Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2010, Blaðsíða 16

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FEBRUARY 12
The Reykjavik Art
Museum - Kjarvalsstaðir
18:00 - 24:00
Water and colour:
workshop for families
Guests can study and experiment with the
medium of watercolour.
18:00 - 24:00
Exhibition opening: Watery Hues
- A Survey of Icelandic Watercolours
More than fifty artists display nearly two
hundred works in watercolour in the exhibi-
tion Watery hues. the exhibition is the first
of its kind, spanning the 130-year history of
watercolour painting in iceland.
18:00 – 24:00
Watercolour performance,
Watery Hues
Performance by the artist halldór Ásgeirs-
son.
19:30 – 20:00
Kjarval – Insights: Warrior Maidens
and Ships of Fancy
a guided tour in icelandic.
20:30 –21:15
History and Architecture of
Kjarvalsstaðir
21:30 – 22:00
Blikandi Stjörnur
Blikandi Stjörnur is a well-known vo-
cal group with disabilities. In 2003
the group received first price in their
category from the EU and recently pro-
duced a CD with professional instru-
mentalists.
22:00 – 24:00
Argentinean Tango
tango Milonga hosted by tango Club
Reykjavík. Good opportunity to experience
the world of tango in iceland.
Kjarvalsstaðir, Flókagata 24, Reykjavík
ASÍ Art Museum
19:00 - 23:00
In remembrance of the past beauty of
dandelions
Exhibition of Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir art-
works based on various reflections of dan-
delions.
19:00 – 24:00
Reference to vanished space of time
Exhibition of photos by Guðmundur
Ingólfsson
19:30 - 20:15 & 21:00 - 21:45
Artist's talk
Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir and Guðmundur
ingólfsson discuss their exhibitions
20:30 – 21:15 & 22:00 - 22:45
French dreams for accordion, guitar
and double bass
Trio Vadim Fyodorov plays French mu-
sic for accordion, guitar and double
bass.
ASÍ Art Museum, Freyjugata 41, Reykjavík
The Einar Jónsson
Museum
20:00 & 22:00
Guided tour around the sculpture
museum.
The Einar Jónsson Museum, Njarðargata,
Reykjavík
National Gallery of
Iceland
20:00 & 22:30 -23:30
Carnegie Art Award, guided tour
21:00
Icelandtrain – Fashion Show
Etienne de France, a young French artist liv-
ing in Reykjavik, presents the first icelandic
train company. Part of the project is a fash-
ion show with train uniforms, both male and
female. icelandtrain is held in cooperation
with alliance francaise.
National Gallery of Iceland, Fríkirkjuvegur
7, Reykjavík
National Museum of
Iceland
19:00 - 19:30 & 20:30 - 21:00
Palli Was Alone in the World
the icelandic children's movie Palli Was
alone in the World will be shown in the na-
tional Museum's lecture hall.
19:30 - 20:00
Ballet in the National Museum
students of classic dance show ballet at the
national Museum.
20:00 – 20:30
Choir singing in the National Museum
the male choir Þröstur sings for visitors of
the national Museum
21:00 – 21:30
Ballet in the National Museum
students of dance show ballet at the na-
tional Museum.
21:30 – 22:00
Icelandic Folk Music in the National
Museum
Íris Ólöf sigurjónsdóttir and hjörleifur
hjartarson sing icelandic folk songs from
the Middle ages to our day.
22:15 -00:00
Göngum Saman's Flashlight Parade
Göngum saman, a charity focusing on
breast cancer, will lead a flashlight parade
from the national Museum to the Vestur-
bæjarlaug swimming pool, which will be
open on this occasion until midnight. small
flashlights will be sold on site in support of
breast cancer basic research for 1000 isK.
Participants will be served hot chocolate at
the swimming pool.
National Museum of Iceland, Suðurgata 41,
Reykjavík
The Nordic House
19:00 - 24:00
52 Caps
Edda Lilja Guðmundsdóttir set herself
the task of crocheting or knitting one
cap a week during the whole of 2009.
On one condition: all caps should
be different from each other, and all
should be made of yarn she had in her
house.
19:00 – 24:00
Iceland’s demonstrator
Exhibition of posters made by helgi
hóseasson. helgi, who died last year, was
well known all over iceland for his protests
from 1962 and onwards. he was often
called “iceland’s demonstrator”. he pro-
tested against the state, the courts of law
and the church. he was also known for hav-
ing thrown “skyrrøre” at iceland’s president,
bishop and members of Parliament when
alþingi opened in 1972.
19:00 – 24:00
Nordic jazz - PELbO from Norway
a band with an instrumentation that is quite
original: vocals, tuba and the drums. the
band moves in between rock, pop, jazz and
world music. the band is known for their fan-
tastic live-performances. ine Kristine hoem,
vocals and keyboards, Kristoffer lo, tuba,
and trond Bersu, drums. PElbo made it to
the finals in the competition Young nordic
Jazz Comets.
19:00 - 24:00
Master Alvar Aalto
the library has set up a special exhibition of
books on alvar aalto, the architect of the
nordic house.
The Nordic House, Sturlugata 5
Pharmacy Museum
19:00 - 24:00
Pharmacist will be present to assist visitors
in the museum. Furthermore, an hour-long
videotape demonstrating old pharmaceuti-
cal production methods will be shown at
20:00 and 22:00.
Pharmacy Museum, Neströð, Seltjarnarnes
Nesstofa
19:30 - 20:15
Songs in Nesstofa
the selkór choir performs.
20:30 – 21:30
Guided tour in Nesstofa
this guided tour of nesstofa starts at 20:30
in icelandic.
Söfnin í Nesi – Nesstofa, Neströð,
Seltjarnarnes
Víkin – Reykjavík
Maritime Museum
19:30 - 21:00
Seamonsters
seamonsters, are they for real or a dream?
svabbi the sailor tells children tales of
seamonsters.
20:30 – 22:00
Fortune Tellers at the Maritime
Museum
Fortune tellers Guðrún and sigrún will read
your cards
20:30 – 22:00
Orienteering Aboard the Coast Guard
Vessel Óðinn
a fun family game onboard the Coast Guard
Vessel Óðinn.
21:00 - 21:30
The Ocean in Plays
the actor Gunnar Eyjólfsson stands on old
Gullfoss’s deck and performs a monologue
from the icelandic play hart í bak.
22:00 - 23:30
Dance
Dance with the accordion association.
Víkin – Reykjavik Maritime Museum,
Grandagarður 8, Reykjavík
Hugmyndahús
Háskólanna
20:00 – 23:00
Art exhibition
an art exhibition, showcasing the works of
45 artists.
Hugmyndahús Háskólanna, Grandagarður
2, Reykjavík
Alliance Française
19:00 - 00:00
Icelandtrain: Dream or Reality?
Etienne de France, a young French artist
living in Reykjavik, presents the first icelan-
dic train company. in collaboration with this
event, a fashion show of train uniforms, both
male and female, will be held in the national
Gallery of iceland.
Alliance Française, Tryggvagata 8,
Reykjavík
Reykjavik Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
19:00 - 19:45
History and Architecture of Hafnarhús
Guided tour in icelandic detailing the history
and architecture of hafnarhús.
19:30 - 22:30
The Moon and Space Travel
Family workshop in connection with Erró
exhibition: astronauts.
20:30 - 21:00
Guided tour, Erró – Portrett
the exhibition Erró – Portrett presents his
portraits or characters descriptions of well
known individuals in the fields of science,
politics, literature and arts. Guided tour in
icelandic.
21:00 - 21:30
PERFORMANCE – Coloursynthesis
Performance from sigtryggur Berg sig-
marsson, one of the exhibiting artists in Co-
loursynthesis.
21:30 – 22:30
Coloursynthesis – Curator’s Talk
Gallery talk with the curator of Coloursyn-
thesis, hafþór Yngvason, director of Reyk-
javik art Museum. Featured artists are Davíð
Örn halldórsson, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir,
Guðmundur thoroddsen, heimir Björgúlfs-
son, helgi Þórsson, Jón henrysson, Rag-
nar Jónasson, sara Riel, sigga Björg sig-
urðardóttir, sigtryggur Berg sigmarsson og
Þórdís aðalsteinsdóttir.
22:30-23:30
Stillusteypa - Concert
Concert with Stilluppsteypa. Members
of the band Sigtryggur Berg Sigmars-
son and Helgi Thorsson are also two
of the exhibiting artists in Coloursyn-
thesis.
Hafnarhús, Tryggvagata 17, Reykjavík
The Reykjavík City
Library
20:30 – 23:00
Poetry Slam
Reykjavík’s youth competes in creative
writing and performs poetry in novel
ways. The night’s theme is MAWKISH-
NESS, so prepare for a syrupy as well
as humorous night with poems, music,
video-art and dancing.

The Reykjavík City Library, Grófarhús,
Tryggvagata 15
The Love Walk
In conjunction with Reykjavik Museum Night, actress/writer Bergljót Arnalds
conducts for the second time a love walk around the Reykjavik pond. At 18:00, par-
ticipants will gather at Austurvöllur Square where local celebrities say chosen words
of love, and pop star Páll Óskar sings about life and happiness. Each celebrity gets
a torch. A brass band will then lead a walk around the lake. The crowd will gather to
sing traditional Icelandic songs along with several choirs singing together conducted
by Björn Thorarensen. A huge success last year, The Love Walk is expected to draw a
large crowd this year
A poem of lights on the City Hall
Following the Love Walk, mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir will officially open Reykjavik Museum Night. The opening ceremony
is a poem of lights created by Texan sculptor/light designer Bill Fitzgibbons of the Blue Star Art Center in San Antonio. He has
performed on many different occasions in the U.S., as well as the UK, Germany, Sweden and Finland. The light poetry is created
to a soundscape by Sverrir Guðjónsson, a Reykjavik vocal artist. Member of vocal ensemble Voces Thules, Sverrir is renowned for
his work with medieval music and a fascinating counter-tenor presentation of some of Iceland's best-loved music. The opening
act should last approx. 20 minutes. After, free buses will take visitors to all the participating museums.
Opening
Ceremonies
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