Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.01.2010, Síða 18

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Scheduled Busses
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exterior fool you!
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on the inside!
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Art | Venue finder
101 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
JANUARY
9
ASÍ Art Museum
Þorri Hringsson - Paintings
Exhibit featuring paintings by the well-
known Icelandic artist Þorri Hringsson.
Ongoing until January 31.
9
ASÍ Art Museum
Jóhannes Dagsson - Firnindi
Exhibition consisting of photography
and video dealing with landscape as
fiction. Ongoing until January 31.
9
Café Karólína
Chakra
Exhibition by Anna Gunnarsdóttir.
Ongoing until February 5.
9
Reykjavík Art Gallery
Tenebrous Flesh
Exhibition featuring paintings by Bjarni
Sigurbjörnsson. Ongoing until January
24.
14
Hafnarhús
Erró - Astronauts
Erró’s 1974 – 1981 series dedicated
to space exploration. Ongoing until
March 14.
16
Hafnarborg
The End
Exhibition by Ragnar Kjartansson that
was presented as a tableau vivant in
Venice. Ongoing until March 7.
16
Hafnarborg
Prism
Exhibition by Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdót-
tir featuring modern two-dimensional
surface painting that shifts the viewers’
perception from the visual to the
physical.
Ongoing until March 7.
17
The Culture House
A year in Postcards
Exhibition by Vera Sölvadóttir and
Jarþrúður Karlsdóttir following up on
their yearlong performance of send-
ing a postcard a week to a random
stranger abroad. Ongoing until March
7.
18
Gerðuberg
This is what the children like!
Exhibition of the illustration of newly
published children’s books. An award
is given for the best illustration. Ongo-
ing until March 15.
18
Gerðuberg
“It sounded as if the harp was
weeping”
Exhibition of puppets used in a
presentation of some episodes from
Völsungasaga. Ongoing until March 15.
30
Kjarvalsstaðir
Kjarval - Insights: Warrior Maidens
and Ships of Fancy
Exhibit featuring Kjarval´s drawings
and sketches of warrior maidens and
boats. Ongoing until April 25.
ONGOING
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.
01 May 2009 - 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 Association of Icelandic Vi-
sual Artists
January 4 - January 29
Frost
Exhibition by Hafdís Ólafsdóttir featur-
ing photographs capturing winter’s
beauty.
The Culture House
Permanent Exhibition:
Medieval Manuscripts
28 March 2009-January 17
A Look into Nature - the Story of
the Icelandic Museum of Natural
History
07 December 2009 - February 26
Newcastle - New york – New Ice-
land
The Library Room
Permanent Exhibition:
National Archives of Iceland - 90
years in the museum building.
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Permanent exhibition: