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Erla Guðrún Emilsdóttir never uses
brushes to paint her pieces. Instead,
her curiosity for materials, textures
and shapes pushes her towards a
more sensorial experience aided by
rags and her own hands.
• Opens on 3rd February
• Runs until 28th February
GALLERY FOLD
The Obvious
Inspired by the great social issues
of our time, Katrín Matthíasdóttir
explores through her figurative
paintings ideas about wealth, greed
and our need for salvation.
• Opens on 2nd February
• Runs until 17th February
REYKJAVIK ART MUSEUM
Tak i lige måde: Contemporary Art
from Denmark
The museum celebrates the centen-
nial of Iceland’s independence from
Denmark by inviting Danish artists
to exhibit their work and to address
pressing issues of our times, includ-
ing the idea of sovereignty, national-
ity and independence.
• Opens on 23rd February
• Runs until 21st My
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Orri
A collection of photographs from
Icelandic artists Orri Jónsson that
will be on display until March.
• Opens on 8th February
• Runs until 24th March
ASMUNDARSAFN
Invasion
The first instalment of a series of ex-
hibitions that encourage artists and
onlookers to engage with the artis-
tic heritage of Ásmundur Sveinsson
over the course of one year.
• Opens on 2nd February
Ongoing
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
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 hopeful
unveil links and relationships that
have been unexplored so far.
• Runs until 13th May
Treasures Of A Nation
A selection of over 80 works chosen
from the national gallery’s collection
display the evolution of art since the
19th century.
• Runs until 31st January 2019
Rule Of The Game
Finnish artist Elina Brotherus comes
to Iceland with a retrospective on
the work she developed between
2014 and today. Brotherus is known
all over the world for her arrest-
ing self-portraits and landscape
photography.
• Runs until 24th June
Corry-roe and Diddly-doe
Ásgrímur Jónsson's art explores the
fears and dreams of generations,
as mysterious Icelandic elves, trolls
and monsters finally take shape and
materialise as vivid beings that live
beyond our own imagination.
here.
• Runs until 29th April
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
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
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.
• Runs until 18th March
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
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 4th February
ÐYSLEXTWHERE
At once exhibition and workshop,
ÐYSLEXTWHERE offers a collection of
knitted hats featuring interesting
spelling mistakes. All hats are for
sale.
• Runs until 1st May
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 28th February
HAFNARBORG
Ultimate, Relative
Ráðhildur Ingadóttir looks at her
own life for inspiration, creating
a world that is entirely her own
through an installation of drawings,
sculptures and videos projected on
raw wool canvases.
• Runs until 11th March
Memories & Hidden Places
This exhibition is a collection of
photos by Danish artist Astrid Kruse
Jensen that deal with darkness,
emptiness and memory with a look
at winter days that are reminiscent
of days past.
• Runs until 18th March
BERG CONTEMPORARY
Bending
Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir and
Þórdís Jóhannesdóttir’s exhibtion
melts together photography, paint-
ings and sculptural installations
that are at once flat and 3D, ma-
nipulating the mind and the senses
in a way to transcend boundaries
between dimensionss.
• Runs until 17th February
ÁRBÆR OPEN AIR MUSEM
Daily Guided Tours
Tours are from 13:00 to 14:00
through its open air exhibits.
• On permanent view
SKAFTFELL, SEYÐISFJÖRDUR
Allar Leiðir Slæmar
Tours are from 13:00 to 14:00
through its open air exhibits.
• Runs until 8th April
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. .
• Runs until 11th March
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
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
Tales Of The Unseen
At the darkest time of year, this col-
lective exhibition digs out the most
grotesque of characters in still or
ever-moving settings, from mysteri-
ous beings exploding on canvas, to
fluid bodies melting before you.
• Runs until 22nd April

D32 Páll Haukur Björnsson: The WHole
Is Always Smaller Than Its Parts
Through the art of sculpture making,
Páll Haukur poses questions about
art 's boundaries and meanings.
• Runs until 18th March
Kjarval: La Durée
A look at Kjarval’s most avant-garde
works from the early 19th century,
dealing with the concept of time
and its influence on the mind.
• Runs until 29th April
Feb 2 - Mar 1
Our Picks

Baby It's Cold Outside
Rainbow Reykjavík Winter Pride
8th-11th Feb. - 17:00 – 35,000 ISK
Designed to be
the perfect winter
getaway, the Rain-
bow Reykjavík
Pride gives you
a taste of local
nature, culture
and—why not—
Reykjavik’s flashy,
unregulated
nightlife. Follow-
ing in the wake
of the annual Gay
Pride, this Winter
Pride breathes
life into the dark-
ness of winter
with fun LGBT
parties, exciting
activities and
world-class cui-
sine. Hike in the
wilderness and
bathe in the Blue
Lagoon for a re-
laxing afternoon
before dancing
the night away at
the Pink Masquer-
ade Ball. Look at
Iceland from a
set of coloured
lenses and enjoy
good company in
a safe environ-
ment. AD

Icelandic Cabaret Presents:
Ahhh...
9th Feb. — 20:30 — Tjarnarbíó
With a dash of humour, cabaret
group RaTaTam explore love in all its
forms — the feeling of longing and
the gift of love and being loved. AD

To The Movies Everyone!
German Film Days
2nd-11th Feb. — Bíó Paradís
Bíó Paradís is known for its internation-
al film festivals. As German Film Days
comes back for its 9th edition, get a
deeper insight into unknown corners
of contemporary filmmaking. AD

Into the Darkness
Tales Of The Unseen
Runs to 22nd April — Kjarvalsstaðir
At the darkest time of year, this
collective exhibition digs out gro-
tesque characters, from mysterious
beings exploding on canvas, to fluid
bodies melting before you. AD
37The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 02 — 2018
Exhibitions:
Garðatorg 1· Garðabær
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The Icelandic sweater
Ðyslextwhere
– spelling mistakes in knitwear
Permanent collection