Reykjavík Grapevine - 20.04.2018, Blaðsíða 35

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Opening
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
Invasion II: Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir
/ Shoplifter
The first instalment of a series of
exhibitions that encourage artists
to engage with the artistic heritage
of Ásmundur Sveinsson.
• Opens on 21st April, 2018
• Runs until 12th August, 2018
LISTAMENN GALLERÍ
HAMSKIPTIN
The making of this exhibit included
ballet dancers twirling on point over
canvas...need we say more?
• Opens on 21st April, 2018
• Runs until 4th May, 2018
Ongoing
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
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 December, 2019
Rule Of The Game
Finnish artist Elina Brotherus comes
to Iceland with a retrospective.
She's known for her arresting self-
portraits and landscapes.
• Runs until 24th June, 2018
Corry-Roe and Diddly-doe
Ásgrímur Jónsson's art explores the
fears and dreams of generations as
mysterious elves, trolls and monsters
materialise right in front of you.
• Runs until 29th April, 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
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, 2018
Fact of the Matter – Draft of Contem-
porary Art History in Iceland [1.0]
What characterises Icelandic fine
art in the 21st century? Hafnarhús
constructs a collection of phenom-
ena, materials and art pieces that
track the meaning of beauty within
Icelandic art.
• Runs until 1st May, 2018
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 address
pressing issues of our times.
• Runs until 21st May, 2018
D33 Anna Fríða Jónsdóttir: Tone
Here, Anna Fríða presents an exhibit
that looks at the world through
sound waves, making music directly
from the brain.
• Runs until 21st May, 2018
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
ÐYSLEXTWHERE
At once exhibition and workshop,
ÐYSLEXTWHERE offers a collectien of
knitted hats featuring interesting
spellnig mistakes. All hats are for
sale.
• Runs until 1st May, 2018
Behind The Scenes With
Einar Þorsteinn
In 2014, architect and mathemati-
cian Einar Þorsteinn Ásgeirsson gave
all his belongings to the museum.
Best described as a renaissance
man, the exhibit is full of curiosities.
• Runs until 7th October, 2018
The Imaginarium Of Kron By KronKron
Magni and Hugrún (aka KronKron)
have designed over 2000 fashion
items, thereof 1200 shoe designs
which make up the core of this
exhibition.
• Runs until 18th September, 2018
ÁRBÆR OPEN AIR MUSEM
Daily Guided Tours
Tours are from 13:00 to 14:00
through its open air exhibits.
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
Settlement Sagas
As Viking ruins meet digital technol-
ogy, this exhibition provides insight
into Reykjavík's farms at the time of
the first settlers.
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM
-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, 2018
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, 2018
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
This Island Earth
Here, five photographers turn their
gaze towards nature, bending and
twisting it into a personal explora-
tion. The exhibition is a part of the
Icelandic Photography Festival.
• Runs until 6th May, 2018
HEIMA / HOME
Photographer Hanna Siv Bjarnardót-
tir documented a number of senior
citizens living in Stokkseyri–a small
town on the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
• Runs until 29th May, 2018
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
The Long Apartment
Block in Upper Breiðholt
Photographer David Barreiro took
one building Breiðholt and explored
it inside and out. Come get intimate-
ly acquainted with the 320 metre
space and its inhabitants.
• Runs until 27th May, 2018
Fishing Stations of Old Iceland
Iceland's rich history of fishing sta-
tions is put on display here by pho-
tographer Karl Jeppesen. Some are
still in use. Others have disappeared
from the face of the earth.
• Runs until 27th May, 2018
SIGURJÓN ÓLAFSSON MUSEUM
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
together to hopefully unveil new
links and relationships.
• Runs until 13th May, 2018
THE NORDIC HOUSE
Inspired by Aalto: Sustainability as
an Attitude
Come see some of Alvar Aalto‘s clas-
sic furniture designs and some of
the works he inspired including an
assortment of Artek furniture.
• Runs until 2nd September, 2018

GALLERY GAMMA
About Looking
Naked women drawing other naked
women—nudes drawing nudes—is
the impetus for this exhibit.
• Runs until 11th May, 2018
ART67
Jón Magni Ólafsson
Jón’s oil and pastel paintings pres-
ent fantastical scenes filled with
movement. There will be an opening
event on April 7th at 14:00.
• Runs until 30th April, 2018
OUTVERT GALLERY
Digital Hybrids
Freyja Eilíf presents works created
from meditations into digital dimen-
sions. Guests are invited to partici-
pate and maybe become their own
digital priestess...your choice.
• Runs until 21st April, 2018
KEFLAVIK AIRPORT
Misty Blue Rain
This exhibition starts at the customs
checkpoint of the airport, connect-
ing light and video to use technol-
ogy as a synaesthetic forefront in a
public space. This second iteration
is done by Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir.
• Runs until 3rd May, 2018

LIVING ART MUSEUM
Between Mountain And Tide
Ragna Róbertsdóttir presents a cir-
cular reflection of her work, drawing
forward the past into Ragna's cur-
rent reflections on her work.
• Runs until 19th May, 2018
GERÐUBERG CULTURE HOUSE
Hildur Björnsdóttir
How do we experience a culture that
is remote and exotic to us? With her
photographs and illustrations, Hildur
dives into this question.
• Runs until 4th June, 2018
GRÓFIN CULTURAL CENTRE
Ex Libris: Bookplates Then & Now
Students from the Reykjavík School
of Visual Arts reference tradition
with their own modern take on ex
libris bookplates.
• Runs until 29th April, 2018
WIND & WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Light Foot (Hardcore Bean)
Davíð Örn Halldórsson’s installation
positions Spongebob ripping his
pants next to some 70s wallpaper
next to a whole host of eclectic
sculptures.
• Runs until 28th April, 2018
LISTASALUR MOSFELLSBÆJAR
Ásgeir Skúlason
Every piece of art in this exhibit is
made from PVC electrical insulation
tape. That's right. You will be com-
pletely insulated from electricity.
• Runs until 4th May, 2018
LISTASTOFAN
Reykjaville
Printed on sandpaper, Serge's
Comtes mobile phone photographic
portraits document his experience
of Reykjavík as both a resident and
a tourist.
• Runs until 26th April, 2018
HAFNARBORG
Relativity
The paintings of Jóns Axels Björnsso-
nar tiptoe on the colourful boundar-
ies between forms that present us
with objects and those that capture
a state of mind.
• Runs until 27th May, 2018
Many Times We See and Many Times
We See Again
Jóhanna Kristbjörg Sigurðardóttir is
all about combining different medi-
ums, such as traditional oil paint-
ings, wooden sculptures, videos,
texts and performances.
• Runs until 27th May, 2018
GALLERÍ FOLD
Gul Viðvörum
Hrafnhildur Inga Sigurðardóttir's
works showcase the energy and
passion of the sea and clouds on
the southern coast.
• Runs until 28th April, 2018
April 20th - May 3rd
Our Picks

Poetic Simplicity In Design
Inspired By Aalto:
Sustainability As An Attitude
Until 2 September - Nordic House
This exhibition presents Alvar Aalto‘s
classic furniture designs as well as a
variety of works by other designers
he had inspired, all of which have col-
laborated with Artek. What’s Artek you
ask? Well that’s the company that Aalto
co-founded in 1935 in order to pass on
his ideas to a wider audience, which, as
this exhibit proves, obviously worked.
Apart from his work in the field of
design, Aalto was essentially one of the
leading architects of the 20th century
and his influence can still be seen far
beyond the Nordic region. His progres-
sive ideas about quality, simplicity and
the connection between design and a
better society shine through the iconic
projects. KK

The Local Flâneur
Reykjaville
Until 26 April - Listastofan
A resident or a tourist? Watch the
city unfold from a different perspec-
tive and follow Serge Comte on his
quest to figure out his identity as a
true Reykjavillian. KK

A Peek Into The Domestic
HEIMA / HOME
Until 29 May - Ljósmyndasafn Rvk.
Hanna Siv Bjarnardóttir’s photography
exhibition documents the domestic
life of a small community living in the
town of Stokkseyri on the Snæfellsnes
peninsula. KK

Seamed Stockings...
Dömur Og Herra Burlesque Show
3 May - 21:00 - Gaukurinn
These ladies (and a gentleman) are
the prodigies of Miss Mokki, the
first lady of Icelandic burlesque. The
show is BYOP: Bring your own pasties.
HJC
35The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 06 — 2018
Garðatorg 1 · Garðabær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
The imaginarium
of Kron by Kronkron
600 pairs of shoes
Ðyslextwhere
spelling mistakes
in knitwear
Behind the scenes
with Einar Þorsteinn
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