Reykjavík Grapevine - 14.08.2015, Page 59

CHECK OUT THE NEW
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
C OM P R I S I N G 5 TO P MU S E U MS:
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.
GEYMILEGIR
HLUTIR
KEEPERS
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
Icelandic design highlights,
from the Collection
No Site
June 13th – August 23rd
Icelandic landscape seen
with the eyes of eight
contemporary photographers.
Ceramics – From the
Collection
June 24th – August 23rd
Cycle
Music & Art Festival 2015
13-16 August
New Release
August 13th – September 27th
Where does music come from,
and how is it released? Is mu-
sic an exception to the rule or
the greatest law of all? Are we
composers or, perhaps, just in-
struments?
Route 40
15
July 11
– Oct 25,
2015
Ingólfur
Arnars-
son +
Austurvegur 42, 710 Seyðisfjörður, www.skaftfell.is
Skaf t fe l l – Center fo r V isua l A r t
Open daily
Admission is free
Jul-Aug
12.00 – 18.00
Sep-Oct
12.00 – 16.00
Þuríður Rós
Sigurþórs-
dóttir
And by appointment
theatre and music, using love, disco and
whales.
Runs on August 26, 27 at 20:00
Ongoing
Anarkía
‘Höfuðverk’
This twelve-artist exhibit is focused on
bones and everything about them.
Runs until August 15
ART67
Bjarnveig Björnsdóttir Exhibit
This exhibit features the abstract oil
paintings of Bjarnveig Björnsdóttir. Her
artwork focuses on the beauty of stones of
various shapes and colors. There will be an
opening party on August 8 at 14:00.
Runs until August 31
ASÍ Art Gallery
Þormóður Karlsson Retrospective
The late Þormóður Karlsson passed away
at the turn of his century, and a few of his
pieces—including oil paintings he made in
San Fransisco—are on display.
Runs until August 30
‘Litirnir Vega Salt’ by Rannveig
Tryggvadóttir
Rannveig Tryggvadóttir’s new exhibit
features multiple colourful paintings.
Runs until August 16
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
Better Weather Window Gallery
‘Stock’ by David Subhi
Artist David Subhi works with multiple
media—wood, steel, canvas, rope, etc.—to
create unique structures.
Runs until August 29th
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
Gallerí Skilti
‘Al Dente’ by Tuomas A. Laitinen
This multimedia exhibition combines light,
sound, and video, and is inspired by the
artist’s time in China; in particular, by his
findings in “hutong” (narrow paths or
valleys) in Beijing. The exhibit explores the
constant overlapping of new and old in
China, and the distorted and often absurd
messages on signs outside food vendors in
the area thanks to Google Translate.
Runs until December 15
Gallery Tukt (Hitt Husið)
‘INDONESIAN LOVERS FROM
OUTER SPACE’
This exhibition features the works of five
young artists, and though their pieces vary
greatly in style, all of them fit the theme of
outer space in some way.
Runs until August 22
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.
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.
I Want To Believe
‘WHEN I DIE - a ghost story with music’ by Thom Luz
Gamla Bíó
Ingólfstræti 2a (D5)| August 27 19:00 | Admission: 2,900 ISK
Runs until August 28
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
‘Finger Dexterity’ by Fanney,
Óskar Henning og Sigurður Helgi
Valgarðsbörn
On exhibition is the work of these
skillful siblings, including silver jewelry,
candlesticks, and much more, all made
with excellent crafstmanship.
Runs until September 27
Hafnarborg
‘Ceramics - From the Collection’
Ceramic pieces from the museum’s
collection made by various artists between
1984 and 2006 are on display.
Runs until August 23
‘No Site’
This exhibition features photographs
depicting nature in Iceland, all taken by
artists currently residing in Iceland.
Runs until August 23
Harbinger
`Man in the Anthropocene' by
Rustan Söderling
In this multi-media exhibit, Söderling
explores the geological impact that the
human race has had on planet Earth by
exploring the idea of artifact and memory.
Runs until August 30
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.
On permanent view
Hverfisgallerí
‘Hreintjarnir’ by Harpa Árnadóttir
This exhibition of paintings portrays the
Icelandic summer and its breathtaking
landscapes and never-ending sunlight
through vivid colour schemes and poetic
imagery.
Runs until August 22
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
Icelandic Printmakers
Association (Íslensk Grafík)
‘New Works’ by Hjörtur Hjartarson
This exhibition features oil on canvas and
gouache on paper paintings by Hjörtur
Hjartarson. His works tend to be very
abstract and colourful, with rich textures.
Runs until August 16
Living Art Museum (Nýló)
‘Adorn’
Using the work of all female artists and
the curation of Becky Forsythe, ‘Adorn’
Ever wonder what the afterlife would sound like? Especially when
composed by history’s most famous composers like Bach, Chopin,
and Schumann? If so, you better thank your stars for Rosemary
Brown. Much like Miss Cleo, John Edward, and the Long Island
Medium, Rosemary Brown had a special affinity for the dead.
Like a necro-groupie, she communicated with composers from
various centuries and wrote down their compositions as dictated
to her from beyond the grave. No, this is not a gothic romance
novel. As part of the Lókal International Theater Festival, you
can get comfy with Brown during ‘WHEN I DIE - a ghost story
with music’ by Thom Luz—a theatrical piece completely scored
with compositions by Brown (or your history textbook’s greatest
supergroup?). HJC
ART
OPENINGS & ONGOINGS