Reykjavík Grapevine - 24.05.2019, Blaðsíða 33

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33The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 08— 2019
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Opening
MIDPUNKT
Call For Performers
In this installation, made by Onirisme
Collectif, dive into the world of
dreams. Were you to exist in one,
would you still be organic matter
or merely a piece of space-bound
ether?
• Opens on May 29th, 2019
• Runs until June 3rd, 2019
HAFNARBORG
In Transition
Eight photographers present their
take on the town of Hafnarfjörður.
The town is currently in a state of
transition, and this exhibition docu-
ments its progress into that of a
true urban centre.
• Opens on June 1st, 2019
• Runs until August 25th, 2019
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Human Condition Draft Of Contempo-
rary Art History In Iceland [III]
What does it mean to be human?
What are the psychological and
corporeal characteristics of it? Here,
selected artists take on these funda-
mental questions.
• Opens on May 29th, 2019
• Runs until September 15th, 2019
Finnbogi Pétursson
In this private exhibition, Finnbogi
Pétursson works to make sound
waves visible though explorations in
material, space, and physics.
• Opens on May 29th, 2019
• Runs until September 15th, 2019
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
KJARVALSSTAÐIR
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: Can't Draw a
Harebell
Here, explore the floral works of
Jóhannes S. Kjarval, after whom the
museum is named. Be it ornamental
plants, potted plants, or wildflowers,
you'll find it all.
• Runs until December 31st, 2019
Sölvi Helgason: Floral Fantasy
Folk artist Sölvi Helgason was a
true eccentric. In 'Floral Fantasy,'
his colourful floral patterns are put
on display, with 16 unknown works
joining them.
• Runs until June 10th, 2019
Ongoing
LISTHÚS GALLERY
Art Project Ólafsfjöður
Edwin Van Brusselt presents models
of architecture designs that will
hopefully one day be built in Ólafs-
fjörður.
• Runs until May 29th, 2019
LISTHÚS ÓFEIGS
Litka Myndlistarfélag
In this exhibit, a diverse group of
creators celebrate the 10 year anni-
versary of the Litka artist collective.
• Runs until June 12th, 2019
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
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.
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
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
Icelandic Meat Soup
Photographer Kristjón Haraldsson
focuses on the practice, process,
and form of photography, ultimately
creating intimate portraits of
himself, his family, and the nation of
Iceland in the '70s and '80s.
• Runs until September 8th, 2019
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
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
Myth Of A Woman
Agnieszka Sosnowska immigrated to
Iceland 13 years. With her photo-
graphs, she documents herself,
her students, new family members,
and friends. Her inspiration is the
strength of the female spirit.
• Runs until September 1st, 2019
Life, as it is lived, before the trans-
formation
In stark black and white, Yrsa
Roca Fannberg captured life in
Árneshreppur, the smallest parish
in Iceland. Crisp and unrelenting,
the photos capture the symbiotic
relationship between man, animal
and dirt.
• Runs until September 1st, 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.
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM - HAFNARHÚS
Erró: Mao's World Tour
Between 1972 and 1980, Erró
painted over 130 paintings, with two
images of different origins against
each other: Chinese propaganda
posters of Mao Zedong and Western
tourist pictures from famous sites.
• Runs until January 5th, 2020
D37 Gunnar Jónsson - Gröt
The D-Gallery exhibitions show up-
and-coming artists in their first solo
exhibition. This iteration features
video, sounds, and photographs by
Gunnar Jónsson.
• Runs until June 23rd, 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
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
LISTASALUR MOSFELLSBÆJAR
Atli Már
Bright colours, cartoonish figures,
and movie references are what
you can expect at Atli's exhibit of
sketches and paintings.
• Runs until May 31st, 2019
NORDIC HOUSE
Porcelain Souls
Photographer Inuuteq Storch went
through his parents' archives and
found photos and letters from their
lives in Greenland and Denmark in
the '60s and '80s. Explore them here.
• Runs until September 26th, 2019
WIND & WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Matrix, or Genesis of Private Prop-
erty
This site-specific installation uses
word, printed images, and chromed
metal to make an overwhelming im-
age that questions your very reality.
• Runs until June 26th, 2019
May 24th—June 6th
Weather Workshop & Urban Shape
Until September
8th / June 2nd -
Museum Of Design
& Applied Art
In this data-heavy
lineup, we see
how one can take
readily available
digital applica-
tions and revamp
them into objects
of beauty. In the
entrance hall
of the museum
designer and
artist Shu Yi takes
weather data and
transforms them
into intricate
prints in ‘Weather
Workshop.’ It’s a
live workshop,
where you can
watch Shu Yi alter
the data in front
of you, and one
that is inspired
by the notori-
ously unbalanced
Icelandic weather.
Next up, in ‘Urban
Shape,’ architect
Paolo Gianfran-
cesco used Open
Street Map data
to celebrate the
greatness of the
city. He’s made a
series of maps
that aim to give a
perspective on a
chosen city that
surpasses that
of topography
or metro stops.
Together, they
form a duo that’ll
make you rethink
data’s position in
our modern art
age. HJC

Porcelain Souls
Until September
26th - Nordic
House
Magnificent land-
scapes, intimate
portraits, private
letters... photog-
rapher Inuuteq
Storch shows his
parents’ lives in
Greenland and
Denmark between
'60s-'80s. It's a
journey through a
culture that's long
since moved
on. HJC

WOMEN HUNGRY, MEN ANGRY
Until June 8th -
Tveir Hrafnar
Hallgrímur Hel-
gaon takes on the
war of the sexes
in this fantasti-
cal exhibition.
Patriarchy fights
feminism, sur-
vivors of sexual
abuse take on the
ghosts of their
abusers, while of-
fenders and their
spouces battle
with denial. HJC

Icelandic Meat Soup
Until September
8th - Reykjavík
Museum of Pho-
tography
'70s and '80s Ice-
land—yes, long
hair and printed
button ups
included—is re-
born by photog-
rapher Kristjón
Haraldsson, who
uses the photos
to articulate the
practice, pro-
cess, and form of
photography. HJC
Erró
Inuuteq Storch
Garðatorg 1· Garðabær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
Urban Shape
Paolo Gianfrancesco

Weather Workshop
Shu Yi
Behind the Scenes
Archiving a ceramic collection