Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.11.2015, 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
Conversing with
Existence
November 7th – January 17th
Exhibition of works from 1983 –
2008 by artist Eiríkur Smith.
Sculpture/Sculpture:
October 17th – January 23rd
Baldur Geir & Habby Osk
Route 40
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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 17 — 2015
Slovenia and Iceland. There is a special
opening party on November 14 at 15:00.
Opens November 14
Runs until November 29
Reykjavík City Hall
‘Unglist Fashion Show’
This annual fashion show features works by
Tækniskólinn students. Dressmaking and
tailor students show their craft, and hair
students style the models.
November 15 at 20:00
Tjarnarbíó
‘Black’ & ‘No Title’ by Mette
Edvardsen
In this Reykjavík Dance Festival
performance, Mette plays with negative
space, making things appear. She becomes
the mediator between the stage and the
audience. She engages in dialogue about
language and the limits it places on reality.
Metta asks, through dance, the bigger
questions in life.
November 21 at 19:30
‘Kate’ by Lost Watch
When 2,500 British troops invaded and
occupied Reykjavík in 1940, women began
to look favorably in their direction, thus
sparking moral outrage. ‘Kate’ tells the
story of an Icelandic family during the
war, their interactions with their wayward
daughter and a helpful lodger, ultimately
exploring the relationship and history
between Britain and Iceland. The show will
also feature live music.
November 26 & 27 and December
3,4,5 & 6 at 20:30
‘Nazanin’ by Marta Nordal
Nazanin fled Iran after the 2009
Presidential election. Now a political
refugee in Iceland, she will recount her
story in the form of a 60 minute theatrical
piece.
November 18 at 20:30
‘Not About Everything’ by Daniel
Lineham
As part of the Reykjavík Dance Festival,
Daniel Lineham puts on a performance
in which he spins crazy circles and draws
attention to modern issues.
November 20 at 19:30
‘Rebel Rebel - A Retrospective'
by Snæbjörn Brynjarsson &
Ragnheiður Sigurðardóttir
A writer at heart, Snæbjörn expresses the
words he cannot write through dance as
part of the Reykjavík Dance Festival.
November 20 at 21:30.
‘This conversation is missing a
point’ by Berglind Rafns & Unnur
Elísabet
This new Icelandic dance piece by Berglind
Rafns and Unnur Elísabet is a comical take
on how people can be misunderstood. The
whole show is in gibberish.
November 17 at 20:30
‘The Valley’ by Inga & Rósa
Part of the Reykjavík Dance Festival, ‘The
Valley’ is a multi-medium comedy/horror
dance performance that explores the
concept of ambiguity and its effect on the
experience of the audience. It features
a sensory journey where not all is what it
seems; monstrous, robotic, insect-like and
lifeless bodies appear on stage, and it is not
always clear whether they are real or just a
shadow of what was.
November 22 & 29 at 20:30
Ongoing
Arion Banki
Georg Guðni Exhibition
Selected works (1985-2009) from Georg
Guðni's will be shown, some of which have
never been shown in Iceland before.
Runs until December 11
ART67
Artist of the month: Brynja
Árnadóttir
Brynja has been drawing all of her life,
and this exhibit shows her pencil art. She
focuses on drawing women in their many
varied forms and roles, dreaming, flirting,
and dancing the dance of life.
Runs until November 30
Árbær Culture House
‘Cocktail’ by Unnur Þóra Skúldóttir
Unnur Þóra spent her childhood drawing,
and recently starting painting with oils and
creating mosaics, which are exhibited at
Árbær Culture House.
Runs until January 29
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 20th century when many of them stayed
at home.
Runs until January 31
ASÍ Art Gallery
‘Vanishing Point’ by Olga Bergmann
The vanishing point is a point in an image
that signifies the horizon, a focal point to
create the illusion of a third dimension.
Olga Bergmann plays with the vanishing
points in this exhibition, and also deals with
themes of the environment and the earth as
Gaia, a living organism.
Runs until November 22
Better Weather Window Gallery
‘Five Stars / Review’ by Guðrún
Heiður Ísaksdóttir
Using nothing but cardboard boxes and
text, Guðrún Heiður Ísaksdóttir has created
a unique installation at Better Weather,
a combination of poetry and three-
dimensional art.
Runs until November 29
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
Ekkisens
‘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 Bergstaðastræti 25.
Runs until Evicted!
Gallerí Grótta
‘Farvegir vatns’ by Ingileif, Áslaug &
Sigrún Thorlacius
In ‘Farvegir vatns’ (“waterways”), Ingileif,
Áslaug and Sigrún Thorlacius explore the
use, aesthetics and power of water, each in
their own unique way.
Runs until December 4
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
Gallery Tukt
‘Thank you too’ by Kristín Dóra
Ólafsdóttir
Kristín shows a number of pieces that are
split into three sections: acrylic paintings,
word art and oil paintings. The exhibit is
part of the Unglist young art festival.
Runs until November 14
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
‘A Visit to the Monsters’
A child-friendly exhibit that shows the daily
lives of Little Monster and Big Monster. See
how they live, where they sleep, and what
they do to pass the time.
Runs until April 24
‘The wishes of Icelandic children’ by
Ásta Kristjánsdóttir
A series of photographs illustrate the
desires of children who suffered through
abuse. Ásta made the photographs based
on texts provided by the UN.
Runs until January 10
‘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.
Runs until January 10
Hafnarborg
‘Conversing with Existence’ by
Eiríkur Smith
The final in a series of exhibitions of Smith’s
works, ‘Conversing with Existence’ shows
watercolour and oil paintings from 1983 to
2008 in which the human figure is in the
foreground, while landscapes and human
creations are moved to the margins.
Runs until January 17
Hlemmur Square
‘Focus on Iceland’ by Vincenzzo
Mazza
Hlemmur Square is hosting a two-
week exhibition of photography by
Vincenzzo Mazza, an Italian prize-winning
photographer who recently moved to
Iceland. He invites viewers to take a
photographic journey around Iceland, and
to experience its majesty.
Runs until November 15
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
‘Varp’ by Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson
Sigurður is showing a selection of his
works at Hverfisgallerí.
Runs until November 14
i8 Gallery
Arna Óttarsdóttir Exhibit
Arna’s textile exhibit is centred around one
idea that she rejected when it was in its
infancy, called “Stelputeppi” (“Women’s
Blanket”). All the works reflect on the
experimental process in which she tries to
take her prime materials, Icelandic wool
and Swedish cotton, in bold new directions.
Runs until January 9
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