Reykjavík Grapevine - 25.09.2015, Side 42

ART
OPENINGS
Sept 25 - Oct 8
How to use the listings: Venues
are listed alphabetically by day.
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Opening
Iceland Academy of the Arts
Equality Days Opening Ceremony
Three artists will perform music and
spoken word in the total dark, emphasising
the show's theme of darkness as a
motive and removing the visual aspect of
performative art.
October 5 at 19:45
Art67
Exhibit: Hafdís and Haukur
Harðarbörn
Art67’s guest artists for the month of
October are siblings Hafdís and Haukur.
Haukur works with acrylics, landscape
and abstract forms; Hafdís’s pieces are
illustrations of flora, nature, and the
Icelandic alphabet. There will be a special
opening party on October 3 at 14:00.
Opens October 2
Runs until October 30
Ekkisens
‘Edible inedibles’ by Pengruiqio
Food in the Western world has become
less a matter of survival and more of
an emotional experience, a relationship
that we are not always keenly aware
of. Pengruiqio uses her paintings to
demonstrate this artistic nature of food,
the expressive qualities that we often take
for granted. The artistry she applies to
her paintings, she applies to her cooking
as well, and it is this relationship that
she highlights and encourages others to
explore.
Opens October 3
Runs until October 11
Gallerí Fold
Hrafnildur Inga Exhibition
Oilpaintings by Hrafnildur Inga are
displayed at Gallerí Loft. Hrafnildur
demonstrates remarkable skill in producing
lifelike scenes of storms, seas and
landscapes.
Opens October 3
Runs until October 18
Gallerí Tukt
'Roll A Week' by Melanie Ubaldo
‘Roll A Week’ is an ongoing series where
Melanie Ubaldo tries to finish a roll of film
in a week. The photos are then posted on
the site rollaweek.tumblr.com. The project
was started in 2013 and currently there
are 41 rolls posted in the site. The photos
are mostly taken with an Olympus MJU II.
There was no great idea behind the project,
Melanie just picked a camera and started
shooting. Now it functions as an extension
of her sketchbook and a photographic diary
of sorts.
Opens September 26
Runs until October 10
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
‘Úr Ýmsum Áttum’ by Erna
Johannesdóttir
‘Úr ýmsum áttum’ ("from various
directions") is an exhibit of oil paintings.
This is Erna's first solo exhibit.
Opens October 3
Runs until January 10
Icelandic Printmakers
Association
‘Before Iceland: Multiple Plate
Drypoint Monotypes’ by Lorraine
Tady
Utilising the printmaking technique of
chine-collé on copper plates, Lorraine
Tady’s 35 prints evoke architectural
mapping and divisions of space. There
will be a special artist talk on October 8 at
17:00.
Opens October 3
Runs until October 18
Mengi
‘Macho Man’ by Katrín
Gunnarsdóttir
Katrín's dance performance is an
exploration of the masculine body as it's
seen in choreography. Using inspirations
such as WWE, rock icons, and fitness
competitions, Katrín forces the viewer to
observe the male experience imitated by
feminine bodies.
Runs October 1 at 21:00
Núllið
‘Nothing Really Matters (Except
Me)’ by Simon Buckley
For the exhibition in Núllið, Simon has
rendered a series of pen and ink drawings
directly onto the space’s walls. The images
show a medieval torturer attempting
to extract a confession from his victim.
Sprawled around the two protagonists
are schizophrenic dialogues between the
characters ‘Simon 1’ and ‘Simon 2’. There
is a special opening party on September 25
at 17:00.
Opens September 25
Runs until October 18
Reykjavík Museum Of
Photography
Gunnar Rúnar Ólafsson—A
Retrospective
The late photographer Gunnar Rúnar
Olafsson (1917-65) is honoured by The
Reykjavík Museum of Photography with
a selection of his works. The collection
contains many great photos that show for
example how Reykjavík developed from a
small village to a city in just few decades.
Madison Perfumery Reykjavik • Aðalstræti 9 • 101 Reykjavik
tel : +354 571 7800 • www.madison.is
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Writing For Idiots
Shut Up & Write A Script
LOFT Hostel
Bankastræti 7a (E4) | September 28 20:00 | Free!
Following in the footsteps of the New York Shut Up & Write event, for
one hour, just one goddamn hour, Loft Hostel, RIFF and Meðgön-
guljóð poetry collective cordially invite you to shut up, sit down and
write up a script or develop an idea. Scriptwriter Margrét Örnólfs-
dóttir will give a class on scriptwriting and host a discussion on the
written script after the hour-long silent writing session. The event is
free, so if you want a good opportunity to work on your screenplay
and you’ve already haunted the coffeehouses too much, attend! You’ll
even get to flaunt your stuff. AJdR
A journey
through the
visual world
of Iceland
The Culture House
Hverfisgata 15
101 Reykjavík
The exhibition, shop
and café are open
daily 10 - 17
Closed on Mondays
16/9 – 30/4
Illuminated manuscripts, textiles, carvings,
photographs, paintings and contemporary
Icelandic art www.culturehouse.is
The Culture House is part of the National Museum of Iceland
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 15 — 2015