Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2015, Qupperneq 48

CHECK OUT THE NEW
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
C OM P R I S I N G 5 TO P MU S E U MS:
Árbær Open Air Musem
Viðey Island
Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is
The Settlement Exhibition
More information in the
Museums & Galleries section.
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HISTORIC EXHIBITION RESTAURANT • SHOP • ACTIVITIES
The Saga Museum brings the Viking age to life. There you’ll walk
among some of Iceland’s most famous heroes and infamous villains
portrayed in their dening moments; the Viking settlement in 874,
Leif the Lucky’s discovery of America, the founding of the world’s
rst parliament and the epic clan feuds that marked the settlement.
This is as close as you’ll ever get to meeting Vikings in the esh.
Saga Museum • Grandagarður 2 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel.: (+354) 511 1517 • Open: Daily from 10 to 18
www.sagamuseum.is
Try on the clothes and
weapons of the Viking
age. Great fun and a
great photo opportunity.
The shop has a wide
selection of traditional
Viking handiwork,
souvenirs and clothing.
ART
ONGOING
Runs until January 3
Living Art Museum
‘Heimurinn tilheyrir öllum, ekki
fáum útvöldum’
A group of MA students from the Iceland
Academy of the Arts are collectively
hosting an exhibit at Nýlo. Its name
translates as “The World Belongs To
Everyone, Not Just A Select Few.”
Runs until December 13
Mokka-Kaffi
‘COLLITION’ by Bjarni
Sigurbjörnsson
Bjarni Sigurbjörnnson meditates through
his oil paintings the destruction that can
become the springboard for unintentional
and unfettered creation.
Runs until January 6
Museum of Design and Applied
Art
‘Keepers’
This exhibit focuses on the collections in
the Museum of Design and Applied Art,
displaying a few key pieces, and explores
how and why the museum curates the
works that it does. The title refers both
to the objects themselves, the ones
worth keeping, as well as the people who
preserved them, kept them, and eventually
gave them to the museum for safekeeping.
Runs until June 10
The National Gallery
‘Elsewhere’ by Olga Urbanek
Polish photographer Olga Urbanek
explores isolation as well as the sensation
of being lost in thought, be it on a busy city
street or on a remote mountain top.
Runs until December 17
‘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
most unusual, and is highly sought after
worldwide.
Runs until January 4
‘Poetcast’ by Nína Tryggvadóttir
An influential Icelandic artist of her
generation—and one of few women—Nína
Tryggvadóttir is credited with bringing
the aesthetics and ideologies of abstract
expressionism from mainland Europe and
the States to the then-colonial settlement
of Iceland. This retrospective exhibition will
show works from her 1938-1967 creative
period.
Runs until December 31
Vasulka Chamber
Steina and Woody Vasulka are some of the
pioneers of multimedia and video art, and
have a show at the National Gallery. They
began experimenting with electronic sound,
stroboscopic light, and video in the late 60s,
and haven’t stopped since. The chamber’s
purpose is not only to present art from the
genre, but to encourage preserving and
mediating such works.
On permanent view
‘Art in a Changing World’ by Nína
Sæmundsson
Though born into 19th-century farming
society, Nína Sæmundsson was the
first Icelandic woman to work as a
professional sculptor. Through hardships
and international travels, Nína developed
a classical style that persisted late into her
career. In her works, she combines the
magnificent and the intimate, mainly through
the use of both the upright human and her
specialised style of bust.
Runs until January 17
The National Museum of Iceland
‘A journalist and her camera’ by
Vilborg Harðardóttir’
Vilborg was a tireless advocate of women's
rights, both in the political arena as a
member of Iceland's parliament, as well as
within Iceland's Red Stockings movement.
The exhibit features photographs from
her years as a journalist at the newspaper
Þjóðviljinn, 1963-1974.
Runs until December 31
‘A Woman’s Place’
This exhibition takes a look into the lives of
women from 1915 to 2015, and questions
what role women have had and currently
have in Icelandic society.
Runs until December 31
Bible Exhibit
This is an exhibit celebrating the 200 year
anniversary of the Icelandic Bible company
(Biblíufélagið). On display are many antique
Bibles owned by the National Museum and
the company itself.
Runs until December 31
‘Bundled Up In Blue’
This exhibition is centred around new
archeological findings from bones believed
to belong to a woman from the settlement
era, discovered in 1938 in East Iceland. New
research provides answers as to the age of
the woman in question and where she came
from, together with indications of what she
may have looked like and how she would
have dressed.
Runs until December 31
‘I - Portraits’ by Valdimar Thorlacius
In this exhibit, Valdimar Thorlacius presents
portraits of Icelandic loners, hermits and
recluses and their living spaces. Aiming to
provide a glimpse into the life of those who
live in seclusion, Valdimar shows subjects in
both rural and urban Iceland.
Runs until December 31
‘Nesstofa - House and History’
Nesstofa is one of the oldest stone buildings
in Iceland, and this exhibition discusses
the construction and repair history of the
historical structure. Because it was once
a pharmacy, there are many showings of
Icelandic herbs used not only for medicine
but also for nutrition and health.
Runs until December 31
‘What Is So Interesting About it?’
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of
women gaining the right to vote in Iceland,
this exhibit presents examples of the work
and struggles women have faced since
gaining that suffrage. This show celebrates
women who have achieved in fields that
were previously dominated by men, such as
politics, business, arts, and sports.
Runs until December 31
Nordic House
‘Jólaland’ by Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir
For this installation, Lóa asked herself how
a person who never celebrated Christmas
would recreate it. The exhibit features her
witty humour and wonderful drawings,
making it easily accessible to a wide
audience.
Runs until December 23
Pippi Longstockings Exhibition
In honour of Pippi Longstocking’s seventieth
birthday, the Nordic House, in collaboration
with the Swedish Embassy, have set up a
special exhibition.
Runs until December 23
Núllið
'prik/ strik/' by Kristín Rúnarsdóttir
For this exhibition, Kristín played with the
space available to create a playful display
of lines, sticks, and stripes. She plays with
dimensional perception, proportions, and
the culture around signs and signifiers.
Runs until December 6
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundarsafn
‘Yearning for Space’
‘Yearning for Space’ presents dreams of
the future from the eyes of the 50s and
60s, during the age of space exploration. It
addresses the dialogue between visions of
the future, spatial and formal perception,
and the genre blend between science fiction
and modernist art.
Runs until February 7
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Hafnarhús
‘Looking In – Sculptures and Models’
by Katrín Sigurðardóttir
Katrín Sigurðardóttir is one of Iceland’s most
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Issue 18 — 2015

Love In The Time Of Occupation
'KATE’
The arrival of British troops in WWII heralded a new age for the
Icelandic people, as is told in the tragi-comedic theatrical perfor-
mance ‘KATE’. It tells the story of an Icelandic family, their wayward
daughter Selma, and their foster daughter, Kate—two young Icelan-
dic girls who were deeply touched by the occupation. This perfor-
mance takes the audience back to a historic time in Iceland, and is
accompanied by thematic live music and a windy stage. HBG
Tjarnarbíó
Tjarnargata 12 (E3) | December 4, 5, 6 20:00 | Admission: 3,500 ISK