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33The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 05— 2019
Art Listings
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Opening
EINAR JÓNSSON MUSEUM
Intermission—A Temporary
Interference
This exhibition is a collaborative
work between the University of Ice-
land, Iceland University of the Arts,
and The Einar Jónsson Museum. In
it, a diverse group of artists offer 10
different points of view in response
to Einar Jónsson, his works, and the
museum. There will be two artist
talks at 14:00 on April 20th and 27th.
• Opens on April 13th, 2019
• Runs until April 28th, 2019
Ongoing
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
Treasures Of A Nation
A selection of over 80 works chosen
from the national gallery’s collec-
tion displays the evolution of art
since the 19th century.
• Runs until December 31st, 2019
Violin Power I
Steina is one of the pioneers of
multimedia and video art, having ex-
perimented with electronic sound,
stroboscopic light, and video in the
late ‘60s. Here, come see her first au-
tonomous work 'Violin Power I'.
• Runs until May 1st, 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 April 30th, 2019
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: Under the
Same Sky - Art In Public Space
Ásmundarsafn is named after sculp-
tor Ásmundur Sveinsson. This new
permanent exhibition presents the
artist in a new light. What dialogue
does his works provoke?
• Runs until December 31st, 2019
Brynhildur Þorgeirsdóttir: Natural
Elements
Beloved Icelandic sculptor Brynhil-
dur Þorgeirsdóttir presents a new
exhibit of her pivotal work.
• Runs until June 10th, 2019
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
...now
Páll Stefánsson has spent 37 years
as a traveller and photographer.
Here, he captures the silence of the
present. From refugees to endless
glaciers to random strangers, he
explores everything from discrimi-
nation to the inevitability of nature
in a momentary glance.
• Runs until May 12th, 2019
Sonja Margrét Ólafsdóttir - Roots
Sonja Margrét Ólafsdóttir’s photo-
graphs show everyday scenes and
places but also have an air of mys-
tery: Where are these places? Who
are these people and what connects
these images?
• Runs until June 10th, 2019
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
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
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 Island
in 1659. Explore the wreck here.
NORDIC HOUSE
So Nice To Hear That You Are Doing
Well
This exhibition focuses on Roy
Andersson’s cinematographic work
and artistic process. Almost all of
Andersson’s scenes are brought
to life in studios, against carefully
crafted backdrops, using the clas-
sic trompe-l’œil (‘deceive the eye’)
technique – where painted imagery
is used to imitate reality.
• Runs until May 1st, 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 25th, 2019
Anna Guðjónsdóttir: Pars Pro Toto
Here, Anna Guðjónsdóttir questions
the boundary between the original
and the copy. Two-dimensional
painted surfaces and three-dimen-
sional real spaces collide.
• Runs until May 19th, 2019
D36 Steinunn Önnudóttir
Steinunn explores the materiality of
paintings in her works. The D-Series
exhibits up-and-coming artists, of
which Steinunn is the 36th.
• Runs until April 28th, 2019
Now Nordic
The international design platform
Adorno presents a landmark exhibi-
tion of contemporary design from
the five Nordic countries, aiming to
showcase the commonalities and
contrasts between the modern
design cultures of Norway, Finland,
Sweden, Denmark and Iceland.
• Runs until May 26th, 2019
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 28st, 2019
Eyborg Guðmundsdóttir:
Circle, Square and Line
In this retrospective, experience the
abstract geometric art of Eyborg
Guðmundsdóttir. Called Op-Art,
Eyborg's paintings are based on the
primary qualities of art—shapes.
• Runs until April 28th, 2019
SIGURJÓN ÓLAFSSON MUSEUM
Connections
To celebrate the 13th anniver-
sary of the museum, this exhibition
presents 13 artists in dialogue with
Sigurjón and his art.
• Runs until October 6th, 2019
WIND AND WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
MYTHISTORIA -Chapter III -
The Great Whale
Mythistoria, in Latin, means a fabu-
lous narrative and tall tale. Artist
Tanja Thorjussen takes this and
combines it with underwater sea
creatures, forming, well, a whale of a
work of cut-out drawings and ink.
• Runs until April 27th, 2019
HAFNARBORG
Reservation
Here, rural, urban, and cultural areas
are connected in an attempt to
forge new relationships between
environments—all through mixed-
media art, of course. The exhibit is
presented as part of Design March.
• Runs until May 19th, 2019
LIVING ART MUSEUM
Everything Is Great
Arna Óttarsdóttir uses shades of
pink, from crabapple jelly to shrimp
cocktail, within her tapestries to
create a visceral experience where
everything is great. Or is it?
• Runs until April 28th, 2019
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
Weather Workshop
Artist Shu Yi opens up a conversation
on Iceland's ever-changing weather
by transforming weather data into
visual forms in the entrance of the
Design Museum.
• Runs until June 2nd, 2019
URBAN SHAPE
Architect Paolo Gianfrancesco used
data from Open Street Map to cel-
ebrate cities. The constant interplay
of people and their environment will
be revealed before your very eyes.
• Runs until September 8th, 2019
KLING OG BANG
Sensible Structures
This exhibition explores the concep-
tual relationships that occur in the
parenthesis between the visual and
the verbal through the work of Kris-
tinn Már Pálmason, Bryndís Hrönn
Ragnarsdóttir and the late Fluxus
artist Ludwig Gosewitz.
• Runs until May 26th, 2019
LISTASALUR MOSFELLSÆJAR
Hamur
Hildur Ása Henrýsdóttir puts the
framework women are forced to re-
side in on display—a story about the
plight of a woman born at the peak
of pornography and public worship.
• Runs until April 26th, 2019
GALLERÍ FOLD
EGGCENTRICS//Edward Fuglø
'Eggcentrics' uses North Atlantic
seabird eggs to tell the stories of
classical mythology figures. A hint
of collage, cartoon and pop-art mix
together with surrealistic elements,
graphic forms and bright colours in
Fuglø's works. Don't miss this one.
• Runs until April 27th, 2019
April 12th—April 25th
Sticks And Stones...
Janice Kerbel
Until May 25th - i8 Gallery
Kerbel’s large
silkscreen prints
put verbs and
nouns into the
focus of the piece
like it’s a portrait.
These aren’t your
average words
though, Janice’s
picks are pretty
brutal—think jab,
grab, head butt,
barge, straddle,
and more. With
this, her pieces
evoke thoughts
of chaotic fights
and strict com-
mandments. What
is the difference
between the ba-
sic scrawl of the
word on canvas
and the physical-
ity of what they
represent? What
do they make
you visualise? We
can’t tell you the
answer to this,
you’ll have to find
out for yourself.
Also on display
are large prints
of synchronised
swimmers—yes,
they still exist—
and so much
more. HJC

QRING EFTIR QRING
Until April 20th -
Gallery Port
Journey back
to 2014 into an
unnamed office
on Laugavegur.
There, Narfi
picked up a
ballpoint pen and
began drawing
patterns, which
eventually be-
came this exhibit.
Some are large,
some small, some
logical, some
chaotic. HJC

Sharp Places
Until April 27th -
Listastofan
Nostalgia is quite
possibly the most
powerful emotion
in our arsenal.
Sculptor Carissa
Baktay will re-
awaken that with
childish objects
consisting of
glass thread and
horse hair: A cat’s
cradle, a fort, and
more. HJC

'Finding Vivian Maier' Matinee
April 13th - 18:00
- Andrými
Imagine finding
a suitcase in a
storage unit con-
taining 150,000
negatives. These
treasures unrav-
elled the secret
life of street
photographer
Vivian Dorothy
Maier, a nanny
who secretly
photographed
the world. HJC
Garðatorg 1· Garðabær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
Urban Shape
Paolo Gianfrancesco

Weather Workshop
Shu Yi
Behind the scenes
with Einar Þorsteinn