Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.08.2011, Page 54

Cocktail pleasures and
Visual stimulation
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Bíó Paradís
The Weird Girls Project
August 14
Premiere screening of Episode 13 of
The Weird Girls Project at 17:00
Gallerí Ágúst
Portraits of Women
August 20
The exhibition consists of paintings and
drawings of women the artist has cre-
ated in the past few years. Her honest
approach and beautiful use of colors
make this a magical collection.
Runs until September 25
Gerduberg
Video Rental
August 17
An exhibition of paintings by girls from
the Art Group of the Tían social centre,
inspired by films of various types - hor-
ror movies, science fiction and Disney
classics.
Runs until August 31
Kling & Bang
Ripples (Gárur)
August 20
Exhibition by visual artists Anna Hallin &
Olga Bergmann
Runs until September 18
National Gallery of Iceland
Spidermom – Family
August 14 & 20
Teachers from the Reykjavik School of
Visual Arts set up a Family workshop in
relation to the exhibition Femme – Lou-
ise Bourgeois.
Guided tour
August 20, 20:00
A guided tour to the exhibition Femme
– Louise Bourgeois with Halldór Björn
Runólfsson, Director of the National
Gallery of Iceland.
Runs until August 21
Skybox – Concert
August 20, 21:00
Skybox is a series of ambience composi-
tions for guitar and drums by Hallvarður
Ásgeirsson. A video work by Anne Her-
zog will be shown during the concert.
The Nordic House
Unseen & Unheard
August 20
New video art, performance and music.
Reykjavík Art Museum
Ásmundarsafn
Curator's talk
August 21
The ideas of 'From Sketch to Sculpture'
will be discussed at 15:00 with Eiríkur
Þorláksson
Hafnarhús
Symposium: Perspectives
August 13
Discussions focus on the relationship
between visual arts and philosophy.
Runs until August 14
Educational Possibilities
August 18
Presentation about the topic
Lecture - Laurene Boym
August 25
Lecture with Laurene Boym, designer
from Boym
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ASÍ Art Museum
The ASÍ 50 Years Anniversary
Runs until September 11
The Culture House
Child of Hope - Youth and Jón Sig-
urðsson
Exploring the life of Icelandic national
hero Jón Sigurðsson, made especially
accessible to children, families, and
school groups
On permanent view
Medieval Manuscripts - Eddas and
Sagas
Some of Iceland's medieval manuscripts
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
Gallerí Fold
Marta Rosolska Photography
Runs until November 14
Gallery Ófeigur
Journey into Landscapes
Iceland paintings by Liverpool artist
Sylvia Hikins
Runs until August 24
Gerðuberg
Gagn og gaman
Exhibition of works produced by children
who took part in 'Gagn og gaman' craft
and activity courses in the period 1988-
2004
Runs until August 28
Hafnarborg
Ingenuity - Einar Thorsteinn
Exhibition of works by Icelandic architect
and artist Einar Thorsteinn Ásgeirsson
Runs until August 14
From Hafnarborg collection
Display of works by the most important
Icelandic artists from early early 20th
century
Runs until August 14
Hönnunarsafn – Museum of Design
Our Objects - from the Museum's
Collection
Objects acquired by the Museum since
its opening in 1998 will be put on display
in the exhibition area. Objects include
Icelandic and foreign furniture, graphic
Let's Tango!
August 25 to 28
Iðnó and Kramhúsið
Passes from 80 Euros, single events from 1000 ISK
www.tango.is
The soul of Argentina will be in Reykjavík for a festive four-day weekend! The
Milonga, which features tango dance and music, will take place at Iðnó restaurant
and the Kramhúsið multi-cultural dance studio. There will also be workshops with
teachers from Argentina, Denmark, Austria and Iceland. Of course you will need a
partner, but don’t fret if you don’t have any takers just yet—the instructors will as-
sign you to an appropriate match. To finish off the fun in good taste, there will be a
dinner and Milonga fest at the Blue Lagoon until midnight.
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Galleries & museums in august
Thursday August 25
21.00 Quinteto Tangarte - Concert in
Iðnó
22:00 DJ Birger Haugdal - Milonga
in Iðnó
Friday August 26
16:00 Workshops in Kramhúsid and
Iðnó
16:00 DJ Birger Haugdal - Afternoon
Milonga in Iðnó
22:00 Quinteto Tangarte, followed by
DJ Jörg Haubner - Milonga in
Iðnó
Saturday August 27
13:00 Workshops in Kramhúsid and
Iðnó
14:30 DJ Jörg Haubner - Afternoon
milonga in Iðnó
22:00 DJ Birger Haugdal - Milonga
in Iðnó
Sunday August 28
12:00 Workshops in Kramhúsid and
Iðnó
13:30 DJ Birger Haugdal - Afternoon
milonga in Iðnó
17:45 Closure night at the Blue La-
goon. Bus from Iðnó

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