Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.06.2015, Qupperneq 56

CHECK OUT THE NEW
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
C OM P R I S I N G 5 TO P MU S E UMS:
Árbær Open Air Musem
Viðey Island
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is
The Settlement Exhibition
More information in the
Museums & Galleries section.
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HISTORIC EXHIBITION RESTAURANT • SHOP • ACTIVITIES
The Saga Museum brings the Viking age to life. There you’ll walk
among some of Iceland’s most famous heroes and infamous villains
portrayed in their defining moments; the Viking settlement in 874,
Leif the Lucky’s discovery of America, the founding of the world’s
first parliament and the epic clan feuds that marked the settlement.
This is as close as you’ll ever get to meeting Vikings in the flesh.
Saga Museum • Grandagarður 2 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel.: (+354) 511 1517 • Open: Daily from 10 to 18
www.sagamuseum.is
Try on the clothes and
weapons of the Viking
age. Great fun and a
great photo opportunity.
The shop has a wide
selection of traditional
Viking handiwork,
souvenirs and clothing.
PLEASED TO MEAT YOU!
ART
ONGOING
Héðinsvöllur Playground
Children’s Culture Festival
Old toys from days gone by will be on
exhibit at Héðinsvöllur Playground on
Hringbraut. This piece is a great way
to revisit your childhood, and perhaps
learn something new while making new
memories with your family.
Runs until September 1
Hornið
‘Take Two’ by Jóhann Vilhjálmsson
Part artist, part musician, and part chef,
Jóhann is a true jack-of-all-trades. His
mediums are pastels and ink, and he
gravitates towards bold, bright colours. His
subjects range from people, to landscapes,
scenes and more, but all have a surrealist
quality in common. One could look at these
paintings a hundred times and still find
something new.
On permanent view
Hverfisgallerí
‘Misty Rain’ by Ásdís Sif
Gunnarsdóttir
Ásdis Sif Gunnarsdóttir presents a piece
that is part video installation and part
cinema. The video shows the surreal
memories of a woman during an interview.
Runs until June 26
i8 Gallery
‘Me and My Mother 2015’ by Ragnar
Kjartansson
Celebrated artist Ragnar Kjartansson
displays his latest video work, capturing
the artist’s mother spitting on him, in her
own living room. His earlier works in the
series from 2000, 2005 and 2010 are also
on display.
Runs until August 22
The Icelandic Phallological
Museum
The museum contains a collection of
more than 215 penises and penile parts
belonging to almost all the land and sea
mammals that can be found in Iceland.
There’s also a penis sculpture honouring
the Icelandic men's handball team.
On permanent view
Kópavogur Art Museum
Gerðarsafn
‘Illumination’
This exhibit by multiple contemporary
Icelandic artists is inspired by the stained-
glass windows created by the sculptor and
glass artist Gerður Helgadóttir. The original
windows can be seen in churches like
Kópavogur Church and Skálholt Cathedral,
and the exhibit explores how the vivid
colours and smooth designs interact with
the experience within the church.
Runs until August 2
The Living Art Museum
‘Adorn’
Using the work of all female artists and
the curation of Becky Forsythe, ‘Adorn’
addresses the idea of ornamentation and the
question of everyday beauty. The exhibition
is part of the series ‘Women in Nýló’ and
presents works by Anna Líndal, Erla Silfá
Þorgrímsdóttir, Hildur Hákonardóttir, Svala
Sigurleifsdóttir and Þóra Sigurðardóttir.
Runs until September 15
Mokka-Kaffi
‘Mánagata Lobster Choreography’
This exhibit features a series of paintings
surreally depicting a langoustine posed to
perform various tasks around the house.
Runs until June 24
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
‘Keepers’
This exhibit focuses on the collections in
the Museum of Design and Applied Art,
displaying a few key pieces, and explores
how and why the museum curates the works
that it does. The title refers both to the
objects themselves, the ones worth keeping,
as well as the people who preserved them,
kept them, and eventually gave them to the
museum for safekeeping.
Runs until June 10, 2016
The National Gallery
‘Saga - Narrative Art’
Curated by Norbert Weber and Halldór Björn
Runólfsson, this exhibit explores the use of
narrative in Icelandic visual art, presenting
work from Björk, Dieter Roth, Ragnar
Kjartansson, Erró, among others. There are
guided tours every Tuesday and Friday at
12:10.
Runs until September 6
The National Museum of Iceland
‘The Making Of A Nation’
This exhibition is intended to provide insight
into the history of the Icelandic nation from
Settlement to the present day.
On permanent view
‘The People Downtown’ by Davíð
Þorsteinsson
In this exhibit, Davíð Þorsteinsson presents
a series of portraits inspired by downtown
life, using subjects from all walks of life, from
bankers to parking inspectors.
Runs until August 30
‘Bundled Up In Blue’
This exhibition is centred around new
archeological findings from bones believed
to belong to a woman from the settlement-
era, discovered in 1938 in East Iceland. New
research provides answers as to the age of
the woman in question, where she came
from, together with indications of what she
may have looked like and how she would
have dressed.
Runs until December 31
‘I - Portraits’ by Valdimar Thorlacius
In this exhibit, Valdimar Thorlacius presents
portraits of Icelandic loners, hermits and
recluses and their living spaces. Aiming to
provide a glimpse into the life of those who
live in seclusion, Valdimar shows subjects in
both rural and urban Iceland.
Runs until December 31
The Old Harbour
Iceland Expo Pavillion
Every day from 10:00 to 22:00, Saga Films
projects a film of Icelandic scenery inside
their Iceland Expo Pavillion which provides a
unique 360 degree movie experience.
On permanent view
Reykjavík 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.
Runs until October 4
Reykjavík 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.
Runs until September 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.
Runs until October 18
Mengi
Óðinsgata 2 (F5)| 21:00 | 2,000 ISK
English analogue film artist Cherry Kino will be bringing her
saturated creations to Mengi, with a series of experimental works
made on Super 8 and 16mm film. The films, as described by the
artist, are a “salty love letter to the sea,” and will include a variety of
whimsical locales including a carnival, a park, and a Finnish forest.
The films are sure to be a bizarre and fantastic audio-visual delight,
as Cherry Kino has done some serious tampering to them, including
cross-processing, solarizing, and bleaching. Some of the works
also include collaborations, including with artist Christian Hardy,
brutalist poet Adelle Stripe, and experimental musician Kathy
Alberici. Come get lost in the fuzzy, faded visions Cherry Kino has
crafted, and let your mind wander to landscapes you sort of, maybe
recognize from once in a dream. KES
Look At All The Pretty Colours!
Cherry Kino films
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Issue 8 — 2015
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