Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.11.2018, Blaðsíða 37

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37The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 20— 2018
Art Listings
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Opening
LISTASTOFAN
In Isolation
Four artists traveled through
remote areas of Iceland to create
a narrative on these peaceful, pro-
found, and isolated areas. Along with
the exhibit will be a book release,
• Opens on November 21st, 2018
• Runs until November 24th, 2018
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
Invasion IV:
Margrét Helga Sesseljudóttir
In the Invasion series, artists exam-
ine the career of sculptor Ásmundur
Sveinsson. This iteration sees sculp-
tor Margrét Helga Sesseljudóttir in
dialogue with Ásmundur.
• Opens on November 10th, 2018
• Runs until January 6th, 2019
I8
Formation
Six emerging Icelandic artists
take traditional mediums head-on,
exploring the human condition with
playfulness and humour.
• Opens on November 15th, 2018
• Runs until January 12th, 2019
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Ng Hui Hsien - The Weight of Air
In her search for quiet, Ng Hui Hsien
photographed everything from
hostile snowstorms to the mgaical
Northern Lights. Come explore your
subconscious... through pictures.
• Opens on November 22nd, 2018
• Runs until February 4th, 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 31st, 2019
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 31st, 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 16th, 2018
Oracles
Karl Einarsson Dunganon be-
queathed his life's work to Iceland.
Here, come see a selection of art-
work, poetry, scrapbooks and more.
• Runs until January 27th, 2019
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 31st, 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 December 30th, 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 31st, 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 November 19th, 2018
Family Photos
Three generations, together. The
Kassahús Clan presents a melange
of photos from the ages, spanning
their entire family.
• Runs until January 13th, 2018
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
Discovering Iceland's Monastaries
Are you fascinated by really old
things? God? This exhibit combines
both, based on research by archae-
ologist Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir.
• Runs until May 26th, 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 18th, 2018
Artists' Books
Familiarise yourself with the books
of Icelandic artists'. You'll find ex-
amples of printmaking dating all the
way back to the latter part of the
19th century.
• Runs until June 2nd, 2019
BERG CONTEMPORARY
Somewhere (Over Me The Mountain)
John Zurier presents paintings
made over the Icelandic summer.
Using glue-sized pigments and oil
paints, the folds, bumps, and other
irregularities add to the aura of the
landscapes.
• Runs until December 22nd, 2018
WIND & WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Sögur / Stories
Guðjón Ketilsson's window installa-
tion is packed with used clothing
and charcoal drawings, showcasing
everyday objects that are packed
with people's stories.
• Runs until December 31st, 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.
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.
• Runs until March 31st, 2019
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Erró: Black & White
Here, historical leaders, Manga char-
acters, and animated figures are put
side by side in exclusively black and
white works—a first for the artist.
• Runs until April 21st, 2019
D34 María Dalberg: Buzz
María works with video installations,
photographs, sound, drawings, and
text to create a crazy first exhibi-
tion.
• Runs until November 25th, 2018
Ingólfur Arnarsson: Ground Level
From his delicate drawings to his
dainty works on industrial concrete,
come see exclusively new works by
Ingólfur Arnarsson.
• Runs until February 10th, 2019
Colour: Draft II
You might not know this, but colour
is the basis of all art. Shocking,
right? Here, artists reflect on colour
to provide a contextual draft for
Icelandic art history in the making.
• Runs until December 31st, 2018
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: ...author of
great aspirations
Kjarval was one of the pioneers of
Icelandic art and is uniquely cred-
ited with making modern Iceland-
ers appreciate it more. Come see a
special exhibit based on his poetry.
• Runs until April 21st, 2019
HANNESARHOLT
Sögumálverk / Samferðamenn
Through her paintings, Soffía
Sæmundsdóttir dives deep into the
abstract concept of the traveler.
• Runs until November 28th, 2018
ÁSMUNDARSALUR
Glacier
Ragnar Axelsson presents large-
scale monochrome prints featuring
aerial shots of glaciers—cracked,
patterned ice turning into hypnotic
windblown landscapes.
• Runs until November 30th, 2018
STUDIO SOL
CIRCUMSPECTION
German photographer Claudia Haus-
feld uses her photography to gain
a full comprehension of an object,
while also questioning whether such
a comprehension is even possible.
• Runs until November 25th, 2018
LISTASALUR MOSFELLSBÆJAR
Áfram Streymir
Kristín Tryggvadóttir is a painter
whose work explores unspoiled
nature with expressive movement.
Think big flowing blobs of colour on
a page that journey outwards mir-
roring magnificent natural forces.
• Runs until November 30th, 2018
HVERFISGALLERÍ
Georg Guðni
The late Georg Guðni was the
backbone of the 1980s Reykjavík art
scene. Instead of exploring human
existence, as was the trend at that
time, he concentrated on nature,
thus bringing new interest to the
genre of landscape painting.
• Runs until December 1st, 2018
GALLERÍ FOLD
Journey
In collaboration with Gróska, the
artists' society of Garðabær, this
exhibit takes its inspiration from the
word 'journey.' What does it mean
to you?
• Runs until November 24th, 2018
November 9th—December 6th
Complete Cultural Critique
Exclusively Inclusive
Until Jan. 6th - Gerðarsafn
Is having a
national iden-
tity liberating or
oppressive? Is
patriotism intrin-
sically a superior-
ity complex? With
immigration on
the rise in Iceland,
this exhibit dives
head-on into
globalisation,
colonialism and
the role of white-
ness. Participants
of vastly different
nationalities give
their thoughts on
these questions,
exploring ambi-
ent white racism
and the level of
inclusiveness in
Western societies.
But the exhibit is
not only intellec-
tually stimulating,
it’s also a ca-
cophony of varied
mediums where
visual artists,
poets, designers
and musicians
are all given equal
representation.
From Melanie
Ubaldo’s cheeky
stitched painting
to Childish Gam-
bino’s iconic ‘This
is America,’ the
exhibit is sure to
disarm, provoke
and heal. HJC

Sjálfvirk / Automatic
Until Nov. 25th -
Kling & Bang
See a master at
work—literally—
at Sara Riel’s new
solo exhibition.
Everyday, she’ll
be drawing live
in the gallery,
desperately try-
ing to abandon
scientific logic
and thought and
reside fully in the
‘now.’ Pure artistic
improvisation.
HJC

Haraldur Jónsson: Spectrum
Until Jan. 27th -
Kjarvalsstaðir
This mid-career
retrospec-
tive highlights
Haraldur’s posi-
tion in the local
art scene. Ooh
and aah as he
challenges you
with this: What is
the relationship
between man
and space, con-
sciousness and
environment?
HJC

Ekki Gera Neitt
Until Dec. 1st -
Tveir Hrafnar
Steingrímur
Gauti is all about
paintings—ex-
ploring paintings,
deconstruct-
ing paintings,
contemplating
paintings. What
do paintings
want to show us?
Are they still or in
motion? We have
no idea. We are
just a magazine.
HJC
Garðatorg 1· Garðabær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
And Antimatter / Og Andefni
creative studio of Þórey Björk Halldórsdóttir
and Baldur Björnsson
opens 15th of November
Behind the scenes
with Einar Þorsteinn
filing the life of an extraordinary man
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