Reykjavík Grapevine - 20.05.2016, Síða 54

Art 54The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 6 — 2016
Nordic House - 'The Weather Diaries'
Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer lead this
group exhibit on how weather affects art
with their photographs and installations.
Runs until July 5
The National Gallery - 'Ljósmálun'
Various artists come together to study
this connection between paintings and
photographs and how the limits of the
two different art forms are mixed.
Runs until September 9
The National Gallery - 'Udstilling af
islandsk kunst'
In 1927, the exhibition presented Icelandic
art to the public in Copenhagen for the
first time. This exhibition explores some
of the works presented then.
Runs until September 11
The National Gallery - 'Vasulka
Chamber'
Steina and Woody Vasulka are some of
the pioneers in 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.
On permanent view
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
Tjarnarbíó - 'Vera and the water'
A dance show for children (age 1 to 5)
and their families.
Runs until May 22
Reykjavík Art Museum -
Ásmundarsafn - 'Disruption' by
Ásmundur Sveinsson and Elín
Hansdóttir
Elín and Ásmundur work with perspective
in different ways.
Runs until October 9.
Reykjavík Art Museum - 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
Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús -
'Subselves Mean Well' by Arnfinnur
Amazeen
Arnfinnur examines the monotonous
round of everyday life and the
contradictory role of the person within.
Runs until August 7.
Reykjavík Art Museum -
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. Guided tours
in English on May 20 and 27, and June 3.
Runs until August 21
Reykjavík City Museum - '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 - 'For
Cod's Sake'
An exhibition to commemorate the 40th
anniversary of the end of the Cod Wars.
Runs until August 31

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
Art Listings
Reykjavík Museum of Photography -
'In Between' by Díana Júlíusdóttir
Photographs from the artist's hiking
trips.
Runs until May 31
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
Verksmiðjan at Hjalteyri - 'Stingur Í
Augun'
Various artists including Kaktus and
students fmor the Iceland Academy
of Arts come together for an
unconventional art exhibition at Hjalteyri.
Runs until May 28
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.
Runs until June 28
FROM DISRUPTION, ÁSMUNDARSAFN