Reykjavík Grapevine - 05.01.2018, Blaðsíða 37

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Opening
ART67
Ingunn Jensdóttir
• A collection of acquarell paint-
ings by self-taught artist Ingunn
Jensdóttir will be on display for the
entire month of January.
• Opens on 6th January
• Runs until 31st January
NÝLÓ
Distant Matter
For the first time ever, this exhibition
brings together the works of Katrín
Agnes Klar and Lukas Kindermann
in an array of 3d prints, poster hori-
zons and popsicle-coloured screen-
savers to challenge your perception
of your everyday life and unveil the
orderly chaos of the cosmos.
• Opens on 20th january
• Runs until 11th March
GERÐARSAFN
Embody
The works of eighteen Icelandic
and international artists explore
the idea of body and physicality in
contemporary art, tracing the con-
nections between the artists, the
object and the model and analyse
their individual physical nature.
• Opens on 19th January
KLING&BANG
Evolvement
Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir’s layered
installation is not only a way to
construct a framework for creativ-
ity, but it also gives the artist the
opportunity to create a complete
artwork in its own right.
• Opens on 27th January
• Runs until 18th March
LISTASTOFAN
Instants2
Following her art residency in Pata-
gonia, Marina Wainer proposes an
interactive installation that explores
the relationship between humans
and nature as well as the concep-
tual and physical definition of digital
places.
• Opens on 11th January
• Runs until 25th January
Ongoing
I8 GALLERY
Robert Irwin
Irwin’s new exhibition is his first for
i8 Gallery and constructed precisely
for its environment. With a focus
on Irwin’s use of fluorescent life
that was iconic of his 1970’s pieces,
enjoy a landscape of ever-changing
art, where shadows, bulbs and
hidden corners of the environment
make up a collection of sculpture
completely dependent on your
perception of light.
• Runs until 27th January
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
ORKA
Steina Vasulka’s video installation
from 1997 is a digital memory of
Icelandic nature and landscapes.
The eyes of the camera capture
shadows and movements interpret-
ing forms in a new, unique way
• Runs until 9th January
Ange Leccia: La Mer
Inspired by his hometown of Corsi-
ca, Ange Leccia’s ‘La Mer’ shows the
Corsica of his youth. Passing time
is displayed as a rapid sequence of
moments, ever flowing like waves.
• Runs until 4th February
Two Comrades
• Icelandic artists Sigurjón Ólafsson
and Asger Jern were both influential
figures in the Danish art scene in the
1930s. Their works are now shown in
the National Gallery of Iceland in or-
der to open up a dialogue between
the two bodies of work and hopefull
unveil links and relationships that
have been unexplored so far.
• Runs until 13th May
Comparative Vandalism
In the late 1950s, Asger Jom began
working on an encyclopaedia
covering Nordic folk art. Tens of
thousands of the photos ended up
unused—come see them here.
• Runs until 21st January
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
WIND AND WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Suður-Foss
This exhibition deals through
sculptures and performances with
a certain feeling and atmosphere
permeating places where people
have lived and then forgotten.
• Runs until 25th January
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Erró: More is Beautiful
This exhibition shines a special
light on Erró’s works—intricate and
charged structures related to poli-
tics, science, fiction and art history.
• Runs until 1st May
Greater-Iceland
The group exhibition features works
by international artists who have
settled in Iceland for limited or
extended periods of time.
• Runs until 4th February
Fact of the Matter – Draft of Contem-
porary Art History in Iceland [1.0]
What characterises Icelandic fine
art in the 21st century? What mate-
rials, colours, textures and ideas?
Hafnarhús constructs a collection
of phenomena, materials and art
pieces that track the research for
meaning and beauty within Icelan-
dic art.e.
• Runs until 1st May
D31 Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir: 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.
• Runs until 21st January
KLING & BANG
Current
Huginn Þór Arason explores the
borders between the personal, the
private and the public sphere, as
well as realities that clash against
one another.
• Runs until 14th January
1SINQ2EXIST
This exhibition stands between real-
ity and the raw beauty of the unreal,
in a world where the definitions
and words we assign to identify the
world are vague at best.
• Runs until 23rd December
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
Bundled-Up In Blue
• This exhibition is based on the
research of bones and food found
in the grave of a Viking from the
settlement-era in the East of Iceland
in 1938.
• Runs until 5th February
Going His Own Way
A selection of personal works from
celebrated photographer Guð-
mundur Ingólfsson looks back in
retrospect at some of Guðmundur’s
best and most influential pictures
taken during the second half of the
21st century.
Runs until 14th January
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
Icelandic Album Covers
Iceland is known for its music, so
come see the main trends in album
cover design from the mid 20th
century to the present day.
• Runs until 28th January
ÐYSLEXTWHERE
At once exhibition and workshop,
ÐYSLEXTWHERE offers a collection of
knitted hats featuring interesting
spelling mistakes. All hats are for
sale.
• Runs until 5th January
The Icelandic Wool Sweater
The Icelandic woolen sweater
‘Lopapeysa’ reflects the lifestyle
and history of a country that used
to rely primarily on outdoor jobs.
Track Iceland’s economic and social
changes through history with a look
at the most iconic design piece of
the couale.
• Runs until 2nd January
HAFNARBORG
Through The Mink’s Eyes: Design,
Process, Production
The exhibition explores the design
and development of the Mink
Camper as an example of Icelandic
design and production.
• Runs until 7th January
ÁRBÆR OPEN AIR MUSEM
Daily guided tours
Tours are from 13:00 to 14:00
through its open air exhibits.
• On permanent view
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
'The Making of A Nation'
This exhibition is intended to pro-
vide insight into the history of the
Icelandic nation from Settlement to
the present day.
• On permanent view
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
‘Settlement Sagas’
present As Viking ruins meet digital
technology, this exhibition provides
insight into reykjavík's farms at the
time of the first settlers.
• On permanent view
VOLCANO HOUSE
The exhibition gives a brief overview
of Iceland’s magnificent nature.
• On permanent view
THE ICELANDIC PHALLOLOGICAL
MUSEUM
Permanent Exhibition
More than 215 penises and penile
parts belonging to land and sea
mammals of Iceland.
• On permanent view
Jan 5 - Feb 2
Our Picks

Hilarity & Nonsense
Reykjavík Kabarett
5th Jan - 21:00 - Tjarnarbíó
Start the year
with a bang with
the Icelandic
Cabaret family.
Performing at
Tjarnarbíó, this
group of Icelan-
dic and inter-
national artists
will sing, dance,
perform magic
tricks and fool
you into thinking
you’re at a circus.
An evening of
nonsense, hilarity
and burlesque at
its finest is exact-
ly what you need
in your life before
the gloomy days
of January take
over. The entire
show is mostly
visual so if you
don’t speak
Icelandic don’t
sweat it: the only
thing you’re re-
quired to do is sit
back, relax and
have a scandal-
ous time. AD

An Orderly Chaos
Distant Matter
20th Jan-11th March. — NÝLÓ
The works of Katrín Agnes Klar and
Lukas Kindermann will challenge
your perception of everyday life
and unveil the orderly chaos of the
cosmos. AD

The Pain Tapestry
A Play by Baret Magarian
20th Jan-11th March. — NÝLÓ
Follow on a self-discovering journey
through the desert on board an old
Chrysler to deliver a mysterious pack-
age with a stranger. AD

Over And Over Again
Friday Screening: Groundhog Day
2nd Feb. — All Day — Bíó Paradís
To warm up for Bill Murray’s visit to
Iceland next summer, Bíó Paradís will
screen Groundhog day all, like on
Groundhog Day. Got it? AD
37The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 01 — 2018
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