Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.10.2014, Síða 49

ART
ONGOING
centre.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
From Poverty to Abundance
Photos documenting Icelandic
fishermen at the turn of the 20th
century.
On permanent view
The History of Sailing
Iceland's maritime history that
showcases the growth of the
Reykjavík Harbour.
On permanent view
The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn
This vessel sailed through all three
Cod Wars and has also served as a
rescue ship to more than 200 ships.
On permanent view
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.
Runs until January 11
Twosomes
This exhibit represents an almost-
culmination of Mark Chester’s 40+
years of travelling with a camera.
Images are paired up by related
subject matter, architectural icons
with sidewalk signage; Japan with
Iowa; 1979 with 2002; celebrity with
passerby in a manner that reveals
how we are all connected, be it
people, places, times or feelings.
Runs Until October 14
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Tracks in Sand
The National Gallery of Iceland opens
a retrospective exhibition of the
works of abstract sculptor Sigurjón
Ólafsson (1908-1982). Sigurjón was
one of the most influential Icelandic
artists in the postwar era, and was
throughout his life at the forefront of
Icelandic sculpture.
Runs until October 30
Sólon Bistro
Veteran photographer Elvar Örn
Kjartansson opens a new exhibition,
with a wide selection of works from
his career.
Runs until October 27
Spark Design Space
Urban Shape
The exhibition by artist Paolo
Gianfrancesco is a series of maps of
every European capital. Using Open
Street Map (OSM) data, the maps
are meant to represent a view of the
cities rather than try to capture the
reality of them because cities are not
static like maps but are continuously
evolving over time.
Runs until November 11
Tveir Hrafnar Art Gallery
The gallery exhibits works by artists
represented by the gallery, selected
works by other acclaimed artists, and
past Icelandic masters.
Runs until November 1
The Paris Package
Painter, novelist, translator and
columnist Hallgrímur Helgason
exhibits his ‘lost paintings’ from
Paris along with earlier works. He
had lost those paintings for thirteen
years until they finally appeared in a
storage space in Paris.
Runs until October 11
Týsgallerí
Préliminaires
David Subhi just launched his first
exhibition in Iceland. Through his
work he questions everything,
including what a painting is, what can
be the subject of a painting, whether
it is acceptable to follow a trend, or if
everyone has to be a trailblazer, and
so on.
Runs until October 15
Red Direction
In her new exhibit, artist Rakel
McMahon looks into the topic
communication through simple visual
language, such as the kind found on
airplanes.
Runs until October 26
Wind And Weather Gallery
It’s Over
Artist Erica Eyres' work is primarily
concerned with narrative, and is
realized through series of drawings,
The Colour And The Shape
Lip-Sticks
Hafnarborg
Strandgata 34 | Nov 1 - Jan 4 | 12 - 17 | Free!
videos, and sculptures. Most recently,
she has been developing a body of
ceramic wigs, balloons and gloves
that are are rendered flat.
Runs until October 30
Volcano House
The exhibition gives a brief overview
of Iceland’s geological history
and volcanic systems with superb
photographs of volcanic eruptions
and other magnificent aspects of
Icelandic nature.
On permanent view
Wind And Weather Gallery
Point Of View
The window of the gallery is a little
box where passers by normally
stop to look in. The mixed-media
installation by Dóra Hrund Gísladóttir
is an attempt to draw people's focus
into the opposite direction, where the
gallery itself is looking out to, making
the viewer the true focal point.
Opens October 1
Runs until October 31
Þoka
Grayscale
This exhibition by artist Curver
consists of a brand new video
performance in which Curver plays
with the contrasts of the grayscale, 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.
Runs until October 19
Seven of Iceland’s contemporary artists have come together to
put up an engaging exhibition that attempts to dazzle viewers with
colourful narratives and blunt attitudes. This younger generation of
artists, all born after 1970, showcase their own personal styles and
working methods in this eclectic and radiant exhibition that ranges
from the abstract to the simply bizarre, such as the picture art work
by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir. SV