Reykjavík Grapevine - mar. 2020, Síða 27

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27The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 03— 2020
Art Listin!s
Events are listed by venue. For complete
listin!s and detailed information on venues,
visit !rapevine.is/happenin!.
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Opening
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM & HAFNARHÚS
D41 Andreas Brunner
Photographer Andreas Brunner's
works display things like burn-
ing cigarettes. He'll be the 41st to
exhibit as part of the D-series, which
focuses on up-and-coming Icelan-
dic artists.
• Opens on March 19th, 2020
• Runs until May 24th, 2020
REYKJAVÍK ROASTERS
Í kring 07 X R+MD: Session 3/3
This iteration of Í kring presents the
works of Arianda Garriga Ballarin,
Shannon Calcott, Patricia Carolina,
Sophie Durand, and 'órunn Dís
Halldorsdóttir. The three parts of the
exhibition are located at each of the
Reykjavík Roasters cafés. Stop by
the Brautarholt 2 location on March
13th at 17:00 for an artist talk and
walk between each exhibition.
• Opens on March 13th, 2020
• Runs until March 24th, 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
High Plane VI
Katrín Sigur#ardóttir has for some
years been exploring the e(ects
of perception in her installations
and works. Here, she dismantles a
classic theme of Icelandic paint-
ings: mountains, the blue of distant
vistas, and the obsession with
Icelandic nature.
• Runs until January 3rd, 2021
Mats Gustafson
Swedish artist Mats Gustafson has
always held a special feeling for
the transient nature of waterco-
lour. This exhibition contains all his
best-known works, including ones
made with fashion houses Dior, Yohji
Yamamoto, Comme des Garcons, and
more.
• Runs until May 3rd, 2020
Electromagnetic Objects
The "Electromagnetic Objects" are a
collection of works by Woody Vasul-
ka and the audio artist Brian O'Reilly.
According to O'Reilly, “the works use
sources excavated directly from
the output of the Electromagnetic
Objects, as well as further manipu-
lations using Tom Demeyer's ImX
so"ware, developed with input from
Steina." Sounds complicated, but we
still stan.
• Runs until December 31st. 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 May 3rd, 2020
Ásmundur For Families
Children get free entry to learn
about Ásmundur Sveinsson, a"er
whom the museum is named.
• Runs until May 10th, 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
Ásthildur Magnúsdóttir Workshop
From the finest damask to rough
rya rugs, Ásthildur Magnúsdóttir is a
master of weaving. She works with
mainly Icelandic wool, and if you
stop by the museum, you can see
her create textiles right in front of
your eyes.
• Runs until June 6th, 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
Ásger"ur Búadóttir: Facets Of Life
2020 is the one hundredth birth
anniversary of Ásger#ur Búadóttir.
The artist was a pioneer of woven
art in Iceland, using Icelandic wool
to create magnificent tapestries.
Come see her iconic works at this
special retrospective.
• 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.
• Runs until May 3rd, 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
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.”
• Runs until May 24th, 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
HVERFISGALLERÍ
Transit
Daníel Magnússon. for his exhibi-
tion, was inspired by rhythm, figure,
and sound. "The images could be
likened to a percussion din which
has come to an end," he wrote in the
accompanying text. "Not that I have
any particular knowledge of such
instruments, other than as a music
listener."
• Runs until March 28th, 2020
WIND & WEATHER WINDOW GALLERY
Hjálei" / Detour
Helgi Már Kristinsson's site-specific
mixed-medium installation pres-
ents bright, geometric shapes that
blurr the line between pop-art and
street construction. Remember: The
window is open all day, everyday, so
stop by.
• Runs until April 25th, 2020
March 6th—March 19th
Stockfish 2020
March 12th-22nd - Bíó Paradís
The Stockfish Film
Festival consists
of 24 handpicked
films from all
over shown just
in your backyard
at Bíó Paradís. The
festival aims to
create a plat-
form in Reykjavík
to encourage
collaboration be-
tween domestic
and international
film communities
and gives the
general audience
an opportunity to
see some of the
most up-and-
coming art-house
films in the world.
Among guests,
Dome Karukoski,
the director of
‘Tolkien’ will hold a
special screen-
ing and Q&A—in
English, not Elvish.
Combined with
that is a competi-
tion only involving
Icelandic short
films, so if you
love Iceland and
have no attention
span, you’ll be
fine. Done with
the clichés of the
Marvel universe?
See you at Stock-
fish. RG

Kári Björn: Pooches
Until March 27th
- Studio Sol
Kári Björn was
raised by poodles,
so it makes sense
that his newest
photography exhi-
bition documents
the best and most
fabulous doggie
fashion of NYC.
Missed the New
York Pet Fashion
Show? Your fav
lost Westminster?
This’ll cheer you
up. HJC

Ás!er"ur Búadóttir: Facets of Life
Until May 3rd -
Kjarvalssta#ir
Ás!er#ur Búadót-
tir was a pioneer
of Icelandic
woven art, known
for combinin!
ancient tech-
niques with
modern art, all
in the name of
Icelandic wool.
Come celebrate
what would have
been her 100th
birthday at this
exhibit. HJC

Una Björ! Ma!núsdóttir:
Vanishin! Crowd
Until March 15th -
Hafnarhús
Una Björg works
in sculpture,
channelling
her energy into
various objects.
Her work is o"en
kinetic or emits
sound, which
makes for an in-
teractive exhibit.
But please don’t
touch. Or do. Jail
sounds fun. SPO
Gar!atorg 1· Gar!abær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:

Behind the Scenes
Icelandic Visual Language

Sveinn Kjarval
Furniture and interior designer

Ásthildur Magnúsdóttir
Weaver
Designer in residence
Opening 6th of March