Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.09.2018, Blaðsíða 37

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Opening
NORDIC HOUSE
The Children's Book Flood
This exhibition provides a day of
creativity for children, including a
viking ship to craft on, and a dark
cave to dream of galaxies in.
• Opens on September 29, 2018
• Runs until March 31, 2019
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 December 31, 2019
Other Hats: Icelandic Printmaking
This exhibit takes printmaking and
looks at it in parallel with other
means of expression, including
writing, composition, and visual arts.
• Runs until September 23, 2018
Steina - Pergament
After working with old Icelandic
manuscripts, Steina sliced them to-
gether into an ink-drawing extrava-
ganza. Blood red capital letters and
moth-eaten illuminations float for
an unforgettable experience.
• Runs until December 31, 2018
Blossoming: Iceland's 100 Years As A
Sovereign State
This exhibition explores the pre-
ciousness and fragility of sover-
eignty to celebrate Iceland's 100th
year of self-rule.
• Runs until December 16, 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.
THE ÁSGRIMUR JÓNSSON COLLECTION
Korriró And Dillidó
Ásgrímur’s art explores the fears
and dreams of generations, as
mysterious Icelandic elves, trolls
and monsters finally take shape and
materialise as vivid beings.
• Runs until January 31, 2019
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
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 October 7, 2018
Mannabein
Knitter Torfi Fannar Gunnarsson
takes over the entrance of the mu-
seum to knit some brightly coloured
ponchos right in front of your eyes.
• Runs until November 11, 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 -
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
Ásmundur Sveinsson: Art For The
People
Ásmundur Sveinsson watched
Iceland grow from a poor agrarian
society into one of the richest in the
world. His sculptures reflect this,
presenting a conversation between
assimilation and innovation.
• Runs until December 31, 2018
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Emilie
On the 2nd of February 2016, Emilie
Dalum was diagnosed with Hodgkins
Lymphoma. She documented the
next five months of chemotherapy
and remission with a vulnerable
photo series.
• Runs until October 29, 2018
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
Splendid Saddlery
In the past, beautifully-decorated
and ornate saddles were valuable
possessions. Here, see a collection
of them.
• Runs until October 21, 2018
Discovering Iceland's Monastaries
Are you fascinated by really
old things? God? This exhibit
combines both, based on research
by archaeologist Steinunn
Kristjánsdóttir.
• Runs until May 26, 2019
Who Is In The Picture?
The people in all of Aldreð D. Jóns-
son's pictures are now unknown.
Come see his outstanding body of
work, from 1931 to 1952, here.
• Runs until November 18, 2018
Aldarminning
Hjálmar R. Barðarson took photos of
20th century Iceland, focusing on
the natural history. Think flora, rocks,
and birds.
• Runs until November 18, 2018
SIGURJÓN ÓLAFSSON MUSEUM
Two Comrades
Icelandic artists Sigurjón Ólafsson
and Asger Jorn were both influential
figures in the 1930s. Their works are
now shown together to hopefully
unveil new links and relationships.
• Runs until October 7, 2018
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
No Man's Land: Where Beauty Alone
Reigns?
In this two locale exhibit, experience
wilderness and independence
as seen through the eyes of the
Icelandic psyche. This location holds
only historic artists.
• Runs until September 30, 2018
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
No Man's Land: Where Beauty Alone
Reigns?
In this two locale exhibit, experience
wilderness and independence
as seen through the eyes of the
Icelandic psyche. This location holds
only 21st century artists.
• Runs until September 30, 2018
WHALE SAFARI
Oceanic
Photographer and captain Friðrik
Örn presents a special exhibit fea-
turing photos taken during whale
and puffin watching excurions.
• Runs until November 1, 2018
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
Invasion III: Matthías Rúnar Sigurðs-
son
In the Invasion series, artists
examine the career of sculpture
Ásmundur Sveinsson. This itera-
tion sees stone sculpture Matthías
Rúnar Sigurðsson in dialogue with
Ásmundur.
• Runs until November 4, 2018
GERÐARSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
SCULPTURE / SCULPTURE
This exhibition honours the legacy
of Gerður Helgadóttir, after whom
the museum is named, as well as
to give insight into the medium of
sculpture in contemporary times.
• Runs until October 7, 2018
I8
Seeing Believing Having Holding
Five American artists join together
to make composite objects and
images, generating conditions of
doubt, pleasure, and skepticism in
the face of physical fact.
• Runs until October 27, 2018
BERG CONTEMPORARY
The Depth Of Colour: Recent Works
By Kees Visser
This exhibit presents Kees Visser's
signiture monochrome paint-
ings—geometric fields repeatedly
overpainted with highly textured,
crystalline surfaces.
• Runs until October 27, 2018
WIND & WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Your Friend Jeff
Lee Lorenzo Lynch and Þorbjörg
Jónsdóttir's window installation is
a wash of bright colours and sym-
metry.
• Runs until October 27, 2018
KLING OG BANG
Death Of An Object
Using biological substances
like plants and bees, Páll Haukur
explores the process of decomops-
sition. What constitutes an object,
when it is falling apart before your
eyes?
• Runs until October 7, 2018
Inn off the Post
Auður Ómarsdóttir makes reference
to sport culture, art history, pop mu-
sic, and more to showcase how our
decisions make us heroes or villains.
Which are you?
• Runs until October 7, 2018
LIVING ART MUSEUM
Another Surface
Weightless, impermanent—a world
built in displacement. This is what
you can expect in Eygló Harðardót-
tir's paper sculptures.
• Runs until October 28, 2018

REYKJAVÍK MARITIME MUSEUM
Fish & Folk
Name a better duo than fish and
Iceland. You can’t. So come learn
about the history of Icelandic fisher-
ies from rowing boats to monstrous
motor boats.
Melckmeyt 1659
Melckmeyt was a Dutch merchant
ship that crashed near Flatey Islane
in 1659. Explore the wreck here.
HARBINGER
Out Of Range
Ragnheiður Káradóttir's installa-
tion uses bizarre sculptures out of
everyday materials. These alien ob-
jects become the dead personified.
• Runs until September 29, 2018
HAFNARBORG
It All Has a Story
Bára Kristinsdóttir portrays a
thoughtful and alluring view of a
world which is fading away. Her pho-
tographs dive into the lives of two
older men at a nylon coating work-
shop, where time has stood still.
• Runs until October 21, 2018
Come Rain or Shine
After one of the worst summers
in Icelandic history, come explore
the idea of extreme weather. It's
an inconvient truth that must be
addressed.
• Runs until October 21, 2018
HVERFISGALLERÍ
Levania
Theresa Himmer's exhibition takes
its starting point from Johannes
Keppler's novel 'Somnium', all pre-
senting the exchange of reflected
light in the gallery space.
• Runs until October 13, 2018
September 21st - October 4th
Our Picks
It’s Me, Not You
I Wouldn’t Date Me Either
Sept. 29th - 20:30 - Tjarnarbíó -
2,800 ISK
Iceland’s only gay
comedian Jono
Duffy is back for
an encore per-
formance of his
famous show. Like
a mole woman
emerging from
an underground
cellar, Jono found
himself single at
30 after last being
alone before
the time of the
iPhone. Grindr,
chlamydia, small
talk, cheating,
aging—what was
a newfound bear
to do in such a
travesty? In this
one hour stand-
up special, Jono
details his dating
journey that
ended up in the
realisation that
maybe HE was
the problem. You
know how RuPaul
always says, “If
you can’t love
yourself, how the
hell are you gonna
love someone
else?” Well, after
giving a rimjob
to a stranger in
an elevator, Jono
took it to heart,
and look at him
now. HJC

Discipline On Errands Of Life
Until Oct. 6th -
Laugardalslaug
It’s not often that
you get to soak
in a hot tub while
looking at some
art. This exhibit,
run by three
international
art students,
explores disci-
pline, with art
surrounding the
swimming pool.
Art students,
right? HJC

Residual / Leifar
Until Oct. 7th -
Ramskram
Tourism, media,
and man’s impact
on the natural
world are three
very relevant
topics in today’s
world, especially
here in Iceland.
Come contem-
plate these
phenomena in
the beautiful
Ramskram gal-
lery. CES

Sea Monsters
Until Oct. 9th -
Nordic House
Swedish jewel-
lery artist Lena
Lindahl is here
to serve up old
maps and fantas-
tical bestiaries
in the form of
necklaces and
bracelets. How
does your per-
ception change
when your great-
est fear is on ear-
rings, rather than
paper? HJC
37The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 17— 2018
Garðatorg 1· Garðabær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
Mannabein
knitting project by Torfi Fannar
Behind the scenes
with Einar Þorsteinn
filing the life of an extraordinary man
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