Reykjavík Grapevine - 16.06.2017, Blaðsíða 46

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Opening
THE NORDIC HOUSE
-LINES-
The Nordic House presents an
interactive sound art installation
exploring one of the most funda-
mental parts of Western music:
Lines. Come create music with your
own hands using hanging sensors
and electronics.
• Opens on June 28, 2017
• Runs until September 3, 2017
SLÁTURHÚSIÐ
Born In The Slaughterhouse
Nine artists worked with various me-
dia to create an exhibit linked by the
idea of basic needs. Carcasses will
hang from hooks and snapshots will
capture prison cells, all to create a
playful twist on human violence.
• Opens on June 17, 2017
• Runs until September 15, 2017
GALLERÍ PORT
GUSTUKAVERK
After scavenging Icelandic litera-
ture for compelling characters and
re-imagining Reykjavík as a proper
“Scandinavian city,” Þrándur has now
turned to realism. But don’t worry—
he hasn’t abandoned his sense of
humour. Memorable shadows of
life play a part in this collection of
works, each with its own specific
narrative.
• Opens on June 16, 2017
• Runs until July 16, 2017
VERKSMIÐJAN Á HJALTEYRI
"Five Works”
Each of these five works by Daniel
Gustav Cramer portraits and
abstracts a particular landscape.
Through Daniel’s eyes the land-
scapes are both sculptural forms
and carriers of a collective memory,
uncompromisingly stuck in time.
• Opens on June 17, 2017
• Runs until June 1, 2017
SÍM
A Bit Of Alright
This exhibition presents the work of
the most recent guest artists at the
SÍM residency.
• Runs on June 22 from 17:00-19:00
and on June 23 from 10:00-15:00
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
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
coloured hair fibres to create vivid,
dizzying landscapes, or “hairscapes”.
• Runs until October 10, 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
HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
501 Nails
The work 501 NAILS revolves around
the idea of nailing down time that
has piled up, time in linear sequence
from Luther's action to our day.
• Runs until August 21, 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 September 17, 2017
God, I Feel So Bad / Woman In E
Ragnar Kjartansson’s retrospective
features four pianists and four op-
era singers playing simultaneously.
Now a new music-based perfor-
mance begins: a presentation in
which a glamorously staged female
guitarist endlessly strums the chord
e-minor.
• Runs until August 13, 2017
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SHADOWS / ECHOES
The work SHADOWS / ECHOES was
conducted over a two-year period
where Marianne Bjørnmyr travelled
around Iceland to research and
document the mythology of elves
and fairies.
• Runs until August 15, 2017
THE NORDIC HOUSE
THE CITY BEING
THE CITY BEING explores various
aspects of our modern cities, with
contemporary Reykjavik as the main
point of reference.
• Runs until November 5, 2017
Eyes As Big As Plates
Eyes as Big as Plates is a photo-
graphic art project produced in
collaboration with retired farmers,
fishermen, zoologists, plumbers,
and many more.
• Runs until August 13, 2017
RAMSKRAM GALLERY
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
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
Land Seen – Following in the Foot-
steps of Johannes Larsen
In this exhibition, some recurring
themes emerge, such as the trail
or path, the gate and the traveller.
It explores Einar Falur Ingólfsson’s
experience following Danish artist
Johannes Larsen around Iceland.
• Runs until August 20, 2017
Without Dreams All Is Dead
Drawing is the starting point of
'Wiithout Dreams All Is Dead' , an ex-
hibition that derives its name from a
poem by Nobel laureate Halldór Lax-
ness, and is an allusion to the world
of imagination an artist inhabits.
• Runs until August 20, 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 electron-
ic vocabulary of image-making.
• Runs until August 4, 2017
SÍM
Bjarni Bernharður Bjarnason
Bjarni is a self taught artist and
poet. This exhibit is made in collabo-
ration with the release of his new
book, "Í LANDI ÞÚSUND DJÖFLA".
• Runs until June 20, 2017
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.
• Runs until September 10, 2017
LISTAMENN GALLERÍ
ÞESSI - SARA RIEL
"ÞESSI" is the first time Sara Riel
has used humanity as her artistic
subject. The mixed media exhibit
uses technology, portraits, and
poetry to explore states of mind and
mannerisms.
• Runs until June 25, 2017
GERÐASAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
The In, With and Between Us
This exhibit presents a conversation
around non-linear readings of place
and time, language and translation.
It is a collaboration between a num-
ber of international MFA students
from the SVA school in New York.
• Runs until August 30, 2017
AKUREYRI ART MUSEUM
Selected Works By North Icelandic
Artists
Thirty northern Icelandic artists
present a diverse range of art in-
spired by the intrepid North. What is
the state of Northern Icelandic arts?
You’ll find out.
• Runs until August 27, 2017
ART67
LITKA MYNDLISTARFELAG
LITKA’s artist collective collaborated
on this exhibit, which is catered to
travelers with sizes that will fit in
hand luggage.
• Runs until June 31, 2017
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
Birds, Fjord and Iceland Photo-
graphs by Björn Björnsson
Björn specialised in nature photog-
raphy and travelled around Iceland
documenting such.
• Runs until September 17, 2017
Bundled In Blue
This exhibition is based on new
research on the bones and grave
found in a settlement-era grave.
• Runs until September 30 2017
HÚSAVÍK MUSEUM
Far Away Right Here
Photographer Martin Cox spent a
month at the Fjuk Art Center last
year. Here he presents his work from
there, inspired by the landscape and
history of Húsavík.
• Runs until September 1, 2017
June 16 - June 29
Our Picks

Make Space for
Aryan Banki!
Gustukaverk –
Þrándur Þórarinsson
June 16 -
July 16,
Gallerí Port

After scavenging
Icelandic litera-
ture for compel-
ling characters
and re-imagining
Reykjavík as a
proper “Scan-
dinavian city,”
Þrándur has
now turned to
realism. But don’t
worry—he hasn’t
abandoned his
sense of humour.
Memorable shad-
ows of life play a
part in this col-
lection of works,
each with its own
specific narrative.
Nonetheless, two
pieces in particu-
lar—dedicated
to controversial
companies Arion
Banki and Gamma
Capital—set a
new tone in his
work. It’s political,
for the first time,
and we can only
hope it won’t be
the last time. JE

Tunics In The Sun
Viking Festival
(Víkingahátíð)
June 15-18, 13:00,
Fjörukráin, Haf.
1000 ISK
Mount a long
ship and don’t
forget to grow
out your beard,
‘cause it’s time to
immerse yourself
completely in the
best parts of the
Dark Ages. But
don’t worry, you’ll
still have access
to Instagram. HJC

Drag Me To Gaukurinn
Drag Lab
Premiere
Thu. 29 June,
21:00, Gaukurinn,
1.500 ISK
Icelandic drag is
on the rise, and
rightly so. Drag
Lab showcases
experimen-
tal newbies
alongside drag
veterans, offer-
ing a deeper look
inside this deeply
fun and vividly
colourful scene.
JR

Slammageddon
Slam Poetry
(Ljóðaslamm)
Tue. 20
June, 21:30,
Rosenberg, Free!
Join the Kings
and Queens of
prose to mix real
talk with a com-
petitive spirit.
That’s right, it’s
slam poetry
night. PS: Want
to read? Contact
the organisers
on Facebook. AC
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