Reykjavík Grapevine - 26.09.2014, Qupperneq 46

ART
OPENINGS AND ONGOING
photographs he has taken during
his trip around Iceland, with a wide
selection of landscape photography.
Rune’s photographs deal with the
country’s loneliness, wilderness, and
its magnificent nature.
Runs until September 28
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
This exhibit brings together works
of interesting artists who are known
for tackling abstract experiences in
a tangible and impressive way. The
exhibition showcases Icelandic artists
Daníel Magnússon, Guðrún Hrönn
Ragnarsdóttir, Ívar Brynjólfsson, Ívar
Valgarðsson, Sólveig Aðalsteinsdóttir
and Þóra Sigurðardóttir.
Runs until October 19
Hljómskálagarður
Words From A Bench
The Reykjavik UNESCO City
of Literature has now made
literature accessible to visitors
to Hljómskálagarðurinn Park in
Reykjavik. Guests can scan a code
on sixteen benches in the park that
is right by the city pond, sit down and
read poetry and prose in English by
local and “visiting” authors.
Runs until September 30
Hverfisgallerí
Selfsame
This exhibition of new works by
Bjarki Bragason, Claudia Hausfeld
and Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir focuses
on definitions of objecthood and
different approaches in surveying
a site. The starting point of their
conversation was a mound of rust
mimicking a stone sitting on a beach
at the place of a former garbage tip in
western Reykjavík, and the rest of the
work flourished from there.
Runs until October 4
i8 Gallery
Revelation
This photo exhibition by Hrafnkell
Sigurdsson explores themes
relating to nature, the man-made,
the sublime, culture and consumer
society. For example, the bubble wrap
in water could seem nothing more
than drifting litter, the air trapped in
the plastic generates a sense of life
within the inorganic shells, imbuing
the shapes with an eerie power.
Runs until October 11
The Icelandic Phallological
Museum
The museum contains a collection
of more than 215 penises and penile
parts belonging to almost all the
land and sea mammals that can be
found in Iceland. There's also a penis
sculpture honoring the Icelandic
men's handball team, though
confusingly it does not feature their
actual penises.
On permanent view
Kling & Bang Gallery
LIFE - EFI
Choreographer Margrét Bjarnadóttir
exhibits a series of works reflecting
on the transformative quality of
doubt. These pieces for the gallery,
including video installations, works
on paper, and photographs, highlight
Margrét's continuing fascination with
the double nature of reality.
Runs until September 28
Listamenn Gallery
Paintings produced around the
subject of JBK Ransu's book called
'The painting that escaped from its
frame.'
Runs until October 10
Mokka Kaffi
Touch
Touching is the central theme in
Ragnheiður Guðmundsdóttir's
pictures, the texture of the works
inseparable from their meaning. Every
piece, large or small, is filled with all
her emotions and feelings, born of
her own life, spiritual and physical.
But like all works of art, you can look
but can't touch.
Runs until October 2
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
Are you ready, Madam President?
The exhibition displays clothing
and other accessories from the
wardrobe 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 December 31
This Is How I Do It
Hjalti Karlsson, last year’s recipient
of the Nordic Torsten and Wanja
Söderberg prize is holding 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 19
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
Madeleine
Dodda Maggý attempts in her audio/
visual installations to combine visual
art, sound art and music. She creates
lyrical works which explore invisible
emotional elements through the
audience's perceptual experiences.
Runs until September 30
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.
Runs until December 31
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 Jósepsson (1907–1967)
was a widely travelled author and
journalist. 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 preserved
in Iceland’s National Museum of
Photography, a part of the National
Museum of Iceland.
Runs until December 31
Nordic House
Rugs
Renowned Swedish graffiti and textile
artist Jonathan Josefsson will have
his collection of rugs on display from
September 20th until October 5th at
Nordic House. Jonathan has been
a heavily influential player in the
Swedish graffiti art scene. The last
decade has seen him expanding into
textiles.This is an exhibition not to be
missed.
Runs until October 5
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
A posteriori: House, Sculpture
A posteriori, or ‘from what comes
after’, is a selection of artworks with
original references to buildings or
houses. The artists involved in the
exhibition have used existing or
fabricated architecture to create new
works.
Runs until February 1
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 enamels—are on display.
Runs until September 28
Erró and Art History
At Hafnarhús, works are always on
display which provide insight into
the work of Erró. The theme of this
exhibition is art history itself: over the
years, Erró has established a close
and creative relationship with that
history.
ADMISSION FREE
GRÓFARHÚS 6th Floor
Tryggvagata 15, 101 Reykjavik
Opening Hours: Mon–Thu 12–19
Fridays 12–18, Weekends 13–17
www.photomuseum.is
Lauren Greenfield
Stelpumenning / Girl Culture
13. 9. 2014 – 11. 1. 2015
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Shades Of Gray
‘Grayscale’ by Curver
Þoka
Laugavegur 25 (E5) | Sept 20 - Oct 19 | 10 - 18 | Free!
Artist Curver’s new video exhibit is all about altering our
perception of reality by experimenting with contrasts, working the
grayscale in a humorously banal and playful way. This notion is a
reoccurring theme in Curver’s art as he has previously presented
works where he transformed the Living Arts Museum into a
children’s playground, held a yard sale in the National Museum
of Iceland and sold puffin pizza at the rurally isolated lighthouse
of Bjargartangaviti. By using a range of mediums such as videos,
installations, performances and relational aesthetics, he’s
examined ideas of self, popular culture and society. SV