Reykjavík Grapevine - 25.09.2015, Blaðsíða 47

The country’s largest
museum of cultural history
featuring a permanent exhibition on Iceland’s
history from settlement to present day as well
as temporary exhibitions e.g. on photography.
the national
museum of
iceland
open
Winter (16. September-30.April)
Tuesday-Sunday 11-5
Summer (1. May-15.September)
Daily 10-5
www.thjodminjasafn.is | Suðurgata 41 | 101 Reykjavík
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
The World Without Us
August 28th – October 25th
Exhibition of works that address
ideas about the universe
by eight icelandic artists from
different generations.
New Release
August 13th – October 11th
Where does music come from,
and how is it released? Is music
an exception to the rule or the
greatest law of all? Are we
composers or, perhaps, just
instruments?
Route 40
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 15 — 2015
Gunnar Rúnar took many photos of his wife
Amy Bjarnadóttir (1925-2012) and their
children who would often accompany him
on his journeys.
Opens September 26
Runs Until October 1
Spark Design Space
Rán Flygenring Exhibit
Rán Flygenring exhibits over 150 works
drawn in the summer of 2015, documenting
her nomadic travels through Iceland,
highlighting quirks in Icelandic culture.
Additionally, she will show some of her
three dimensional pieces.
Opens October 1
Tjarnarbíó
‘Nazanin’ by Marta Nordal
'Nazanin', a play in the form of a
monologue, is performed by and about
Nazanin Askari, an Iranian refugee who's
been living in Iceland for the past years.
She shares her experience from being a
feminist, fighting for the right to expression
in Iran, and her journey to Iceland. The play
is in English.
Runs on September 27 at 20:30
& October 7 at 20:30
Ongoing
Anarkía
‘Rótarskot’ by Hrönn Björnsdóttir
Rótarskot features monoprints and is
inspired by man’s working life and roots.
Roots are symbols of stability, security
and hope. Monoprints provide challenges,
in that an artist must deal with the
unexpected outcome without being able to
interfere.
Runs until October 11
‘Ár í listheimum’ by Unnur
Óttarsdóttir & Rán Jónsdóttir
Unnur and Rán are showing three (or four)
conceptual works in their latest exhibition
in Anarkía. Their art highlights the many
layers of identity and representation in 21st
century art production, and specifically in
contemporary Iceland.
Runs until October 11
ART67
Guest artist of the month: Kári
Sigurðsson
Kári Sigurðsson is a self-taught traditional
painter, whose works most often utilise oil
and pastel paints. The bulk of his works
are inspired by and depict Icelandic nature,
weather, and human development amongst
these forces.
Runs until September 30
ASÍ Art Gallery
Guest artist of the month: Jóhanna
Kristbjörg
The works of Jóhanna Kristbjörg combine
a variety of different media—paintings
and sculptures with a variety of physical
structures, sizes, shapes, colours—mixed
with video, sound and space.
Runs until September 27
Installations by Guðrún Hrönn
Ragnarsdóttir
Guðrún Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir's installations
use photo, film, and flowers to create
pieces inspired by nature and gardens from
real life, world travels, and memory.
Runs until September 27
Árbær Cultural House
Náttúrumyndir by Guðlaug Ágústa
Lúðvíksdóttir
Guðlaug (Gully) is a Reykjaviking in
heart and soul, and the watercolours she
shows in this exhibit focus on nature and
landscapes.
Runs until September 30
Ekkisens Art Space
‘Occupation II’ by various artists
‘Occupation II’ is a pop-up gallery of works
by various artists, curated by Ekkisens Art
Space. This second edition takes place
in a two story, 100-year-old residential
property at Bergstaðastæti 25. On October
3 at 17:00, Occupa-tion II will be hosting a
re-opening party.
Runs until Evicted!
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 display
Gallerí Fold
‘Hugsað Heim’ by Elínborg
Ostermann
Watercolour paintings by Elinborg
Ostermann will be on display at Gallerí Fold.
Runs until September 27
Faroese Painter Exhibition
Gallerí Fold will be showing oil pantings
by four Faroese artists: Birgit Kirke, Finleif
Mortensen, Össur Mohr, and Eyður av
Reyni.
What Doth Life
‘Nothing Really Matters (Except Me)’ by Simon Buckley
The Living Art Museum
Völvufell 13-2 | September 25 – October 18 | Admission: Free!
Runs until September 27
Galleri Gróttu
Ævintýrin í hversdagsleikanum
Dagbjört Drífa Thorlacius exhibits her oil
paintings, a catalogue of her collective
experiences, a reflection of her memories.
Runs until October 9
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
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
‘Finger Dexterity’ by Fanney,
Óskar Henning & Sigurður Helgi
Valgarðsbörn
On exhibition is the work of these
skillful siblings, including silver jewelry,
candlesticks, and much more, all made
with excellent craftsmanship.
Runs until September 27
‘The Light’ Summer Exhibition
33 artists worked around a theme of
the light, using their respective media
(watercolours, acrylic, mixed media) to
express their views on the light, in honour
of 2015 being the international year of the
light.
Runs until September 27
‘The wishes of Icelandic children’ by
Ásta Kristjánsdóttir
A series of photographs illustrate the
desires of children who suffered through
abuse in their childhood. Ásta provided the
photographs, based on texts provided by
the UN.
Runs until January 16
Grófin Culture House
‘Þetta Er Viggo Að Kenna!’ by Ingi
Jensson
This exhibit showcases works by famous
comic artist Ingi Jensson.
Runs until October 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 display
Hverfisgallerí
Selected Works by Davíð Örn
Halldórsson
Hverfisgallerí is be showing selected works
by painter / sculptor Davíð Örn Halldórsson.
He combines various forms and materials,
creating bold colours, patterns, and
psychedelic shapes.
Runs until October 3
i8 Gallery
‘Works from 1971 – 1989’ by
Kristján Guðmundsson
i8 presents early works by visual artist
Kristján Guðmundsson. Kristján works with
two and three dimensional forms made
with graphite, and their relationship with
time, and space—to question and expand
the limits of illustration into the realm of
sculpture.
Runs until October 25
Icelandic Printmakers
Association
‘Spektrum’ by Ásdís Kalman
'Spektrum', a new exhibition of oil paintings
by Ásdís Kalman, is intent on capturing and
depicting the depict fluidity of power, as
well as the artist's memories of lights.
Runs until September 27
Kopavogur Art Museum—
Gerðasafn
‘New Release’
This exhibit by various artists attempts to
answer the question “where does music
come from?” provided by a multitude of
international and Icelandic artists, and
curated by Nadim Samman. Einar Torfi
Einarsson og Þráinn Hjálmarsson will have
an artist talk on September 13 at 15:00.
Runs until September 27
Kringlan Library
'Ráðherraspilið’ by Hallgrímur
Helgason
In honour of the centenial anniversary of
women's suffrage, Hallgrímur Helgason
has created a game of ministers, where
players roll dice to form a government.
Whoever wins the women's majority vote
wins. Hallgrímur's work emphasises the
precarious relation between women and
power.
Runs until October 25
Loft Hostel
‘Shut Up And Write A Script’
Meðgöngljóð and RIFF host together a Shut
up And Write evening. Screenwriter and
musician Margrét Örnólfsdóttir will give
tips on writing a script and guide aspiring
writers in their process.
September 28 at 20:00
Museum of Design & Applied Art
‘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
In the title of his first solo exhibition in Iceland, UK artist Simon
Buckley makes a statement that’s as close to an objective truth
as we at the Grapevine have ever come across. ‘Nothing Really
Matters (Except Me)’ is consistent with the philosophy of its
host gallery, The Living Art Museum: Simon's pen and ink draw-
ings are rendered directly onto the walls of the host space, and
depict the existential dialogue between two characters—“Simon 1”
and “Simon 2”—as they attempt to discover the purpose, meaning,
and function of their existence. We here at the Grapevine support
existential crises in all their forms, especially when channelled into
artistic media. SLWF
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