Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.05.2013, Qupperneq 40

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
May 10 - 23
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Opening
Bío Paradís
May 9
Shorts and Docs Film Festival
The 11th annual Reykjavik
Shorts and Docs Film Festival is
returning! The finest in Icelandic
and international short films and
documentaries with be available
either in English or with English
subtitles.
Runs until May 16
Gerðarsafn
May 11
The Kópavogur Art Museum's
25th Anniversary
This collective exhibition celebrates
the 25 year history of the museum,
displaying some of the finest works
in its collection.
Runs until June 2
Hafnarborg
May 18
Art=Text=Art
An exhibition of more than 80
drawings, prints, and artist’s books
by close to 50 artists. The exhibition
provides broad insight into the
many ways artists incorporate text
into their work as a formal element
or conceptual device. Here artists
utilize text as an instrument of color,
shape, or composition—or they
explore the structure of the written
word and its ability to communicate
ideas and information.
Runs until June 23
Kling and Bang Gallery
May 18
Clive Murphy Exhibit
Kling & Bang Gallery hosts Clive
Murphey, a New-York based artist
who upcycles materials to produce
works that examine societal
ideologies and cultural systems. On
May 18th the artist, in collaboration
with curator Jessamyn Fiore, will
create an improvised installation
in the gallery space to kick off the
month-long exhibit.
Runs until June 23
National Theatre of Iceland
May 14-15
The Iceland Academy of the Arts
Dance Department Graduation
show
See two new contemporary dance
works from recent dance graduates.
Shows at 20:00 on May 14, 17:00 and
21:00 on May 15. Tickets are free but
must be reserved at leiklist@lhi.is.
Ongoing
ASÍ Art Museum
Kristín Jónsdóttir - Words, Time,
and the Color of Water
Works from 1984-2013 touching
various themes on Kristín's
palette consisting of handwritten
texts, paintings on plexiglass and
watercolors on paper.
Runs until May 12
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 including 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
Birds - The Art of Flight
Birds in all possible manifestations
are the subject of this Springtime
exhibit.
Runs until June 21
Hafnarborg
Hellisgerði, Flower and
Recreation Park
The exhibition looks at the public's
use of the park, vegetation and
overall mood of the park in different
time periods. The exhibition opens
on the first day of summer in
Hafnarborg's Sverrissalur.
Runs until June 17
An Attempt to Harness the Light
The exhibition looks at selected
imagery made by Icelanders
practicing new age theory and
healing, alongside the works of
professional, contemporary artists
who are as well influenced by
spiritualism.
Runs until May 12
i8 Gallery
Hamish Fulton Art Exhibition
British artist Hamish Fulton displays
his work.
Runs until June 1
Kling and Bang
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@
Segway
tours
in Reykjavik
SCan me
+354 7778808
www.sway.is
The original
Almost 50 artists of varying backgrounds have contributed more
than 80 drawings, prints, and artists’ books to this travelling
exhibition. Exploring the ways in which artists use text in their work
as formal elements and conceptual devices, this exhibit examines
the way that words are able to communicate ideas and emotion.
Each artist has made a unique contribution by engaging with
different surfaces and substances of paper in a distinct way. People
don’t normally think of visual art as text, but these artists make a
pretty strong counterargument. JW
May 18– 23| Hafnarborg, Hafnarfjörður
Art=Text=Art
Simple Mathematics
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
www.i8.is
ÓLAFUR
ELÍASSON
6 June - 17 August 2013
A4 bréfsefni. PMS 412.
Hverf isgata 4
101 Reykjavík
Iceland
+354 537 4007
f +354 537 4008
info@hverf isgalleri.is
www.hverf isgalleri.is
MAGNÚS KJARTANSSON
18 May - 22 June 2013