Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.10.2012, Page 40

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
OCTOBER
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Opening
ART 67
October 6, 14:00
Guðríði Halldórsdóttur
A one-day only exhibition of her
works.
ASÍ Art Museum
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir - Slóð
October 6
An exhibition of 16 large charcoal
drawings and eight works from the
artist’s first graphics show.
Runs until October 28
November 3
The Quiet Museum
Works from the collection.
Runs until December 16
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
November 4
The Beginning
An exhibition in the Boginn
exhibition area of oil paintings of
Icelandic landscapes and birds by
Kolbrún Ingimarsdóttir.
Runs until January 13
November 7
Ikons – A Window to Heaven
An exhibition of ikons in the
traditional Byzantine style by
Konstantínos Zaponidis, using egg
tempera and acrylic media.
Runs until January 13
Gallery Ágúst
October 6
Three Locations - Sigtryggur
Bjarni Baldvinsson
The exhibition consists of new
paintings inspired by photographs
of water surfaces, taken at three
different locations.
Runs until November 11
Ongoing
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
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
A Time of Joy
Colourful and exuberant acrylics by
Kristján Jón Guðnason in the Boginn
exhibition area.
Runs until October 28
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
Galleri Kling & Bang
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
i8 Gallery
Birgir Andrésson
Andrésson's work (1955-2007)
explores the relationships between
visual perception and spoken
language, thought, and Icelandic
cultural identity.
Runs until October 20
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
The Living Art Museum
You Can’t Stand In The Way Of
Progress
Angeli Novi attempts to create
a kaleidoscopic time machine,
examining the plight of generations
which, one after the other, become
tools and puppets of economic and
historical structures.
Runs until December 2
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
Inspired by Iceland
This exhibit explores visually the
non-verbal, non-narrative beauty of
Iceland's natural landscapes.
Runs until November 4
Musée Islandique
Inspired by the discovery of plaster
casts of Icelandic people from the
19th century, artist Ólöf Nordal has
followed up her finds with months
of research at Musée de l´homme
in Paris.
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
Ulrike Ottinger - selected
photographs
The German artist and filmmaker
Ulrike Ottinger exhibits selected
photographs from throughout her
career. The exhibition is in coincides
with the Reykjavík International Film
Festival, which is screening films by
Ulrike Ottinger.
Runs until October 7
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
Swan song
Live From London 2007 – Led Zeppelin
Háskólabíó-Salur 1,
Hagatorg | 20:00 - 22:00 | ISK 2.500
For those looking for their own personal stairway to heaven, ‘Led
Zeppelin Live From London 2007’ provides an intimate look at
a concert that brought one of the world’s most influential rock
bands together for one last blistering performance. The film
documents the band’s legendary December 2007 concert at the
O2 arena in London. It was the group’s first performance after a
27-year hiatus, and the show was so highly anticipated that 20
million people worldwide applied for tickets, but only 18,000 were
fortunate enough to receive them. The two-hour set spans the
group’s lengthy musical career, and includes hits such as “Black
Dog,” “Dazed and Confused,” and of course, “Stairway to Heaven.”
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