Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.03.2012, Blaðsíða 40

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in march
Cocktail pleasures and
Visual stimulation
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» |OPENINGS
ASÍ Art Museum
March 10
Einar Falur Ingólfsson
An Icelandic photographer, culture
journalist and literary reviewer, Einar
Falur has made photo-books and
photo-essays from various countries.
He has exhibited his works in Iceland
and abroad and teaches periodicaly
at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts.
The exhibition at the ASI Art Museum
is based on three photographic chap-
ters; Sanctuaries, Shelters and Roots
and reflects Icelandic design, Icelandic
know-how and the sanctuaries of
those living and working in Iceland.
Runs until April 1
Hafnarborg
Roots – Icelandic contemporary
jewelry design
Theme of the exhibition Roots refers
to both nature and cultural roots of
contemporary Icelandic jewelry design.
The exhibition gives an insight into
the world of Icelandic jewelry design
and the different roots goldsmiths and
jewelry designers search in for ideas
regarding materials and methods. The
exhibition is a collaboration with the
show committee goldsmith Society
and is part of Design March 2012.
Runs until April 15
Hafnarhús (Reykjavík Art
Museum)
March 10
Emission work by GT
An exhibition of work by visual artist
Gunnhildur Thordardottir displaying
new sculptures and mixed media
collages. The artist is very keen on
recycling and uses materials for her
art work that would otherwise end
up in the dump such as off-cuts of
textiles, sticky plastic films and empty
food containers. The artist’s inspira-
tion derives from the primary colours
and shapes. The exhibition is children
friendly where the kids can create an
art work using recycled materials. Free
entrance.
Runs until March 25
March 21 20:00
Threads Talk: Claire Bishop
Threads is a series of talks by respect-
ed curators, scholars and artists.
Claire Bishop is Associate Professor
in the Department of History of Art at
Warwick University, and Visiting Pro-
fessor in the Curating Contemporary
Art department at the Royal College of
Art, London.

April 12 20:00
Threads Talk: Helen Molesworth
Threads is a series of talks by
respected curators, scholars and
artists. Helen Molesworth is Chief
Curator of Exhibitions at the Wexner
Center for the Arts.
i8 Gallery
March 29
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
Museum of Design –
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
March 11
Our objects: Guided tour around
the exhibition "OuR OBJECTS" on
the last day of the exhibition.
For the first time a broad selection of
the collection of the Museum of De-
sign and Applied Art is put on display.
Since the founding of the Museum in
1998 distinguished objects that are
part of the international and Icelandic
design history, have been acquired in
our collection. On display: Icelandic
and foreign furnitures, graphic design,
textiles, ceramics and glass just to
name a few categories from the design
field.
Museum of Design –
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
March 21 17:00
Opening: LOOP LANGuAGE –
DesignMarch Exhibition
An exhibition of new works by six Ice-
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 May 20
Museum of Design – Hönnunar-
safn Íslands
March 21
GÓA table – DesignMarch
Presentation of a new indoor and
outdoor table GÓA by designer Erla
Sólveig Óskarsdóttir. The tables were
designed and produced by request of
the Museum for its coffee space.
Runs until March 25
Nordic House
March 21 20:30
Pauline Brown: Investing in Design
What are investors looking for when
they buy a brand? How should design-
ers present themselves in order to best
communicate with potential buyers
and investors? Pauline Brown is solic-
ited by designers on a daily basis—and
will share her experiences, talking
about why and how she chooses to
invest in.
7factory Gallery
March 10
Course – Children: Color and
Perception
Classes take place in 7factory Gallery
and at the Reykjavík Art Museum. The
course will cover color theory and
students will learn about the various
characteristics of color and experiment
with color perception. The course will
partly take place in the darkened col-
or-space/color installation which is a
part of Hulda Hlin Magnusdottir´s solo
exhibition Chro-motion. We will look
at the history of art through paintings
viewed from the perspective of colors.
The group is accompanied by Hulda
Hlín Magnusdottir to the exhibition
at the Reykjavík Art Museum and the
exhibition Chro-motion at 7factory
gallery. The works will be examined in
the light of knowledge acquired during
the course.
8500 ISK

» |ONGOING
The Culture House
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
Glittering Firn
An exhibition of works by Páll
Guðmundsson, sculptor and artist,
Horses Take Over
Reykjavík!
Icelandic Horse Festival 2012
March 29 - April 1
Laugardalur and around Reykjavík
Free
Does tölt sound Chinese to you or are
you an Icelandic horse lover? Either
way, the Icelandic Horse Festival is
around the corner and these four days
are all about horses, for those who
can’t get enough of them and want to
see and learn more. Horse enthusiasts
have a programme planned to keep the
young and old entertained with shows,
horse farm visits, films, fairs, festivities
and even a parade with 150 of their
proudest horses around the city centre.
So hide if you are afraid of those four-
legged creatures or join in. For more
information about the programme, visit
www.icelandichorsefestival.is/program.
html.
Lovely Iceland
Pictures of the year 2011
March 3 - April 7, 11:00 – 17:00
Gerðarsafn, Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur
500 ISK, Wednesdays free.
This is the annual exhibition of the
Icelandic Press Photographers’ Associa-
tion at the Kópavogur Art Museum,
Gerdasafn, showing the best pictures
of 2011. The exhibition includes 72
photographs, which have been selected
by a jury out of one thousand submitted
pictures out of newspaper photo-
graphs. The photographs try to tell the
contemporary story of this beautiful
island, trying to capture every aspect
of it. Categories awarded with prices
include best portrait, best sports photo,
best scenery, the daily life and the best
series of the year. Those who want to
take the photographs home can do so
in form a substantial book, featuring
all the winning images. The exhibition
also shows the best video of 2011 and
offers enough to look at and to become
nostalgic about the past year.
For more information about the
exhibition and the gallery go to www.
gerdarsafn.is.
i8 Gallery
Tryggvagata 16
101 Reykjavík
Iceland
info@i8.is
T: +354 551 3666
www.i8.is
THE ARMORY SHOW
JANICE KERBEL
ÍVAR VALGARÐSSON
8 - 11 March | New York
until 17 March
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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