Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.05.2017, Page 41

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Opening
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Metamorphosis
In Metamorphosis, Sigurgeir Sigur-
jónsson compares the city to the
built-up countryside to the wild wil-
derness. From torn-down buildings
in Reykjavík to abandoned farms,
the photos are brutal, sometimes
violent, but beautiful.
• Opens on May 20, 2017
• Runs until September 10, 2017
IPA GALLERY
rgbDrawing: Pigment On Paper
A collaboration between Creighton
Michael and Ben Diep showcasing
hybrid work produced using a large
digital format in a time capture
process.
• Opens on May 26, 2017
• Runs until June 11, 2017
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
Shoplifter
Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir, aka Shoplifter,
is a renowned Icelandic designer
and artist whose colourful, large
scale installations are eye-catching
and textural. She uses brightly co-
loured hair fibres to create vivid, diz-
zying landscapes, or “hairscapes,”
with a surreal and dreamlike quality.
• Opens on May 27, 2017
• Runs until October 10, 2017
KEX HOSTEL
Júníus Meyvant
Júníus Meyvant is the artist name of
Westman Islands born artist Unnar
Gísli Sigurmundsson. Júníus Meyvant
is primarily known for his music ca-
reer. Half of all sales will be donated
to Unicef.
• Opens on May 20, 2017
• Runs until May 23, 2017
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
Art For The People
Ásmundur Sveinsson watched
Iceland grow from a poor agrar-
ian society into one of the richest
countries in the world. His sculp-
tures reflect this, presenting a
conversation between assimilation
and innovation.
• Opens on May 20, 2017
• Runs until May 23, 2017
SÍM
SÍM Guest Artist Residency
Exhibition
A group exhibition by guest art-
ists that have been staying at the
SÍM Residency in Seljavegur and
Korpúlfsstaðir in May. The artists
come from various places around
the world and work with different
mediums.
• Runs on May 19 from 17:00-19:00
and May 30 from 10:00-17:00
Ongoing
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.
• Runs until June 18, 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
Treasures of a Nation
This new long-term exhibit presents
a selected number of works from
1884 to 1911 of mostly Danish and
Scandinavian artists.
• Runs until December 31, 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
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
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
Louisa Matthíasdóttir: Calm
The exhibition spans the whole
career of Louisa Matthíasdóttir, who
painted mainly Icelandic landscapes
and still-lifes.
• Runs until Setpember 17, 2017
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Situations
Auður Ómarsdóttir describes her
pictures as, “intimate and objective
observations of situations.” In this
exhibit, she presents autobiographi-
cal work mixed with found footage.
• Runs until May 30, 2017
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
Steinholt
The exhibition 'Steinholt' is a story
about the origin of names and the
memory of a place. Christopher
Taylor spent time in Þórshöfn, North-
East Iceland, and travelled the area
to capture the landscape and tell
stories of memories connected with
Steinholt.
• Runs until May 28, 2017
"Grímsey" by Cole Barash
Cold Barash was fascinated by
Grímsey from his first visit there. In
this exhibit, he captures intimate
moments with the local people and
reactions to the light and land-
scape.
• Runs until May 28, 2017
RAMSKRAM GALLERY
From Hörgshóli to Hollywood
The exhibition presents a mother
and son in both Los Angeles and Ice-
land. It contains both watercolors
and photographs.
• Runs until May 28, 2017
A Matter of Some Moments
By photographing families at home
and then decomposing them, Char-
lotta María Hauksdóttir explores
memories, intimacy, and attach-
ment.
• Runs until July 16, 2017
I8 GALLERY
Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir
Hildigunnur creates art where small
details take on great importance, in
the past working with materials as
varied as stickers and notebooks.
In this exhibit, she uses copper,
porcelain, printed pieces, scultures,
and wallpaper to explore abstract
knowledge and physical senses. This
is her first exhibit in i8 gallery.
• Runs until June 10, 2017
LISTASAFNIÐ Á AKUREYRI
The Creation of Childhood
This is a group exhibition featuring
professional artists, child artists,
and toy creators. It is meant to
stimulate a childlike mindset and
creativity.
• Runs until May 28, 2017
KLING & BANG
Opnun - Opening
Kling & Bang opened this year by cel-
ebrating young artists; their second
show brings in some of Iceland’s
big guns, including Ragnar Kjartans-
son and this issue’s cover star Elín
Hansdóttir.
• Runs until June 11, 2017
WIND AND WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Making Sense
Eygló Harðardóttir explores colour,
shape, and space in this month’s
window display.
• Runs until June 28, 2017
LIVING ART MUSEUM
READ THROUGH
The Living Art Museum presents a
reading room full of domestic and
international artworks in book form
spanning from the 1960s until today.
• Runs until September 2, 2017
HAFNARBORG
Literally
'Literally' presents Icelandic
concrete poetry from 1957 to the
present day.
• Runs until May 21, 2017
ART67
Gísli Sigurðsson
Originally from the Westmann
Islands, Gísli Sigurðsson’s works
mainly feature the Icelandic coun-
tryside.
• Runs until May 31, 2017
BERG CONTEMPORARY
Steina & Woody Vasulka
In this exhibit at BERG Contemporary,
experience a dialogue between art-
ist and technology as the Vasulkas’
showcase their expressive elec-
tronic vocabulary of image-making.
The exhibit will feature the works,
“Distant Activities,” “Electromagnetic
Objects,” “The Matter,” and “Wave-
form Studies XXVIII.”
• Runs until August 4, 2017
IPA GALLERY
Mame Coumba Bang
The name Mame Coumba Bang
comes from a river goddess in
Senegal. The exhibit contains instal-
lation art, videos, and drawings.
• Runs until May 21, 2017
GERÐAFSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
MA 2017 Fine Arts Degree Show
The graduates of Design and Fine Art
at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
present their Master’s work.
• Runs until May 21, 2017
SÍM
Life Patterns
Helga Arnalds presents ink draw-
ings, monotypes, and paintings
which explore the patterns of
nature and the human body.
• Runs until May 26, 2017
TVEIR HRAFNAR LISTHÚS
KRISTINN MÁR PÁLMASON - Kiss of
Fortune
Kiss of Fortune presents a number
of zany and creative designs. Kris-
tinn Már has engaged in various art
related projects and co -founded
galleries such as Anima (2006 – 08)
and Kling & Bang (from 2002).
• Runs until June 3, 2017
ANARKÍA
STÚDÍÓ Z by Linda Guðlaugsdóttir
Linda Guðlaugsdóttir presents a
number of drawings inspired by
poems.
• Runs until May 21, 2017
May 19 - June 01
Our Picks

¡Epic Hair!
Shoplifter
Opens 27 May,
Runs until 10 Oct.
Listasafn Íslands
Hrafnhildur
Árnadóttir, aka
Shoplifter, is a re-
nowned Icelandic
designer and art-
ist whose colour-
ful, large scale
installations are
eye-catching and
textural. She uses
brightly coloured
hair fibres to
create vivid, diz-
zying landscapes,
or “hairscapes,”
with a surreal and
dreamlike quality.
The use of hair—
an “original, cre-
ative fibre that
reflects our state
of health and al-
lows us to display
our individuality,”
as Hrafnhildur
would have it—
also addresses
vanity, beauty,
personal groom-
ing and body
image. We’re not
sure, at the time
of writing, how
many muppets
will be harmed to
create her instal-
lation, but the
good news is that
you’re allowed to
touch the tempt-
ingly sensuous
work, if you’re not
squeamish. JR

Drab → Fab
Swap Til You
Drop Market
30 May, 16:30,
Loft Hostel, Free!
Bring that ill-
fitting leather
jacket and trade
it for a pink
fringe vest. Bring
those last season
Adidas and swap
'em for some
new season Pu-
mas. Dreams do
come true! HJC

Retrospect And Reflect
Art For The
People
20 May - 31 Dec.
Reykjavík Art
Museum -
Ásmundarsafn
Ásmundur Sveins-
son watched Ice-
land grow from
a poor agrarian
society into one
of the richest
countries in the
world. His sculp-
tures reflect this:
assimilation vs.
innovation. HJC

Summer Exhibitin'
Summer
Opening
27 May, 10:00
Árbær Open Air
Museum
The Árbær Open
Air Museum
opens its doors
for the sum-
mer, showcas-
ing more than
20 buildings
relocated from
downtown Reyk-
javík which form
a town square,
village, and farm.
HJC
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