Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2009, Qupperneq 35

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CLASSIC SOUVENIRS
WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF ICELAND LOGO
A R T
GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
November 7-January 3
Where is the clock?
Paintings and installations by Davíð
Þór Halldórsson.
Icelandic Printmakers' Associa-
tion Gallery
November 12-January 31
Historical Exhibition
A historical exhibition about printmak-
ing as an art form in Iceland.
Kling & Bang
November 28-January 10
Snjór á Himnum
Exhibit featuring the works of Bryndís
Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir.
Listaháskóli Íslands Gallery
Kubburinn
November 28-December 18
Still Life
Exhibit at the Art Faculty of the Univer-
sity of Iceland.
Living Art Museum
The museum is closed for restoration
and will open on a new location in
January 2010.
The Lost Horse Gallery
November 14-ongoing
Sigurður Þórir Ámundason
Exhibit featuring new drawings and
paintings by Sigurður Þórir Ámunda-
son, an artist who has also produced
various large murals in downtown
Reykjavík.
Mokka
November 20-December 10
Kristbergur Ó. Pétursson
Exhibit featuring the paintings of Krist-
bergur Ó. Pétursson.
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:
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.
Nordic House
December 1-December 23
The Christmas Calendar
At 12.34 every day, the Nordic House
Christmas Calendar is opened to find
out what the day’s treat is: A concert,
a musical performance, perhaps a
surprise?
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
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
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
D14 Ryan Parteka
In D14, Ryan Parteka intends to
capture the metaphysical dimension
characteristic of the German land-
scape painter Casper David Friedrich
(1774-1840).
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
November 7-January 31
Högna Sigurðardóttir – Matter and
Spirit in Architecture
The first retrospective of the works of
architect Högna Sigurðardóttir, the
first woman to practice architecture in
Iceland.
November 21-January 31
Steinunn
Exhibit offering a look at designer
editions of unique garments not previ-
ously displayed in Iceland.
November 21-January 31
Stoneworks
At this workshop, guests are invited to
try their hands at projects related to
design, weaving methods, and cloth-
ing.
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
André Kertész - Ma France
Exhibit of André Kertész’s photographs
of France.
October 22-December 15
MYCELAND
Exhibit featuring the results of French
photographer Grégory Gerault’s many
visits to Iceland.
Beauty Swift:
Generation Revolution
“This book is meant for enlightened
individuals in any age group and in
various states of maturity. You can
read explanations of the ways of
life and how they have manifested
themselves to the author, all instructed
by the Universal Awareness”.
Thus begins the back cover sum-up of
Beauty Swift: Generation Revolution
by the Trio Spiritus Sanctus, about the
revolutionary “Beauty Swift” scheme,
so y’all should be in for a treat. Snorri
Ásmundsson, visual artist and the
kingpin of this instalment of a book,
has always had a good relationship
with the universal awareness. This time
around, it has asked of him to convey
the message of beauty.
In the book several makeovers are
documented and you can read small
interviews with a few of the subjects
whose lives were turned to the better
by their involvement. In the epilogue,
Snorri hopes he has given his readers
a taste of where we are going in our
existence and a better understanding
of life. If this is something you long for,
I’d recommend you’d give it a try, for
Snorri is known both to conjoin people
of different cultures and help people
experience previously-unknown
epiphanies.
Further info:
http://www.snorriasmundsson.com/
portfolio/beauty-swift/
Get this object d’art at bookstores
near you.