Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.08.2014, Side 54

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OPENINGS AND ONGOING
first Icelanders to make painting
their profession, such as Þórarinn B.
Þorláksson, and Jóhannes S. Kjarval.
Runs until August 24
Harbinger
Equator
In this show, artist Victor Ocares deals
with dual nationality, drawing from his
own experience of being both Chilean
and Icelandic, dealing with the current
state of entropy through the subjects
of globalisation and politics.
Runs until August 24
Harpa
Passion In Jazz
Sławek Przerwa's photo exhibition
features twenty black-and-white
photos of some of the biggest
European jazz stars out there. The
exhibit is part of the Reykjavík Jazz
Festival.
Runs until August 20
Hverfisgallerí
Summer Show
Nineteen artists from Iceland, Finland,
Belgium and the USA showcase
paintings, works on paper, and
sculptures in the group exhibition.
Runs until August 23
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
Knitting Iceland
Whether you are a beginner or pro, you
can come knit at Laugavegur 25, 3rd
floor, every Thursday, 14:00 - 18:00.
On permanent view
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.
Runs until October 5
Hjalti Karlsson: This Is How I Do It
An exhibition 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 installation, shows traces of
both classic schooling and Icelandic
narrative tradition.
Runs until October 5
National Gallery
Sigurjón Ólafsson Retrospective
A retrospective exhibition of the
works of abstract sculptor Sigurjón
Ólafsson (1908–1982), one of the
most influential Icelandic artists in the
postwar era.
Runs until October 29
Snorri Ásmundsson: 50 video-
portraits
Fifty portraits will be presented publicly
for the first time in Iceland in relation
to regular video exhibitions that are
on display at the National Gallery café.
Among the people portrayed are many
known individuals such as Einar Örn
Benediktsson, writers Sjón, Guðrún
Eva Mínervudóttir, and artists Ragnar
Kjartansson, and athlete Gunnar
Nelson.
Runs until August 31
At Twilight
One of Iceland’s defining features is
its period of twilight. This exhibition
sheds light on this oft taken for
granted solar elevation angle, as its
artists explore its prompt contrasts
between light and darkness. An
insight is provided into the process of
research and exploration of Icelandic
artists on refraction, shadow play and
optical acrobatics in nature.
Runs until September 21
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
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
Þorsteinn’s photography 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.
Runs until December 31
Nordic House
Descent
This exhibition is a collaboration
between six Danish artists. Inspired
by a 5,000 year old Sumerian myth,
they depict the descent into the
netherworld, illuminating the life and
stories that are connected to it.
Runs until August 17
Jump In Diorama
Jump In Diorama focuses on the
documentative nature of photography,
and real vs. authentic. The artists have
taken photos and shot videos in various
natural landscapes.
Runs until August 24
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
abstract works that the artist created in
the last decades of his life.
Runs until August 31
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
Erró: The World Today
Collages, oils, watercolour and enamel
works by the celebrated Erró are all 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.
Runs until September 7
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Kjarvalsstaðir
Affinities
The exhibition is made up of works which
span a period of 73 years juxtaposes
works of different artists. A painting of
a door by Þorri Hringsson may thus be
compared with a geometrical abstract
by Þorvaldur Skúlason: Þorri objectifies
the form, while Þorvaldur rejects all
allusion to external reality.
Runs until September 14
RAGNAR AXELSSON
MI RROR OF L I FE
24 May – 7 September 2014
ADMISSION FREE
GRÓFARHÚS 6th Floor
Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavik
Opening Hours: Mon–Thu 12–19
Fridays 12–18, Weekends 13–17
www.photomuseum.is
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Open daily 10 – 17
Guided tours of the Guard Vessel
Odinn daily at: 11, 13, 14 and 15

Grandagardur 8, Reykjavík
www.maritimemuseum.is
Tjarnarbíó Tjarnargötu 12 (E3)
August 20 & 22 12:00 - 18:00 | ISK FREE!
Where are you from when you’re from everywhere? That’s the
question Elizabeth Liang seeks to answer in her one-woman show.
She’s of Chinese-Spanish-Irish-French-German-English descent
and has lived in Central America, North Africa, the Middle East,
and New England. Wow, what a resume. RSL
Everywhere and Nowhere
ALIEN CITIZEN: An Earth Odyssey
Concert series with
Icelandic art songs
and folk music.
The programme is
sung in Icelandic and
introduced in English.