Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.06.2010, Qupperneq 22

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Open from 11:00am from the 10th of June
Magic Thursdays
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Harbourtown Art
Hafnarborg, Hafnafjörður
Sites by Friederike von Rauch
It’s Hard To Be an Artist in a RockStar Body – Erling T.V.
Klingenberg
Until June 20th
Feel like you’ve seen all the museums in town? Then why not step out of Reykjavík
for a moment to check out Hafnarborg’s diverse exhibitions this month. It’s Hard
To Be an Artist in a RockStar Body is Erling T.V. Klingenberg’s latest show which
explores identity via art and performances by various musicians. Sites, by Friederike
von Rauch, presents a unique vision of the Icelandic countryside through dream-like
and tranquil photographs of desolate locations. Her work is also a wealthy addition
to the subject of Iceland’s environmental issues and a part of the Reykjavík Arts
Festival. AY
14
May
20
June
Meet Jóhannes S.
Kjarval
Exhibition And Tours
Reykjavík Art Museum—
Kjarvalsstaðir
Thursdays at 12:00
Want to know more about the Icelandic
arts scene? Start with one of its
founders, painter Jóhannes S. Kjarval.
He was such a strong force in Icelandic
art that someone put his face is on
the 2.000 krónur bill. Kjarval’s loving,
colourful impressions of nature brought
meaning to the Icelandic landscape
and its flora and fauna. His works
got Icelanders to reconsider their
homeland. The Reykjavík Art Museum—
Kjarvalsstaðir has collected more than
3.000 of them, and is currently showing
the key pieces in a retrospective of
his work. Guided tours in English are
available. Inquire at fraedsludeild@rvk.
is. SO
Enjoying “Perplexities”
Charlie Hotel Echo Echo
Sierra Echo: Art by Nikolai
von Rosen and Florian
Wojna
Nýlistasafn
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody’s
there to hear it, does it still make a
sound? Are sacks of cement and half-
rolled-up floor linoleum art? Maybe if
they’re at Nýlistasafn, the Living Art
Museum. The museum is hosting a
series of exhibits that explore the nature
of art, and they’ve enlisted the help of
German artists Nikolai von Rosen and
Florian Wojnar. Rosen and Wojnar’s
cerebral exhibition, mystifyingly called
CharlieHotelEchoEchoSierraEcho,
blurs the boundary between art and its
surroundings. The viewer is essential to
making the works what they are. This
exhibition is meant for the curious and
thoughtful. It teases and asks questions
more than it reveals meanings. SO
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May
31
August
20
May
26
June
Let The Battle Commence!
Chess Tournament @ Lækjargata
Think yourself some sort of chess champion? Feel your bishop has reached
an adequate level of training to defeat the king? Put your money where
your mouth is (and your bishop’s life at risk) at this year’s outdoor chess
tournament! The Reykjavík Municipal Work School teams up with the Chess
Academy to host the game on Lækjargata’s famous chessboard. If you win,
you will not only be bestowed the title of Chess Master, you will also receive
one of the many glorious undisclosed prizes. The competition kick-starts at
12:30 on the 16th of June, but make sure to throw on your chainmail, as it’s
going to be a bloodbath. Noobs more than welcome. AY
16
June
23
June
30
June
7
July
The Buzz Of The
Needle, The Roar Of The
Autoclave
The Icelandic Tattoo
Festival turns five!
Since 2006, the good folks of Reykjavík
Ink have been throwing an annual mass
inking party that gets the country’s
tattoo junkies totally wet. Now they will
be taking over Sódóma from June 4–6th
to leave their indelible mark on dozens
of lucky—and brave—people.
The ever-growing festival will gather
together the top Icelandic artists as
well as shipping in a whole bunch from
abroad, so there is sure to be something
for all styles and tastes. On top of that,
the festival also host a concert event on
the Friday and Saturday nights, when
the Sódóma stage will be taken over by
the likes of the 59ers, Cliff Clavin, Nögl
and Endless Dark.
The festival and concerts cost 650
ISK for a day pass, or 1600 ISK for a
weekend pass.
To find out more, visit Reykavík Ink’s
website at www.reykjavikink.is or
The Icelandic Tattoo Festival 2010 on
Facebook. RL
4
June
6
June