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37The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 09— 2019
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Opening
REYKJAVÍK ROASTERS
Í Kring
This showcase features an exhibi-
tion at each of the three Reykjavík
Roasters shops. The first exhibition
(‘brief session of affection’) features
five artists, whose work reveals
truths about humour, irony and
imperfection. Visit Brautarholt 2 on
June 14th (4:30 p.m.) and catch an
afternoon walk between the three
shops, where you can enjoy and dis-
cuss the art in an informal setting.
• Opens on June 14th, 2019
• Runs until July 9th, 2019
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM -
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
Jóhann Eyfells: Palpable Forces
Early in the 1950’s, Jóhann Eyfells
started creating abstract sculp-
tures which were based on ex-
periments in physics and chemistry.
Come see them here.
• Opens on June 15th, 2019
• Runs until August 25th, 2019
MIDPUNKT
Í morgunsárið
In the morning, the mind is new.
Time is relative, and the day is full of
possibilities. In this exhibit, dissect
this concept in full force.
• Opens on June 7th, 2019
• Runs until June 30th, 2019
Ongoing
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
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
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.
• 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.
• Runs until September 15th, 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
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
BERG CONTEMPORARY
Louder Than Bombs
Silence both opens and closes a
conversation. In ‘Louder Than Bombs’
three artists—Birgir Snæbjörn
Birgisson, Heidi Lampenius, and
Miikka Vaskola—engage with this
disarming theme.
• Runs until June 15th, 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
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
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.
• Runs until August 25th, 2019
EKKISENS
Soft Rock Assemblage
A magmatic memory mined at a
depth, hosting intrusions of the
cushioned life, has materialized
metamorphically. At least, that's
what Sara Björg Bjarnadóttir says
this exhibition is about.
• Runs until June 16th, 2019
GERÐARSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
Outline
The exhibition 'Outline' shows works
from the collection of Gerðarsafn
from 1950 until this day. In the
exhibition, the outline becomes the
connection between works in differ-
ent mediums, the thread that ties
them together.
• Runs until September 8th, 2019
HVERFISGALLERÍ
Corrections
In Sigurður Árni Sigurðsson‘s third
exhibition at Hverfisgallerí, he
presents a body of work based on
photographs and postcards that he
collected all over Europe and cor-
rected over the last three decades.
• Runs until August 17th, 2019
June 7th—June 20th
The Factory
Until August
31th - Djúpavík &
Þingeyri
Djúpavík is one of
the most stunning
and memorable
locations in all
of Iceland. An
almost-aban-
doned fishing
village on the wild
Strandir coast, it
was once home
to hundreds of
fishermen and
workers who lived
in a few buildings
scattered around
a massive, hulking
fish processing
factory. When the
herring left, so did
the people; today,
the workers’ quar-
ters have been
repurposed into
a cosy family-run
hotel. The factory
has become a
crumbling laby-
rinth of rusting
machinery, a small
museum, and—
each summer—a
contemporary
art exhibition. A
monument to a
herring-era gold
rush, the factory
is also a roadmap
of how such build-
ings can be used
to foster com-
munity, culture
and tourism—and
the art on display
is worth the trip
alone. This year,
the exhibit will
also be in Þing-
eyri. JR

Fingered Eyed
Until August 10th
- i8 Gallery
B. Ingrid Olson’s
genre-defying ex-
hibition considers
the nature of the
dual through sym-
metry, form and
function. Particu-
larly striking are
the indeterminate
‘Photographic
Objects’ which
aim to, ‘summon
multiple truths
simultaneously.’ FR

Matrix, Or Genesis Of Private
Property
Until June 26th -
Wind & Weather
Window Gallery
This window
gallery exhibition
examines the
nature of a matrix
spanning three
dimensions, each
exemplified by
different art-
works. Confused?
Go check it out
for more info. FR

The One And Only Body Of The Hum
& Lego Flamb
Until June 21st -
Harbinger
Using voice,
storytelling, mu-
sic, images and
material traces,
Bergur Thomas
Anderson’s ex-
hibition looks at
the dynamics of
visibility and per-
formance. Look
out for textiles,
workshops, and
more. FR
Í morgunsárið
Garðatorg 1· Garðabær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
Urban Shape
Paolo Gianfrancesco
Behind the Scenes
Archiving a ceramic collection
Morra
Signý Þórhallsdóttir
Designer in residence