Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.03.2012, Qupperneq 40

Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.03.2012, Qupperneq 40
A R T in march Cocktail pleasures and Visual stimulation How to use the listings: Venues are listed alphabetically by day. For complete listings and detailed information on venues visit www.grapevine.is Send us your listings: listings@grapevine.is » |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. Join our mailing list on www.i8.is or join us on Facebook. WHERE TCHAIKOVSKY MEETS BJÖRK

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