Reykjavík Grapevine - dec 2020, Qupperneq 21

Our Picks
21The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 10— 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
Ongoing
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
Solastalgia
In this immersive installation,
explore a mix of augmented reality
with contemporary art, multisenso-
rial e"ects and cutting edge sound
design. Enter a mysterious future
in a post-human Earth where only
a mysterious digital cloud has
survived. Do you still have faith in
technology? (No.)
• Runs until January 10th, 2021
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 February 14th, 2021
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
Threads Of Art
Celebrate the centenary of the birth
of textile artist Ásger#ur Búadóttir.
If you thought there wasn't a rich
contemporary textile scene, you
have no idea just how experimental
this medium can be.
• Runs until January 24th, 2021
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 MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Distance and Intimacy. Contempo-
rary Icelandic Photography.
What happens when you look at a
photo for a really long time? How
much more do you see? This exhibi-
tion invites viewers to find out, with
a selection of contemporary photos
that walk the line between social
media and high art.
• Runs until January 10th, 2021
Nocturne - Hrafna Jóna Ágústsdóttir
Hrafna Jóna Ágústsdóttir’s photog-
raphy exhibition Nocturne takes
its viewers on a creative fairytale
night wander through Icelandic
cityscapes. Explore the mixed emo-
tions of the night: secretive and
uncanny, but also at times warm and
beautiful. Ordinary suburban scenes
take on a surreal magic when
daylight disappears and is replaced
by the cool glow that falls from
streetlights and windows.
• Runs until February 1st, 2021

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
Bird Artist In Residence
Well, really all the info here is in the
title. Sigurbjörn Helgason makes
birds. Big birds. Small birds. Birds
made of wood. Birds made out of
reindeer horns. Lots of birds. Now
you can watch him do it live in
the museum shop at the Design
museum.
• Runs until December 30th, 2020
HARBINGER
Core Temperature
Fritz Hendrik IV’s new solo exhibi-
tion is locked. By that we mean it’s
literally locked, as in patrons can’t
enter the room, only stare from the
windows. Entitled ‘Core Tempera-
ture,’ it deals with the expectations,
fate, and disappointment relating to
global warming and the pandemic.
Serious shit.
• Runs until December 25th, 2020

REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM % HAFNARHÚS
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 be-
ings and technology.
• Runs until December 31st, 2020
Gilbert & George: The Great Exhibi-
tion
Perhaps two of the most influential
contemporary artists of the last
five decades, Gilbert & Georg are
known for their pioneering perfor-
mance pieces, bold photo-based
graphics and anti-elitist “Art for
All” ethos. At this special exhibi-
tion, come challenge the prevail-
ing bourgeois ideas of taste and
decorum while empowering gays
and other minority groups. What
else could you want?
• Runs until January 3rd, 2021
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM %
KJARVALSSTA&IR
Jóhannes S. Kjarval: At Home
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval (1885-
1972) was one of the pioneers of
Icelandic art (the museum is literally
named a$er him) and is one of the
country‘s most beloved artists. His
connection to, and interpretation
of Iceland’s natural environment is
thought to have taught Icelanders
to appreciate it anew, and to have
encouraged pride in the country’s
uniqueness and the world of adven-
ture to be discovered within it.
• Runs until December 31st, 2020
Sigur"ur Árni Sigur"sson: Expanse
In this mid-career retrospective,
Sigur#ur Árni Sigur#sson presents
a series of paintings which dissect
just how we view the world around
us. Sigur#ur's works are known for
exploring the limits of our field of
vision and how that forms the basis
of our worldview.
• Runs until January 24th, 2021
GALLERY PORT
Christmas Exhibition
50 artists—all beloved by Gallery
Port—present their wares for your
holiday perusal. Prints, sculptures
and more will be on o"er for you
to buy and give to your friends and
relatives... or keep for yourself.
• Runs until December 24th, 2020
GER&ARSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
SCULPTURE / SCULPTURE
Presenting: two solo exhibitions by
artists Ólöf Helga Helgadóttir and
Magnús Helgason. The aim of the
series is to explore contemporary
sculpture and the development
within three-dimensional art, not
only as an important part of art
history, but also as a living visual
language within contemporary art.
The series is intended to honor the
sculptor Ger#ur Helgadóttir (1928-
1975), who Ger#arsafn museum is
named a$er.
• Runs until February 28th, 2021

HAFNARBORG
What Meets The eye
A retrospective of works by lo-
cal goldsmith and artist Gunnar
Hjaltason. He painted in oil, acrylics
and watercolour, but this exhibition
will focus on his prints. The images
depict landscapes, town views of
Hafnar'ör#ur and the Icelandic
nature
• Until January 31st, 2021
Hafnar#ör"ur:
Works from the collection
The exhibition is a selection of works
from the Hafnarborg collection
that all showcase Hafnar'ör#ur in
a unique way. Few towns in Iceland
are as picturesque as Hafnar'ör#ur
and the nature surrounding it also
o"ers spectacular points of view.
And we're not just saying that be-
cause our editor is from there.
• Runs until March 7th, 2021
FLÆ&I
FLÆ$I CHRISTMAS MARKET 2020
Your favourite ALL-IN-CAPS gallery is
here with a Christmas market. Not
interested in heading inside? Don't
worry—all the works will be avail-
able online at flaedi.com.
• Runs until December 23rd, 2020
LIVING ART MUSEUM
N%LÓ Light Bazaar 2020
As is the trend in 2020, the Living
Art Museum’s annual Light Bazaar
is moving online. Brighten the dark
winter nights with some beautiful
art. View and buy the works of over
40 contemporary artists on ljosa-
basar.nylo.is and help raise funds to
support the Living Art Museum. The
Marshall House will also be hosting
an open storage and pop up home
for the Bazaar during opening hours.
• Runs until December 30th, 2020
December 18th-January 14th
Do It (Home)
Until December 26th – Online event
hosted by the Reykjavik Art Museum!
This interactive
online exhibition,
curated by Hans
Ulrich Obrist,
invites the viewer
to follow instruc-
tions set out by
55 artists. Visitors
engage with the
art in a practical
way, led by artists
from the comfort
of home. It was
first conceived
in 1995 and
re-launched in
2020 in response
to the COVID-19
pandemic to keep
the experience of
art alive at home.
Etel Adnan, Chino
Amobi, and Alvaro
Barrington are
among the 55 fea-
tured artists—it’s
a long list, these
are just the first
three in alpha-
betical order,
no favouritism
intended. So this
holiday, no need
to step outside
and brave the
crowds for some
art. Just Do It (At
Home). MM

Bæ, Bæ 2020
Until Dec. 23rd -
Núlli#
This Christmas
exhibition
features work for
sale from twenty
up-and-coming
Icelandic artists:
a mixture of art
school graduates
and self-em-
ployed creatives.
Artworks of all
disciplines will be
available—photo-
graphs, paintings,
fashion design
and more. Plus,
all money goes
directly to the
creators!. MM

Gle"ile! jól!: Christmas Exhibition
Until Dec. 23rd -
Ásmundarsalur
Ásmundarsalur
is the resident
han!out for the
artistic-minded
intellectuals of
Reykjavík so if
they have some
Christmas exhibi-
tion, we assume
it’s rather hip
and well-curated.
Around 300
works will be for
sale, you that
you can email us
at !rapevine@
!rapevine.is to
deliver us a !i$.
Thanks. HJC

100% Wool
Until Jan. 31st
- Museum Of
Desi!n & Applied
Art
What’s our
favourite four-
letter word?
WOOL! Icelanders
will proudly tell
you that they
have the best
wool on Earth.
Seriously, to call
it integral to the
foundation of this
country would be
downplaying the
importance of
the material. So
celebrate wool.
With wool art. HJC
Gar!atorg 1· Gar!abær
Open Tue - Sun 12 -17
Exhibitions:

100% Wool
Opening 19th of September

Bird Artist in Residence
Opening 17th of September