Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.03.2017, Page 41

Art Listings
Events are listed alphabetically by venue. For
complete listings and detailed information on
venues visit grapevine.is/happening. Send your
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Opening
ÓÐINSBÚÐ — MJÖLNISHÖLLINNI
Design March: Brandson
Brandson is an active wear brand
inspired by Nordic mythology and
the Icelandic Sagas. This exhibi-
tion—part of Design March—is held
in collaboration with Mjölnir. There
will be an opening event on March
23rd at 14:00.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
KAROUSEL EHF
Design March: Reykjavík Print
Reykjavik Print exhibits nine prints
by four prominent Icelandic artists:
Hulda Hákon, Steingrímur Eyfjörð,
Sindri Freysson, and María Ericsdót-
tir. There will be an opening event on
March 24th at 18:00 and a meeting
with the artists on March 25th at
15:00.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
GEISLAR HÖNNUNARHÚS
Design March: Ode to Light
“Ode To Light” features 72 candle-
sticks designed and manufactured
by Geislar, inspired by Icelandic
history and culture. There will be
an opening event on March 24th at
18:00.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
HÖNNUNARSAFN ÍSLANDS
Design March: “#onechairperday”
by Elsa Nielsen
This exhibit contains drawings of
Icelandic chairs from the Museum’s
archive that Elsa has been post-
ing on Instagram since February 3.
There will be a talk with the artist on
March 23rd at 12:00.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
MENGI
Design March: “Wrestle” by Guð-
mundur Lúðvík Grétarsson
In this exhibit, Gudmundur Ludvik
explores the functionality of shapes.
There will be an opening event on
March 23rd at 18:00.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
KÍMI
Design March: Insight
A rare look into the creative world
of three vastly different designers;
the furniture design of Erla Sólveig
Óskarsdóttir, jewellery by Halla Boga-
dóttir and lighting design by Alfred
Homann.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
GULLSMIÐUR ERLING OG HELGA ÓSK
Design March: A Reading
An open invitation to the studio of
Erling Jóhannesson and Helga Ósk
Einarsdóttir. There will be an opening
event on March 21st at 19:00.
• Opens on March 23, 2017
• Runs until March 26, 2017
LISTOSTOFAN
Tilfæringar // Shifting Outlook
In this exhibit, Laufey and Edda Mac
present a dialogue between archi-
tecture, nature, and fine art. There
will be an opening event on March
18th at 18:00.
• Opens on March 18, 2017
• Runs until March 31, 2017
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
"Chair"
“Chair” presents a series of chairs
made by Icelandic designers. A few
hundred will be on display, made
from 1930 to 2013.
• Opens on March 18, 2017
• Runs until June 18, 2017
Ongoing
ÁSGRÍMUR JÓNNSON COLLECTION
‘Frightening Nature’
• Runs until May 7, 2017
THE CULTURE HOUSE
'Points of View'
Guests are taken on a journey
through the Icelandic visual world of
past and present.
• On permanent view.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
“Art of Memory” by Woody Vasulka
Woody’s work leads the viewer
through a dreamlike journey fo-
cused on landscapes and historical
paintings.
• Runs until September 1, 2017
T E X T
This exhibition contains a selection
of text-based art work by fifty Ice-
landic and international artists.
• Runs until May 14, 2017
“PYROGLYPHS” by Steina
PYROGLYPHS is a meditation on the
phenomenology of fire.
• Runs until August 20, 2017
Valtýr Pétursson
An exhibition focusing on Valtýr
Pétursson, who was a pioneer of
Icelandic abstract art.
• Runs until March 26, 2017
EINAR JÓNSSON MUSEUM
Permanent Exhibition
The museum contains close to
300 artworks including a beautiful
garden with 26 bronze casts of the
artist’s sculptures.
• On permanent view.
I8 GALLERY
Málverkasýning
This exhibit presents work from 6
artists—Andreas Eriksson, Mairead
O'Heocha, Silke Otto-Knapp, Melanie
Smith, Lara Viana, and James White—
all exploring what it means to be
called a painter.
• Runs until April 22, 2017
LISTOSTOFAN
“Fabularum” by Helga Thoroddsen
Fabularum is a painting exhibition
inspired by women in folklore, with
a primary focus on Icelandic myths
and legends.
• Runs until March 15, 2017
GALLERÝ H
“Rat Race” by Haraldur Ingi Haralds-
son
Haraldur presents 19 paintings in-
spired by politics and the addiction
to power.
• Runs until December 21, 2017
NORDIC HOUSE
Fínt Land
This exhibit presents works by
exclusively Finnish artists, includ-
ing Nikolo Kerimov, Antti Sepponen,
Jaako Leeve, and artists from the
Kisälli workshop.
• Runs until March 18, 2017
HANNESARHOLT
“The Magic of Nature” by Marta
Ólafsdóttir
Marta Ólafsdóttir used to be a
biologist before becoming a painter.
Here, she presents a bright and
colourful array of watercolours
showcasing, as she states, the
magic of nature.
• Runs until March 21, 2017
GALLERY IRMA
“Affairs and tales” by Brynjar Hel-
gason
Brynjar Helgason described his
new exhibit, “‘Affairs and tales’”
as, “a multimediated collection of
sensations.” Each piece aims to let
you tap into those lost messages
you get daily—dreams, realizations,
epiphanies.
• Runs until March 23, 2017
HAFNARBORG
Exhibit by Steingrímur Eyfjörð
Steingrímur Eyfjörd presents his
perspective on gender through a
selection of artwork.
• Runs until March 19, 2017
“Rose” by Sigga Björg
Artist Sigga Björg creates an instal-
lation based around monsters and
strange creatures using drawings,
animated videos and sculptures.
• Runs until March 19, 2017
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
‘KEEPERS’
This exhibition focuses on the ques-
tion of how we decide which objects
are worth keeping.
• Runs until June 4, 2017.
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Bout: Video Works from the Collec-
tion
BOUT is an extensive project where a
large part of the animated works in
the Reykjavík Art Museum collection
will be put on show. The themes in
question are play, performance,
documentation and storytelling. The
first theme was PLAY, which opened
in early January. The second, PERFOR-
MANCE, starts on February 9th, the
third, RECORD; starts on March 9th,
and last, TALE, begins on April 6th.
• Runs until May 7, 2017
“Panik” by Ilmur Stefánsdóttir
Chaos and panic. That is what you
will find in Ilmur’s new installation
exhibit that uses video art inter-
twined with the museum's existing
structures.
• Runs until May 1, 2017
Erró: More is Beautiful
Erró is a postmodern artist whose
work is characteristically provoca-
tive and shocking, attacking not
only politics but also social norms
and standards.
• Runs until May 1, 2017
D29: Anna Hrund Másdóttir: Fantastic
Souvenirs
In this exhibit, Anna Hrund Másdót-
tir explores the subconscious and
meditation by dissecting and rear-
ranging real world objects.
• Runs until May 7, 2017
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
Case Studies - Product Design Into
The 21st Century
The exhibition explores Icelandic
product design at the beginning
of the 21st century featuring the
works of Brynjar Sigurðarson,
Sigríður Heimisdóttir, Unnur Valdís
Kristjánsdóttir and Tinna Gunnars-
dóttir.
• Runs until April 23, 2017
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
“Ljósmyndir” by Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir
Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir has been
documenting life in Iceland through
photography since the 1970s. focus-
ing on the commonplace, capturing
everyday scenes that tell a different
story of Iceland. In doing so, she
sensitively preserves moments that
would otherwise become memo-
ries and, eventually, be lost to time
completely.
• Runs until May 14, 2017
“The Maiden/The Farm Boy's Dream”
by Vigdís Heiðrún Viggósdóttir
This romantic exhibit explores the
dream of the countryside. The pho-
tos follow lovers meeting, falling in
love, and the struggles and feelings
that accompany.
• Runs until March 21, 2017
March 10 - March 23
Our Picks

Up, Down, Around
And Around
‘Points Of View’
Exhibition At The
Culture House
Tues-Sun
10:00-17:00,
Hverfisgata 15
The Culture
House’s ‘Points
of View’ exhibi-
tion is an ode to
Icelandic history,
art and identity,
presenting dif-
ferent ways of
“viewing” culture.
The “up” room has
pieces inspired
by that which
draws our atten-
tion upwards,
depicting the
various religions
and political
leaders Iceland
has followed over
the course of his-
tory. The “inside”
room deals with
the hidden and
secret: the night-
mares and the
monster under
the bed, includ-
ing works like
1670’s Book of
Witchcraft. All of
the seven “points
of view” (also
including “down,”
“mirror,” and so
on) present old
and contempo-
rary art pieces
and historical
artefacts. With
four floors worth
of rooms, this is
a real cultural
feast. JS

Yay, a “Painting Exhibition”
Málverka-
sýning at i8
Tue-Fri 11-
17, Sat 13-17,
Tryggvagata 16
This spectacu-
larly prosaic
title does what
it says on tin,
we suppose. But
when it’s in the i8
gallery, it’s gotta
be worth a look.
This show of six
international
painters runs
until April 22.
JR

“You’re wet…” “It’s raining!”
'Rocky
Horror Picture
Show' Costume
Screening at Bíó
Paradís
March 10, 20:00,
Hverfisgata 54
Dress up in silver
underwear and
sing along with
your favourite
transvestite.
Dammit, Janet,
there's no crime
in giving yourself
over to pleasure.
HJC

Bathe in Sensation
“Affairs and
tales” at Irma
Gallery
Until 23 March,
Skipholt 33
Brynjar Helgason
describes his
new exhibit as “a
multimediated
collection of
sensations.” Each
piece aims to
let you tap into
those lost mes-
sages you get
daily—dreams,
realizations,
epiphanies. HJC
41The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 03 — 2017
“Awesome experience”