Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.09.2012, Qupperneq 49

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Full programm on www.videy.com
Viðey is an island situated just few minutes from Reykjavík city by ferry.
The island is the perfect place for individuals, friends and families wanting
to enjoy a relaxing but also adventurous getaway from the city life.
Only 7 minutes away from the city
From Skarfabakki to Viðey
From Viðey to Skarfabakki
13:15 14:15 15:15
13:30 14:30 15:30 16:30
11:15 12:15 13:15 14:15 15:15 16:15 17:15
11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 16:30 17:30 18:30
12:00
15:30
From Skarfabakki to Viðey
From Viðey to Skarfabakki
From Reykjavík Old Harbour to Viðey
From Viðey to Reykjavík Old Harbour
Winter (on Sat. and Sun. from 16 Sept. to 14 May)
Summer (daily from 15 May to 15 Sept.)
Ferry schedule
Runs until January 6, 2013
The Power of Passage
The passing of time is the subject of
this collaborative installation.
Runs until January 6, 2013
Reykjavík Art Museum-
Kjavalsstaðir
Kjarval - Key Works
Reykjavík Art Museum draws on
its extensive collection of works
by Jóhannes S. Kjarval for ongoing
exhibitions at Kjarvalsstaðir. The
current exhibition in the Kjarval
Gallery features key works of
Kjarval’s oeuvre and offers a unique
and powerful retrospective from
Iceland’s most beloved painter.
Permanent exhibition
The Lyric Vision - Abstract-
Expressionism in Icelandic Art,
1957-1970
As the first retrospective exhibition
of icelandic abstract expressionism,
this exhibition marks a watershed in
the history of exhibitions of Icelandic
artists in this country.
Runs until November 4
Please Touch Workshop
The “Please Touch Workshop” for
families at Kjarvalsstaðir focuses
on a collection of different textures
that resemble the works of Jóhannes
S. Kjarval, the master of texture
through pattern.
Runs until January 3, 2013
Reykjavík City Museum
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
The Settlement Exhibition
Archaeological findings from ruins
of one of the first houses in Iceland
and other excavations in the city
centre, open daily 10:00-17:00, 1.100
ISK per adult, 650 ISK per person in
groups (10+) and free for children
18 and under.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
From Poverty to Abundance
Photos documenting Icelandic
fishermen at the turn of the 20th
century.
On permanent view
The History of Sailing
Iceland's maritime history and the
growth of the Reykjavík Harbour.
On permanent view
The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn
This vessel sailed through all three
Cod Wars and also served as a
rescue ship to over 200 ships.
On permanent view
From the Fishing Grounds to the
Market Stalls
Photographs of salt fish production,
from when the fish is caught to
when it's sold in the market.
Ongoing until December
Rúrí
Archive – Endangered Waters
An interactive installation by
Icelandic artist Rúrí, which features
52 photographs of waterfalls
around the country, developed on
transparent film, mounted on sliding
plates in a large archive. When
pulled out from the archive, the
particular sound of each waterfall
plays, as recorded by Rúrí at the
location.
Runs until December 31
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Milestones: Sigurjón Ólafsson's
Key Sculptures
An exhibition with some of Sigurjón
Ólafsson's key works from different
periods of his prolific career as a
sculptor. The earliest work on the
exhibition is a newly acquired relief
of two sisters, which he made at his
first year at the Royal Academy of
Art in Copenhagen. This relief has
not been exhibited in Iceland before.
Runs until November 25
Spark Design Space
PRIK - Brynjar Sigurðarson
Brynjar Sigurðarson has revisited his
previous project making furniture
objects inspired by the tools of
daily working life in a small rural
community in north-east Iceland
- now adding to his work with this
collection of sticks as weapons,
tools, and toys.
Runs until October 10
Víkingakráin
Let's Talk Iceland
A comedy show about Iceland's
Viking history in English, performed
in a pub mocked up as a Viking
longhouse.
Every day at 20:00 at Víkingakráin
OPENING The Infinite Day
— the works of Birgir Andrésson
i8 Gallery,
Tryggvagata 16 (C3) | Runs until October 20
This posthumous exhibition of Birgir Andrésson’s work will
feature pieces not previously exhibited. As one of Iceland’s most
prolific artists, Birgir created several pieces that commented
on the relationship between visual and spoken language, as
well as vision and thought. Some of his most well known works
include his “Icelandic Colour” system, his still lifes and a series of
paintings based on Icelandic postage stamps. Birgir represented
Iceland in the 1995 Venice Biennale and presented a retrospective
of his work in the National Gallery of Iceland a year before his
death in 2005.
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Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Museum of Design
and Applied Art
Garðatorg 1, Garðabær
Tel. +354 512 1525
Open 12–17
Closed on Mondays
www.honnunarsafn.is
Kópavogur
Art Museum-
Gerðarsafn
Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur
Tel. +354 570 0440
Open 11–17
Closed on Mondays
www.gerdarsafn.is
Hafnarborg
The Hafnarfjordur
Centre of Culture
and Fine Art
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Tel. +354 585 5790
Open 12–17
Thursdays 12–21
Closed on Tuesdays
www.hafnarborg.is
To the Blue Lagoon
SKIA - shadow
Icelandic art from mid 20th
century to the present
Helgi Gíslason Sculptures
Sigrún Ó. Einarsdóttir and
Sören S. Larsen 30 Years Of
Hot Glass
Torfi Jónsson
Watercolors & Living Letters
Product designers
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