Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2015, Qupperneq 49

RESTAURANT- BAR
7.590 kr.
Vesturgata 3B | 101 Reykjavík | Tel: 551 2344 | www.tapas.is
Taste the best
of Iceland ...
... in one amazing meal
ICELANDIC GOURMET FEAST
Starts with a shot of the infamous
Icelandic spirit Brennívín
Followed by 7 delicious tapas
Smoked puffin with blueberry “brennivín” sauce
Icelandic sea-trout with peppers-salsa
Lobster tails baked in garlic
Pan-fried line caught blue ling
with lobster-sauce
Grilled Icelandic lamb Samfaina
Minke Whale with cranberry & malt-sauce
And for dessert
White chocolate "Skyr" mousse with passion
fruit coulis
late night dining
Our kitchen is open
until 23:30 on weekdays
and 01:00 on weekends
17ART
ONGOING
successful and well-known contemporary
artists. Her works often play on scale,
shrinking down buildings, rooms or
landscapes to trick the eye and befuddle
the mind, and transplanting or splicing
locations in unexpected ways. Katrín
represented Iceland at the 55th Venice
Biennale, and this exhibit has a range of
sculptures and maquettes made between
2004-2014 on display.
Runs until December 31
'The Making of Erró’
This exhibitions explores Erró’s early days
as an artist, showing his experiments
with self-expression, and his move from
impressionist art to collages.
Runs until October 9
‘Process & Pretense’ by Magnús
Sigurðarson
Best known for his pop-culture-referencing
photographic series and video art, Magnús
Sigurðarson addresses in this exhibit the
universal human yearning for the sublime.
Runs until December 6
‘We Are Not Afraid’ by Úlfur Karlson
Úlfur Karlson's first major exhibit features
his paintings and installations which
combine fantasy and realism to create a
powerful, compelling narrative that shapes
a world.
Runs until December 31
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Kjarvalsstaðir
‘Marginalia—texts, sketches, and
doodles in Kjarval’s art’
This exhibit dives into Jóhannes S. Kjarval’s
personal world, presenting drawings,
letters and writings collected over the
artist’s life. By showing everything from
sketches on envelopes to doodles on paper
napkins, this exhibit hopes to allow the
viewer to enter the intimate and eccentric
world of Kjarval.
Runs until December 30
Reykjavík City Library
‘Paris, Rome & Bird Fashions’ by
Sigrún Eldjárn
Sigrún exhibits new works, inspired by her
stay in Rome and Paris. Influenced by the
fashion, culture, and birds, this exhibitions
shows a fraction of what Sigrún made
during her stay.
Runs until January 10
‘Stories without words’ by Sunna
Sigurðardóttir
Some of Sunna’s best comic works and
illustrations are on exhibit, including
illustrations to an award winning novel by
Guðrún Mínervudóttir.
Runs until January 3
Reykjavík City Library: Spöngin
‘RUMSK Textile and glass works’
by Ólöf Einarsdóttir & Sigrún
Einarsdóttir
This exhibit features textile and glass works
inspired by Icelandic landscapes and the
pressures of internal and external forces.
Runs until January 9
Reykjavík City Museum
Reykjavík 871 +/- 2
Archaeological findings from ruins of one
of the first houses in Iceland and other
excavations in the city centre, open daily
09:00-20:00.
On permanent view
‘Settlement Sagas - Accounts from
manuscripts’
This special exhibition is held in
collaboration with the Árni Magnússon
Institute for Icelandic Studies. At the centre
of this special exhibition are rarely seen
manuscripts that tell the history of the
settlement of Reykjavík.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum
The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn
This vessel sailed through all three Cod
Wars and has also served as a rescue ship
to more than 200 ships.
On permanent view
‘If I had been…’ by Nina Zurier
Nina Zurier has collected photographs
from the Reykjavík Museum of
Photography archives to reconstruct old
memories, and construct new ones.
Runs until January 17
‘Seawomen - the fishing women of
Iceland, past and present’
This exhibition, in celebration of the
centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage
in Iceland, explores Icelandic women at
sea. It is based on research conducted by
the anthropologist Dr. Margaret E. Willson,
who discovered that Icelandic women have
been working at sea since the mid-900s.
The exhibit presents not only historical
material but also interviews with Icelandic
women who work in the fishing industry
today.
On permanent view
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
‘Gunnar Rúnar Ólafsson - a
retrospective’
The late photographer Gunnar Rúnar
Olafsson (1917-65) is honoured by The
Reykjavík Museum of Photography with
a selection of his works. The collection
contains many great photos that show for
example how Reykjavík developed from a
small village to a city in just few decades.
Gunnar Rúnar took many photos of his wife
Amy Bjarnadóttir (1925-2012) and their
children, who would often accompany him
on his journeys.
Runs until January 10
‘Where the Land Rises’ by Peter
Holliday
Scottish photographer Peter Holliday turns
his lens toward Heimaey and its occupants,
some of whom experienced the volcanic
eruption of 1973. He explores ways in
which both people and land are exposed to
continuous processes of destruction and
creation.
Runs until January 26
Tveir Hrafnar Gallery
Selected Works
Tveir Hrafnar shows works by (amongst
others) Hallgrímur Helgason, Steinunn
Þórarinsdóttir, and Hulda Hákon in
December.
Runs until December 31
Wind And Weather Gallery
‘Analysis’ by Myrra Leifsdóttir
The Wind & Weather Gallery exhibits a
mixed media exhibit by Myrra Leifsdóttir
that employs drawings and combines
special lighting to create a site specific
installation.
Runs until December 29