Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.04.2014, Blaðsíða 36

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
Apr. 4 - May 8
How to use the listings: Venues
are listed alphabetically by day.
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Opening
ART 67
The Order In Chaos
Artist Sigurbjörg “Sibba” Einisdót-
tir plays with the contrasts found in
Icelandic nature, where complete
stillness and utter chaos coexist.
Opens April 12
Runs until April 30
Artótek
Lestur/Reading
Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir displays a
mixture of recent and older artwork
that relate to reading in various ways,
like a painting that recites an old
verse from the first of the Poetic Edda
Völuspá: Áminning um von.
Opens May 2
Runs until June 1
ASÍ Art Gallery
Things
Guðmundur Thoroddsen spent some
time thinking 'bout things. The things
on display are pure eye candy and
only exist to stimulate the viewer’s vi-
sual senses, which they might betray.
Opens April 12
Runs until May 11
i8 Gallery
A Portrait Of A Sculptor As A
Sculpture, With A Sculpture By
The Sculptor
Hreinn Friðfinnsson's new video instal-
lation show has quite possibly the
most meta exhibition name of the
year.
Opens April 5
Runs until April 26
The Nordic House
SJÄLÖ 9
This interdisciplinary scientific-art
group exhibits pieces on otherness
and exclusion, inspired by a Finnish
quarantine island.
Opens April 5
Runs until April 27
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús
Icelandic Academy Of Art’s Annual
Graduation Show
The 66 graduating BA students from
the Department of Fine Art and the
Department of Design and Architec-
ture unveil their final projects to the
public.
Opens April 26
Runs until May 11
SÍM
Irrational Research
Þórdís Erla Zoëga asks herself what
else could be out there in the uni-
verse. The theme of her visual art ex-
hibition is her interest in undiscovered
organisms and the theory of evolution.
Opens April 4
Runs until April 23
The Reykjavík Museum Of
Photography
Nightlight In Skotið
Henning Kreitel’s photo exhibition
'Nightlight in Skotið' is inspired by the
architectural structure of the old city
centre of Reykjavík. As such, Reykja-
vík is characterized by gaps of unused
space letting light interact with shapes
and colors which were captured by
Henning.
Opens on May 2
Runs until June 24
Týsgallerí
Heimir Björgúlfsson
LA-based artist Heimir Björgúlfsson ex-
hibits his recent artwork consisting of
photorealistic and popartsy collages
and paintings at Týsgallerí.
Opens April 17
Runs until May 11
Wind and Weather Gallery
Still Life?
Ragnheiður Káradóttir composed a
mixed media art installation, in which
she has a transcendent approach
and looks at her work as a dialogue
between infinite subconscious states
that are interacting non-verbally.
Opens May 1
Runs until June 30
Museum of Design and Applied Art
Kosmos
Dew is a growing group of Icelandic
product designers who work with
international manufacturers. Dew's
designs have a strong link to Icelandic
heritage, seeking inspiration in Ice-
land's diverse landscapes and history
of traditional craftsmanships.
Opens March 26
Runs until June 8
Spark Design Space
Project East: Inspiration
The project investigates the influence of
East Iceland on art, making use of its
natural resources, traditions, new and
old methods and human resourceful-
ness.
Opens March 26
Runs until May 17
Ongoing
Árbær Museum
A guided tour in English through this
open air museum, which consists of
twenty buildings, happens daily at
13:00. Admission 1,100 ISK.
On permanent view
ASÍ Art Gallery
Fragment, Fracture, Fold, Violation
Anna Jóelsdóttir’s exhibition reflects on
society's practice of creating personal
narratives from memory which inevita-
bly lead to interpretations and misinter-
pretations of human interaction.
Runs until May 18
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 Sig-
urðsson
Exploring the life of Icelandic national
hero Jón Sigurðsson, made especially
accessible to children, families and
school groups.
On permanent view
Millennium - Phase One
A selection of pieces from the collec-
tion of the National Gallery, including 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 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
artworks including a beautiful garden
with 26 bronze casts of the artist's
sculptures.
On permanent view
Hafnarborg
ShopShow
Shop Show displays new Scandinavian
design focusing on sustainability and
exploring the designer’s role as a key
player within the evolution of an in-
novative community.
Runs until May 11
Fancy Cake In The Sun
Kunstschlager | Mar. 22 to Apr. 20 | Free!
Complex Eco-Friendly Kid's Drawing
Ingirafn Steinsson and Unndór Egill Jónsson’s
collaboration
Ingirafn Steinsson and Unndór Egill Jónsson present their
dreamy vision of how tools in a far-removed future are no
longer mass produced, but hand-made in a sustainable and
environmentally friendly way, and knowledge is passed on
in a more fluid and organic manner than what we’ve grown
accustomed to. What could pass for simplistic art is in fact
the result of a refined reflexion. Hopefully it won’t take an
apocalypse or two to reach their vision, because it is an
aesthetically pleasing one to behold. FQL
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17:00 - 21:00
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GRÓFARHÚS 6th Floor
Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavik
Opening Hours: Mon–Thu 12–19
Fridays 12–18, Weekends 13–17
www.photomuseum.is
Reykjavik Museum
of Photography
ADMISSION FREE
“One of the 10 best
free museums in Europe”
– The Guardian/Travel