Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.04.2012, Blaðsíða 49

landic designers who all express them-
selves through knitting. The works
exhibited are made within a certain
framework and testify to the designers’
full artistic freedom for expression
which does not stoop to perceived
laws of market and fashion. Curated
by designer, Steinunn Sigurðardóttir.
Runs until May 20
National Gallery of Iceland
Rúrí - Retrospective
Retrospective of Rúrí's major works
over the last four decades.
Runs until May 6
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.
The Nordic House
The Library
The collection centres on new Nordic
literature, both fiction and non-fiction.
The library lends out novels, academic
publications, audio books and more
On permanent view
Reykjavík Art Museum,
Ásmundarsafn
From Sketch to Sculpture - Draw-
ings by Ásmundur Sveinsson. The
exhibition offers a first insight into
the rich collection of drawings by the
sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson, as the
Reykjavík Art Museum has recently
completed the digital registration of
about 2000 drawings that the artist
bequeathed to the Museum.
Runs until April 22
Magnús Árnason - Homage
Árnason´s works, whether in his
sound-pieces, sculptures or per-
formances, stand on a vague line
between the real and unreal, fiction
and facts. In his recent work, he has
worked with nature and natural his-
tory; moving away from the mythologi-
cal references seen in his earlier work.
Runs until April 22
Hafnarhús
Erró- Drawings
The exhibition consists of 180 draw-
ings Erró has done since 1944 until the
present day
Runs until August 26
Reykjavík City Museum -
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
The Settlement Exhibition
Archaeological findings from ruins of
one of the first houses in Iceland and
other excavations in the city centre,
open daily 10:00-17:00, 600 ISK per
adult, 300 ISK for children (children
under 12, free) and 450 ISK per person
in groups (10+)
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
From Poverty to Abundance
Photos documenting Icelandic fisher-
men at the turn of the 20th century
On permanent view
The History of Sailing
Iceland's maritime history and the
growth of the Reykjavík Harbour
On permanent view
The Call of Sagas
A exhibition from Finland about a
adventurous voyage in an open boat
from Finland to Iceland, honoring the
old viking shipping routes.
On permanent view
Don’t Fall Asleep Just Yet...
Thursdays, 21:00
Hótel Natura, Nauthólsvegur 52
Free
Do you miss the good old days when your mother used to tuck you in at night and
read you a bedtime story before you fell asleep? Are you interested in Icelandic lit-
erature, from the sagas to elf stories to Halldór Laxness? Then put on your pyjamas
and head to Icelandair Hotel Natura on a Thursday evening where a professional
actor reads in English.
The theme changes from week to week. You might learn all about Icelandic
trolls and sorcerers one week, and then you might hear a chapter from 101 Reyk-
javík the next week. And, in addition to the stories, you will learn about the settings
in which traditional tales were first told or about the authors of modern Icelandic
literature. Let the storytellers take you away to a place you have not yet discovered
or a long gone era that fascinates you.
You are welcome to make yourself comfortable in the auditorium where blan-
kets and pillows await to keep you warm and cosy. Special treat on the house: a
mug of hot chocolate with cream and cookies! Yum.
Challenged By Power
Lines
Ívar Valgarðsson exhibits Power Lines at
i8 Gallery, Tryggvagata 16
Runs until May 12
Free

Akranes-born Ívar Valgarðsson is a
visual artist who fashions his pieces out
of DIY and home improvement material.
As i8 Gallery describes it, his work is “a
subtle conversation between art history
and architecture,” which “questions
the space between ideology and the
tangible world where the relationship
between nature and the man made
environment is a recurrent theme.”
Power Lines, which is his third solo
show at i8, consists of an installation
of conductor cables, along with five
photographs of the same cables in situ
against the backdrop of the blue sky.
Three power lines stretched between
the gallery walls at different heights
make it a challenge for the audience to
manoeuvre around the space. By taking
away the function of the lines, the artist
seeks to put them into an aesthetic en-
vironment. The photographic print that
accompanies the exhibit shows a hand
touching water, the same source of the
electricity conducted by the power lines.
We think it sounds pretty cool!
The Watercolours of Ólafur Thorla-
cius
Ólafur Þór worked with the Icelandic
Coast Guard for many years as a map-
maker. He is now retired and paints
beautiful watercolors in his free time.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Echo
Charlotta Hauksdóttir & Sonja Thom-
sen look at time and the reproduction
of the past
Runs until May 6
Calendar Breaking Christians
Christian Scheirbeck's photos from the
early 1900's capture moments in the
lives of local people during work and
play.
Runs until May 6
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Milestones: Sigurjón Ólafsson's Key
Sculptures
Exhibition with some of Sigurjón Ólafs-
son's key works from different periods
of his prolific career as a sculptor. The
earliest work on the exhibition is a
newly acquired relief of two sisters
which he made at his first year at the
Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen.
This relief has not been exhibited in
Iceland before.
Runs until: Oct 1
Spark Design Space
A Salon show is being prepared at
Spark containing selected projects
from the past as well as a few new
things we can not resist.
Spark is open during the transformation.
Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður
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shows
Sláturhúsið, Egilsstaðir
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shows
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