Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.04.2012, Síða 48

A R T
in April
tions across Iceland, suggesting
possible symbiotic energies between
the expanding energy and tourism
industries.
April 20
numismatic Association Exhibition
The collectors’ exhibition in the cellar
of the Nordic House features various
currencies from past to present and
many old valuables that will wake up
old memories. On April 21 there will
be a collectors market where various
collectives will be for trade. On April
22 people can bring collectives for
analysis.
Reykjavík Art Museum,
Hafnarhús
April 21
Iceland Academy of the Arts -
Graduation Exhibitinon 12012
Students from the Iceland Academy of
the Arts in the Fine Arts, Design and
Architecture Departments show their
final projects.
Runs until May 6

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The Culture House
Islande - Israel
Exhibition by French artist Anne Her-
zog as part of the art exhibition series
at the café and shop.
Runs until May 29
Medieval Manuscripts Eddas and
Sagas
It includes principal medieval manu-
scripts, such as Codices Regii of the
Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, and law
codices and Christian works, not to
forget the Sagas of Icelanders.
On permanent view
Child of Hope - Youth and Jón
Sigurósson
Exploring the life of Icelandic national
hero Jón Sigurjónsson, made espe-
cially accessible to children, families,
and school groups
On permanent view
Medieval Manuscripts - Eddas and
Sagas
Some of Iceland's medieval manu-
scripts on display. Guided tour in
English on Mondays & Fridays at 15:00
On permanent view
Millennium - phase one
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. Displaying books of Icelandic
cultural history dating from the 16th
century to the present. Works include
oldest published versions of the Sagas,
Eddic Poems, and more
On permanent view
The Einar Jónsson Museum
Einar Jónsson
The museum contains close to 300 art
works spanning a 60 year career: carv-
ings from the artist's youth, sculptures,
paintings and drawings. A beautiful
tree-clad garden adorned with 26
bronze casts of the artist's works is
located behind the museum
On permanent view
Gerðuberg
Stone, scissors, paper and the keys
to heaven
The exhibition Steinn, skæri, pappír og
lyklar að himnaríki features Icelandic
stones, scissors of various shapes and
sizes, paper (in the form of biblical
pictures and bibles) and keys, some of
which (who knows?) may unlock the
doors of heaven itself.
Runs until June 22
Desire
An exhibition of oil paintings by Lilja
Þorsteinsdóttir.
Runs until: April 15
i8 Gallery
Ívar Valgarðsson
In his solo show at i8 Gallery concep-
tual artist Ívar Valgarðsson will show
new works in various media.
Runs until May 12
Kjarvalsstaðir (Reykjavik Art
Museum)
Tàpies – Image, Body, Pathos
Exhibition of Catalan artist Antoni
Tàpies' oeuvre. Paintings on canvas
and wood from 1958 to present.
Runs until May 20
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@gmail.com, 500 ISK
for students, 800 ISK for others. Six
week courses are also available
Museum of Design – Hönnunar-
safn Íslands
LOOP LAnGuAGE
An exhibition of new works by six Ice-
Art Is Fun Is Art!
Curver Thoroddsen’s “Family Fun”
Runs until April 29
The Living Art Museum
Free
Stepping into The Living Art Museum for Curver Thoroddsen’s Family Fun exhibit
was a completely disorienting experience. An outdoor family festival had been
inserted into the gallery space. The art museum was full of kids running around,
playing and screaming.
There was a bouncy castle, there were scouts selling cotton candy and the floor
was covered with Astroturf. And perhaps most disorienting of all, the grown-up
crowd consisted of the same exact people who come to art openings, except in-
stead of standing around eating cheese and drinking wine, they were running after
their children. Frankly, it was information overload. I stumbled around until a friend,
who was tending to his pink-clad, face-painted daughter, pointed me towards some
clandestine beer. As I stood in a calm spot, sipping beer and observing the Brown-
ian motion of excited child-particles and exhausted parent-compounds, something
in my perception was catalysed.
The fact that I was inside a piece of art asserted itself and suddenly every-
thing became an aesthetic object. Face paint, clothes worn by children and cotton
candy, became pieces of art. My rearranged mind did not stop there. The noise of
playing children, the movement of parents trailing after sugared-up offspring, the
trajectories of tiny humans inside a bouncy castle, the exhaustion of the adults, the
confusion of tourists visiting an art museum and the giddiness of the children all
became art.
Meanwhile the kids and parents around me continued to have fun. Having ac-
companied my parents to many art exhibits as a kid, I sort of envied the kids who
got to take over a museum. That said, I enjoyed immensely playing with aesthetic
ideas in my head. The exhibit managed to expand the boundaries of what I thought
of as artistic objects. Since then I have been having fun looking at various things
and phenomena in my everyday life, considering them as art.
It’s not everyday that art changes your perception of the world like this, so go
check it out! For more information, visit http://nylo.is/.
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
Museum of Design
and Applied Art
Garðatorg 1, Garðabær
Tel. +354 512 1525
Open 12–17
Closed on Mondays
www.honnunarsafn.is
Kópavogur
Art Museum-
Gerðarsafn
Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur
Tel. +354 570 0440
Open 11–17
Closed on Mondays
www.gerdarsafn.is
Hafnarborg
The Hafnarfjordur
Centre of Culture
and Fine Art
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Tel. +354 585 5790
Open 12–17
Thursdays 12–21
Closed on Tuesdays
www.hafnarborg.is
To the Blue LagoonSkjalda´s Coat of Arms
Atli Viðar Engilbertsson
Hrafnkell Sigurðsson Exhibition
Humble Objects
Objects in our daily life
Thoughts on drawings
Collection of drawings by
Icelandic artists
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
Iceland
info@i8.is
T: +354 551 3666
www.i8.is
ÍVAR
VALGARÐSSON
29 March - 5 May
i8 was founded in 1995 and represents an eclectic mix of
Icelandic and international contemporary artists.
BIRGIR ANDRÉSSON
ÓLAFUR ELÍASSON
HREINN FRIÐFINNSSON
KRISTJÁN GUÐMUNDSSON
SIGURÐUR GUÐMUNDSSON
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
RONI HORN
RAGNAR KJARTANSSON
EGGERT PÉTURSSON
FINNBOGI PÉTURSSON
RAGNA RÓBERTSDÓTTIR
EGILL SÆBJÖRNSSON
KARIN SANDER
HRAFNKELL SIGURÐSSON
IGNACIO URIARTE
ÍVAR VALGARÐSSON
ÞÓR VALGARGSSON
LAWRENCE WEINER
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11-5pm, Saturday, 1-5pm.
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