Reykjavík Grapevine - 29.07.2016, Side 49

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
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
INSIDE OUT
Museum work made visible to
the audience
TRACES OF WATER
21 May - 21 August 2016
A group exhibition by six artists
that all work with water in their
works.
By Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir,
Florence Lam, Harpa Árnadóttir,
Hulda Stefánsdóttir, John Zurier
and Margrét H. Blöndal.
+ THE COLLECTION
21 May - 21 August 2016
SARA BJÖRNSDÓTTIR:
FLÂNEUR
27 May - 21 August 2016
Route 40
How to use the listings:
Events are listed alphabetically.
For complete listings and detailed
information on venues visit
grapevine.is/happening. Send your
listings to: listings@grapevine.is
Opening
Anarkía - 'Svelgir'
A solo exhibition by Rósa Sigrún
Jónsdóttir.
Opens July 30 - Runs until August 21
Árbær Open Air Museum - Outdoor
games
Children are invited to come to play and
learn outside games.
Runs on July 31 and August 1 from 13:00-
16:00
Árbær Open Air Museum - Chess and
board games
The museum and the Reykjavík Chess
Association's annual chess tournament is
open to all. Admission is 1,500 ISK.
Runs on August 7 at 13:00
ART67 - 'Moss And Funk'
A dynamic collection of paintings about
the Icelandic langscape, from calm to
chaotic, by Sigurbjörg Einisdóttir (Sibba)
and Guðbjörg Sigmundsdóttir (Gugga).
Opens August 1 - Runs until August 31
ASÍ Art Gallery - Þóra Sigurðardóttir
This solo exhibition by Þóra
Sigurðardóttir features photographs,
graphics, drawings and three dimensional
artworks.
Opens on August 13
Borgarnes - Plan-B Art Festival
A festival that focuses on contemporary
art and the conversation between mixed
media held in four venues around the
town of Borgarnes, north of Reykjavík.
Runs August 12 - August 14
Bryggjan Brugghús - Pride Ball
Kick off the sixteen-annual Reykjavík gay
pride festival with this dance party.
Runs on August 6 at 23:00
Deiglan Akureyri - Ólafsfjörður
Impression (Part 2)
An installation constructed of two sets of
video images and a soundscape by artists
from the Netherlands, Iceland, China and
Austria.
Runs on July 30 and 31 at 14:00
Ekkisens - 'Draumland'
An exhibition of work by Völundur
Björnsson, an Icelandic visual artist
who passed in 2012. The house he lived
i has since been used as the gallery
Ekkisens. His interesting and often
political artworks include oil paintings,
watercolours, photographs and more.
Runs until August 28
The Freezer Hostel - 'Genesis'
In this one-woman show, Vala Kristín
Eiríksdóttir tells the story of how the
world came to life, as she understands it.
Runs on July 31 & August 7 and 10
Gaukurinn - 'Come Talk Funny'
Stand-up comedy in English with
Goldengang Comedy.
Runs on August 1 and 8 at 21:00
Gaukurinn - 'The Minority Report'
Stand-up comedy in English with Bylgja
Babýlons and Jonathan Duffy.
Runs on August 3 and 10 at 21:00
Gaukurinn - Nerd pub quiz
A quiz where your hidden nerdiness will
come in handy!
Runs on August 5 at 20:30
Gaukurinn - Karaoke Night
Let out your inner pop star!
Runs on August 9 at 21:00
Harpa - Reykjavík Pride opening
ceremony
A celebration to kick off the annual
Reykjavík Pride festival.
Runs on August 6 at 21:00
Húrra - Improv Iceland
The group, consisting of Iceland’s
funniest actors and actresses, comes
together for a night of unscripted
dialogues, spontaneous musicals and
improvised acts, making each and every
show a premiere and a final performance.
Runs August 9, 20.00
Kiki Queer Bar - Queer Quiz
A pub quiz that's part of the 2016
Reykjavík Pride programme.
Runs on August 2 at 21:00
Listastofan - 'To let loose'
A solo exhibition by Betty Blitz that
uses analog photographs and video to
illustrate rate the dissolution of borders
in virtual spaces. The artist uses self-
made pinhole cameras in her work.
Opens August 4 - Runs until August 10
Mengi - 'Cold Intimacy'
A solo performance by dancer Elísabet
Birta Sveinsdóttir.
Runs on August 4 at 21:00
Port - 'Art in a (g/b)ag(e)'
An exhibition of artworks by various
Icelandic artists, which will be for sale.
Runs on July 29 - August 4
Tjarnarbíó - ASS COMBAT
A circus and theatre show from Spain
that questions the invasion of bodies,
identity and the imposition of categories.
Runs on August 5 at 20:30
Ongoing
Akureyri Art Museum - 'Conspiracy
of Pleasure'
A group exhibition that examines how
bodies are used for regulation and for
pleasure.
Runs until August 21
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.
BERG Contemporary Gallery -
‘ROTATION’
The exhibition will present works
by Ásgeir Skúlason, Kjartan Ari
Pétursson, Sindri Leifsson, Sirra Sigrún
Sigurðardóttir and Veronika Geiger.
Runs until August 13.
Flóra Akureyri - 'Náttúru afl/Natural
power'
An exhibition by Ásta Guðmundsdóttir of
sculptures inspired by nature and climate.
Runs until August 20
Gallery Sign - 'Gefið (það kemur í
ljós)/Given (it will come to light)'
A solo exhibition by American
photographer Nina Zurier.
Runs until December 15
Gallery Tukt (Hitt Húsið) - 'There's a
Pain(ting) In My Heart'
A solo exhibition by Sindri "Sparkle"
Freyr of paintings that are a festival of
colours.
Runs until August 16
Gallery O - 'Kraftur, Dulúð og Mýkt'
A solo exhibition of abstract paintings by
Sigga Helga Jacobsen.
Runs until further notice
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.
Runs until August 21
Hafnarborg - Works from the
collection
About 14,000 artworks by various artists,
including Nína Tryggvadóttir, Jóhannes
Kjarval and Jón Laxdal.
Runs until August 22
Hannesarholt - 'Dramalandið'
A solo exhibition by Arngunnur Ýr.
Runs until August 21
Harpa - 'The Session'
'The Session,' an exhibition by the
photographer Gavin Evans is open in Esja,
Harpa's newest exhibition area. Gavin
is known for his portraits of famous
subjects, including Morrissey, Ozzy
Osbourne and Björk.
Runs until August 31
Harpa - 'Silent Flashes'
This exhibition from the Icelandic
Emigration Centre in Hofsós includes
Contemporary Art
Conquers Borgarnes
Plan-B Art Festival
August 12-14 | Various venues around Borgarnes | Admission: Free!
In West Iceland, on a hilly peninsula at the shores of Borgar-
fjörður, lies a little town called Borgarnes. The city may have
only around 1,900 inhabitants, but it has a huge artistic spirit.
It hosts the Plan-B art festival, the first of its kind in the
western part of the country, where sculptors, photographers,
painters, performance artists and visual artists will come
together on the second weekend of August. There also will be
a night event at Studio Mjólk, a charming old cowshed right
outside of the town. GR
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