Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.06.2015, Qupperneq 55

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
KEEPERS
Highlights from the
Collection, opens on June12
No Site
June 13th – August 23rd
Icelandic landscape seen
with the eyes of eight
contemporary photographers.
Ceramics
From the Collection
June 24th – August 23rd
Illumination
Exhibition of Works by
Contemporary Icelandic Artists
Doríon
Dodda Maggý, Video- & Music
Performance by Dodda Maggý
with the Katla Women ś Choir
Performed: Friday 15 May, 9 pm
and Saturday 16 May, 4 pm.
Route 40
Bike Cave
Scooter rental
Bike Cave
Einarsnes 36 | 101 | Reykjavík stefan@bikecave.is
www.bikecave.is
Located right next to
Reykjavik domestic
airport via bus nr. 12
770-3113 & 666-6136
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
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 8 — 2015
Ongoing
ART67
‘So many men, so many minds’ by
María Manda Ívarsdóttir
María Manda is an independent packaging
form and graphic designer, whose exhibit
features her humorous ideas of alter egos,
thoughts and dreams. She is ART67’s guest
artist for June.
Runs until June 30
Anarkía
'Art For The Rest Of Us' By Filippo
De Esteban
Although painter Filippo de Esteban has
been to Iceland regularly for 30 years, this
is his first exhibit here. In it he showcases
works from his 'Fata Morgana' Collection.
Runs until June 21
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
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
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. Artists 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
‘p,mö///l ksp,mö///l ks’ by Sigurður
Ámundson
This exhibit, while difficult to pronounce,
is a mixed media installation that presents
Sigurður's pencil drawings and clay
sculptures in this window gallery.
Runs until July 29
Cafe Mezzo
'Unnamed' by Gerður Erla
Tómasdóttir
Gerður Erla is interested in exploring the
feminine, emotional intelligence, and
humankind’s relationship to nature. At
Cafe Mezzo, on the second floor of the
Iða bookstore, she presents a painting
exhibit inspired by the Tarot, mysticism,
shamanism, and existence in general.
Runs until June 30
The Einar Jónsson Museum
The museum contains close to 300
artworks, including a beautiful garden with
Kicking Patriarchal Ass With Art
‘Two Strong Women’ by Júlíana Sveinsdóttir & Ruth Smith
Reykjavík Art Museum: Kjarvalsstaðir
Flókagata 24 (H8) | June 19-August 31 10-17 | 1,400 ISK
26 bronze casts of the artist’s sculptures.
On permanent view
Gallery Bakarí
'KAF' by Kolbrá Braga
This exhibit explores Kolbrá Braga's
thoughts on whether visual art as a
medium is dead, what kind of person a
painter is, and what laws they have to obey
and break in creating art.
Runs until June 29
Gallery GAMMA
‘The Next Great Moment in History
Is Ours’ by Dorothy Iannone
Dorothy Iannone (1933) is a visual artist
whose work deals with censorship and
women’s sexuality. In 1969, some of her
work was removed from a Kunsthalle
Bern exhibition after the museum director
demanded genitals be covered, thus
sparking the contrary reaction. Since then,
her work has been shown in places such
as the New Museum in New York and
Berlinische Galerie in Berlin.
Runs until July 31
Gallery ORANGE
'nafnlaus' by Arnar Birgisson
26-year-old Breiðholt local, Arnar Birgisson
is best known as a musician, playing with
Mosi Musik, Boogie Trouble & Babies. In
his art exhibit, which is the fourth ever
held at this gallery, he expresses his inner
thoughts with a flurry of colours and
movements on the canvas.
Runs until July 15
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
‘Papercraft Exhibition´ by Juventa
and Paulius Mudéniené
An exhibition of paper art by Lithuanian
artist Juventa, and photography by
her husband Paulius, is on display at
Gerðuberg. In the past, they have exhibited
works in Belgium, England, Sweden,
Norway, Germany and Egypt.
Runs until August 31
Hafnarborg
‘Your place, our environment by the
Flensborg harbour’
A selection of maps, photographs and
drawings showcase the long history of the
Flensborg Harbour, Germany.
Runs until June 21
‘No Site’
This exhibition features photographs
depicting nature in Iceland, all taken by
artists currently residing in Iceland.
Runs until August 23
Hallgrímskirkja
‘City of God’ by Rósa Gísladóttir
'City of God' consists of five different
pieces of art, which include soundscape
and sculptures, all with references to
Christianity, except the mirror of time which
is situated outside the front of the church.
Runs until August 9
Breaking into the visual arts in the early 1900s was no easy feat if
you were a woman, or if you grew up on a small, isolated island—
but that’s exactly what the Icelander Júlíana Sveinsdóttir and
the Faroe Islander Ruth Smith achieved. This exhibit displays the
work of these two seminal visual artists from the North Atlantic,
which predominantly depicts the sublime landscapes of their
respective home islands and the battle between land and sea. Not
only is Júlíana and Ruth’s work extremely important in the history of
women’s art, but also in the history of their homes in general. CMD
ART
ONGOING