Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2010, Qupperneq 21

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Reykjavik Art Museum
Free admission
Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17
Open daily 10-17
Thursdays 10-22
Hafnarhús
15 January -
11 April 2010
Coloursynthesis
Eleven young painters
Guðmundur Thoroddsen,
Untitled (detail), 2009.
Jón Henrysson,
Lukkuriddarar
1/10, 2009.
Ragnar Jónasson, Blastocyst, 2009.
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson,
Untitled, 2008.
Þórdís
Aðalsteinsdóttir,
Europa, Kittycat and
Potato, 2008. Með
leyfi / Courtesy of
Stux Gallery, New
York.
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Rhyme - Works by Ásmundur
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ists
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
28 March 2009 - September
ICELAND::FILM
This exhibition traces for the first time
the development of Icelandic filmmak-
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year 2008.
7 December 2009 - February
Newcastle - New York - New Ice-
land
January 17 - March 7
A Year in Postcards
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Icelanders
Exhibit featuring a selection of pho-
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National Archives of Iceland - 90
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Gerðarsafn
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Gerður Helgadóttir
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Kitchen Appliances
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This is what the children like!
January 18 - March 15
"It sounded as if the harp was
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From home and homeland
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Gljúfrasteinn was the home and
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Ragnar Kjartansson - The End
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Prism
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Light in the Dark
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Ráðhús Reykjavíkur
Dulin Himintungl
Kim Linnet exhibits her 360° panorama
photos of Iceland.
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
Permanent exhibition:
The Settlement Exhibition
Reykjavík Art Museum
Ásmundarsafn
2 May 2009 - April 30
Rhyme - Works by Ásmundur
Sveinsson and Contemporary Art-
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Hafnarhús
28 May 2009 - August 29
Erró - Portraits
January 15 - February 21
D15 - Dodda Maggý
January 15 - March 14
Erró - Astronauts
January 15 - April 11
Coloursynthesis
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Kjarvalsstaðir
January 30 - April 25
Kjarval - Insights: Warrior Maidens
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