Reykjavík Grapevine - 17.07.2015, Síða 60

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!
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ONGOING
they made that centre on how the two
perceive the landscape around them. This
exhibition also includes a studio where
more postcards can be made.
Runs until July 19
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
Living Art Museum (Nýló)
‘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
"Winter" by Haukur Dór
This exhibit features the wintry abstract
paintings of Icelandic artist Haukur Dór.
Runs until August 19
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
‘From the Rustic to the Selfie’
The National Gallery contains about 1,000
portraits by both Icelandic and foreign
artists—some modern, some centuries
old. This exhibition will feature selected
portraits from the gallery, and asks viewers
to contemplate the human image from both
historical and personal perspectives.
Runs until September 6
‘Jacqueline with a Yellow Ribbon’ by
Pablo Picasso
Picasso’s widow, Jacqueline Roque
Picasso, has given her portrait as a gift
to the President of Iceland. This portrait
is considered to be one of Picasso’s
most unusual, and is highly sought after
worldwide.
Runs until January 4
‘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
Bible Exhibit
This will be an exhibit celebrating the 200
year anniversary of the Icelandic Bible
company (Biblíufélagið). On display will be
many antique Bibles owned by the National
Museum and the company itself.
Runs until December 31
‘A Woman’s Place’
This exhibition takes a look into the lives of
women from 1915 to 2015, and questions
what role women have had and currently
have in Icelandic society.
Runs until December 31
‘Reading Flowers In This Strange
Place—West Icelanders in the Great
War’
This exhibit examines the lives and fates
of the one thousand soldiers and nurses
of Icelandic descent who participated
in the First World War. It is the result of
collaboration between the National Museum
and the University of Iceland.
Runs until August 9
‘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
‘Nesstofa - House and History’
Nesstofa is one of the oldest stone buildings
in Iceland, and this exhibition discusses
the construction and repair history of the
historical structure. Because it was once
a pharmacy, there are many showings of
Icelandic herbs used not only for medicine
but also for nutrition and health.
Runs until December 31
‘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
‘What Is So Interesting About it?’
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of
women gaining the right to vote in Iceland,
this exhibit will present examples of the
work and struggles women have faced
since gaining that suffrage. This show will
celebrate women who have achieved in
fields that were previously dominated by
men, such as politics, business, arts, and
sports.
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
‘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
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.
Runs until August 29
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: Hafnarhúsið
Tryggvata 17 (D3) | July 25 - August 4 10-17 | Admission: 1,400 ISK
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in
a while, you could miss it.” So says Ferris Bueller, fictional proto-
yuppy and sociopath. One good thing about still life, though, is that
it doesn’t move at all, so you can stop AND look at it. This fourth
exhibition in the young artist-run Kunstschlager series reworks the
classic still life for 2015 using a variety of contemporary mixed-media
techniques and methods. Each of the nineteen prominent local artists
featured—such as Arna Óttarsdottir, Þorvaldur Jónsson, Sindri
Leifsson, and others—were asked to create a new piece inspired
by an object of their choosing. This postmodern still life exhibit
encourages us to stop and appreciate the smaller, simpler things in
life. CMD
Still Alive
Still Life
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 10 — 2015