Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.07.2013, Page 58

A R T
ONGOING
Hannesarholt
Grundarstíg 10
101 Reykjavík
www.hannesarholt.is
Tel: +(354) 511 1904
Open weekdays 11:30 am - 5:30 pm, Sundays 2 - 5 pm
www.hannesarholt.is
HANNESARHOLT
CULTURE, HISTORY,
FOOD & MUSIC
Hannesarholt is the perfect place for a nourishing
moment in a unique athmosphere, at the gate between the
past and the present.
A R T
ONGOING
– continued –
In Green Pastures I Rest
Paintings of green, black, and white
by Aðalheiður Valgeirsdóttir in
reference to Psalm 23: “He makes
me lie down in green pastures.”
The paintings evoke the feeling of
nourishment and content of lying in
green grass on a summer’s day.
Runs until August
Beating Time
A set of translucent photographs by
Jo Yarrington adhered to the four
clock faces of Hallgrímskirkja's bell
tower. The photographs were taken
on Iceland's Outer Ring Road and
references Eadward Muybridge's
sequenced action photos of a
conductor's hands, also titled
'Beating Time.'
Runs until September
Hverfisgallerí
Jeanine Cohen
A unique exhibit by Jeanine Cohen
featuring fluorescent and acrylic
paint on wood.
Runs through August 3
i8 Gallery
Belief
Ólafur Elíasson’s 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.
He never overlooks the relationship
between the object being viewed
and the viewer.
Runs until August 17
The Icelandic Phallological
Museum
The museum contains a collection
of more than two hundred and
fifteen penises and penile parts
belonging to almost all the land and
sea mammals that can be found in
Iceland.
On permanent view
Kling & Bang
London Utd.
A group of British artists including
Dominic from Luton, Gavin Turk,
Laura White, Peter Lamb, Mark
Titchner explore English nationalism.
Runs until August 4
Knitting Iceland
Come and knit at Laugavegur 25,
3rd floor, every Thursday, 14:00 -
18:00.
On permanent view
Kunstschlager
Good Luck
A new exhibition of works by Arna
Óttarsdóttir that engage with size,
functionality, fullness and negative
space.
Runs until July 27
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
An exhibit created and compiled by
Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir
Hirt. 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. Katrín personally
crafted several hundred “gratitude
sculptures,” and offered them to
artists, writers, and theorists in the
field of visual arts in exchange for
participation in her exhibit.
Runs until August 25
Mokka Kaffi
ÓBIÐ
Óli Róbert Hediddeche and
Bjarnheiður Bjarnadóttir join forces
for this exhibition of oil and acrylic
paintings.
Runs until August 1
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
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
The National Gallery
Sara Riel - Memento Mori
This museological comparative study
examines the relationship between
museums and their depictions of life
and death.
Runs until August 25
Treasures
During the whole summer three
distinct exhibitions will be dedicated
to the collection of the NGI, which
possesses nearly 10,500 works,
foreign and Icelandic, dating from
the 16th century to the 21st. Under
the common heading - TREASURES
- 19th and early 20th Icelandic
painting and drawing
Runs until August 25
The National Museum
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
Mr. Magritte was onto something when he painted an item that
looked like a pipe, but was in fact, not a pipe. So what happens
when you combine Magritte-style inquiry with the artistic talents
of Reykjavík artist Sara Riel? Either you wind up on Hverfisgata
pondering the deeper significance of many mini-mushrooms
joined to form a super mega-mushroom, or you get something
like Memento Mori. In her new exhibit at the National Gal-
lery, Riel toys with viewers' sense of the artificial and the real.
Immersed in a room of stuffed birds and cold eggs, Riel asks
viewers, "What does the natural museum tell us about art?" Real
objects, fake mediums, real museum. And an artistic discourse.
Are you dizzy yet? Good, now go get some air and check out that
mushroom painting on Hverfisgata. I'm not kidding, it's astound-
ing. PY
National Gallery | July 5 - August 25 | 1,000 ISK
Distinguishing the Riel
Sara Riel's 'Memento Mori'
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
www.i8.is
ÓLAFUR
ELÍASSON
6 June - 17 August 2013
facebook.com/Studentakjallarinn
UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND
Sæmundargötu 4,
Reykjavík, IS - tel: 570 0890
The University of Iceland Student Bar
The Student Cellar
STUDENTAKJALLARINN.IS
Tasty food, brunch, excellent bar,
coffee, cakes & entertainment
Open every day from 11 - 23
except Thursday and Friday
from 11 - 01
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
Jeanine Cohen | 27 June - 3 august 2013