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A Guided Walking Tour
Dark Deeds
in Reykjavík
Every Thursday
in June, July and August at 3pm
This 90 min. walk is at an easy pace
Join us for a fun introduction to Icelandic
crime fiction, ghosts and ghouls
Starts at Reykjavík City Library in Tryggvagata 15
Info: www.literature.is
A fitting warm-up:
At 2pm every Thursday we screen
Spirits of Iceland, a film on Icelandic folklore in
the library's 5th floor screening room: Kamesið
Tryggvagata 15
Tel. 411 6100
www.borgarbokasafn.is
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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
is situated outside the front of the church.
Runs until August 9
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
Harpa
‘Constructed Horizons’ by
Alexander Zaklynsky
This exhibit features a set of paintings that
explore the depth of vision, movement,
and relative distance. ‘The Horizon’ in this
instance represents the unattainable, the
distance to the edge of the earth.
Runs until July 31
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
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
SÍM
Hafnarstræti 16 (D3) | August 6 - August 26 10-16 | Free!
Life gets a little more interesting when you pay attention. Take a tip from contemporary artist Georg
Óskar, who spends his days collecting “information” about the world around him in an attempt to
shed some light on the vague and hidden aspects of life. While his colour schemes are fairly muted,
the paintings themselves are loud and chaotic. He depicts his subjects in a cartoonish, if not ghoulish,
manner through hectic portraits that flirt with the subconscious with names like ‘Some Weird Dream I
Had’ and ‘The Twins Who Shared the Same Wife’. It’s a weird and wonderful life, y’all. KES
Here Comes Johnny Yen
‘Lust for Life’ by Georg Óskar
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 11 — 2015