Reykjavík Grapevine - 29.07.2011, Side 57

Reykjavik
Art Museum
Flókagata
Open daily
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
artmuseum@reykjavik.is
Sigtún
Open 1 May – 30 Sept
daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
T +354 590 1200
Tryggvagata 17
Open daily
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
www.artmuseum.is
Hafnarhús Kjarvalsstaðir Ásmundarsafn
3 May 2010 – 15 January 2012
Kjarval – Key Works
7 May – 21 August
Jór! Horses in Icelandic Art
7 May – 21 August
Colours of the Horse
18 Sept. 2010 – 21 August 2011
Erró – Collage
21 May – 4 September
Perspectives – On the Borders of
Art and Philosophy
28 July – 28 August
Erró – Assemblage
30 April 2011 – 15 April 2012
From Sketch to Sculpture –
Drawings by Ásmundur Sveinsson
30 April 2011 – 15 April 2012
Magnús Árnason – Homage
Magnús Árnason –
Homage
From Sketch to
Sculpture – Drawings
by Ásmundur Sveinsson
Erró -
Collage
Jór! Horses in Icelandic Art
Perspectives –
On the Borders
of Art and
Philosophy.
Claudio
Parmiggiani,
Untitled, 2008.
Guided tours in English at
Kjarvalsstaðir all Thursdays
at 11 a.m. in July and August.
Elding Whale Watching
Take part in an adventure at sea with an unforgettable
trip into the world of whales and sea birds.
Free entry to the
Whale Watching Centre
· EL-04 Sea Angling 1 May - 30 September at 11:00 and
1 June - 31 August also at 17:00
· EL-05 Puffin Tour 15 May - 15 August at 9:30 and 15:00
· EL-07 Ferry to Viðey all year round
elding.is
Call us +354 555 3565
or visit www.elding.is
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Tour Operator
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Environmental Award
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Make sureit’s Elding!
Elding Whale Watching schedule – all year round
* From 15 June to 15 August.
Jan-Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct-Dec
9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00
10:00* 10:00 10:00*
13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00
14:00* 14:00 14:00*
17:00 17:00 17:00
20:30* 20:30 20:30*
EL-01 / EL-02 / EL-03
Puffin watching included from mid May to mid August
Liverpool Artist Adopts Iceland
July 23 - August 24
Gallerý Ófeigur
Free
Liverpool artist Sylvia Hikins has been inspired by Iceland in many ways. Having
travelled to the country several times during different times of the year, she has
experienced all of Iceland’s extremes. From the frozen waterfalls and northern
lights to blushing summer sunsets, she explains that she feels a strong connection
to the landscape.
In Iceland, she says she has never felt so utterly removed and connected at the
same time. “The beautiful part about Iceland is that though you may be in a city,
you are still totally immersed in nature. It’s not hard to get lost.”
After feeling a consistent pull towards the Icelandic landscape and culture, she
decided to undergo a Viking DNA test and found out that she was 70% Viking. “If it
wasn’t for westernization I would still be speaking Icelandic”, she explains.
An important event that spurred a short series of paintings in her collection was
when she flew in a small plane over Eyjafjallajökull during its eruption. She was in
complete awe of its destructive beauty and felt a strong urge to express this experi-
ence artistically.
Her abstract paintings focus mostly on the interplay of shadows, and underlying
cultural values reflected in the landscape. In addition, many of her paintings were
inspired by poetry she had previously written about her past trips to Iceland. She
loves that it’s easy to let your imagination run away with you, and she says it makes
perfect sense that elves are such a huge part of the Icelandic folklore.
Finally, her relationship with Iceland has come to a head in the form of an art
show, though her physical self will be traveling the Icelandic countryside, where
she feels truly at home.
A R T
in july & august
short film of Sigurður Guðmundsson
from 1941 and various object related to
the herring fishing.
Runs until September 18
The Call of Sagas
A exhibition from Finland about a
adventurous voyage in an open boat
from Finland to Iceland, honoring the old
viking shipping routes.
The Watercolours of Ólafur Thorla-
cius
Ólafur Þór worked with the Icelandic
Coast Guard for many years as a
mapmaker. He is now retired and paints
beautiful watercolors in his free time.
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
The Photographs of Leifur Þorsteins-
son
Exhibition of the work of Icelandic pho-
tographer Leifur Þorsteinsson
Runs until August 28
Reykjavík Citizens - Photos from a
working man
Karl Christian Nielsen ś exhibition
depicts photos of everyday life between
1916 and 1950
Runs until August 28
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Sigurjón Ólafsson's Pillars & "Ice-
lander"
The pillar in its various forms is one of
the leitmotifs of the work of sculptor Sig-
urjón Ólafsson, from his first indepen-
dent work in Copenhagen in the 1930s
to his final works of 1982.
Runs until August 28
Spark Design Space
Thread
Spark presents two generations of jewel-
lery makers
Runs until September 1
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July
24
Aug