Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.03.2011, Blaðsíða 21

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GALLERIES & MUSEUMS IN MARCH & APRIL
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
OPEnInGS
ASÍ Art Museum
March 12
new Glass Scupltures by Brynhildur
Þorgeirsdóttir
Runs until April 3
March 12
The Hard Drive of Happiness by Jón
Henrysson
Runs until April 3
Bíó Paradís
March 12, 16:30
Icelandic Food & Fun night
Screening of documentary Amazing Ice-
land, followed by Icelandic food tasting
Gallery Tukt
March 12
Exhibition of photographs and short
films by students at Reykjavík ś School
of Visual Art.
Runs until March 25
Hafnarborg
March 13, 15:00
Video presentation of the Icelandic
constitution performed musically
March 19
Permanent Moment
Sigtryggur Baldvinsson & Þorri Hrings-
son display paintings of nature and
landscapes
Runs until May 1
March 27, 15:00
Artist Talk with Sigtryggur Baldvinsson
March 19
Birgir Andrésson & Friends
Runs until May 1
Keilluhöllin
March 12, 20:00
Big Lebowski Fest, 2500 ISK
Kjarvalsstaðir
March 11, 12:15
Collaboration Concert with Trio of
Reykjavik and Reykjavik Art Museum
March 20, 20:00
Collaboration Concert with Elektra
Ensemble and Reykjavik Art Museum
Kling & Bang
April 1
Sequences 2011
Exhibition by Hannes Lárusson
Runs until May 1
The National Gallery
March 15 - 27
Rock n' Roll & The Family Quintett by
Curver Thorodssen
The National Theater
March15, March 29 & April 26, 21:00
Soirées. 1200 ISK
Sláturhúsið
21:00 Heru Ármanns Birthday Party
OnGOInG
The Culture House
Medieval Manuscripts - Eddas and
Sagas
Some of Iceland's medieval manuscripts
on display
Open guided tour in English on Mondays
& Fridays at 15:00.
On permanent view
ICELAnD :: FILM
A look at the past 100 years in Icelandic
filmmaking
Child of Hope - Youth and Jón Sig-
urðsson
Exploring the life of Icelandic national
hero, Jón Sigurðsson, made especially
accessible to children, families, and
school groups
Flora Islandica
The publication Flora Islandica by Eggert
Pétursson, with 271 real-size drawings
of flowers in Icelandic nature
The Library Room
Displaying books of Icelandic cultural
history dating from the 16th century to
today. Works include oldest published
versions of the Sagas, Eddic Poems, and
more.
On permanent view.
i8 Gallery
THREE PARTS WHOLE
Exhibition by Gregory Volk
Runs until April 2
Gerðarsafn
Press Photo Exhibition
Exhibition of newspaper and magazine
photos
Runs until April 10
Gerðuberg
Ormurinn Ógnarlangi (The Fearfully
Long Worm)
Tales From Norse Mythology by Kristín
Ragna Gunnarsdóttir
Runs until March 13
Hönnunarsafn
A selection of furniture designed by
Gunnar Magnússon
Runs until May 29
Kling & Bang
A Learning Project
Project focusing on sensory experiments
and intuitional learning
Runs until March 20
The Living Art Museum
Kjarvalsdeilin
A groupshow featuring the work of 14
artists from around the world
Runs until March 26
National Gallery of Iceland
Áfangar/Strides
Permanent exhibition of Icelandic
modern painting at the turn of the 20th
century
The National Museum
The Photographer Bárður Sigurðsson
Carved Chests & Coffers
Runs until August 31
Make Do & Mend
Repaired objects from the collections of
the National Museum
Runs until June 30
The Nordic House
I Vesterveg
Nordic Contemporary Art
Runs until March 12
Reykjavík Art Museum
Ásmundarsafn
"I choose blossoming women..."
Woman as Symbol in the Art of Ásmun-
dur Sveinsson
Runs until April 17
Thoughts In Forms
Informative recreation of Ásmundur
Jónsson's art studio
Runs until April 17
Sleep Light
Lighting installation by Ráðhildur Ing-
adóttir
Runs until April 17
Hafnarhús
Wihout Destination
Various artists contemplate tourism in
Iceland
Runs until April 10
Erró: Collage
Runs until August 28
Erró - Assemblage
an extension of Erró - Collage
Runs until April 10
Chain Reaction
Exhibition by Helgi Már Kristinsson
Runs until April 10
Kjarvalsstaðir
new Acquisitions 2005-2010
Exhibition of some of the 800 new art
acquisitions collected during the past
five years
Runs until April 25
The Art of Death
Dialogues on Death
The National Gallery of Iceland,
Fríkirkjuvegur 7, runs until May 15
Free
Death. It is something we must all face
someday, and yet we seldom want to think
about. Magnús Pálsson’s exhibit, ‘Dialogues
on Death’ is meant to encourage viewers to
face mortality with an open mind. The idea
for the exhibit came when the artist partici-
pated in a joint project also called ‘Dialogues
on Death’ in 1999. An exhibition of the same
name opened in 2003 at Hafnarhús, and is
now part of the collection at the National
Gallery of Iceland. Viewers will find pictures
and furniture dealing with the theme of death
under x-ray lighting and medical fixtures.
Headphones play a loop of people describing
their last weeks of life, as interpreted by
actors. While the installation may not be the
most uplifting experience, it forces viewers
to contemplate the ultimate fate that awaits
us all. SG
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