Reykjavík Grapevine - 23.05.2014, Blaðsíða 45

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
May 23 - June 5
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Opening
Gamla Bíó
Gísli Súrsson
Actor Elvar Logi performs one-man
show based on the fable of the outlaw
Gísli Súrsson. Elvar was born in the
same area that 'Gísla Saga' takes
place in.
Shown May 28 and 30, June 6, 7, 13,
14 and 15 at 20:00
National Gallery
Sigurjón Ólafsson Retrospective
The National Gallery of Iceland opens a
retrospective exhibition of the works
of abstract sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson
(1908–1982), who was one of the most
influential Icelandic artists in the post-
war era, and was throughout his life in
the forefront of Icelandic sculpture.
Opens May 24
Runs until October 29
Nordic House
Water World
This is a photo project that focuses
on water and its journey over the
mountain, a project that artist Hans
Månsson started four years ago dur-
ing a nature hike in Höglekardalen, a
small mountain village in the province
of Jamtland. This is the first time the
exhibition is shown outside Sweden.
Opens May 24
Runs until June 16
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
Your Compound View - Selection
from the collection from 1970-
2010
The exhibition comprises a total of
around 80 pieces from the period
1970–2010, representing three gen-
erations of artists. The origins of Ice-
landic contemporary art can be traced
back to the rebellion of the “SÚM
generation” (SÚM – Association of
Young Artists) against the dominance
of abstract painters in Icelandic art in
the early 1960s.
Opens May 24
Runs Until September 7
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Kjarvalsstaðir
Affinities
The exhibition is made up of works
which span a period of 73 years and
are not curated in terms of a historical
overview or thematic approach—the
works of different artists are juxta-
posed, two or three together, in order
to highlight the similarities or affinities
between them. A painting of a door
by Þorri Hringsson may thus be com-
pared with a geometrical abstract by
Þorvaldur Skúlason: Þorri objectifies
the form, while Þorvaldur rejects all
allusion to external reality.
Opens May 31
Runs until September 14
Reykjavík, Town, Structure
The exhibition explores how Icelandic
artists perceived the town as it devel-
oped into a city, over 102 years from
1891 to 1993. While Reykjavík was
not large around the turn of the 20th
century—hardly more than a village in
international terms, lacking electricity,
mains water and drains—artists fre-
quently made it out to be grander than
it actually was. Then, in the following
years, there was a mass migration
from the rural areas, greatly expand-
ing the city from 6,000 inhabitants to
119,764.
Opens May 31
Runs until September 14
The School of Photography
End Of First Year Show
First year students of photography ex-
hibit some of their best shots, whether
they are portrait, landscape, fashion or
other photos. Free admission.
Opens May 31
Runs until June 8
Spark Design Space
In Your Hands
The project 'In your hands – three-di-
mensional creation and technique' is a
dynamic cross-discipline workshop of
artists, designers, computer engineers
that takes place as part of the Reykja-
vìk Arts Festival 2014. The participants
explore the revolution of creative
processes through 3D printing. They
reveal their whole creative process
and if you stop by before June 6 you'll
be able to witness different stages of
the artwork.
Opens May 22
Runs until June 14
Tjarnabíó
Wide Slumber
Wide Slumber mixes poetry, music and
theatre in a performance composed
by Valgeir Sigurðsson with visuals
crafted by the VaVaVoom Theatre.
Four musicians, three singers and
a performer lull the audience into a
limbo between dreams and reality,
mixing sleep and dream studies with
lepidoptery (the study of butterflies
and moths), exploring the theme of
metamorphosis. It is inspired by the
award-winning poetic fantasia 'Wide
Slumber for Lepidopterists' by Angela
Rawlings and premieres as a part of
the Reykjavík Arts Festival.
Opens on May 24
Runs Until May 26
Ongoing
Árbær Museum
A guided tour in English through this
open air museum, which consists of
20 buildings happens daily at 13:00.
Admission 1,100 ISK.
On permanent view
Anarkía
Word
Artist Finnbogi Helgason uses writing
and words to form his paintings,
words that represent the elements
that compose human beings—Hy-
drogen, Nitrogen, Carbon and the
like. The words may not be apparent
to the casual viewer, but they make
up the paintings themselves, and the
exhibition as a whole is a model study
using words.
Runs until June 1
Ellipse
Art is not perfect but art is the eternal
quest, which is the purpose of the
creative process, says artist Kristín
Tryggvadóttir. This exhibition attempts
to engage the viewer with the forces
of nature and the eternal circula-
tion of a continuous displacement of
matter which does not disappear but
is transformed. All matter has its own
space, visible or invisible, and even
the smallest particle moved away,
leaves behind an empty space.
Runs until June 1
Art 67
Eduard Belsky
Eduard Belsky is one of the most popu-
lar and established contemporary
Ukrainian artists. His work predomi-
nantly focuses on surreal female fig-
ures, and mostly utilises oil and acrylic
to depict the visions in his mind.
Runs until May 31
Artótek
Lestur / Reading
Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir displays a
mixture of recent and older artwork
that relates to reading in various ways.
One of her outstanding pieces is a
painting that recites an old verse from
the first and most famous poem of the
Poetic Edda Völuspá: 'Áminning um
von / A Reminder Of Hope.'
Runs until June 1
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
Exploring the life of Icelandic national
hero Jón Sigurðsson, made especially
accessible to children, families and
school groups.
On permanent view
Do it!
Whale
Watching
& Puffin Tours
from Reykjavík
1½ hour
Departure times: 10.00 & 14.00Sími/Tel. 861 3840
We are located in the whale watch-
ing area at Reykjavík Old Harbour.
A Guided Walking Tour
Dark Deeds
in Reykjavík
Every Thursday in June, July and August at 3pm
This 90 min. walk is at an easy pace
and suits everyone
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Starts at Reykjavík City Library
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Free of charge
www.borgarbokasafn.is
Tel. 411 6100
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús
Tryggvagata 17 (D3) | 10:00 - 17:00 | ISK 1,300

This exhibition features 80 pieces of Icelandic art from 1970 to 2010, providing a clear overview of the
origins and development of Icelandic contemporary art, which is traced back to the "SÚM generation"
(Association of Young Artists). These visionaries embarked on post-graduate studies in Europe and
North America, only to then continue honing their craft in Iceland, inspiring the next generations.
The exhibition features the works of some of Iceland’s best-known artists, including Ólafur Elíasson,
Ragnar Kjartansson, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and Hreinn Friðfinnsson. Many different media are
employed in this exhibition, offering something for everyone. TGB
The Rise Of Icelandic Contemporary Art
Exhibition: 'Your Compound View'
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May