Reykjavík Grapevine - Feb 2020, Page 27

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27The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 02— 2020
Art Listin!s
Events are listed by venue. For complete
listin!s and detailed information on venues,
visit !rapevine.is/happenin!.
Send your listin!s to: listin!s@!rapevine.is
Opening
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM " HAFNARHÚS
Sol LeWitt
This exhibition spans 30 years of the
great American conceptual artist Sol
LeWitt's career. In LeWitt’s works, all
the planning and decision-making
for the execution of an artwork is
made beforehand, and with that,
as he said, “the idea becomes a
machine that makes the art.”
• Opens on February 13th, 2020
• Runs until May 24th, 2020
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM "
KJARVALSSTA#IR
Ásger"ur Búadóttir: Facets Of Life
2020 is the one hundredth birth an-
niversary of Ásger$ur Búadóttir. The
artist was a pioneer of woven art in
Iceland, using Icelandic wool to cre-
ate magnificent tapestries. Come
see her iconic works at this special
retrospective.
• Opens on February 22nd, 2020
• Runs until May 3rd, 2020
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: From Abroad
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval is one of
Iceland's most beloved artists—the
museum was actually named a%er
him. This exhibit shows only works
he created abroad in London, Rome,
Copenhagen and more.
• Opens on February 22nd, 2020
• Runs until May 3rd, 2020
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 September 30th, 2020
The Icelandic Love Corporation:
Water And Blood
In preparation for this video work,
the Icelandic Love Corporation
brought in a psychic to make con-
tact with deceased artist Ásgrímur
Jónsson. He probably said “Go away,
I’m trying to rest."
• Runs until March 1st, 2020
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.
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
Settlement Exhibition
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 a%er sculp-
tor Ásmundur Sveinsson. This new
permanent exhibition presents the
artist in a new light. What dialogue
does his works provoke?
• Runs until March 3rd, 2020
REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
···
Yes, the exhibition is really called
"···". In it, photographer Valdimar
Thorlacius turned his lens on Icelan-
dic towns with under 500 inhabit-
ants, documenting the small mo-
ments of this country o% ignored.
• Runs until May 3rd, 2020
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 row boats to monstrous
trawlers.
Melckmeyt 1659
Melckmeyt was a Dutch merchant
ship that crashed near Flatey Island
in 1659. Explore the wreck here.
with two images of di&erent origins
against each other.
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
Anna María Pitt Workshop
Silversmith Anna María Pitt has taken
over the studio of the Museum of
Design and Applied Art. Come watch
her make her nature-inspired jew-
elry live, then buy some in the store.
• Runs until Febrary 23rd, 2020
Sveinn Kjarval
This exhibition focuses on the pio-
neering work of Sveinn Kjarval, one
of the most pioneering furniture
makers and interior designers in
the country. While many pieces
have been lost in time, there will be
photographs showing never-before-
seen designs.
• Runs until August 30th, 2020
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM "
KJARVALSSTA#IR
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: Can't Draw a
Harebell
Here, explore the floral works of
Jóhannes S. Kjarval, a%er whom the
museum is named. Be it ornamental
plants, potted plants, or wildflowers,
you'll find it all.
• Runs until February 16th, 2020
Ólöf Nordal: Úngl
In this mid-career retrospective,
Ólöf Nordal dissects the structural
material of mythical tales—taking
old events and folktales and putting
them into a modern context. Enter
her preoccupation with nature and
connect yourself to the land.
• Runs until February 9th, 2020
HVERFISGALLERÍ
Súper Lókal
Loji Höskuldsson's visual art primar-
ily explores new and traditional
ways of embroidery, a technique he
inherited from his mother who is a
professional seamstress and em-
broidery expert. In his embroidery,
Loji most o%en depicts a sort of still
life with focus on everyday objects,
plants and fruits. The subtle poetic
situations in our domestic lives are
elevated in his works.
• Runs until February 15th, 2020
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Kiss The Day Goodbye
Charles Atlas is a video artist and
film director who was a pioneer in
developing media dance, or as they
call it, dance for camera. While the
text has not been released for this
exhibition yet, we assume it'll be
spectacular.
• Runs until March 1st, 2020
LIVING ART MUSEUM
Some Favourites
In this exhibition, the Living Art
Museum presents pieces from its
collection without attempting to
fit them into any elaborate curato-
rial concept. Check out some of
Iceland's best or most provocative
contemporary art on its own terms.
• Runs until February 23rd, 2020
REYKJAVÍK ROASTERS
Í kring 06
Artists Almar Atlasson, Dadi Gudb-
jornsson and Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir
present a series of works from their
recent print workshop at each Reyk-
javík Roasters location. There will be
a special Walk & Talk on January 10th
at 17:00 starting at Brautarholt 2.
• Runs until February 23rd, 2020
GER#ARSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
Imprint
'Imprint' comprises works by seven
contemporary artists who decon-
struct the ideas of the photograph
as a window on reality. Come explore
the ambiguous nature of the pho-
tograph, while also playing with the
potential of the medium and push-
ing the boundaries of it.
• Runs until March 15th, 2020
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM " HAFNARHÚS
Structure and Order: Dra# of Con-
temporary Art History in Iceland [IV]
The exhibition is the fourth in a
series of dra%s of Icelandic contem-
porary art history, based on works
from the Reykjavík Art Museum's
collection. Works are selected and
juxtaposed in a thematic context in
an experiment to reflect art history
in real time. This one takes on the
style of minimalism.
• Runs until May 17th, 2020
D40 Una Björg Magnúsdóttir: Vanish-
ing Crowd
The D-Gallery series invites up-and-
coming local artists to host their
first solo exhibition. This iteration
features sculptor Una Björg Magnús-
dóttir, whose works are notorious
for emitting sound.
• Runs until March 15th, 2020
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir/Shopli#er:
Chromo Sapiens
Shopli%er is known for her psyche-
delically colourful “hairscapes,”
is back in Reykjavík. For this new
installation, journey through three
multi-sensory cave-like spaces full
of neon stalactites, ethereal lights,
and overgrown plant-like hair exten-
sion organisms. If that’s not enough,
Icelandic cult metal mavericks
HAM created a soundscape for the
exhibition.
• Runs until March 22nd, 2020
Erró: Cyborg
This series of the great Erró was
inspired by technology, science
and the combination of the human
and the mechanic. In particular, it
examines how technology invades
the body and how the human body
adapts to the machine. The images
o&er questions concerning the
borderlines between human beings
and technology.
• Runs until December 31st, 2020
HAFNARBORG
Silent Spring
Lilja Birgisdóttir, Hertta Kiiski, and
Katrín Elvarsdóttir explore ne-
glected environments at the brink
of loss due to climate change. It's
a full sensory experience designed
to remind you of the beauty we still
have on this Earth.
• Runs until March 15th, 2020
Far
'órdís Jóhannesdóttir and Ralph
Hannam came to photography by
unconventional routes. One focused
fully on the technological manipu-
lation of digital images, the other
used the medium purely for self-
expression. Here, both are placed in
dialogue.
• Runs until March 15th, 2020
NORDIC HOUSE
Silent Spring
Say “Tervetuloa” to your sauna-
loving artists to the east. In this ex-
hibition, five Finnish artists explore
the boundaries of art and fantasy
in their dialogue on Finnish wan-
derlust. We can’t confirm, but the
Moomins might be in attendance.
• Runs until April 5th, 2020
WIND & WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Janúar / January
Una Margrét Árnadóttir's mixed me-
dium site specific installation brings
to life a figure that is both decidedly
there but also decidedly absent. The
window is visible all day and night,
so stop by at your leisure.
• Runs until February 25th, 2020
February 7th—March 5th
List í Ljósi
February 14th-15th - Sey$isfjör$ur
If you thought
the days were
short in Reykjavík,
Sey$is(ör$ur only
just celebrated
the arrival of the
sun a%er months
of long, dark
nights. The List
í Ljósi Festival,
which translates
to ‘art by light,’
will thus rejoice.
At this annual
event, displays,
art installations
and sculptures
illuminate the
town as all party
with the sun (and
hopefully some
Northern Lights.)
The festival
represents an op-
portunity for art-
ists and onlookers
to experiment
with forms and
interpret the
beloved hub of
creativity that is
Sey$is(ör$ur in
their unique way.
Through the light
of installations
and sculptures—
both interactive
and traditional—
artists come from
everywhere to
transform Sey$is-
(ör$ur into a hive
that buzzes with
life. RG

Erró: Cybor!
Until Dec. 31st -
Hafnarhús
Erró is back—
well, he never
le%—with an A.I.
extravaganza of
tera proportions.
In this collage
exhibit, the pop-
artist explores
the relationship
between technol-
ogy, science, the
human, and the
mechanic. We
imagine Grimes’
“We Appreci-
ate Power” will
soundtrack it. HJC

Atli Bollason
Feb. 7th-16th -
Gallery Port
Remember
that time your
sister hit the TV
antenna with
her Sky Dancer
and the Fonz dis-
inte!rated into
static? This new
exhibit by Atli Bol-
lason will be just
like that, except
in the form of oil
paintin!s, and
probably with no
shark jumpin!.
HJC

Janúar / January
Until Feb. 25th
- The Wind &
Weather Window
Gallery
Una Margrét Ar-
nadóttir’s newest
mixed-medium
site-specific in-
stallation ‘Janúar
/ January’ turns
this Hverfisgata
window into an
homage to fabric,
draping, and
the figure itself.
Beguiling, imagi-
native, calming,
and a bit spooky,
it’s a not-to-miss
view. HJC
Gar!atorg 1· Gar!abær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:
Behind the Scenes
Filing of a ceramic collection

Sveinn Kjarval
Furniture and interior designer
Opening 2nd November

Anna María Pitt
Silversmith
Designer in residence
Opening 25th October