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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
finished product.
Runs until June 28
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
Ertu tilbúin frú forseti?
The Museum of Design and Applied
Art's exhibition, ‘Are you ready,
Madam President?’ displays clothing
and other accessories from the ward-
robe of former Icelandic President
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. The exhibition
gives visitors a glimpse into Vigdís's
preferences in choosing her wardrobe
and style, and also the personal lives
and habits of heads of state.
Runs until October 5
Hjalti Karlsson: 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 of the prize. Hjalti's
work, from newspaper page to moving
graphics, from educational exhibition
form to the place-specific art instal-
lation, shows traces of both classic
schooling and Icelandic narrative
tradition.
Runs until October 5
Mokka Kaffi
Summer exhibition
Icelandic painter Kristbergur Ó Péturs-
son will be showing a series of water-
colour paintings at Mokka.
Runs until July 17
National Gallery
Sigurjón Ólafsson Retrospective
The National Gallery of Iceland opens a
retrospective exhibition of the works
of abstract sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson
(1908–1982). Ólafsson was one of the
most influential Icelandic artists in the
postwar era, and was in the forefront
of Icelandic sculpture throughout his
life.
Runs until October 29
The National Museum
Icelandic Silverwork
See various silver pieces and the
methods of their making at this exhibit
commemorating the 150th anniversary
of the National Museum of Iceland.
On permanent view
Inspirations by Ron Rosenstock
The original subjects of Ron’s black
and white photography–land, sky,
trees, and glaciers–serve as initial
inspiration for this exhibition. He then
digitally edits the images like he used
to do in the darkroom to bring out his
feelings at the time of exposure.
Runs until July 27
Land of the Sodium Sun
Photographer Stuart Richardson
exhibits a series of photographs on
Icelandic streetlights, their locales and
the weather.
Runs until December 31
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
Snapshots Of A Moment
The photography of Þorsteinn Jóseps-
son (1907–1967) presents an intricate
panorama of Icelandic life and a
rapidly changing rural landscape. His
collection of photographs is one of
the largest, most important and most
comprehensive private collections
from the 20th century preserved in the
museum.
Runs until December 31
Nordic House
TÖLT
Tölt is an art exhibition entirely dedicat-
ed to the Icelandic horse, presented
through photography, sculpture, video,
animation, design and fashion. The
Icelandic horse carries a heritage of
tradition, forming a significant part of
the cultural identity of Icelanders.
Runs until June 29
Mapping Europe
Stockholm-based visual artist Katerina
Mistal works with photography and
video installations. Many of her exhibi-
tions have the same re-occurring
theme: nature, uncharted territory and
the limits of landscape.
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
inside 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 over Ásmundur
Sveinsson’s entire career and shows
how his artistic vision developed
throughout his life. Among the oldest
exhibits are sculptures that he created
as a student; later came the grand
masterpieces that praise Icelandic
people, folktales and nature, and finally
the collection shows a number of ab-
stract works that the artist created in
the last decades of his life.
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
Your Compound View
The exhibition comprises a total of about
80 pieces from the period 1970–2010,
representing three generations of
artists. The origins of Icelandic con-
temporary art can be traced back to
the rebellion of the “SÚM generation”
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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.
The National
Museum of
Iceland
Spark Design Space | Klapparstígur 33 (E5)
June 26-September 26 | 10:00 | ISK Free!
With Reykjavík’s recently approved zoning laws out of the way,
the design mogul and architect Paolo Gianfrancesco’s new exhibit
may prove to be illuminating. He bases his designs of different
capital city maps on Open Street Maps, a collaborative open
source project designed to undermine the tyranny of traditional
maps and show the reality of things. His maps allow for the
comparison of the structures of various cities and their respective
populations, and add to the conversation about urban sprawl and
density. Paolo invites us to imagine the possibilities available by
showing cities with the same area of Reykjavík but with much
higher populations. RSL
The Continuous Evolution Of Urban Reality
Urban Shape
Concert series with
Icelandic art songs
and folk music.
The programme is
sung in Icelandic and
introduced in English.