Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.12.2014, Side 42

ART
OPENINGS AND ONGOING
Dec 5 - Jan 8
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Opening
ART67
'Litaspil / Playing With Colours' by
Gréta Erlendsdóttir
Gréta Erlendsdóttir is the guest artist of
ART67 this month. Her work is often
characterised by abstract oil paintings
that play with colours, with the human
form visible in one way or another in her
pieces. She is often inspired by nature
and the bold colours of her surroundings.
Opens December 6
Runs until December 31
City Libarary, Spöng
‘Washed Up’ by Gunnhildur
Þórðardóttir
Gunnhildur’s 2d and 3d works consists
of numerous items that have been
discarded and washed up on the shore,
or extra materials that she puts to good
use. The works are, in a way, transformed
from junk and litter into pieces of art.
Sustainability is the name of the game
in this exhibit, and its title is a reference
to a poem Gunnhildur wrote about
sustainability and our consumer-fuelled
society.
Opens December 6
Runs until April 12
Ekkisens
The Royal Drawing Exhibition
Eight young aspiring male Icelandic
artists will be exhibiting a diverse
selection of drawings. The artists are all
self-proclaimed geniuses who secretly
consider themselves better than the next
and use this exhibition as a battleground
to measure their skills in true pissing
contest-fashion.
Opens December 5
Runs until December 11
Gallery Verkstæði
Artist Helgi Þorgils Friðjónsson has an
exhibition from his early years (1977-
1980) that were at the time described by
reviewers as being “the last paintings
made in Iceland” due to how bad
they were. Undaunted, or perhaps
encouraged by such words, Helgi has
brought those very same works back and
is putting them on display.
Opens December 11
Runs until January 11
Harbinger
‘Snjókoma’ by Guðbjörg Káradóttir
& Ólöf Jakóbína Ernudóttir
This ceramic-designer duo has made a
collection of 1,000 porcelain pieces. The
exhibit is named ‘Snjókoma,’ which means
“Snowfall,” which is apt as the thousand
pieces all hang from the ceiling of the
venue.
Opens December 6
Runs until December 23
Hitt Húsið
Christmas Design Market
Young designers will exhibit and sell their
design and home-made goods. The
market will be open from 17-22, with
free coffee and gingerbread available to
visitors.
Open December 11
Loft Hostel
Iceland Academy Of Art Christmas
Market
Students from the Iceland Academy Of
Art display their wares from 13:00 to
16:00, just in time for the big seasonal gift
splurge.
Open December 6 and 13
Candle Workshop
A free candle workshop is on from 19:00.
Open December 10
Swap Til You Drop
This STYD is Christmas themed, so bring
your used clothes and swap them for
something you or your friends can use,
from 16:00 to 20:00.
Open December 17
Christmas Decoration & Card
Making
Learn from the pros how to make festive
decorations and cards, from 20:00.
Open December 18
Mokka Kaffi
'Grjótaþorpið' by Gylfi Gíslason
Following the re-release of a book from 1980
about Grjótaþorpið, a small neighbourhood
in the heart of 101 Reykjavík, an art exhibit
with works from the late Gylfi Gíslason will
be on display at Mokka Kaffi. In addition
to writing said book about Grjótaþorpið,
Gylfi was a multi-talented artist who had
numerous exhibits, and taught drawing
classes.
Opens December 5
Runs until January 9
The National Museum
Christmas Exhibition
The museum offers special christmas
exhibitions as well as a christmas family
activity game. The Icelandic Yule Lads
visit the Museum at 11:00 every day from
December 12 until Christmas Eve. On
December 13 Dr. Terry Gunnell will have
an illustrated presentation in English on
Icelandic Christmas traditions in the past
and present.
Opens December 12
Runs until December 24
The National Gallery
‘New Works’ by Jón Óskar
Jón Óskar is one of Iceland’s better known
artists who has displayed with numerous
exhibitions in museums and galleries
around the world. In his photographs,
drawings, and prints, he explores the
conflict between the surface of the picture
plane and the subjects he portrays,
whether they are portraits, historical
themes, or personal references.
Runs until February 8
SÍM
Kanill
This group exhibit of 80 participants includes
art of all kinds of mediums, with each
piece capped at a 15,000 ISK price tag.
There is no curation, artists hang up their
own pieces in whatever fashion they fancy,
giving the whole exhibit a salon-vibe.
Opens December 4
Runs until December 22
Reykjavík Museum Of
Photography
‘Flat 5’ by María Kristín Steinsson
María’s exhibit features a series of 15 long
exposure photographs that that capture
the entire duration of a performed activity
unfolding in front of the camera. Through
repetitive, mundane tasks carried out
within the boundaries of her home, she
attempts to reveal how traces of our
existence appear as time passes by. As a
result the photographs contains both time
and movement condensed within a still
image.
Opens December 11
Runs until February 3
Ongoing
Árbær Open Air Museum
A guided tour in English through this
open air museum, which consists of
twenty buildings happens daily at 13:00.
Admission 1,300 ISK.
On permanent view
the weather.
Runs until December 31
Anarkía
Meinvill In Anarkía
‘Meinvill’ is a mysterious word, known
from the icelandic version of the beloved
christmas carol "Silent Night." Thus, the
title brings to mind thoughts of christmas
CHECK OUT THE NEW
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
C OM P R I S I N G 5 TO P MU S E UMS:
Árbær Open Air Musem
Viðey Island
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is
The Settlement Exhibition
Vegamótastíg | 101 Reykjavík | tel. 511 3040 | www.vegamot.is
Diverse menu,
great value and
a wide selection
of cocktails, beers
and wines.
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Grettisgata
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
Harpa
Austurbakki 2 (D4) | Dec 13, 27, 28, 29, 30 | 19:00 | 4,200 ISK
If you’re up for a good laugh and fun, this one-man comedy show
might be your cup of tea. It’s a short introduction to Iceland’s
history, the sagas, and offers a first hand account on Icelandic
behaviour and manners (if there is such a thing in the first place).
It deals with the struggles and attitude of the average Icelander,
all the while mocking a plethora of other nationalities. In just a
few lessons, you’ll learn how to pass off as an Icelander, or at least
start your journey of Icelandichood, and there’s a certificate in it
for those that like those sorts of things. No worries, though, the
show is 100% in English. ER
A Dash Of Icelandic Comedy
How To Become Icelandic In 60 Minutes