Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.05.2016, Side 46

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The National Gallery - 'En plain air -
Along the South Coast' by Ásgrímur
Jónsson
He documented his travels and
homecoming in oil and watercolour
paintings.
Runs until September 16
The National Gallery - 'Female Idols'
by Sigurjón Ólafsson
An exhibition of classical portrait
sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson and other
artists, in honour of women in Iceland
winning the right to vote in 1915.
Runs until May 31
The National Museum of Iceland -
'Unionize! Icelandic confederation of
Labour 1916 - 2016'
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the
Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ).
Runs until May 22
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.
Runs until August 31
The National Museum of Iceland -
'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
The National Museum of Iceland -
'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.
Runs until August 31
The National Museum of Iceland -
Jewelry by Hendrikka Waage
Designer and cosmopolite exhibits her
jewelry inspired by different cultures and
history.
Runs until May 17
Ásmundarsafn - 'Uppbrot' by
Ásmundur Sveinsson and Elín
Hansdóttir
Ásmundur captures shapes in materials
and Elín redefines spaces.
Opens April 16 - Runs until October 9
Hafnarhús - Anchoring Ground:
Iceland Academy of the Arts
graduation exhibition
This year's graduates from architecture,
design and fine arts from Iceland
Academy of the Arts exhibit their final
projects.
Opens April 23 - Runs until May 8
Hafnarhús - 'The Making of Erró'
This exhibition 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
Kjarvalsstaðir - 'Jóhannes S. Karval:
Mind and World'
The exhibition is compromised of rarely
seen works form the private collection
of Þorvaldur Guðmundsson and his wife
Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir.
Runs until August 21
Borgarsögusafn Reykjavíkur -
'Settlement Sagas-Accounts from
Manuscripts'
This exhibition has rarely seen
manuscripts that tell the history of the
settlement of Reykjavík.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum - 'From
Poverty to Abundance'
Photos documenting Icelandic fishermen
at the turn of the 20th century.
On permanent view
Reykjavík Maritime Museum -
'Seawomen - the fishing women of
Iceland, past and present'
On permanent view
Reykjavík Museum of Photography -
'In Between' by Díana Júlíusdóttir
Photographs from the artist's hiking
trips.
Runs until May 31
Reykjavík Museum of Photography -
'MOOD' by Friðgeir Helgason
Comparative photographs of Louisiana
and Iceland.
Runs until May 15
Reykjavik City Theater - ‘Persona’ by
Iceland Dance Company
Persona is a unique and intimate evening
of dance, staging the works of three
Icelandic choreographers.
Runs on May 12
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
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.
On permanent view
Volcano House
‘The Volcano House Geology Exhibition’
The exhibition gives a brief overview of
Iceland’s geological history and volcanic
systems with superb photographs of
volcanic eruptions and other magnificent
aspects of Icelandic nature.
On permanent view
Wind and Weather Gallery - 'Special
Offer' by Haraldur Jónsson
Haraldur Jónsson exhibits a site specific
installation for passers-by.
Opens May 1 - Runs until June 28
Life’s Repetitiousness
‘Subselves Mean Well’ by Arnfinnur Amazeen
Opens May 12 - runs until August 7 | Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús
Arnfinnur Amazeen graduated in Fine Arts from the Iceland
Academy of the Arts in 2001, obtained a masters degree in Fine
Arts at Glasgow School of Art in 2006 and is now the third
artist to exhibit in Gallery D at Hafnarhús, a space meant for
up-and-coming artists who haven’t exhibited in major galler-
ies before. His exhibition ‘Subselves Mean Well’ focuses on the
repetitiousness of modern everyday life and the inconsistent
role of the person living it. An artist talk with Arnfinnur will
be held May 19 at 18:00 at Hafnarhús. HBG
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