Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.05.2015, Qupperneq 45

Two Weeks
The Grapevine picks the events, places and what to experience in the next two weeks
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Reykjavík May 8 - May 21 Keep it in your pocket
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fat sigurjón the bbq surf & turf
morthens MR. ROCK FACTORY BURGER
the trucker east coast
burger
ariba,
son of salsa
the president animal park rescue (112)
15
May
1-29
May
14-7
May-June
Art
Glowing Gown of
Freedom
Music
Atli Heimir Sveinsson
Art
Love And Lust In Mixed
Media
Danish artist Barbara Amalie Skovmand
Thomsen explores love relations, lust and longing
in a colourful and dynamic installation that features
music, videos, sculptures and photography. In
tune with the title, this is a partner exhibition to
Barbara’s exhibition in Copenhagen. It provides
a multi-faceted insight into this most powerful
human emotion, laced with sensuality, melancholic
romance and humour. There is a special opening
event on May 14 at 14:00, where Barbara is joined
by beatboxer Kristinn Ágústsson and invites the
audience to sing along, karaoke-style. RÓG
‘Freedom from Inside’ by Lukka
Sigurðardóttir
Better Weather Window Gallery (F6) | 24 hours
‘There are two in a couple’ by Barbara
Amalie Skovmand Thomsen
Harbinger (G5) | Th-F 14-18, Sa 14-17 | Free!
In this site-specific mixed-media installation, artist
Lukka Sigurðardóttir explores the untouchable
inner freedom found in the form of an internally
lit bridal gown which was co-designed by fashion
and costume designer Alexander Kirchner.
Lukka, who graduated from the visual arts
department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts
in 2014, often concerns herself with the everyday
happenstances and objects that people know
and can relate to, but tend not to scrutinise in
depth. She often works with time-related media,
installations and sculptures. In addition, she’s the
artistic director of the Secret Solstice Festival 2015.
RÓG
Mengi and the Iceland Academy of the Arts
present the first of a series of combination
concerts-lectures on the Icelandic composer Atli
Heimir Sveinsson. Born in 1938, Atli Heimir
is one of the Iceland’s most prolific classical
composers, and yet much of his work was never
recorded or performed a second time after its
premiere. This series aims to look at his less
appreciated works and to give a better picture of
an Icelandic master. In this first concert-lecture,
Arngunnur Árnadóttir (clarinet), Melkorka
Ólafsdóttir (flute), Michael Kaulartz (bassoon)
and Örn Magnússon (reader) will perform
six works, followed by a lecture by Þráinn
Hjálmarsson. AM
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An Unappreciated Master
Mengi (F5) | 21:00 | 2,000 ISK
SHAKE IT, SHAKE IT GOOD It's been a while
since AmabAdamA, one of Iceland's handful of
reggae bands, released their sophmore album, but
they've kept themselves busy in the meanwhile
and invite fans (and other people that need more
warmth in their life) to celebrate the coming of
summer, end of exams and the release of their new
single with a party at Húrra with their jolly friends
from Rvk Soundsystem, so be sure not to be
late. Doors open at 21:00, 2,000 ISK admission.
DANCING TO NO MOONLIGHT With the sun
hovering in the sky for longer each day, night is
becoming short in supply, and bouncing between
bars threatens to be a sobering experience, so
why not head to Dansverkstæðið where the
No Lights, No Lycra Dance Party is held
each Tuesday? The premise is simple: You pay a
token fee, enter into a completely blacked out and
crowded room and dance away to solid (and camp)
songs for as long as you can. It's great!
Tuesdays
May 16