Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.05.2010, Page 22

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
May
21
RAFLOST Festival
Hafnarhúsð - 13:00-17:00
Lectures dedicated to a number of artists
taking part in the RAFLOST festival
(Icelandic Festival of Electronic Arts).
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Grand Finale - RAFLOST Festival
Útgerðin - 21:00
Exhibiting the work of Haraldur Karls-
son, Juan Parra, S.L.Á.T.U.R., Martinka
Bobrikova, and more.
27
Artist's Talk - Friederike von Rauch
Hafnaborg - 20:00
Friederike discusses her work and career
as a photographer.
28
Starfrænn Hákon
Havarí - 17:00
A performance of his sideproject 'Per
Segulsvið', comprising of music, poetry &
short stories.
Guy Maddin's 'Tales from the
Gimli Hospital'
Háskólabíó- 20:00
Presented with Q&A.
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Sites Workshop
Hafnaborg - 14:00
Children's workshop where they will
explore the museum concentrating on
sites where form and atmposphere are
produced. Free & open to everyone.
ONGOING
Arbæjarsafn / Reykjavík City
Museum
1 September - 31 May
Winter Program
This open-air historical museum offers
guided tours Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday at 13:00.
Art Gallery Fold
Photography exhibition of the volcanic
eruptions in Iceland this year, wich
brought photographers from all over the
world to capture them. Ongoing all sum-
mer.
The Culture House
Permanent Exhibition:
Medieval Manuscripts
February 3 - ongoing
Icelanders
Exhibit featuring a selection of photo-
graphs from the book "Icelanders" by Un-
nur Jökulsdóttir and Sigurgeir Sigurjóns-
son.
March 28 2009 - September 2010
ICELAND :: FILM
Traces the evolution of Icelandic filmmak-
ing, exploring myths versus modernity.
March 10 - ongoing
The Nation and Nature
Thirty-minute film about the relationship
between humans and nature. Film plays
continuously during open hours.
Ási Art Museum
Ólöf Nordal
Models, a series of photographs inspired
by the story of a man preserved in a
glacier, and his son who discovers him
Gallery. Ongoing until June 6.
The Library Room
12 August 2009 - ongoing
National Archives of Iceland - 90
years in the museum building.
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of
the Culture House.
The Dwarf Gallery
Ongoing
An independent art gallery with ongoing
exhibitions. It ś located in an old base-
ment. Do you really need to know any
more than that?
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Permanent exhibition:
The work of sculptor Einar Jónsson.
Gallery Ágúst
Equivocal the Sequel
Contemporary photography by Katrín
Elvarsdóttir. Runs until June 26.
Gljúfrasteinn Laxness Museum
Gljúfrasteinn was the home and work-
place of Halldór Laxness (winner of the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955).
Hafnaborg, Hafnarfjörður
Sites - Friederike von Rauch
May 16 - June 20
The German photographer exhibits her
work.
Hamraborg, Kópavogur
Þórgunnur Guðgeirsdóttir/Hogga
Art exhibition in the assemblyroom of the
Left Green movement. Ongoing until May
30.
Havarí
Ongoing
Exhibiting work from The Icelandic Love
Corporation, Sigga Björg, Hugleik Dags-
son, Lindu Loeskow and Sara Riel.
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Sigurður Guðmundsson
Situations and other photo works from
1970-1982. Ongoing until June 19.
Kling & Bang
Erling T.V. Klingenberg
A collection of Klingenberg's work, in-
cluding self-portraits. Ongoing until June
20.
Maria Dembek & Robin McAulay
Pinhole photography exhibition.
May 15 - June 13
National Gallery of Iceland
Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Stills
American photographer Sherman plays
with female film fantasies in self-portraits.
Runs until September 5th.
Edvard Munch
Prints in the collection of the National
Gallery. Runs until September 5th.
Strides
A selection of the Gallery's collection
from the 20th and 21st century. Perma-
nent exhibition.
The National Museum
Permanent exhibition:
The Making of a Nation
Heritage and History in Iceland is intend-
ed to provide insight into the history of
the Icelandic nation from the Settlement
to the present day.
Ása Wright - From Iceland to Trinidad
Collection of objects that belonged to the
adventuress Ása Guðmundsdóttir.
Embroidery of Life
Embroidery by Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir,
inspired by old manuscripts
Permanent exhibition
The Nordic House
10 April - 30 September
Land Of Experiments
Interactive exhibit based on scientific
contraptions from Tom Tits Experimen-
tarium in Sweden. Play!
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
May 28, 2009 - August 29
Erró - Portraits
March 18 - May 23
Erró - Portraits - Women from North
Africa
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
The Coast Guard vessel Óðinn
The Óðinn took part in all three Cod Wars
and is open for exhibition.
Permanent exhibition.
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
February 12 - ongoing
Who is who?
February 15 - ongoing
A Moment with Sigurjón Ólafsson
Reykjavik Museum of Photography
Thomsen & Thomsen
An exhibition of portrait photographs and
views from Reykjavík, from two different
times and two photographers. Runs until
August 29.
OUTSIDE
REYKJAVÍK
Akureyri Art Museum
Straumur / Burðarás
Ongoing til 27 June.
Exhibiting new works by various artists.
Part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival 2010.
Rýminu, Akureyri
Aftursnúið (Dance show)
May 22, 23 & 28. Starts at 20:00.
The performance follows two individuals
and their attempts to tackle uncertain
situations, taking on the world after it has
been turned upside down. 1500 ISK.
The Icelandic Settlement Centre,
Borgarnes
The Egil Saga/ Settlement Exhibition
In these exhibitions The Settlement Cen-
tre tells the sagas of Iceland's settlement
and Egill Skallagrímsson, Iceland's most
famous viking and first poet .

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