Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.09.2012, Blaðsíða 44

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
SEPTEMBER
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are listed alphabetically by day.
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Opening
i8 Gallery
September 20
The Infinite Day
Birgir Andrésson's work (1955-2007)
explores the relationships between
visual perception and spoken
language, thought, and Icelandic
cultural identity.
Runs until October 20
Gallerí Kling & Bang
September 29
Home in Basel and Bar
Five hundred years in the making,
this exhibit is an homage to a
printing business first set up in 1500.
Runs until October 28
Ongoing
ASÍ Art Museum
Remembering Art: The Outdoor
Exhibitions at Skólavörðuholt
1967 - 1972
A look back at the works of Icelandic
artists who presented their works
in the Outdoor Exhibitions at
Skólavörðuholt from 1967 – 1972.
Runs until September 30
The Culture House
Medieval Manuscripts Eddas
and Sagas
It includes principal medieval
manuscripts, such as Codices Regii
of the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, law
codices and Christian works, not
forgetting the Icelandic Sagas.
On permanent view
Child of Hope - Youth and Jón
Sigurðsson
Exploring the life of Icelandic
national hero Jón Sigurðsson, made
especially accessible to children,
families and school groups.
On permanent view
Millennium - phase one
A selection of pieces from the
collection 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
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 Agúst
Transfiguration
This unusual exhibition celebrates
the gallery´s 5th anniversary,
presenting three artists creating
unique artwork directly onto the
gallery´s walls.
Runs until September 23
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
Twilight Poems and Stories
American book artist Rebecca
Goodale showcases her works in
this exhibition. She extends the
conventional ideas about books'
shape, size and function.
Runs until October 28
Hafnarborg
Shadow2012
Gudni Tomasson's 'Shadow'
exhibition headlines this autumn´s
set-piece showcase, looking at
Icelandic art through a historical
lens to present a culturally relevant
exhibit.
Runs until October 28
Harpa
How to Become Icelandic in 60
Minutes
Join us 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 3,900 ISK and Harpa
hosts two to three shows per week
in the Kaldalón or Norðurljós halls.
Runs until September 22
Knitting Iceland
Come and knit at Laugavegur 25,
3rd floor, every Thursday, 14:00 -
18:00.
On permanent view
Latin Dance Studio, Faxafen 12
Guided Practica
Argentine tango, Sundays from
17:30-19:30. Register by phone 821
6929 or email tangoadventure@
gmail.com, 500 ISK for students, 800
ISK for others. Six- week courses are
also available.
On permanent view
Museum of Design –
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Something To Write Home About
The emerging changes in Icelandic
design are on display to highlight
how product designers are
embracing more collaboration.
Runs until October 14
National Gallery of Iceland
Hypnotized by Iceland
Works by artists inspired by
Iceland's powerful, dangerous and
endangered waterfalls.
Runs until November 4
Icelandic Printmakers Associa-
tion
Light Units - Ásdís Kalman
This exhibit reflects the artist's
memory of lights and how she
experiences it.
Runs until September 30
Inspired by Iceland
This exhibit explores visually the
non-verbal, non-narrative beauty of
Iceland's natural landscapes.
Runs until November 4
The National Museum
Advent in the Highlands –
Photographs by Sigurjón
Pétursson
Photographs by Sigurjón Pétursson
and Þóra Hrönn Njálsóttir, inspired
by the book 'The Good Shepherd' by
Gunnar Gunnarsson.
Runs until October 28
Cliffhanger Rescue at Látrabjarg
– Photographs by Óskar Gíslason
In December 1947 a British trawler,
the Dhoon, ran aground in a storm
in the northwest of Iceland. The
photographs in the exhibit show the
re-enactment of the rescue of the
crew.
Runs until October 28
Drawing Across Time and Space
See sketches of Iceland from as
far back as 1789, when Scottish
scientist John Baine took part in
an expedition to Iceland, up to the
present.
Runs until January 27, 2013
The Making of a Nation -
Heritage and History in Iceland
This exhibition is intended to
provide insight into the history of the
Icelandic nation from the Settlement
to the present day.
On permanent view
Tvær í Einni/Two in One
Sverris Björnsson's photos capture
Iceland during its two most extreme
seasons, summer and winter.
Runs until January 27, 2013
The Nordic House
The Library
The collection centers around new
Nordic literature, both fiction and
nonfiction. The library lends out
novels, academic publications, audio
books and more.
On permanent view
Life in the Vatnsmýri
An exhibition on birds, plants and
people in the Vatnsmýri moor, the
role of nature in the city and the
importance of reclaiming wetlands.
Runs until November 4
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundarsafn
The Fire Within
A collection of sculptures by
Ásmundur Sveinsson housed in his
former home. The pieces explore
three major themes: the woman as
lover, the brutality of war and the
unknown frontier of outer space.
Runs until April 14, 2013
Reykjavík Art Museum-
Hafnarhús
Erró - Graphic Art, 1949-2009
For the first time the general public
are able to view Erró´s graphic
art spanning half a century. The
exhibition is the result of three
years´ work researching and
collating the artist´s entire collection
of graphic pieces undertaken by
curator Danielle Kvaran.
Runs until August 25, 2013
HA – Sara Björnsdóttir
In this high concept installation,
Sara Björnsdóttir fills the exhibition
room with images of the room itself.
Runs until January 6, 2013
News from the Island - Dan
Perjovschi
Dan Perjovschi draws directly
on walls and floors at different
locations. His “indoor graffiti”
criticizes all manner of popular
opposites that flood the mass media.
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús,
Tryggvagata 17 (D3) | 10:00 - 17:00 | ISK 1.100
Romanian art legend Dan Perjovschi’s “indoor graffiti” is on show
at Hafnarhús this month all the way through to January. But this
is not any run-of-the-mill installation: Dan has taken his black
marker pen and drawn onto the white walls of the second floor
of the Reykjavík Art Museum. For years, Dan has been setting up
shop in galleries worldwide and casting his cartoon shapes onto
museum walls. His exhibition here ‘News From The Island’ plays
upon some of the hot topics in modern Iceland, such as joining
the EU and bailing out the banks; one cheeky sketch is a volcano
spewing ash labelled ‘souvenirs’. A teasing, provocative, witty
exhibition well worth dropping by. Read more on page 32.
Cartoon graffiti
News From the Island – Dan Perjovschi
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
Iceland
www.i8.is
i8 was founded in 1995 and represents an eclectic mix of
Icelandic and international contemporary artists.
BIRGIR ANDRÉSSON
ÓLAFUR ELÍASSON
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
KRISTJÁN GUÐMUNDSSON
SIGURÐUR GUÐMUNDSSON
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
RONI HORN
RAGNAR KJARTANSSON
EGGERT PÉTURSSON
FINNBOGI PÉTURSSON
RAGNA RÓBERTSDÓTTIR
EGILL SÆBJÖRNSSON
KARIN SANDER
HRAFNKELL SIGURÐSSON
IGNACIO URIARTE
ÍVAR VALGARÐSSON
ÞÓR VALGARGSSON
LAWRENCE WEINER
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11-5pm, Saturday, 1-5pm.
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The Infinite Day
BIRGIR ANDRÉSSON
20 September - 20 October 2012