Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.06.2010, Blaðsíða 26

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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS IN JUNE
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
June
4
In A New Light
Árbæjarsafn
Photographic exhibition by the students
of the School of Technology.
5
It's The Wool That Gives
Árbæjarsafn
Work by artist Eva Vilhelmsdóttir.
AK Remix
Hafnarhús (Icelandic Printmaker's
Association)
June 5 - 20.
Maja Siska's exhibition, showing work on
100-year-old corrugated metals.
Exhibition Opening
Gallery Tukt, Hitt Húsið
16:00-18:00
Artists Birna María Styff & Sigrún Erna
Sigurðardóttir portray acrylic, waterco-
lour and oil paintings which will be for
sale.
8
Flea Market
Hitt Húsið
18:00-21:00
Everyone welcome!
ONGOING
Arbæjarsafn / Reykjavík City Mu-
seum
Summer Program
June 1 to August 31
Outdoor heritage museum.
Art Gallery Fold
Photography exhibition of the volcanic
eruptions in Iceland this year, which
brought photographers from all over the
world. Ongoing all summer.
The Culture House
Permanent Exhibition:
Medieval Manuscripts
February 3 - ongoing
Icelanders
Ongoing until September.
Exhibit featuring a selection of photo-
graphs from the book "Icelanders" by Un-
nur Jökulsdóttir and Sigurgeir Sigurjóns-
son.
ICELAND :: FILM
Ongoing exhibition.
Traces the evolution of Icelandic filmmak-
ing, exploring myths versus modernity.
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
Ongoing until June 6.
Models, a series of photographs inspired
by the story of a man preserved in a
glacier, and his son who discovers him.
.
The Library Room
Ongoing exhibition
National Archives of Iceland - 90 years
in the museum building. Commemorat-
ing the 100th anniversary of the Culture
House.
The Dwarf Gallery
Ongoing exhibition.
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
Runs until June 26.
Contemporary photography by Katrín
Elvarsdóttir.
Gljúfrasteinn Laxness Museum
Ongoing exhibition.
Gljúfrasteinn was the home and work-
place of Halldór Laxness (winner of the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955).
Havarí
Runs until August 31.
Exhibiting work from The Icelandic Love
Corporation, Sigga Björg, Hugleik Dags-
son, Lindu Loeskow and Sara Riel.
i8
Sigurður Guðmundsson
Runs till June 19.
Situations and other photo works from
1970-1982.
Kling & Bang
Maria Dembek & Robin McAulay
May 15 - June 13
Pinhole photography exhibition.
National Gallery of Iceland
Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Stills
Runs until September 5.
American photographer Sherman plays
with female film fantasies in self-portraits.
Edvard Munch
Runs until September 5.
Prints in the collection of the National
Gallery.
Strides
Runs until December 31, 2012.
A selection of the Gallery's collection
from the 20th and 21st century.
The National Museum
Permanent exhibitions:
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
The Nordic House
Ongoing until September 30
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
The Settlement Exhibition
Permanent exhibition:
Reykjavík Art Museum
Hafnarhús
Runs until August 29.
Erró - Portrett - Dolls
Collection of Erró's paintings and collages
of pre-war era dolls.

Preserving quality
is our business
Open daily for lunch and dinners
Special off er on Monday
and Tuesday – 3 course dinner
for only 4200 ISK.
Reservation: tel. 552 5700,
e-mail: gallery@holt.is
Bergstaðastræti 37 s. 552 5700
holt@holt.is www.holt.is
Elegant surroundings
Superb cuisine
Modern comfort
Probably the best pizza
in town
Pizzeria tel. 578 8555 Lækjargata 8 Downtown
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum
In the Collection
of Imperfection
Alternative Eye
Key works
I choose women
who thrive . . .
Nudes
Free admission
F +354 590 1201
Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagötu
Open daily
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
artmuseum@reykjavik.is
Ásmundarsafn
Sigtún
Open daily
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
T +354 590 1200
Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17
Open daily
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
www.artmuseum.is
Kjarvalsstaðir
3 May – 31 Dec
Kjarval – Key works
12 May – 22 Aug
Alternative Eye – Selected
photographic works
from the collection of
Pétur Arason and Ragna
Róbertsdóttir
12 may - 22 Aug
Photo&graph –
An educational workshop
for the family
Hafnarhús
28 May 2009 – 12 Sep 2010
Erró – Portraits
18 Mar – 23 May
Erró – Portraits
Women from North Africa
20 May - 29 Aug
Vanitas – Still-life in Con-
temporary Icelandic Art
28 May - 12 Sep
Erró – Portraits
Dolls
14 May – 29 Aug
Nudes – Gary Schneider
20 May – 29 Aug
In the Collection of
Imperfection – Unnar Örn
J. Auðarson
Ásmundarsafn
1 May 2010 – 18 Apr 2011
“I choose blossoming
women . . .” – Woman
as Symbol in the Art
of Ásmundur Sveinsson
20 May 2010 - 18 Apr 2011
Sleep Light –
An installation by
Ráðhildur Ingadóttir
Portraits