Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.06.2013, Síða 50

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
June 7 - June 20
How to use the listings: Venues
are listed alphabetically by day.
For complete listings and detailed
information on venues visit www.
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Opening
i8 Gallery
June 6
Belief
Ólafur Elíasson’s new exhibit,
Belief, is an exploration of natural
phenomena and perception. His
work often combines design,
architecture, and science to create
thought-provoking work and spaces.
Runs until August 17
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
June 7
Chance Encounters - Toward
Modernity In Iceland Design
The exhibit focuses on the
introduction of modernism in
Icelandic domestic interiors from
the 1930s to the 1980s. It will
feature well-known designs that
have emerged from the modernist
movement of the 20th century and
made their way to Iceland.
Runs until October 13
Ongoing
ASÍ Art Museum
Face To Face-Portraits
An examination of the varying
approaches to portraiture.
Runs until June 23
The Culture House
Lightplay
Derek Mundell displays 26 paintings,
large and small, that portray
Iceland’s particularly ethereal light.
Runs until August 30
Medieval Manuscripts, Eddas,
and Sagas
It includes principal medieval
manuscripts.
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.
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.
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
Gallerí Bakarí
Brot / Fraction
A new exhibition of paintings and
other work by Þórvaldur Jónsson.
Runs until June 18
Hafnarborg
Art=Text=Art
An exhibition of more than 80
drawings, prints, and artist’s books
by close to 50 artists.
Runs until June 23
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.
Runs until June 17
Hverfisgallerí
Magnús Kjartansson
Works from 1978-1983.
Runs until June 22
Knitting Iceland
Come and knit at Laugavegur 25,
3rd floor, every Thursday, 14:00 -
18:00.
On permanent view
Kling and Bang
Clive Murphy Exhibit
Kling & Bang Gallery hosts Clive
Murphey, a New-York based artist
who upcycles materials.
Runs until June 23
Kunstschlager
Primitive Jungle Heat
A new exhibition by Guðlaug Mía
Eyþórsdóttir.
Runs until June 15
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
Living Art Museum
The 6th Volume
The 6th Volume presents works
and writings chosen by Katrín in an
attempt to define contemporary art
via the Icelandic practices that have
influenced her.
Runs until August 25
Mokka Kaffi
Mokka Fólk - Mokka People
Established in 1958 this café is
celebrating its 55th birthday with
an exhibition of black and white
portraits of its favourite patrons.
Runs until June 27
The National Gallery
Subjective Maps-
Disappearances
Work from over 40 artists from 15
small European countries.
Runs until June 30
Treasures
Three separate exhibitions showing
different periods from The National
Gallery’s personal collection.
Runs until June 30
The Making of a Nation -
Heritage and History in Iceland
An insight into the history of the
Icelandic nation from the Settlement
to the present day.
On permanent view
The Long Moment
Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer fiddle
with the Icelandic folktale, blurring
the line between photography
and painting to create “dreamlike
realities.”
Runs until June 17
Segway
tours
in Reykjavik
SCan me
+354 7778808
www.sway.is
The original
Have you ever been blown away by Harpa? The way its windows
glisten a mermaid-teal, the hard lines cutting harshly against the
natural background, and where did they get all that glass? Well,
if you have ever been to Iceland, then I can answer for you: yes.
Yes you have. Because it's absolutely jaw-dropping, eye-popping,
heart-stopping magnificent. From June 6 - August 17 Harpa's
Danish-bred designer Ólafur Elíasson presents Tiltrú/Belief, his
fourth solo exhibition at i8 Gallery. The exhibit features all new works
by Ólafur which play with human sensory experience and tickle our
understanding of reality. He seems to know what he's doing, so yeah,
it might be kind of decent. PY
i8 Gallery | June 6 - August 17 | Free!
A Mildly Impressive Man
Tiltrú/Belief by Ólafur Elíasson
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