Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2016, Side 35

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
ICELAND IS
SO CERAMIC
– a retrospective of Steinunn
Marteinsdóttir’s works
Jan 9, runs until Feb 28 2016
Fields of Lava
January 23rd – March 13th
New oil- and watercolor works
by artist Kristbergur Pétursson
DIKTUR
January 23rd – March 6th
Bookworks and visual poems
by artist Ragnhildur Jóhanns.
Double Happiness
Katrín Elvarsdóttir
15/1 - 27/2 2016
Deltas
Ingvar Högni Ragnarsson
15/1 - 27/2 2016
Route 40
‘Mandala - The Colour Experience’
by Dario Massarotto
This workshop, led by Italian visual artist
and designer Dario, sees participants work
together to make a mandala, a ritualistic
symbol for the cosmos.
Runs on February 28 at 15:00-
18:00
Loft Hostel
LHI clothing market
Students of the art college are sell their
clothes.
Runs February 6 from 12:00 to
17:00
Pub quiz - 90s pop culture
Runs February 10 at 20:00
Poetry slam night
Hosted by actress Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir
and rapper Vigdís Ósk Howser from
Reykjavíkurdætur.
Runs February 14 at 20:00
BAST magazine clothing-market
Runs February 21 at 14:00
Once Upon a Human
This event is meant to create both dialogue
and understanding between people.
Individuals volunteer as human “books,”
and then participants “read” the books by
having a one-on-one conversation with the
volunteer.
Runs February 28 at 17:00
Swap Till You Drop
This swapping event has very simple rules:
bring your items (jewellery, books, clean
clothes, etc.) and exchange them for free
with objects brought by other people.
Runs February 24 from 16:30 to
19:30
Mengi
'Crisis Meeting'
Kriðpleir is an interesting theatre group
that hosts unusual performances.
Runs February 12 & 13 at 21:00
Ongoing
Anarkía
'Í Mínu Ástandi' by Anna Hansson
Anna Hansson found it helped her in times
of trouble to paint portraits of herself. She
exhibits these oil paintings and ink and
coal sketches, that all have bold colours
and forms.
Runs until February 7
ART67
‘NATURE’ by Gugga
Gugga, Guðbjörg Sigmundsdóttir is
ART67’s guest artist for the month of
February—her work primarily focuses on
Iceland’s awe-inspiring nature.
Runs until February 29
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 February 27
Dead Gallery
‘Black Spot’ by Kristinn Már
Pálmason
This exhibition of acrylic and airbrush
paintings explores Kristinn Már’s process
of self-psychoanalysis, which alternates
between obsession and deconstructing
that obsession. The works touch on the
system of semiotics he’s developed over
the years.
Runs until February 7
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
‘Flicker’ by Anna Hallin & Olga
Bergmann
This photography exhibit is different from
most artist collaborations, in that it doesn't
concern itself with mankind's relationship
with nature and other systems, nor is it
site-specific. 'Flicker' is a personal piece,
with strong elements of projection and
silhouettes, and can be said to be a tableau
of a certain period in the two artists' lives.
Runs until June 15
Gallery Tukt
Eva Rós Bjarnadóttir
Eva Rós is a member of a street art
group responsible for making several
commissioned pieces in Breiðholt. She has
a solo exhibit at Gallery Tukt.
Runs until February 13
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
‘My world’ by Guðrún
Ingibjartsdóttir
Guðrún has been painting with
watercolours for more than twenty years,
and has attended various masterclasses
in Iceland, England and France. She gets
much of her inspiration from nature,
and is fascinated by the vibrant shapes
watercolours take on paper.
Runs until March 6
Hafnarborg
Kristbergur Pétursson
This exhibit features new oil and
watercolour paintings by Kristbergur, an
artist who has devoted himself to painting
for over twenty years. His aesthetic leans
toward the abstract, where the flow of
colours and space are explored within dark,
gloomy landscapes.
Runs until March 13
ART
OPENING & ONGOING

Of Sheep And Men
‘Feral Attraction: The Museum Of Ghost Ruminants’ by
Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir & Mark Wilson
Bryndís and Mark’s show explores the relationship between
humans and animals in certain environments, specifically around
Patreksfjörður and Tálknafjörður. They focus in particular on a
flock of feral sheep that had occupied the mountains for decades
before being herded and slaughtered between 2009 and 2010. The
exhibit asks questions about animals’ right to live, and in what way
different species have different rules and regulations in place to
protect them. AH
The National Gallery of Iceland
Fríkirkjuvegur 7 (F3) | January 21-November 9 | Admission: 1,200 ISK
Open 11:30-22:00
saegreif inn. is
Geirsgata 8 • 101 Reykjavík • Tel. 553 1500 • seabaron8@gmail.com
An absolute
must-try!
Saegreifinn restaurant (Sea Baron) is like none other
in Iceland; a world famous lobster soup and a diverse
fish selection.
Suðurgata 41
101 Reykjavík
www.thjodminjasafn.is
tel +354 530 22 00
Hverfisgata 15
101 Reykjavík
www.safnahusid.is
tel +354 530 22 10
National Museum of Iceland
The country’s largest
museum of cultural
history from settlement
to present day.
The Culture House
Manuscripts, fine art, natural
specimens, curiosities and
archeaological findings form
the exhibition Points of View.
National
Museum of
Iceland
The
Culture
House
The exhibitions, shops and cafés are open daily 10 - 17 Closed on Mondays 16/9 – 30/4
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