Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.10.2017, Page 41

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Opening
GERÐARSAFN – KÓPAVOGUR ART
MUSEUM
Emplacement: Part One
Emplacement presents the work of
Icelandic painters Einar Garibaldi
Eiríksson and Kristján Steingrímur
Jónsson. Part one features recent
works based on on landscapes,
nature and monuments.
• Opens on October 7, 2017
• Runs until October 29, 2017
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Erró: More is Beautiful
This exhibition shines a special
light on Erró’s works which revolve
around excess and density, creating
intricate and charged structures
related to politics, science, fiction
and art history.
• Opens on October 7, 2017
• Runs until May 13, 2018
Greater-Iceland
The group exhibition features works
by international artists who have
settled in Iceland for limited or
extended period of time.
• Opens on October 13, 2017
• Runs until January 7, 2018
D31: Garden
Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir is the 31st
artist to show in the Gallery D exhibi-
tion series, which aims to give prom-
ising artists a chance to work within
the museum and showcase new and
interesting voices in the art world.
• Opens on October 13, 2017
• Runs until January 21, 2018
LISTASTOFAN
Midscape
French artist Claire Paugam delves
into various mediums of art in
‘Midscape’. If you have an eye for all
things texture and unsettling visu-
als, it’s worth checking out.
• Opens on October 7, 2017
• Runs until October 20, 2017
THE LIVING ART MUSEUM
Does The Mirror Make The Picture
This solo exhibition by Joan Jonas
presents a selection of multidiscin-
plinary works spanning her whole
career. Her works investigate time-
based structures and the politics of
spectatorship using many mediums.
• Opens on October 6, 2017
• Runs until December 10, 2017
ART67
Thomas Fleckenstein
Fleckenstein’s photographs do not
aim to document nature or land-
scapes but rather let them inspire
him to find a motivation to capture
it. There will be an opening event on
October 14th at 14:00 to 16:00.
• Opens on October 7, 2017
• Runs until October 31, 2017
Ongoing
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
Shoplifter
Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir, aka Shoplifter,
is a renowned Icelandic designer
and artist who uses brightly co-
loured hair fibres to create vivid, diz-
zying 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
Dr. Selma Jónsdóttir: A Centennial
Dr. Selma Jónsdóttir was the first
director of the National Gallery of
Iceland. This small exhibit commem-
orates her centennial.
• Runs until October 22, 2017
Comparative Vandalism
In the late 1950s, Asger Jom began
working on an encyclopaedia cover-
ing Nordic folk art titled ‘Scandi-
navian Institute of Comparative
Vandalism.’ Tens of thousands of the
photos for this project ended up
unused—come see them here.
• Runs until January 21, 2018
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
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Doubling
Pierre Coulibeuf is an avant-garde
filmmaker and visual artist. Here, he
presents three video installations
created in collaboration with three
Icelandic dancers and filmed at
Hafnarhús.
• Runs until November 11, 2017
RAMSKRAM
In The Blink Of An Eye
Ever since Inga Sólveig Friðjónsdót-
tir read 1001 Nights, she’s been
obsessed with dreams of different
countries. In this series of travel
photographs, come see cultures
that lurk behind closed doors.
• Runs until November 5, 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
Nordic Built Cities
The Nordic Built Cities Challenge
was an innovation competition to
find creative solutions for smart,
sustainable and livable cities. Come
see the winners here.
• Runs until October 15, 2017
Polish Posters
This exhibition features a selection
of Polish posters for international
films. The posters have been cre-
ated in the last decade and are
individual interpretations of older
movies.
• Runs until October 9, 2017
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Sugar Paper Theories
The Geirfinnur case captivated
Iceland. Here, dive into the evidence
with Jack Latham, who photo-
graphed the places and people
involved. The exhibit also contains
forensic police photos and written
accounts from the psychologist
who freed the innocents convicted.
• Runs until January 10, 2018
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
Kjarval – Key Works
Kjarvalsstaðir was actually named
after the artist Jóhannes Sveinsson
Kjarval. This exhibit asks: Does the
value lie in natural beauty for its
own sake, in the hidden life within it,
in our potential for utilisation, or in
the transience?
• Runs until December 31, 2017
Anna Líndal: Expedition
A retrospective of the work of artist
Anna Líndal, Expedition, spans Anna's
career of almost thirty years.
• Runs until December 30, 2017
BERG CONTEMPORARY
Dodda Maggý
Lingering on the verge of cinema,
video art, and music composition,
Dodda Maggý employs many mediums
with a cross-disciplinary approach.
Each piece together forms a complex
organism.
• Runs until October 21, 2017
GERÐUBERG CULTURE HOUSE
Colonists Of Fire And Ice
Without its ethereal fields of moss,
the county of Iceland would be
rather barren. Here, watercolourist
Darek Mundell explores this idea,
presenting works inspired by the
changing light and colours of this
oft-ignored plant.
• Runs until November 19, 2017
Posters From Poland
Go back in time with Polish artists
Leszek Żebrowski, Monika Starowicz
and Sebastian Kubica who will be
showcasing their posters work. It's
like Polish history class, but way
better.
• Runs until October 19, 2017
TVEIR HRAFNAR GALLERY
JÓN ÓSKAR & GEORG ÓSKAR
This exhibition displays collabora-
tive and experimental works by Jón
Óskar and Georg Óskar. The two
artists come from different styles,
different ages and distinctly differ-
ent generations.
• Runs until October 14, 2017
VERKSMIÐJAN Á HJALTEYRI
New Resources: Video Works
This group exhibition is a collabora-
tion with the Akureyri Art Museum
presenting videos of nature, artifi-
cial art and personal memories.
• Runs until October 14, 2017
LISTAMENN GALLERÍ
King Of Like This
Halldór Ragnarsson's exhibit
features everything from acrylic
and enamel on wood to pencil and
typewriter on paper.
• Runs until October 15, 2017
HAFNARBORG
Painting - Not A Medium
What is paintings place in the
post-medium art world? This exhibit
explores this idea with no attempt
to prove or disprove an answer, but
rather looks for a space to ponder
and perceive it.
• Runs until October 22, 2017
Serenade
Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir was
inspired by 19th century Romantic
art songs for this exhibit. Come
experience the sublime redemption
and renewal found in nature.
• Runs until October 22, 2017
HVERFISGALLERÍ
Chickenshit
Stupid males doing something that
they think is very important but is
really just onanistic nonsense. That
is the inspiration for this exhibit.
• Runs until October 28, 2017
GALLERY GÁTT
Angels Among Us
Focused around impressions of
living in Reykjavík, ‘Angels Among Us’
presents on a spiritual take on the
issue—there are angels all around
us, trying to save the sanctuary.
• Runs until October 15, 2017
October 6 - October 19
Our Picks

Take Your Time
Sequences Arts Festival
October 6-15, Various Venues
Set your alarm for
Sequences. This
ten-day event
aims to ‘produce
and present pro-
gressive visual
art with special
focus on time-
based mediums,
such as perfor-
mance, sonic
works, video and
public interven-
tions.’ Its latest
incarnation,
“Sequences VIII:
Elastic Hours,” fo-
cuses on how the
term “real time”
can be applied to
the experience
of making art,
exploring how
artists can use
time itself as a
raw material. With
Icelandic and
international art-
ists, Sequences
VIII looks beyond
the clocks and
investigates al-
ternative systems
for measuring
time—perhaps
especially perti-
nent to Iceland-
ers due to the
country’s strange
and unusual day-
light hours; the
most traditional
timekeeper of all.
Don’t be late! CW

Victorians Can Be Cruel
The Elephant
Man
Oct. 15, 20:00, Bíó
Paradís, 1.600 ISK
Like freak
shows? Lovable
disfigured men?
Anthony Hop-
kins? Well then
you’ll just die for
‘The Elephant
Man’. Note: There
are no elephants
in the film. HJC

Using The Unused
Comparative
Vandalism
The National
Gallery of Iceland
Until Jan. 21
In the late 1950s,
Asger Jorn began
working on an
encyclopaedia
covering Nordic
folk art. Tens of
thousands of the
photos for this
project ended
up unused in a
massive archive—
come see them
here. HJC

Man Hating For Art
Chickenshit
Hverfisgallerí
Until Oct. 28
Fed up of ‘stupid
males doing
something they
think is impor-
tant but is re-
ally just onanistic
nonsense’? This
exhibit is for you.
CW
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