Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.09.2014, Síða 49

www.thjodminjasafn.is
Suðurgata 41 / 101 Reykjavík
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
ART
OPENINGS AND ONGOING
September 12 - 25
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Opening
Gróska
Silja Hinriks works mainly with
painting but experiments with
other media such as textiles and
photography. The exhibition’s prints
are made with acrylic paint that
allows her to work in layers, exploring
the tension between colours and how
they compliment each other.
Opens September 12
Runs until September 14
Nordic House
Renowned Swedish graffiti and
textile artist Jonathan Josefsson has
works on display.
Opens September 20
Runs until October 5
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Girl Culture
The exhibit focuses on the central
role occupied by popular culture in
the construction or deconstruction
of female identity. The exhibition
consists of portrait images and
interviews that cast a light on the
experiences and expressions of
women today.
Opens September 13
Runs until January 11
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
Synthesis
This international exhibition
comprises works by seven artists.
The artists make three-dimensional
installations which share the qualities
of reflecting a certain perception,
thinking and rhythm, which may be
seen as an echo of life itself, of primal
forces, the structure of the fabric of
the world and the ongoing genesis of
the universe.
Opens September 20
Runs until January 15 2015
Sólon Bistro
Veteran photographer Elvar Örn
Kjartansson opens a new exhibition,
with a wide selection of works from
his career.
Opens September 15
Runs until October 27
Tveir Hrafnar Gallery
Icelandic Literature Vol 4
Painter, novelist, translator, and
columnist Hallgrímur Helgason has
a black-and-white visual arts exhibit
inspired by the works of 20th century
Icelandic poets and writers.
Opens September 13
Runs until October 5
Þoka
Grayscale
This exhibition by artist Curver
consists of a brand new video
performance. Curver plays with
the contrasts of the grayscale,
ranging from white to black, in his
humoristically banal and playful style.
He uses a range of mediums; videos,
installations, performances and
relational aesthetics to examine ideas
of self, popular culture and society.
Opens September 20
Runs until October 19
Ongoing
Anarkía
The Erotic In Figure And Landscape
The Ukrainian Serhiy Savchenko
primarily works with figurative
paintings and landscapes, as well as
a vivid eroticism reminiscent of Caim
Soutine.
Runs until August 31
Anarkía
On Bees and Flowers
Helga Sigurðardóttir's exhibition
features paper-maché sculptures
fitted with lights and watercolor
paintings that focus on different
aspects of fertility and reproduction.
Runs until September 28
The Last Olive Tree – An Ode to
Palestinian Women
Margrét Kristjándóttir exhibits oil
portraits of women, where she is
contemplating the woman under the
veil, especially Palestinian women
who have experienced a series of
wars that have robbed them of their
children and grandchildren, and the
cruelty and apathy of the world.
Runs until September 28
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
Art67
30x30
This is a group exhibition by
LITKA Art Association (LITKA
Myndlistarfélag) with works by 58
member artists. There will be 50
paintings on 30x30 canvases (see
what they did there?), and the last 8
will be watercolour artists.
Runs until September 30
ASÍ Art Gallery
Ladies, Beautiful Ladies
Birgir Birgisson follows up on the
questions at the heart of the politics
of representation, addressed through
the visual negotiations of blondes
in our cultural environment. This
exhibition presents a variety of works
that reach from painting on canvas
to installation to works on paper
and connects them to the issue of
how identities are made, shaped,
distributed and retold.
Runs until December 31
Remember?
With emphasis on documents from
the past 60 years, the exhibition by
Guðrún Sigríður reflects the rich
collection of records preserved by
the Archives since its foundation.
The exhibition presents mixed media,
using materials and methods she has
invented and developed in her art
practice in recent years.
Runs until September 21
The Culture House
This exhibit showcases principal
medieval 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
This exhibit explores the life
of Icelandic national hero Jón
Sigurðsson, made especially
accessible to children, families and
school groups.
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.
Kling & Bang Gallery
Hverfisgata 42 (E5) | August 28 – September 28 | 14-18 | Free!
“Looking” between the lines
‘Life – EFI’ by Margrét Bjarnadóttir
On permanent view
Millennium - Phase One
A selection of pieces is on view
from the collection 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
Gallerí Fold
Karl Hall’s new art exhibit opens this
day. There are 13 large oil paintings
made in the last year, depicting plants
and animals with strong colours
and abstract themes like the human
relationship with nature.
Runs until September 30
Gallerí Skilti
British artist S. Mark Gubb went to
Costa Rica, got inspired by the casual
atmosphere and the concept of “pura
vida,” the catchall phrase for positivity.
So he brought it to Reykjavík with a
sign that points anyone in the right
direction to find their own Pura Vida,
or good life.
Runs until December 15
Gallerý Portið
Gallerý Portið’s inaugural exhibit
features no less than 27 artists,
including Jón Óskar, Hulda Hákon,
Bjarni Sigurbjörnsson, Ómar
Stefánsson, Erling Klingenberg and
Erla Þórarinsdóttir. Pieces include
paintings as well as sculpture.
Runs until October 5
Gljúfrasteinn
"Fín frú, sendill og allt þar á milli"
This exhibition features photos, works
and audio clips of the museum's
creator, Auður Sveinsdóttir, Halldór
Laxness's wife. She played many roles
at the museum, as a fine lady, running
errands and making everything work.
Runs until September 28
Hafnarborg
Track
Track brings together works of
interesting artists who are known
for tackling abstract experiences in
a tangible and impressive way. The
Choreographer Margrét Bjarnadóttir is fascinated by the duality
of perception—is there more to a dance, or a book or a painting,
than we see at first sight? Or are we just filling in the blanks with
our own imagination? She's worked in dance, theatre, literature,
and the visual arts, and combines all of these disciplines in
this exhibition that explores the quality of doubt through video
installations, works on paper, and photographs. SV