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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
Kunstschlager
Lust Hour
This exhibition features explicit material
from a group of 12 celebrated visual
artists, some known for their daring
material, others not. The pieces range
from secretive erotica to thought pro-
voking philosophical statements. The
exhibition is of an adult nature and is
not suitable for children.
Runs until June 7
Living Art Museum
Time and Time and Again
Hreinn Friðfinnsson's film `Time and
Time and Again' is based on and
inspired by his own life and artworks.
It tells the story about two twins that
were separated at birth. One was sent
to the mountains of Iceland and the
other one below sea level in Amster-
dam. The different gravity and oxygen
levels made them age differently. In
fact, the twins are the same person.
The story is a metaphor for the dia-
lectic of life and the human condition.
The exhibition also shows Hreinn's
selection new and older work.
Runs until June 5
Mengi
Myndliðir
Jóhannes Dagsson opens the exhibit
'Myndliðir' ("Fragmented Pictures")
which features several oil paintings
on canvas.
Runs until June 8
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
Ertu tilbúin frú forseti?
The exhibition, ‘Are you ready, Madam
President,’ displays clothing and
other accessories from the wardrobe
of former Icelandic President Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir. The exhibition gives
visitors a glimpse into Vigdís's ward-
robe preferences and style, and also
the personal lives and habits of heads
of state.
Runs until October 5
Kosmos
Dew is a growing group of Icelandic
product designers who work with
international manufacturers. Their
varied designs reflects their powerful
creative urge to find innovative uses
for materials which often results in
unexpected results. Dew's designs
seek inspiration in landscapes and the
history of traditional craftsmanship,
fused together in new and exciting
ways.
Runs until June 8
This Is How I Do It
Hjalti Karlsson, last year's recipient
of the Nordic Torsten and Wanja
Söderberg prize, is holding an exhibi-
tion featuring work specially created
for the occasion. Hjalti's work, from
newspaper page to moving graph-
ics, from educational exhibition form
to the place-specific art installation,
shows traces of both classic schooling
and Icelandic narrative tradition.
Runs until October 5
National Gallery
Sigurjón Ólafsson Retrospective
The gallery opens a retrospective exhi-
bition of the works of abstract sculp-
tor Sigurjón Ólafsson (1908–1982).
Sigurjón was one of the most influ-
ential Icelandic artists in the postwar
era, and was throughout his life in the
forefront of Icelandic sculpture.
Runs until October 29
The National Museum
Inspirations by Ron Rosenstock
The subjects of Ron’s black and white
photography–land, sky, trees, and
glaciers–serve as inspiration for this
exhibition. He then digitally edits the
images, like photographers of the old
used to do in the darkroom, to bring
out what he felt like at the time of
exposure.
Runs until July 27
The Making Of A Nation
This exhibition is intended to provide
insight into the history of the Icelandic
nation from the Settlement to the
present day.
On permanent view
Nordic House
TÖLT
Tölt is an art exhibition entirely dedicat-
ed to the Icelandic horse, presented
through diverse media such as pho-
tography, sculpture, video, animation,
design and fashion. Contemporary
Icelandic artists and designers have
been given free reign to create and to
present artworks inspired by the Ice-
landic horse. Each artist conveys his
own vision and perception stemming
from the horses.
Runs until June 29
The Old Harbour
Iceland Expo Pavillion
Every day from 10:00 to 22:00, Sagafilms
projects a film of Icelandic scenery in-
side their Iceland Expo Pavillion which
provides a unique 360 degree movie
experience.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundarsafn
Selection from the Ásmundur
Sveinsson Collection
The exhibition spans Ásmundur Sveins-
son's entire career and shows how his
artistic vision developed throughout
his life. There are both earlier and less
developed works, and the later grand
masterpieces that praise Icelandic
people and nature. The collection
shows a number of abstract works that
the artist created in the last decades
of his life. Ásmundur was one of the
pioneers of Icelandic plastic art.
Runs until August 31
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
Erró: The World Today
The Reykjavík Art Museum's already
large collection of paintings by Erró has
grown considerably in recent years as
the artist continues to donate his more
recent works. These pieces—including
collages, oils, watercolours and enam-
els—are on display.
Runs until September 28
Travel the
world of music
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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.
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Museum of
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Reykjavík Photography Museum
Tryggvagata 15 (D3) | May 24 - Sep 7 10-17 | ISK
Free!
The exhibition features a collection of photojournalist Ragnar Axelsson’s
best works from the last three decades. Focusing on both the mundane
lives of people in the newly independent Baltic States and extraordinary
events such as shipwrecks and natural disasters. There are also many
pieces from the celebrated collection ‘Last Days of the Arctic,’ which
depict vast changes in the way of life in northern countries due to
modernisation and global warming. Ragnar captures moments in the
ordinary life of members of these communities that on a daily basis face
Ends of Eras
‘Mirror Of Life’ by Ragnar Axelsson (RAX)
Concert series with
Icelandic art songs
and folk music.
The programme is
sung in Icelandic and
introduced in English.