medieval Manuscripts
March 28-January 10
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 Vilhjálmsdóttir.
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 Sigurður
Guttormsson between 1930-1945. The
photographs are a rare insight into
living conditions and architectural
history of Iceland in the years around
1940.
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.
November 14-January 3
Through the years
Folk artist Sigurbjörg Sigurjónsdót-
tir exhibits pastel, watercolors and
painted china in Boginn.
November 22nd –March 28th
Kitchen items in the collectors
corner
Þórarinn Eldjárn and Sigurður Árnason
exhibit all sorts of kitchen appliances
they have collected over the years.
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 (Hafnarfjörður Centre
of Culture and Fine Art)
November 7-January 3
The Selection
Exhibit featuring Icelandic photo-
graphs 1866-2009 by 13 Icelandic
photographers.