Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.12.2013, Page 36

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
December 6 -
January 9̀
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are listed alphabetically by day.
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Opening
ART 67
December 1
Painter Martina Guðsteinsson and
her photographer husband were
working as tour guides and traveling
around Iceland all year. They were
inspired by all kinds of light and
weather conditions. Enjoy the ride
and reliving their memories at
this exhibition that reinforces the
variability and unpredictable nature
of Iceland's skies.
Runs until December 31
i8 Gallery
Hördur Ágústsson, Camilla Løw,
Sergio Sister, Thór Vigfússon
December 19
This show combines the work of
three artists coming from different
generations. It focuses on the
differences and similarities in matters
of style and the ideas behind their
projects. They will be working with
various mediums that are interpreted
through their perception of them
given differences in age and style.
Runs until Feburary 1
Hverfisgallerí
Exhibition by Tumi Magnússon
Jan. 9
Mixed media artist Tumi Magnússon
will display paintings and videos
which focus on phones and phone
calls.
Runs until February 22
Kunstschlager
Christmas Bazar
December 14
If you are still looking for unique
Christmas presents for your friends
and families, Kunstschlager’s
Christmas Bazar might be the
right place to have a look. Special
Christmas music and decorations
emphasise the atmosphere and
vendors selling all sorts of Iceland-
sourced goods will be there showing
their wears.
Runs until December 23
Inform - A solo exhibition of
Sæmundur Þór Helgason
December 28
This exhibition consists of a
performative installation that
contains photographic and video
work. The title of the show refers to
the way the works function together
in a shared space.
Runs until January 8
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
Paradigm
December 7
Paradigm consists of works by 18
Norwegian artists working in glass,
ceramics and metals. The exhibition
includes works by some of the most
outstanding Norwegian artists in
these fields.
Runs until March 3
Wind and Weather Gallery
Spun Mustard Silkrock
January 4
This exhibition is an assemblage of
different media. The composition
is in itself a conversation between
texture and colours, the cyber and
the organic.
Runs until March 4
Ongoing
Árbær Museum
A guided tour in English through this
open air museum, which consists of
twenty buildings happens daily at
13:00. Admission 1,100 ISK.
On permanent view
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300
artworks including a beautiful garden
with 26 bronze casts of the artist's
works
On permanent view
Gallerí Ófeigur
UPPÍMÓTI
An exhibit by Gugga, two years in
the works. She uses oil and canvas
to explore the magnitude of Icelandic
waterfalls.
On permanent view
Gallery Sign (Skilti)
Skirt
Alison Willoughby displays new
photographic work on the cultural
iconography of the British Kebab
Shop.
Runs until December 20
Hafnarborg
Beside The Deep Water
Exhibition by Rúna Sigrún
Guðjónsdóttir that focuses on her
life and diverse career. Features
paintings as well as sculptures.
Familiar motieves of Rúna's work are
landscape, nature and female figures.
Runs until January 5
i8 Gallery
Solid Stars And Other Conditions
The exhibition will feature new
sculptures and installations by Berlin-
based Polish artist, Alicja Kwade.
Kwade has been written about in
the New York Times where her
playfulness with questions of time
and space were presented as unique
and origianl.
Runs until December 14
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
Knitting Iceland
Whether you are a beginner or pro,
you can come knit at Laugavegur
25, 3rd floor, every Thursday, 14:00 -
18:00. Knitting is an Icelandic pastime
and there will be planty of native
needle mavens to help you create
your wolly masterpiece.
Ongoing
The Living Art Museum
Ten students from the fine art
department of the Icelandic Academy
of the Arts showcase works resulting
from a 15 week long workshop
relating to time based media. In the
workshop the students explored film
making, performance, audio and
video work and various aspects of
time based works.
Runs until December 8
The National Gallery
CREATIONS
Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir’s art works
are shaped by the contrast of erotics
and religion. Her consummate
draughtsmanship and exquisite
handling of materials is in stark
contrast to the bold, even shocking
way in which she presents her works.
Runs until January 19
TREASURES - Beasts in Cages
This exhibition gives a good insight
into the variety of Icelandic art in
modern and contemporary periods.
In addition to the National Gallery’s
collection, prints by Edvard Munch,
whose 150th anniversary will be
celebrated on December 12, are on
display as well.
Runs until January 19, 2014
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
Icelandic Silverwork
Various silver items that have
been made in Iceland over the
last 150 years. A Part-Time Silver
Smith, a separate exhibition, will
run simultaneously and display a
silversmith’s workshop from the turn
of the century.
Runs until December 31
Sigfús Eymundsson Photography
A pioneer of Icelandic photography,
an exhibit that taps into the cultural
heritage of Iceland.
Runs until January
The Old Harbour
Iceland Expo Pavillion
Every day from 10:00 to 22:00,
Sagafilms projects a film of Icelandic
scenery inside their Iceland Expo
Pavillion which provides a unique 360
degree movie experience.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundarsafn
Tales From the Vault - Sculpture
Inspired by Literature
A collection of Ásmundur Sveinsson’s
sculptures tied together by a common
literary thread. The exhibit presents
key works inspired by Icelandic
folklore, myth, and poetry.
Runs until December 30
Anna Hallin: Interplay
In her exhibition Interplay, Swedish-
Icelandic artist Anna Hallin explores
the threads that form connections in
history, art, culture, time and between
one artist and another. The exhibition
includes sculptures by Anna, as well
as drawings and an installation.
Runs until January 5
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
Fountains
Lithuanian artist Žilvinas Kempinas
installed reels of magnetic tape that
ripple like waves with the help of
industrial fans.
Runs until January 5
Any fucking café in Reykjavik | All day | Price of a coffee
In another show of creative gusto, a man at a café in Reykjavik is
claiming to have made a huge breakthrough in his new novel. Last
week, he had a brilliant idea and swiftly put pen to paper in his
black leather Moleskine ©, the only notebook proper for recording
his notes and ideas. “This one is going to be really good,” he told
other patrons while tapping away at the keyboard of his MacBook
©, face aglow with the artificial light from the screen. Sometimes
he takes a break to listen to mid-nineties alternative rock or to
scoff at patrons ordering anything other than black coffee. AB
Man Making Breakthrough On Novel At Café
Claims MacBook is magic carpet on his ride to
literary infamy

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