Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2016, Blaðsíða 36

Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.02.2016, Blaðsíða 36
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. A U G L Ý S I N G A S T O F A E . B A C K M A N 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 ‘Diktur’ by Ragnhildur Jóhanns Ragnhildur uses mediums such as sculpture, collage, drawing, and print to explore the relationship between language and art. Runs until March 6 Hverfisgallerí ‘Óvera’ by Sigga Björg Sigurðardóttir Sigga Björg Sigurðadóttir presents her work at Hverfisgallerí. Runs until February27 The Icelandic Phallological Museum The museum contains a collection of more than 215 penises and penile parts belonging to almost all the land and sea mammals that can be found in Iceland. There’s also a penis sculpture honouring the Icelandic men's handball team. On permanent view i8 Gallery 'Untitled' by Margrét H. Blöndal For the paintings in this exhibition, Margrét began by looking at an image, and allowing her focus to fluctuate. The drawings then become almost architectonic, making the boundary between oil and paper nearly tangible. The page becomes more than just imagination and project, it becomes material fact. Runs until March 5 Kópavogur Art Museum Gerðarsafn ‘Double Happiness’ by Katrín Elvarsdóttir In this exhibit, Katrín exhibits work created in China in 2010-2014. There is a special artist talk on February 21 at 15:00. Runs until February 28 ‘Deltas’ by Ingvar Högni Ragnarsson Ingvar took a lot of photographs during his three week stay in Bucharest, Romania. In this exhibit, he focuses on quiet spaces within the bustling city, shedding light on the interactions between everyday life and complex social issues. Runs until February 27 Listastofan ‘What this is, is not’ by Íris Indriðadóttir, Ólöf Björk Ingólfsdóttir & Signý Jónsdóttir In this installation, the three artists present objects in a manner that gives them new meaning. Runs until February 11 Living Art Museum ‘Boekie Woekie - 30 years - Books and More’ Boekie Woekie is a bookshop in Amsterdam, founded by two of Nýló’s founders, Rúna Þorkelsdóttir and Jan Voss. This exhibit reconstructs the original Boekie Woekie. Runs until February 21 Mokka-Kaffi ‘Aðeins undir vatnsfletinum og rétt fyrir ofan fjallið’ by Sesselja Björnsdóttir Sesselja is deeply inspired by nature, and attempts to put its texture, magic and majestic weather onto canvas. Runs until February 10 Museum of Design and Applied Art ‘Iceland is so ceramic’ retrospective of Steinunn Marteinsdóttir's works Icelandic artist Steinunn has had a long and successful career as a ceramicist in Iceland. She is known for her elegant, diverse works, as well as her influence on the field of Icelandic ceramic art. Runs until February 28 ‘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 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 ‘The First Exhibitions of Icelandic Art in Copenhagen’ In 1927, the exhibition ‘Udstilling af islandsk kunst (An Exhibition of Icelandic Art)’ presented Icelandic art to the public in Copenhagen for the first time. This exhibition explores some of the works presented at this landmark event. Guided tours in Icelandic February 14 at 14:00. Runs until September 11 ‘Quartet’ by Chantal Joffe, Gauthier Hubert, Jocken Nordström, & Tumi Magnússon This exhibit brings together the work of four contemporary artists: Gauthier Hubert, Chantal Joffe, Jockum Nordström, and Tumi Magnússon. These works all centre on the human being as depicted in various stages of art history, with each artist taking aesthetic inspiration from a different period. Runs until May 1 The National Museum of Iceland ‘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 August 31 'The Making Of A Nation' This exhibition is intended to provide insight into the history of the Icelandic nation from Settlement to the present day. On permanent view ‘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 August 31 'Sjálfstæðar mæður' by Annie Ling In this photography exhibit, Canadian Annie Ling showcases the lives of single Icelandic mothers. Runs until February 28 'Breeze' by Katrín Elvarsdóttir ‘Andvari’, or ‘Breeze’, features black and white landscape pictures by five contemporary photographers, as well as Sigurður Tómasson and Arngrímur Ólafsson. Katrín Elvarsdóttir curates the exhibit. Runs until February 28 Nordic House Pippi Longstocking An exhibition about Pippi Longstocking due to her 70th birthday. Running until February 28 Traveling Sun by Christine Istad and Lisa Pacini A large light sculpture bringing light to dark places in the North. Running until February 28 Reykjavík Art Museum - Ásmundarsafn ‘Yearning for Space’ This exhibit presents dreams of the future from the eyes of the 50s and 60s, during the age of space exploration. It addresses 16 Every Road Is The Same ‘MOODS’ by Friðgeir Helgason After hitting rock bottom and recovering from his addiction in 2006, Friðgeir Helgason took up photography. Some of the results are on display in his new exhibition, which features pictures taken whilst roaming his native Iceland and adopted home of Louisiana between 2008 and 2013. The roadside shops and dusty landscapes take on an uncanny resemblance when presented together, reveal- ing similarities, differences, and the identity-shaping powers of place. The pictures are taken on Kodak film and developed the old-fashioned way. GB Reykjavík Museum of Photography Tryggvagata 15 (D3) | January 16 – May 15 | Admission: Free!
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