Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.05.2015, Blaðsíða 49

Experience
Icelandic Art
and Design
Gerðarsafn -
Kópavogur Art Museum
Hamraborg 4, Kópavogur
Open 11–17 / Closed on Mondays
www.gerdarsafn.is
Hönnunarsafn Íslands
/ Museum of Design
and Applied Art
Garðatorg 1, Garðabær
Open 12–17 / Closed on Mondays
www.honnunarsafn.is
Hafnarborg
/ The Hafnarfjordur Centre
of Culture and Fine Art
Strandgata 34, Hafnarfjörður
Open 12–17 / Thursdays 12–21
Closed on Tuesdays
www.hafnarborg.is
Route 40 takes you to
on your way to the Blue Lagoon
Ámundi
Graphic Designer
Un peu plus
Drawings and sketches by
fashion designer Helga
Björnsson
Cairns
Jónína Guðnadóttir
MENN
Curver Thoroddsen
Finnur Arnar Arnarson
Hlynur Hallsson
Kristinn G. Harðarson
Illumination
Exhibition of Works by Con-
temporary Icelandic Artists
Doríon
Dodda Maggý, Video- &
Music Performance by Dodda
Maggý with the Katla
Women ś Choir
Route 40
The country’s largest
museum of cultural history
featuring a permanent exhibition on Iceland’s
history from settlement to present day as well
as temporary exhibitions e.g. on photography.
the national
museum of
iceland
open
Winter (16. September-30.April)
Tuesday-Sunday 11-5
Summer (1. May-15.September)
Daily 10-5
www.thjodminjasafn.is | Suðurgata 41 | 101 Reykjavík
Party Every Night.
Cocktails!
Live Music Every Night!
50 different kinds of beer.
Live Sports Coverage
Kitchen open from 11.00.
Ribs - Burgers
Chicken Wings!
LIFE IS SHORT
– DRINK EARLY –
AUSTURSTRAETI 8 • REYKJAVIK
Reykjavik Art Museum:
Ásmundarsafn
‘Artistic Inclination’ by Ásmundur
Sveinsson
Works that span the entire career of
sculptor Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982)
from when he was a student at the Sate
Academy in Sweden to abstract pieces
created towards the end of his life. His
work is inspired by nature, literature and
the Icelandic people.
Opens May 9
Runs until Oct 4
Reykjavik Art Museum:
Hafnarhús
‘Áfangar’ by Richard Serra
Richard Serra unveiled his environmental
art installation on Viðey Island 25 years ago.
In honour of the anniversary, Hafnarhús
presents an exhibition of Richard’s
drawings and graphic works as well as film
and photographs from ‘Áfangar’ on Viðey.
Opens May 21
Runs until Sep 20
‘bears; truths…’ by Kathy Clark
Using teddy bears discarded by Reykjavík
children, Kathy develops a narrative about
life’s journey. Throughout her career, she
has shown work in Iceland and the United
States, and is the founder of two window
galleries in downtown Reykjavík.
Opens May 21
Runs until Oct 18
Reykjavík City Theatre
‘Blæði: Obsidian Pieces’ by Damien
Jalet
Iceland Dance Company presents four
works by Belgian choreographer Damien
Jalet. He chose the name ‘Obsidian Pieces’
because like the stone, each piece is both
dark and reflective. Erna Ómarsdóttir
created the piece ‘Black Marrow’ with
Damien in Australia in 2009 as the second
part of a performance premiered in Iceland
at that time.
Opens May 19
Runs until May 28
Tjarnarbíó
Multicultural Day
Celebrating Reykjavík’s Multicultural
Day, there is a varied entertainment
programme booked in Tjarnarbíó, featuring
acts including the Icelandic circus,
Lithuanian and Turkish song performances,
Vietnamese, Polish and Balkan dance
acts, and a theatrical performance by the
Women’s Story Circle which is a project
between Reykjavík City Library and
W.O.M.E.N in Iceland (organisation of
women of foreign origins in Iceland).
Runs on May 9, 14:30-17:00
‘The Border’ by Jo Strømgren
Kompani
This dance performance by acclaimed
Norwegian dance company Jo Strømgren
Kompani was premiered in 2011 and has
since been performed all over the world. It’s
about a male and female co-worker who
secretly wage a war in the office, which
starts out being a battle for territory, before
evolving into something much more.
Runs on May 18 and 19
Tveir Hrafnar Gallery
‘Cliffs, sunshine, heroes, sky, sea
and birds’ by Hulda Hákon
With texts, paintings wall reliefs and
sculptures, renowned Icelandic artist Hulda
Hákon transforms small everyday feats into
heroic victories.
Opens May 14
Runs until June 20
Who Cares About Her Smile, What’s Mona Lisa’s Name?
‘The Vixen And The Victim’
The ASÍ Art Gallery
Freyjugata 41 (G5) | May 14-June 13 13-17 Tues-Sun | Free!
Ongoing
12 Tónar
‘Piece For A Blue Wall’ by Lyla
Marsol
The Swiss artist Lyla Marsol is exhibiting
twenty paintings made on wood and silver
in 12 Tónar.
Runs until May 31
Anarkía
‘Webs’ by Ragnheiður
Guðmundsdóttir
Ragnheiður Guðmundsdóttir uses mixed
media on plywood and paper to convey
how emotions affect physical state and
how art serves as a healing power for the
artist and their environment.
Runs until May 24
‘Shadows and light of
understanding’ by Ólöf Björg
Björnsdóttir
Ólöf often paints figures on canvas in
strong colours to explore the human kind’s
search for itself. In this exhibition she
shows new paintings with a fresh approach
that is lighter and simpler than her usual
works but still displaying the strong
characteristics of her vivid colour palette.
Runs until May 24
ART67
Pálmar Örn Guðmundsson
Exhibition
ART67’s May artist of the month is Pálmar
Örn Guðmundsson, who hails from the
fishing village of Grindavík in the Reykjanes
peninsula. He says he draws inspiration
for his figurative acrylics paintings from
his surroundings. This is his sixth solo
exhibition at ART67.
Runs until May 31
Ásgrímur Jónsson Collection
‘In The Light Of The Days’ by
Ásgrímur Jónsson
The works of the late Ásgrímur Jónsson
cover huge swaths of the history of Iceland.
The interpretation of the seen and the
unseen, landscape and oral tradition
were some of his main topics throughout
his career which spanned the first half
of the twentieth century. His paintings
and drawings reflect sincere love for the
country and the nation, and the works
chosen for this exhibition reflect the scope
of the artist’s themes.
Runs until September 15
Better Weather Window Gallery
‘Freedom from Inside’ by Lukka
Sigurðardóttir
Lukka Sigurðardottir’s new window gallery
display is concerned with the concept
Throughout history, female subjects in artwork have usually been
depicted in a way that’s interchangeable with a bowl of fruit. With the
exception of art and renaissance historians, most people only don’t
know much about the Mona Lisa beyond the name (of the painting,
not of subject Lisa del Giocondo) and that it was painted by Leonardo
da Vinci. This is a common theme: nameless models known more for
the men who painted them. This year marks 100 years since women
were granted suffrage in Iceland, and in honour of the celebration
ASÍ is curating an exhibition that focuses on women as more than
just a vixen or a victim. Some of the contributing artists are Anna
Hallin, Eirún Jónsdóttir, Eva Ísleifsdóttir, Kristín Jónsdóttir,
Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir, Magdalena Margrét Kjartansdóttir, Rakel
MacMahon and Valgerður Guðlaugsdóttir. AM
ART
OPENINGS & ONGOING