Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.08.2010, Blaðsíða 31

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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS IN JULY & AUGUST
The Living Art Museum
Old News
Project about information, media and
recycled, reprinted news. Initiated in
2004 by Danish curator Jacob Fabricius,
director of Malmö Kunsthalle in Sweden.
Ljósafossstöð power station
Nature in Design
Runs until August 28.
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
Runs until October 9.
Exhibit by Marta M. Jónsdóttir.
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.
Hornið
Runs until September
5 Ár/Angur, Design exhibition
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Elín Hansdóttir
Runs until August 21
Iðnó
Cellophane
English comedy show, every Thursday
and Sunday at 20:00.I
Mokka
Draumsýnir
Runs until August 19.
Painting exhibition by Tómas Malmberg.
National Gallery of Iceland
Cindy Sherman - Untitled Film Stills
Runs until September 5.
American photographer Sherman plays
with female film fantasies in self-por-
traits.
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
intended to provide insight into the
history of the Icelandic nation from the
Settlement to the present day.
Ása Wright - From Iceland to Trini-
dad
Collection of objects that belonged to
the adventuress Ása Guðmundsdóttir.
Embroidery of Life
Embroidery by Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir,
inspired by old manuscripts
The Nordic House
Bygdarlívið
Runs until August 21
Photo exhibition by photographer/writer
Randii Ward.
Land Of Experiments
Runs until September 30
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
Erró - Portrett - Dolls
Runs until August 29.
Collection of Erró's paintings and col-
lages of pre-war era dolls.
Vanitas
Runs until August 29.
Still-life in contemporary Icelandic art.
Curator's talk with Hafþór Yngvason on
June 6 at 15:00.
In the Collection of Imperfection
Runs until August 29.
Pieces from city archives and other
collections, gathered by Unnar Örn J.
Auðarson. Explores the nature of muse-
ums and archiving.
Nudes - Gary Schneider
Runs until August 29.
South African born photographer pres-
ents 30 life-size portraits of nude men
and women.
Reykjavík Art Museum
Kjarvalsstaðir
Photo & Graph family workshop
Runs until August 22.
An ongoing workshop on what's behind
a photo.
Alternative Eye
Runs until 22 August.
Selected photographic works from the
collection of Pétur Arason and Ragna
Róbertsdóttir.
Kjarval - Key Works
Runs until August 29.
Retrospective on Iceland's most beloved
painter.
Reykjavík Art Museum
Ásmundarsafn
Sleep Light
Runs until April 17, 2011.
Multimedia installation by Ráðhildur
Ingadóttir.
Thoughts In Forms
Runs until April 17, 2011.
The workshop of sculptor Ásmundur
Sveinsson, recreated.
“I choose blossoming women …”
Runs until April 17, 2011
Woman as Symbol in the Art of Ásmun-
dur Sveinsson.
Reykjavik Maritime Museum
The Coast Guard vessel Óðinn
Permanent exhibition
The Óðinn took part in all three Cod
Wars and is open for exhibition.
Reykjavík Restaurant
Let´s Talk Local
18:00 Comedy show about Reykjavík,
2200 ISK/1100 ISK for kids.
Reykjavik Museum of Photography
Thomsen & Thomsen
Runs until August 29
A photo exhibition by Pétur Thomsen Sr.
& Pétur Thomsen Jr.
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Who is who?
Ongoing
A Moment with Sigurjón Ólafsson
Spark, Klapparstígur 33
Eau de Parfum
Runs until August 31
Perfume exhibition.
Listasafn Reykjavíkur
Reykjavik Art Museum
Reykjavik Art Museum
In the Collection
of Imperfection
Alternative Eye
Key works
“I choose blossom-
ing women . . .”
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
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
14 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
Portraits
Step into
the Viking Age
Experience Viking-Age Reykja­vík a­t the
new Settlement Exhibition. The focus of the
exhibition is a­n exca­va­ted longhouse site which
da­tes from the 10th century ad. It includes
relics of huma­n ha­bita­tion from a­bout 871, the
oldest such site found in Icela­nd.

Multimedia­ techniques bring Reykja­vík’s
pa­st to life, providing visitors with insights
into how people lived in the Viking Age, a­nd
wha­t the Reykja­vík environment looked like
to the first settlers.
The exhibition a­nd
museum shop a­re open
da­ily 10–17
Aða­lstræti 16
101 Reykja­vík / Icela­nd
Phone +(354) 411 6370
www.reykja­vikmuseum.is
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