Reykjavík Grapevine - 28.08.2015, Blaðsíða 55

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 – September 27th
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?
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 13 — 2015
Literary Ball
On the closing night of the festival, audi-
ence and authors alike can comingle, drink,
dance to the tunes of Royal, and discuss
literature to their hearts' content.
September 12 at 22:30-23:55
Nordic House
Reykjavík International Literary Festival
Official Opening and Keynote
Address
Nigerian-American author Teju Cole,
star guest of the 2015 Reykjavík
International Literary Festival, and Steinunn
Sigurðardóttir, one of Iceland’s best-known
writers, will formally open the festival with a
keynote address at Nordic House.
September 9 at 17:00-19:00
Women, Love and the Narrative in
Literature
Danish author Stine Pilgaard and Icelandic
author Þórunn Erlu- og Valdimarsdóttir
will discuss if and how the narratives of
women in literature differ from men, and if
narratives are approached in different ways
according to the gender of the author.
September 10 at 12:00-12:45
True and False Stories
Writer and former mayor Jón Gnarr, and
Icelandic author Oddný Eir Ævarsdóttir
have both written books based on their
own experiences, but that also blend
fiction and embellishment with reality. They
join Swedish author Lena Andersson to
examine this genre and the ways in which
true and false stories can be intermixed.
September 10 at 13:00-13:45
The Environment, the Future and the
Future of Writing
Science fiction author Kim Stanley
Robinson and Icelandic author Andri
Snær Magnason will consider the role of
literature in relation to the environmental
issues that face all humans in current and
future generations.
September 11 at 12:00-12:45
Icelandic Literature as an
Inspiration
David Mitchell, Emil Hjörvar Petersen,
and Vilborg Davíðsdóttir discuss their
relationships with Icelandic literature and
its influences on their work.
September 11 at 13:00-13:45
Telling Big Stories with Few Words
Ana María Shua and Halldóra Thoroddsen
will acquaint the audience with their work
in the genre of microstory, showcasing its
strengths and wonders.
September 12 at 12:00-12:45
Home Away from Home
Teju Cole and Hassan Blasim will discuss
their work and the concept of ‘home’ and
immigration in literary writing.
September 12 at 13:00-13:45
Journalism Is Not A Crime &
Screening of 'Rosewater'
This event will discuss the issue of
journalist incarceration. Maziar Bahari is an
Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker,
who was arrested by Iranian authorities
without charge during the 2009 Iranian
election. This talk will be followed by a
screening of the 'Rosewater', a 2014 film by
Jon Stewart based on Mazlar's arrest.
September 12 at 14:00-16:30
Reykjavík Art Museum:
Hafnarhús
‘MIX’ by Þórdís Erla Zoëga & Þór
Sigurþórsson
This mixed-media exhibit uses mirror
installations and other works to play with
people’s perception to reflect on issues
such as intimacy, balance, and one’s sense
of right and wrong.
Opens September 5
Runs until September 20
Ongoing
Anarkía
‘Secret Garden’ by Georg Douglas
This exhibit of vivid, trippy paintings is
inspired by nature of the floral kind, as well
as the artist’s career as a scientist, Irish
dancing, and the Icelandic summer light.
Runs until September 13
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
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
BOOK LEARNIN'
Reykjavík International Literary Festival
Nordic House & Iðnó Theater
September 9-12 | Admission: Mostly Free!
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
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
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
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.
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 craftsmanship.
Runs until September 27
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 artefact 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
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
This year's Reykjavík International Literary Festival is loaded
with readings, conversations, discussions, booze, and writing
prompts, with many well-known Icelandic and international writers
partaking. Topics of this year's festival include environmental-
ism, the past, immigration and home, feminism, food, and more.
All writers, readers, and writer-appreciators alike are welcome to
join in, and many of the events are free (we here at the Grapevine
know well how writers need to watch their budget). The festival
will officially start September 9 with a keynote address by Ice-
landic author Steinunn Sigurðardóttir and Nigerian-American
author Teju Cole, and will end on the twelfth with a Literary Ball.
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