Reykjavík Grapevine - 14.03.2014, Blaðsíða 32

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
Mar. 14 - Apr. 3
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are listed alphabetically by day.
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Opening
Hafnarborg
Shop Show
Shop Show is an exhibition of new
Scandinavian design originally cre-
ated by the Form Design Center in
Malmö. Its focus lies on sustainability
in production and consumption. It
explores the designer's role as a key
player within the evolution of a com-
munity that enhances innovation.
Opens March 22
Runs until May 11
Fancy Cake In The Sun
The exhibit displays selected graphic
prints and artistic books by Swiss
artist Dieter Roth, one of the most
important post-war European artists.
It covers Dieter's artwork from 1957
to 1993.
Opens March 22
Runs until June 17
Kling & Bang
Delights, Doubts, Destruction
This exhibit features new work by Mar-
grét Helga Sesseljudóttir, Ingibjörg
Sigurjónsdóttir, Loji Höskuldsson,
Emma Heiðarsdóttir and Sigurður
Ámundason. Highlights include bi-
zarre sculptures, glittery installations,
paintings and performances.
Opens March 22
Runs until May 4
Listamenn Gallery
Form
Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir and Erling
T.V. Klingenberg's new exhibit is
made up of recently created visual art
pieces that focus on pulling apart and
reassembling forms. There is a special
opening party on March 15 at 17:00.
Opens March 15
Runs until March 29
Listasafn ASI
Unnar Örn
The exhibit includes photographs,
prints, sculptures and videos made by
Atlanta- and Reykjavík-based artist
Unnar Örn. A special opening recep-
tion on March 15 begins at 15:00.
Opens March 15
Runs until April 6
Mengi
Volki - Viti
Volki is an Icelandic design company
that focuses on Icelandic materi-
als and production. The exhibition
will display their line of indoor and
outdoor furniture inspired by the form
and the role of the lighthouse.
Shown on March 26, 17:00 to 20:00.
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
//W//
Photographer Íris Dögg Einarsdóttir
and stylist Erna Bergman have joined
forces to create //W// — an exhibi-
tion that portrays photographs based
on the words "water" and "woman,"
reflecting femininity and birth with an
end result that is raw and romantic.
Opens March 20
Runs until April 29
ÞOKA
Raise A Flag
Almost a century ago, after the king of
Denmark Christian X approved the
current Icelandic flag, Hörður Lárus-
son, the self-appointed chairman
of an unofficial flag committee, is
looking to update it. Suggestions for
the new flag will be sketched and on
display.
Opens March 27
Runs until April 6
Ongoing
Anarkia
Sumar Vetrarbrautir
Grassroots artist Ómar Stefánsson's
new exhibition propels viewers into
deep thoughts and reflections about
their surrounding environment.
Runs until March 30
Húð - Himnur - Öndun
Hrönn Björnsdóttir's exhibit ("Skin - Sky
- Breath") features spectacular images
that capture vivid movements.
Runs until March 30
Árbær Museum
A guided tour in English through this
open-air museum, which consists of
twenty buildings, begins daily at 13:00.
Admission 1,100 ISK.
On permanent view
Bió Paradís
German Film Days 2014
In cooperation with the Goethe Institute
in Denmark, Bió Paradís will host the
fourth annual German Film Days festi-
val. All screenings will include English
subtitles.
Runs until March 22
The Culture House
An exhibit showcasing principal me-
dieval manuscripts, such as Codices
Regii of the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda,
law codices and Christian works, and
the Icelandic Sagas.
On permanent view
Child Of Hope - Youth And Jón
Sigurðsson
This exhibit explores the life of Icelandic
national hero Jón Sigurðsson, and is
made especially accessible to chil-
dren, families and school groups.
On permanent view
Millennium - Phase One
A selection of pieces from the collection
of the National Gallery, including a
variety of works by Icelandic artists
from the last two centuries.
On permanent view
The Library Room
The old reading room of the National
Library displays books of Icelandic
cultural history dating from the 16th
century to the present day.
On permanent view
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300
works of art, including a beautiful
garden with 26 bronze casts of the
artist's sculptures.
On permanent view
Hverfisgallerí
Turning Point
An exhibition of Kristinn E. Hrafns-
son’s artwork consisting of a mixture
of sculptures and photographs. His
works question how humans find their
place within the world and act in a
mondial context.
Runs until March 29
The Icelandic Phallological
Museum
The museum contains a collection of
more than two hundred and fifteen
penises and penile parts belonging to
almost all the land and sea mammals
that can be found in Iceland.
On permanent view
i8 Gallery
This two-person show will combine
visual art installations in the form
of drawings and concrete reliefs by
Icelandic artist Ingólfur Arnarsson, and
a sound installation by Japanese musi-
cian Sachiko M.
Runs until March 22
Mokka Kaffi
Bjarni Bernharður shows both recent
and older acrylic and oil paintings at
Mokka Kaffi. Bjarni, like so many other
Icelandic artists, doesn't stick to any
one specific genre, dabbling in every-
thing from poetry to visual art.
Runs until March 21
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
Ertu Tilbúin Frú Forseti?
'Are You Ready, Madam President?'
displays clothes and other accessories
from the wardrobe of former Icelandic
president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. The
exhibition gives visitors a glimpse into
Vigdís's struggle for recognition and
respect as the first democratically
elected female head of state and
through her choice of clothes.
Runs until October 5
National Gallery of Iceland
TREASURES - Beasts In Cages
This is an exhibition of selected modern
and contemporary works from the
collection of The National Gallery of
Iceland. It is based around several
masterpieces from the pioneers of
Icelandic contemporary art and also
includes works by the generations
who, in various ways, followed in their
footsteps.
Runs until May 11
Form, Colour, Body: High Voltage /
Danger
This is a retrospective exhibition of the
works of painter Magnús Kjartansson
(1949–2006). Kjartansson was part of
the artistic movement that bridged the
gap between formal post-war art and
postmodern art in the '80s and '90s of
the last century.
Runs until May 11
Týsgallerí | Feb. 27 to Mar. 23
I Am So Funny
Snorri Ásmundsson's 25th Solo Exhibition
Iceland's enfant terrible Snorri Ásmundsson shows his 25th
solo exhibition, which is satirically titled 'I Am So Funny.' One
of Snorri's paintings says: “One day I realized that I am the
best painter in Iceland and one of the three best painters in
Europe and one of the five best painters in the world, it was
very nice.” Snorri may enjoy exaggerating, but this is his way
of criticising the framework of the art world and its false
modesty. After all, if artists didn't think their work was unique
and worth looking at, why would they put up an exhibit? YN
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Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavik
Opening Hours: Mon–Thu 12–19
Fridays 12–18, Weekends 13–17
www.photomuseum.is
Reykjavik Museum
of Photography
Exhibitions all year round
ADMISSION FREE
www.thjodminjasafn.is
Suðurgata 41 / 101 Reykjavík
Along with the permanent exhibition
that features Iceland’s history from
settlement to present day the
museum offers a variety of exhibitions
during the year, e.g. on Icelandic
silver and photography.
The National
Museum of
Iceland
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