Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.11.2013, Blaðsíða 37

Photo Exhibition of Miniature Figurines
Reykjavik Museum Of Photography

Norwegian photographer and visual artist
Nils Olav Bøe is a human shrink ray. He
takes press photos from around the world
and then stages 3D replicas of them using
miniature figurines. Once the scene is set,
he rearranges the figurines to create a
distorted, look-alike reality and photographs
it. His work is more inventive than making
jungle sets with Legos and perhaps strange
enough to defy physical properties of
our universe (wrap your mind around
photographs of fictional incidents recreated
from photographs of reality!). The created
scenes seem eerily real and if you stare at
them too long, you’re likely to follow him
down the rabbit hole. AB
It’s A Small World After All
‘Constructed Sites’
photo exhibition
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N O V E M B E R
Disappointing Sculpture
Kunstschlager

Disappointing Sculpture, an installation by
the Icelandic artists Arnar Ásgeirsson and
Heiðar Kári Rannversson, is minimalism at its
best, featuring one sole abstract sculpture
in an empty room. Perhaps the exhibit asks
the meta question of whether this is art, and
what expectations art enthusiasts are allowed
to have. Or perhaps it is a nihilistic prank.
Or perhaps it’s claiming that everything has
been said and done, and minimalism is the
answer to a culture that's built on spectacle
rather than substance. JK
Four Weeks
The Grapevine picks the events, places and what to experience in the next four weeks
Reykjavík Map Happy Hour Guide Places We Like Best Of Reykjavík Practical Info
Reykjavík November 8 - December 5 Keep it in your pocket
Sunday Night Screenings Every Sunday at 20:00
Bío Paradís 1,400 ISK

It’s Sunday, you’ve been drinking all week-
end and are probably terribly hung over,
making a trip to the cinema the perfect
solution. Bíó Paradís will be screening a
different cult classic every Sunday, with the
dystopian Logan’s Run being shown on No-
vember 10. The Black Sunday programme
is hosted by some of the most prominent
cultural icons in Iceland today: Sigurjón
Kjartansson, Sjón and Hugleikur Dagsson,
with a custom poster designed for each
show. Oh, and all the films screened are
English-friendly. KL
IN YOUR
POCKET
Art Is Dead,
Long Live Art!
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Hafnarstræti 1 - 3 · Reykjavík
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Lazy Sunday At The Cinema
Black Sundays
16-30
N O V E M B E R
Sundays
N O V E M B E R
Free!
November 9 I AM IRONMAN! Daa-daa, dam-
dam-dam, dara dara darada da-da-da! Black
Sabbath just released a new album, and as
such the forces of darkness have decreed
that a Black Sabbath Tribute Band be
assembled in Iceland. According to the
sacred bat-eater's wishes, the band will
include elements from Brain Police, Dr.
Spock, HAM and Dimma, and the ritual
offering will happen at Gamli Gaukurinn,
the altar to rock 'n' roll where the Thule and
Viking beer will flow freely, the heads will
bang, and merry times will be had by all.
Every Tuesday T'IS THE SEASON FOR JAZZ
Summer has come and gone, but live jazz
will always be the thing to listen to at KEX
Hostel on Tuesdays. So sit down with a
tankard of lager, put your feet up, and melt
away to the land of the cool cats.
November 9 & 18 BOOK RELEASE MADNESS
Grapevine's first editor Valur Gunnarsson
just released a new book and will screen
The Decline of the American Empire
at Bíó Paradís, and then play Leonard
Cohen for the very last time in Café
Rosenberg! You don't want to miss this.