Reykjavík Grapevine - 22.05.2015, Side 40

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May 22 - June 4
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Opening
Hallgrímskirkja
‘Engram Audio Walk’ by Tomas
Rajnai and Jens Nielsen
Since 2013, Tomas Rajnai and Jens Nielsen
of The Invisible Theatre have created
site-specific audio performances where
audience members become both actors
and spectators. They are invited to reflect
on their own lives as a recording guides
them through the landmark.
Runs May 26 & 27 at 12:00
Reykjavík City Theatre
‘Akasha’ by Shantala Shivalingappa
Shantala Shivalingappa is an acclaimed
dancer who is trained in both western
contemporary dance and classical Indian
dance. Her Kuchipudi (an Indian dance
style) piece 'Akasha' is choreographed in
collaboration with Vempati Ravi Shankar
and consists of five solos that interpret
Hindi poems.
Runs June 2 at 20:00
Tjarnarbíó
‘Roots Unrooted‘ by Juliette Louste
and Mirte Bogeart
Juliette Louste and Mirte Bogeart present
a dancing tribute to the Tjarnarbíó theatre,
which is about to undergo renovations.
Both are professional dancers and
choreographers that met in Iceland.
Runs May 22 at 20:00
Týsgallerí
‘Swirl’ by Kari Ósk Grétudóttir Ege
Kari Ósk Ege graduated from the Icelandic
Academy of Art in 2007 and has continued
her art education, been in group exhibitions
and written articles and a play since then.
Her exhibition at Týsgallerí consists of visual
artworks that look at the kinesthetics of
everyday life.
Opens May 22
Runs until June 7
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 with
strong colours in an effort to explore
humankind’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
Árbær Open Air Museum
‘Between the lines – How stay-at-
home women earned a living 1900-
1970’
This exhibition looks at how women were
able to generate revenue with odd jobs in
the twentieth century when many of them
stayed at home.
Runs until August 31
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
ASÍ Art Gallery
‘The Vixen And The Victim’
Throughout the history of Western art,
women were nameless models used by
men as muses rather than subject matter. In
2015 women (over 40) are celebrating the
centennial of the right to vote in Iceland and
ASÍ is celebrating by showcasing a gallery
that focuses on women. Artist of all ages
and methods present works that deal with
the idea that women are always seen as
either the ‘vixen’ or ‘victim’.
Runs until June 30
Better Weather Window Gallery
‘Freedom from Inside’ by Lukka
Sigurðardóttir
Lukka Sigurðardottir’s new window gallery
display is concerned with the concept
of freedom, presented as glowing lights
erupting from inside of a bridal gown.
Runs until May 29
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300 artworks
including a beautiful garden with 26 bronze
casts of the artist’s sculptures.
On permanent view
Frakkastígur 9 Courtyard
‘Icelandic Suffragettes Prevailed 100
Years Ago’
Eight artists present an outdoor exhibit
inspired by a discourse on gender equality in
honour of the 100th anniversary of women’s
suffrage in Iceland. The works are found in
the courtyard, on walls, in a tree and on the
street. Contributing artists are Hallgrímur
Helgason, Helga Þórsdóttir, Hildur
Hákonardóttir, Hlynur Hallsson, Jóna Hlíf
Halldórsdóttir, Lybia Castro, Ólafur Ólafsson
and Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir
Runs until June 7
‘Endurlit’ by Aðalheiður
Valgeirsdóttir
Aðalheiður has been a prolific artist over
the past 30 years. In this exhibition she
uses water colours to combine her own
The Great Castration
‘The Next Great Moment in History Is Ours’ by
Dorothy Iannone
Gallery GAMMA
Garðastræti 37 (D3) | May 13-July 31 Weekdays 13-17 | Free!
In 1541, Cardinal Carafa and Monsignor Sernini started what
came to be known as the ‘Fig Leaf Campaign’ when they ordered
certain key sections of Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgment’ covered
up because merely looking at a phallus was thought sinful in and
of itself (oh, the guilt these men must have felt when going for a
pee). Since then, artists have been censored and expected to find
ways of covering up their subjects. In 1969, works by visual artist
Dorothy Iannone were removed from an exhibition at Kunsthalle
Bern after the museum director demanded she cover the genitals.
She built a career around doing just the opposite. AM
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