Reykjavík Grapevine - 19.11.2018, Síða 37

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37The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 19— 2018
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Opening
LISTASTOFAN
I’ve Been Looking For A Punchbag
All Day
Painter Martyna Daniel serves up
boxing equipment perfectly hued
for you to let out some aggres-
sion. It’s a wildly loud and eclectic
universe.
• Opens on October 25th, 2018
• Runs until October 27th, 2018
GERÐARSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
Inclusively Exclusive
Is having a national identity liberat-
ing or oppressive? Is patriotism
intrinsically a superiority complex?
This exhibits open a discussion on
this idea, with participants of vastly
different nationalities. It is held as
part of the Cycle Art Festival.
• Opens on October 25th, 2018
• Runs until January 6th, 2019
KLING OG BANG
Automatic / Sjálfvirk
Saral Riel’s solo exhibit goes against
scientific thought and logic. Instead,
it promotes improvisation, trust, and
self-exploration. One of the most
famous painters in Iceland, Sara is
known for the unexpected.
• Opens on October 20th, 2018
• Runs until November 25th, 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 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
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 11th, 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
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 4th, 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 29th, 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
Splendid Saddlery
In the past, beautifully-decorated
and ornate saddles were valuable
possessions. Here, see a collection
of them.
• Runs until October 21st, 2018
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
Aldarminning
Hjálmar R. Barðarson took photos of
20th century Iceland, focusing on
the natural history. Think flora, rocks,
and birds.
• Runs until November 18th, 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 1st, 2018
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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 27th, 2018
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
Your Friend Jeff
Lee Lorenzo Lynch and Þorbjörg
Jónsdóttir's window installation is
a wash of bright colours and sym-
metry.
• Runs until October 27th, 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 28th, 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
Mats Wibe Lund
Norwegian photographer Mats Wibe
Lund has taken over 350,000 photos
of Iceland. Come see his stunning
landscapes in this foyer exhibition.
• Runs until November 11th, 2018
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
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
Þrándur Þórarinsson
From serene, sepia Reykjavík
cityscapes to mythology-based
"splatter paintings," to sharp-eyed
social commentary on the housing
market, Þrándur does it all.
• Runs until November 2nd, 2018
ART67
Georg Douglas
Here, see Georg Douglas's painting
'Neglected Flowerbed', an eccentric
take on flowers. There will also be a
limited number of signed posters
on sale.
• Runs until October 31st, 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
October 19th - November 8th
Winter Is Here
Glacier
Until Nov. 30th - Ásmundarsalur
Ragnar Axelsson,
aka RAX, is one of
Iceland’s most
established pho-
tographers. He
famously spent
a lot of time in
Greenland, docu-
menting environ-
mental changes
and winning the
trust of the Inuit
people to photo-
graph them for
his ‘Last Days of
the Arctic’ series.
His new series,
‘Jökull’ (‘Glacier,’ in
English), focuses
entirely on nature.
A handsome se-
ries of large-scale
monochrome
prints in the airy
spaces of Ás-
mundursalur, his
new shots show
aerial views of the
glaciers’ surface;
the cracked, pat-
terned ice reced-
ing into distance,
and abstraction.
A couple of strik-
ing works zoom
out to reveal the
snowbound, wind-
blown landscapes
where these
hypnotic works
were taken. JR

Korkimon
Until Oct.
24th - Ófeigur
gullsmiðja
Melkorka Katrín
mixes pop
culture with
abstraction.
Using found
objects and
bizarre shapes,
she serves up
mesmerising
sculptural messi-
ness. BTW: The
name ‘Korkimon’
was inspired by
Pokémon. HJC

Erró: Black And White
Until Dec. 31st -
Hafnarhús
Recently, the
artist Erró has
been explor-
ing the darker
side of art.
Here, historical
leaders, Manga
characters, and
animated figures
are put side by
side in exclu-
sively black and
white works—a
first for the art-
ist. HJC

2 become 1: #ÖrunaMalexangrét
Until Nov. 3rd -
Harbinger
In the exhibition
series ‘2 become
1,’ artist couples
make a show
together. So it
could basically
be a honeymoon
or a nightmare.
Here, Una Mar-
grét Árnadóttir
and Örn Alexan-
der Ámundason
present their col-
laborative work
'Kisses.' HJC
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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