Reykjavík Grapevine - 18.06.2010, Blaðsíða 26

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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS IN JUNE AND JULY
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
18
Havarí
Siggi Ámundason
The young Reykjavík artist, well known for
his murals, is showing four of his newest
paintings and distributing a small book of
poetry.
ONGOING
Arbæjarsafn / Reykjavík City Museum
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.
ASÍ Art Museum
On With The Margarine!
June 12 - ongoing
Exhibit featuring slogans and installations
by Hlynur Hallsson and Jóna Hlíf Halldórs-
dóttir.
The Culture House
Permanent Exhibition:
Medieval Manuscripts
February 3 - ongoing
Icelanders
Ongoing until September.
Exhibit featuring a selection of photographs
from the book "Icelanders" by Unnur
Jökulsdóttir and Sigurgeir Sigurjónsson.
ICELAND :: FILM
Ongoing exhibition.
Traces the evolution of Icelandic filmmaking,
exploring myths versus modernity.
The Nation and Nature
Thirty-minute film about the relationship
between humans and nature. Film plays
continuously during open hours.
Downtown Reykjavík
Reality Check, an outdoor exhibition
curated by Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir.
The Library Room
Ongoing exhibition
National Archives of Iceland - 90 years in
the museum building. Commemorating 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 basement.
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.
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Breiðholt - At The Moment
May 16 - June 30
An exhibition of photographs by Friðdgeir
Helgason. In collaboration with the Reykja-
vík Arts Festival
Breiðholt - In The Beginning
May 16 - June 30
An exhibition of photographs by Friðdgeir
Helgason. In collaboration with the Reykja-
vík ArtsFestival.
"Everyone has talent."
Runs until June 30
A display of various art and craft works by
Iðjuberg Art Group, a centre for disabled
people who put their energy into doing
creative work.
Gljúfrasteinn Laxness Museum
Ongoing exhibition.
Gljúfrasteinn was the home and workplace
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 Dagsson,
Lindu Loeskow and Sara Riel.
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Sigurður Guðmundsson
Runs till June 26.
Situations and other photo works from
1970-1982.
The Living Art Museumw
Jónsvaka
June 26 & June 27
18:00 - 19:30 June 26 Presentations from
Ragnheiður S. Bjarnarson & Katrín Inga
Katrínar Hirt.
14:00 - 17:00 Presentations from Ragn-
heiður B. Bjarnarson, Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson,
& Ktty von Sometime.
CharlieHotelEchoEchoSierraEcho
Runs until June 26
German artist duo Rosen & Wojnar exhibit
their work.
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 Gal-
lery.
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 intended
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 con-
traptions from Tom Tits Experimentarium 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
AK Remix
Situated in the Central Bank´s main building in Kalkofnsvegur 1, Reykjavík.
Open Mon.-Fri. 13:30-15:30. Free admittance.
Numismatic Museum
The Central Bank and National Museum of Iceland jointly operate
a numismatic collection that consists of Icelandic notes and coins,
foreign money from earlier times, especially if mentioned in Icelan-
dic sources, and more recent currency from Iceland’s main trading
partner countries. A selection from the numismatic collection is on
display in showcases on the ground floor of the Central Bank’s main
building.
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
Portraits
Kjarvalsstaðir
14 May – 31 Dec
Kjarval – Key works
14 May – 22 Aug
Alternative Eye – Selected
photographic works
from the collection of
Pétur Arason and Ragna
Róbertsdóttir
14 may - 22 Aug
Photo&graph –
An educational workshop
for the family
Hafnarhús
28 May 2009 – 12 Sep 2010
Erró – Portraits
20 May - 29 Aug
Vanitas – Still-life in Con-
temporary Icelandic Art
28 May - 12 Sep
Erró – Portraits
Dolls
15 May – 29 Aug
Nudes – Gary Schneider
20 May – 29 Aug
In the Collection of
Imperfection – Unnar Örn
J. Auðarson
Ásmundarsafn
1 May 2010 – 17 Apr 2011
“I choose blossoming
women . . .” – Woman
as Symbol in the Art
of Ásmundur Sveinsson
20 May 2010 - 17 Apr 2011
Sleep Light –
An installation by
Ráðhildur Ingadóttir