Reykjavík Grapevine - 03.06.2016, Side 48

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: VÍKINGUR HEIÐAR ÓLAFSSON
16 - 19 June 2016 in Harpa
Reykjavík Midsummer Music
AWARD-WINNING
CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
“Elevated beauty, not of this world”
Fréttablaðið
“One of the musical highlights of the year”
Fréttatíminn
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Ongoing
ART67 - 'Animals' by Halldór
Rúnarsson
Halldór Rúnarsson's exhibits paintings
inspired by animals and how they enjoy
the present moment.
Opens June 1 - Runs until June 30
ASÍ Art Gallery - 'Once we were
next door neighbours' by Hreinn
Friðfinnsson & John Zurier
Poetics and perceptions identify the
installations by Hreinn and the abstract
paintings by John. They will exhibit their
works created specially for the rooms of
ASÍ Art Gallery as part of the Reykjavík
Art Festival.
Opens May 21 - Runs until June 30
Árbær Open Air Musem
This museum has daily guided tours
from 13:00 to 14:00 through its open air
exhibits that showcase the architecutre
and livelihood of 19th and 20th century
Reykjavíkings.
On permanent view.
Edinborg Cultural Centre Ísafjörður -
'Grettir' by the Comedytheatre
A play based on one of Iceland's most
famous sagas.
Opens on June 1 - Runs until July 27
Gallerí Skilti - 'Flicker' by Anna
Hallin and Olga Bergmann
This photography exhibit doesn't
concern itself with mankind´s
relationship with nature and other
systems, nor is it site specific.
Runs until June 15
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre - 'Austan
Rumba' by Hrafnhildur Inga
Sigurðardóttir
Runs until August 21
Hafnarborg - 'Traces of Water'
Hafnarborg's summer exhibition features
six artists who all use some form of water
in their artworks.
Opens May 27 - Runs until August 21
Harbinger - 'Find Home' by Chandra
Sen
Swedish artist Chandra exhibits paintings
inspired by horses and focusing on the
present.
Runs until June 11
i8 Gallery - Thór Vigfússon
Runs until June 4
Lækjartorg - Reykjavík Comedy Walk
Ticket price is 3,000 ISK for people older
than 12 years of age.
Runs every evening until September 26.
Listasafnið Akureyri - 'Arkitektúr og
Akureyri'
An exhibition focusing on the
architecture in Akureyri, a town in the
north of Iceland.
Opens May 21 - Runs until August 28
Listasal Mosfellsbæjar - 'Hugarró' by
Sólborg Matthíasdóttir and Sigríðar
R. Kristjánsdóttir
A collaborative photography exhibition
by Sólborg and Sigríðar.
Opens May 28 - Runs until June 18
Living Art Museum (Nýló) - '101
spurning til kvenna '
101 questions for women is a third
exhibition in the series 'women in Nýló'.
Runs until August 21
Living Art Museum (Nýló) - 'Infinite
Next'
This collaborative exhibition by Icelandic
and foreign artists focuses on the
systems that make a society.
Runs until June 19
Living Art Museum (Nýló) -
'Desiccation'
An exhibition curated by MA-students
in art theory at he University of Iceland
about how to preserve an idea and the
artwork's afterlife.
Runs until June 29
Mokka-Kaffi - 'Þjóðarspegill í 111 ár'
An exhibition of Icleandic phonebook
covers.
Runs until June 15
Museum of Design and Applied Art -
'Keepers'
This exhibit focuses on the collections
explores how and why the museum
curates the works that it does.
Runs until June 10
Museum of Design and Applied Art
- 'Gefjun: Icelandic Wool blankets
exhibited'
This exhibition is a part of the 'Deal me
in' series of micro-exhibitions curated
by MA-students in art theory at the
university of Iceland.
Art Listings
Experimental
Dreamland
'Dream Lover' by Berglind Ágústsdóttir
June 10 - June 25 | Ekkisens, Bergstaðastræti 25b (F5) | Admission: Free!
The exciting and wonderfully experimental Icelandic artist
Berglind Ágústsdóttir will be opening a solo exhibition
at Ekkisens Art Space this month. The multi-disciplinary
exhibition will include a number of Berglind’s plaster sculptures
and drawings, as well as on-site creations throughout the
month, such as an experimental radio broadcast. A video art
piece called “Dream Love,” a collaborative work with Swedish
artist Liina Nilsson from which the title of this show is
derived, will also premiere. Come with an open mind and an
open heart, and enter the world of Dream Love. IW
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