Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.06.2015, Page 50

ART
OPENINGS
June 18-July 2
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Opening
Gallery Tukt
‘Fantastic Friday Street Dance
Performance’
Performing around Reykjavík City Centre,
The Hitt Húsið Creative Summer Groups
and Hitt Húsið Street Theatre will present
music, poetry, theatre, and dance as part of
their Fantastic Friday event.
Runs on June 26, 12:00-14:00
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
‘Light’ by Litku
Using oil, acrylic, and watercolour,
members of the Litku art collective hope
to explore both manifestations of light in
nature and landscape and the interplay of
light and shadow in this exhibit, which is
in honour of UNESCO’s 2015 International
Year of Light.
Opens June 25
Runs until August 28
‘True Face’ by Anna Henriksdóttir &
Svafa Björg Einarsdóttir
This exhibition of oil, pastel, watercolour
and collage work, is all based around the
theme of portraits and includes varied
pieces, such as paintings of pets as well
as self-portraits. This exhibition was made
through the efforts of art teachers Anna
Henriksdóttir and Svafa Björg Einarsdóttir,
who created the programme to help
strengthen and empower unemployed
people to get back into the labour market
through artistic expression.
Opens on June 26
Runs until August 28
Mengi
‘The Suitable World: Seeking One
Perfect Thing’ by Joshua-Michéle
Ross and Yvette Molina
American artists Joshua-Michéle and
Yvette document a 28-day journey around
Iceland wearing a three-piece suit.
The photo and video performance is a
meditation on trying to preserve the things
we love against the relentless wearing
effect of time.
Runs on June 20, 20:00
‘Sight by Sonar’, ‘Bad Blood’, and
‘Nail Art’ by Cherry Kino
This exhibition will feature a series of short
films, all hand-processed on Super 8 and 16
mm film by the artist, Cherry Kino. Expect
the films to be whimsical and visually
delightful as Cherry Kino depicts her “salty
love letter to the sea.”
Runs on June 23, 21:00
Mokka Kaffi
Original Drawings of a Comic Short
Story by Kristján Jón Guðnason
Comic book artist Kristján Jón Guðnason
will present an exhibit of original drawings at
Mokka Kaffi.
Opens June 25
Runs until July 15
Nordic House
‘Aalto Masterpiece’
The Nordic House itself will be on exhibit
for people who are interested in learning
more about the architecture of this sleek
house, designed by Finnish architect Alvar
Aalto. The exhibition focuses on the story of
the Nordic House and all the little details of
the house that you might miss just walking
through.
Opens on June 23
Runs until August 29
Kling & Bang
‘Benelux verkstæðið’ by Helgi
Thorsson
In this exhibit, which consists of prints,
paintings and sculptures, Helgi Thorsson
hopes to reinvent old classics in a new
light. Exploring everything from corporate
responsibility to aliens, this exhibit will be
Helgi’s final in Iceland before he moves
abroad.
Opens June 27
Runs until July 26
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Kjarvalsstaðir
‘Marginalia—texts, sketches, and
doodles in Kjarval’s art’
This exhibit dives into Jóhannes S. Kjarval’s
personal world, presenting drawings, letters
and writings collected over the artist’s life.
By showing everything from sketches on
envelops to doodles on paper napkins, this
exhibit hopes to allow the viewer to enter the
intimate and eccentric world of Kjarval.
Opens on June 19
Runs until November 29
'TWO STRONG WOMEN’ by Júlíana
Sveinsdóttir & Ruth Smith
Celebrating the centenary of women’s
suffrage in Iceland and the Faroe Islands,
this exhibit presents the works of Icelander
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir and Faroese Ruth
Smith. With 90 works, both oil paintings and
drawings, these artists explore everything
from basic still lifes and landscapes, to
depression, ageing, and deterioration.
Opens on June 19
Runs until August 31
‘Vertical / horizontal’ by Júlíana
Sveinsdóttir & Anni Albers
This exhibit presents weavings by Júlíana
Sveinsdóttir and Anni Albers who use both
conventional and unconventional materials
in their textiles, creating works that are both
abstract and modern.
Opens on June 19
Runs until August 31
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Big Questions In A Small Space
‘Benelux Werkstatte’ by Helgi Þórsson
Kling & Bang
Hverfisgata 42 (E5) | June 27-July 26 Thurs-Sunday 14:00-18:00
This exhibit by Icelandic artist Helgi Þórsson includes prints,
paintings and sculptures that play with fantasy and possibility,
offering more questions than answers from topics like social
responsibility to those hunches you get every now and then that
there might be aliens among us. Our best guess is that the works
will be strange, colourful, and perfect for those of you who just
wanna get together and be freaky. There will be a special opening
party on June 27 at 17:00, and artwork on sale. Come get a little
buzzed, a lot weird, and wonder what the meaning of all this life
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