Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.07.2012, Side 58

Cocktail pleasures and
Visual stimulation
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» |OPENINGS
Skörin
July 14, 16:00 Moved by Iceland
Unnur Óttarsdóttir makes jewelry
with two of Iceland's most iconic
materials - lava rocks and wool. In
this exhibit, she invites the audience
to participate in the living energy
evoked by Iceland's volcanic history.
There will be a special opening
event at the gallery.
Runs until August 14
Nordic House
July 16, 17:00 Völvan
A play dealing with ideas of Danish
culture and heritage. The play is 50
minutes long and in Danish.
Reykjavík Art Museum,
Hafnarhús
July 19, 17:00 The Demented
Diamond of Kling & Bang’s
Confected Video Archive
The Confected Video Archive
comprises video works,
performance documentations and
films by more than 60 artists. These
are woven into a "mild delirium with
lucid intervals" - the Demented
Diamond put on display. Artist
Þórgunnur Oddsdóttir takes over
the Demented Diamond, adding her
own solo project to the madness.

» |ONGOING
The Culture House
Medieval Manuscripts Eddas
and Sagas
It includes principal medieval manu-
scripts, such as Codices Regii of the
Poetic Edda, Prosaic Edda, law codi-
ces and Christian works, not forgetting
the Icelandic Sagas.
On permanent view
Child of Hope - Youth and Jón
Sigurósson
Exploring the life of Icelandic national
hero Jón Sigurjónsson, made espe-
cially accessible to children, families
and school groups.
On permanent view
Millennium - phase one
A selection of pieces from the collec-
tion of the National Gallery displaying
a variety of works by Icelandic artists
in the last two centuries.
On permanent view
The Library Room
The old reading room of the National
Library displays books of Icelandic
cultural history dating from the 16th
century to the present day. Works
include the oldest published versions
of the Sagas, Edda Poems and more.
On permanent view
Watercolours by Olivier Manoury
Olivier Manoury's watercolours are on
display in the Culture House's shop
and café. The painter traveled Iceland
and captured his impressions in
aquarelle paintings. The works are
for sale.
Runs until September 1
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300
art works spanning a 60-year career:
carvings from the artist's youth,
sculptures, paintings and drawings. A
beautiful tree-clad garden adorned
with 26 bronze casts of the artist's
works is located behind the museum.
On permanent view
Gallerí List
Hestar (Horses)
An exhibit of Bjarni Þór's watercolour
paintings of horses.
Runs until July 5.
A R T
in July
Hafnarborg
House Project, Second House and
Third House
This exhibition by Icelandic artist
Hreinn Friðfinnsson compiles his older
and his newer work. The focus is on
the history of an old house in the lava
fields south of Hafnarfjörður.
Runs until August 19
The Last Abstraction
The exhibition of abstract paintings
celebrates the wide-ranging work of
one of Iceland's earliest modernists,
Eiríkur Smith.
Runs until August 19
Harpa
How to Become Icelandic in 60
Minutes
Join for a comical theatre performance
about all kinds of aspects of Icelandic
culture. If you're sick of feeling like a
tourist everywhere you go, this show
is for you. Tickets are 2,000 ISK and
Harpa hosts two to three shows per
week in the Kaldalón or Norðurljós
halls.
Ongoing
Iceland Expo Pavilion
One component of the 2010 World
Expo in Shanghai, a cube lined with
canvas, projecting a video of Icelandic
nature on each side and above the
viewer, is now available for the first
time to the Icelandic public. The
fifteen-minute film was recorded at
five angles, four of the RED cameras
recording simultaneously, hooked
onto planes and helicopters flying over
the Icelandic wilderness.
Runs through August 6
Hlandvættir
Guðmundur Thoroddsen
This exhibition of wooden sculp-
tures and drawings portrays men of
different ages in everyday activities.
Runs until August 9.
First impressions
The Gallery of Ásgrímur Jónsson
Runs through September 1
The gallery and former home of Ásgrímur Jónsson, one of Iceland's earliest and
most beloved fine artists, has just reopened to the public! Ásgrímur Jónsson, who
lived from 1876 to 1958, is known primarily for his landscapes of Iceland, painted in
the style of the French Impressionists. Upon his death, he bequeathed all his works
and his home-studio to Iceland. In 1960, his home opened up as a museum for his
paintings, but it closed when the collection moved to the National Gallery of Ice-
land. Now, the house will reopen with two exhibits. The first, 'Fornmenn' ("Ancient
Men") contains the artist's renderings of scenes from Icelandic legends and lore.
The second exhibition 'Umhverfis landið á fáeinum áratugum' ("Around the Country
in a Few Decades) features the vivid landscapes which he is so well known for. In
addition to these, a self-portrait of the artist is on display. EJP
Ice fresh seafood
– to satisfy your senses
OPEN FROM
11:30 - 14:00
LUNCH
Mon. - Fri.
OPEN EVERY DAY FROM
17:30
DINNER
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ACTION
INTERMEDIATE
THE NARRATIVE COLLECTION
2011-2012
Seyðisfjörður - East Iceland Open daily 12.00-22.00
WWW.SKAFTFELL.IS
RE-
The West Wall Gallery +
The Bookshop-projectspace
The Collection Center
Main exhibition space
Summer Exhibition Series 2012
Reykjavík Literally
A Guided Walking Tour
Join us for a fun introduction to
Icelandic literature, with a bit of
history mixed in. This 90 min.
walk is at an easy pace and suits
everyone. Starts at Reykjavik City
Library in Tryggvagata 15.
Free of charge.
Reykjavik City Library
www.literature.is
Tel. 411 6100
Every Thursday in July and August at 5 pm.