Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2015, Síða 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

Special opening
from 10 – 14:
25. & 31. December
and 1. January
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 18 — 2015
its ever-popular Christmas programme,
where old traditions are shown to visitors.
This includes preparing traditional Icelandic
Christmas foods and making traditional
crafts, such as candles. All the while, the
Yule Lads will be peeking through windows
and playing tricks on guests. Traditional
Christmas sweets will also be offered in the
museum store and hot chocolate will be
offered in the Museum Café.
Runs until December 24
ASÍ Art Gallery
‘Portal - Forget me not’
A trio of artists, Bryndís Hrönn
Ragnarsdóttir, Gunnþórunn Sveinsdóttir,
and Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, exhibit their
works together at ASÍ.
Runs until December 20
Better Weather Window Gallery
‘Bein í Skriðu’ by Steingrímur
Eyfjörð
Steingrímur, Iceland’s artist for the 2007
Venice Biennale, has set up a site-specific
exhibition of wood cut-outs, fabrics and
paints called ‘Bones In A Landslide’.
Runs until January 30
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
Gallerí 78
Þorbjörg Höskuldsdóttir Exhibition
Þorbjörg is lauded as one of the more
prominent contemporary Icelandic artists,
whose paintings show the range and
beauty of Icelandic landscapes. Her art has
a political nature, stimulating the debate
surrounding the preservation of Icelandic
nature.
Runs until January 9
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
‘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 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
‘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
Hafnarborg
‘Conversing with Existence’ by
Eiríkur Smith
The last of a five-part series started in
2010, this exhibition features watercolour
and oil paintings completed by Eiríkur
Smith from 1983 to 2008. The human
figure often appears in the foreground,
while surrounding landscapes and objects
provide powerful frameworks.
Runs until January 17
Harbinger
'Promesse du bonheur' by Arnar
Ásgeirsson & H. K. Rannversson
This show is part of an ongoing dialogue
between Arnar and H. K., that started with
the exhibition ‘Disappointing Sculpture’ at
Kunstschlager in 2013. At Harbinger they
contemplate art‘s promise of happiness
through images and texts, and with the
help of cocktails and Thai food.
Runs until December 13
Hlemmur Square
‘Art dream about Paris’ by Katrín
Matthíasdóttir
As part of ArtCOP21, an international arts
festival centred on climate change, Katrín
opens an exhibit at Hlemmur Square, in
which she invites the public to engage
in a dialogue on climate change in a less
political, more artful way.
Runs until December 11
'Where do we go from now?' by
Katrín Matthíasdóttir
This visual art exhibit argues that it is time
for thought, action, and change, especially
with the upcoming COP21 talks. Motivated
by concern over climate change, Katrín
Matthíasdóttir asks us: “Where do we go
from here?”, ultimately pointing out that it
is both our future and our choice.
Runs until December 11
Hverfisgallerí
‘Blind Spot’ by Gregg Louis
‘Blindspot’ consists of a series of distorted
self-portraits of the artist. These self-
portraits are made quickly—sometimes
without looking—in vivid colours,
exploring memory’s role in perception and
identification.
Runs until January 9
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
Kópavogur Art Museum
Gerðarsafn
'Skúlptúr/Skúlptúr' by Habby Osk &
Baldur Geir
'Skúlptúr/Skúlptúr' is a series of solo
exhibitions that challenges the use and the
role of sculpture as a medium in Icelandic
art. The first two solo exhibitions are of
Habby Osk's and Baldur Geir's works.
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There’s No Place Like Heimaey
‘Where the Land Rises’ by Peter Holliday
The ground in the Reykjavík Museum of Photography is
generally pretty steady, but don’t be surprised if it shakes a bit
in the coming months. It’s probably just Scottish photographer
Peter Holliday’s ‘Where the Land Rises’ exhibit, which explores
the landscapes and population of Heimaey (“home island”) in
Vestmannaeyjar, the site of the 1973 Eldfell eruption that led to a
five-month evacuation of the island, destroyed many man-made
entities and covered much of the island in fresh lava, giving the
landscape an entirely new look and feel. In this exhibit, Peter
explores the changing relationships between mankind and its en-
vironment. Ultimately, the young photographer presents us with a
resilient, albeit dynamic, idea of home, as well as our place within
it. RTC
Reykjavík Museum of Photography
Tryggvagata 15 (D4) | Until January 26 | Admission: Free!