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Art Picks
21The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 10— 2021
Art Listin!s
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Opening
ICELANDIC ART CENTER
Time Has Come
The 10th Sequences art bien-
nial returns, curated by "óranna
Björnsdóttir and "ráinn Hjálmarsson.
Creative energy abounds in dialogue
between featured artists specialis-
ing in various media. At times, this
interchange between moment,
environment and context rises to
the level of art itself. Take part in this
multi-day interdisciplinary event
showcasing 35 local and interna-
tional artists.
• Opens on October 15th, 2021
• Runs until October 24th, 2021
MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART
Sunna Örlygsdóttir: Fashion Designer
in Residency
What you wear o#en reveals who
you are. Sunna Örlygsdóttir under-
stands this as well as anyone. Her
fascination with the process of
garment making is evident in her
curious and captivating creations.
From the luxurious to the peculiar,
Sunna experiments with it all.
• Opens on October 8th, 2021
• Runs until December 30th, 2021
FOLD GALLERÍ
Double Opening
Fold Gallerí—auction house, and
purveyors of fine art since 1990—
presents a new exhibition featuring
Hrafnhildur Inga Sigur$ardóttir and
Rósa Sigrún Jónsdóttir. Hrafnhildur
Inga is an oil-on-canvas artist who
predominantly features water in her
art, be that a river, a waterfall or any
kind of rivulet inbetween. Rósa is a
visual artist who o#en utilises the
tension of di%ering textiles in her
sculptures and installations.
• Opens on October 30th, 2021
• Runs until November 19th, 2021
Ongoing
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND
Of The North
'Of the North' (2001) is created from
Steina Vasulka’s archive of video
recordings of Icelandic nature, shot
from macroscopic and microscopic
viewpoints. So from microbes to
crashing waves and melting ice, this
is a visual document of the forma-
tion and destruction of our planet.
• Runs until January 9th, 2022
Hello Universe
It's 2021, and we're so over Earth;
cue the entrance of Finnur Jónsson.
The avant-garde art of Finnur—the
first Icelandic artist to address
outer space in his works, in the
early 20th century—presents the
artist's unfettered interpretation
of the marvels of the celestial bod-
ies. Always remember: we are but
matter experiencing itself on a pale
blue dot.
• Runs until January 9th, 2022
Muggur
Gu$mundur Thorsteinsson, widely
known by his artist name, Muggur,
was also known for his captivating
personality. While his artistic career
may have been relatively brief—he
died at the age 32—he lived a full
and adventurous life. This fact is
evident in this exhibit which depicts
scenes from his travels around the
world, as well as around his native
Iceland. His worlds of fantasy are
also on display here, among works
showcasing various other themes.
• Runs until February 13th, 2022
EINAR JÓNSSON MUSEUM
Permanent Exhibition
In 1909 Einar Jónsson—described
on the museum's website as "Ice-
land's first sculptor"—o%ered all of
his works as a gi# to the Icelandic
people, on the condition that a mu-
seum be built to house them.
The resulting edifice, constructed
just over the road from Hallgrím-
skirkja, now contains close to 300
artworks. There is also a beautiful
garden with 26 bronze casts of the
artist’s sculptures to enjoy.
REYKJAVÍK CITY MUSEUM
Settlement Exhibition
This exhibition— where Viking ruins
meet digital technology—provides
insight into Reykjavík's farms at the
time of the first settlers. Archaelogi-
cal remains uncovered on site dat-
ing back to 871 AD surround you.
I8
Elisions
This new show gathers together
pieces by American artists N. Dash,
K.R.M. Mooney, B. Ingrid Olson and
Carrie Yamaoka, who use paint-
erly, photographic and sculptural
methods to explore the concept of
‘Elision’. This word conveys the sense
of something missing, truncated,
compressed, or contracted. To
quote the promotional material
supporting this launch: “Removal is
additive, just quietly so.” Quite so.
• Runs until October 30th

REYKJAVÍK MARITIME MUSEUM
Fish & Folk
Name a better duo than fish and
Iceland. You can’t. So come learn
about the history of Icelandic
fisheries 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.
GER&ARSAFN
Debatable Lands: Dialogues from
Shared Worlds
This is a mid-career retrospective of
the 20-year collaboration between art-
ists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark
Wilson. Snæbjörnsdóttir and Wilson
approach their art partnership with
an ecological and pluralistic view. In a
research-based practice, they prompt
discussion and thought about our
changing world, and our own human
role in those changes.
• Runs until January 9th, 2022

HVERFISGALLERÍ
Below / Beyond
Largely inspired by conceptual and
minimalist art of the 60's and 70's,
British artist Perry Roberts' new
exhibition at Hverfisgallerí features
works on paper and paintings on
canvas. Laid out with the intent to
tell a story uninterupted, his paper
works in particular flourish within
the delicate intermix of existence
and nothingness.
• Runs until November 6th, 2021

MUTT GALLERY
Wild About You
Pop artist Tinna Royal o%ers a
contemporary take on romantic
relationships and consumerism
through the lens of WWII comics. The
Arkanes-based artist spent years
scouring the public domain to pro-
cure these images, o#en highlight-
ing romance, heroism and gender
roles perhaps considered outdated
today. Her modern perspective on
what underlies these images is
undoubtedly worth a visit.
• Runs until October 9th, 2021

Y GALLERY
The Oldest Spark
Energy can be explosive, but it can
also be subtle. Regardless—demure
or dynamic—it courses around us
every day. Whether it's fluttering
between two bodies or coursing
between currents, Elísabet Bryn-
hildardóttir reminds us of that—and
in doing so, begs us to consider
even the most minute implications
of that very first spark.
• Runs until October 16th, 2021

REYKJAVÍK MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The Return of the King
Artist and photographer Sigmur$ur
Unnar Birgisson marries floral
images by the late photographer
Hjálmar R. Bár$arson with strikingly
simple photographs of eldery Ice-
landic men. The union feels a touch
unusual, but at the same time quite
harmonious.
• Runs until December 12, 2021
Reunion
Shi#ing angles can change so much
of how we view our enviornment.
This exhibition, featuring the works
of Anna Elín Svavarsdóttir, demon-
strates this while showcasing an
aesthetic instantly identifiable as
her own.
• Runs until October 31st, 2021
NORDIC HOUSE
Time Matter Remains Trouble
The interplay between matter and
time is the focus of the newest exhi-
bition at Nordic House featuring art-
ists Alice Creischer, Anna Líndal, Anna
Rún Tryggvadóttir, Bjarki Bragason
and nabbteeri. Here we're urged to
remember that creation, preserva-
tion and decay is a natural progres-
sion faced by humans, objects and
ideas alike.
• Runs until December 21st, 2021
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM ' HAFNARHÚS
I"avöllur: Icelandic Art in the 21st
Century
This year Reykjavík Art Museum is
focusing on the creative microen-
vironment, with an aim of display-
ing the growth of the Icelandic art
scene. The whole of Hafnarhús is
being used to exhibit new works by
leading young artists.
• Runs until October 17th, 2021
Gu"n# Rósa Ingimarsdóttir: opus-
oups
Gu$ny lives and works in French-
speaking Belgium. The word 'opus'
denotes a piece of artwork, while
'oups' is French for 'oops'. Paired to-
gether the words demonstrate that
art that can come from seemingly
inconsequential things. O#en em-
ploying found, forgotten or formerly
used materials, Gu$ny brings the
essense of 'opus-oups' to life.
• Runs until January 16th, 2022
FOLD GALLERÍ
Entropy
Rune Werner Molnes' photographs
of stand-alone homes and barns
present a sense of both abandon-
ment and strength.
• Runs until October 18th, 2021
Echoes of the Mind
Margrét Sossa Björnsdóttir's work
largely features the human form, at
once lively in content and subdued
in style.
• Runs until October 23rd, 2021
HAFNARBORG
Community of Sentient Beings
This year´s autumn exhibition at
Hafnarborg is 'Community of Sen-
tient Beings', curated by Wiola Ujaz-
dowska and Hubert Gromny. They
have invited various professionals to
participate in the exhibition with the
aim of creating a space for multiple
voices to come together, reflecting
di%erent ways of voicing, hearing
and sensing. Makes sense, right?
• Runs until October 31st, 2021
October 8th — November 4th

Augmented Reality Disorder
Weekends from Oct. 9th to Oct. 30th -
Midpunkt, Hamrabor! 22
Since social
media began
taking over the
world, the impact
of our digital lives
on our real-life
selves has been
a constant topic
of discussion. The
recent hours-
long blackout
of Facebook
and Instagram
proved just how
intertwined these
features are with
our lives. This
fact is not lost on
Hákon Bragason
and Katerina
Blahutova, whose
forthcoming
exhibition, ‘Aug-
mented Reality
Disorder’, tackles
that very dynamic.
A body segment-
ed at the waist is
omnipresent in
the space as you
follow the journey
of this exhibition,
demonstrating a
person suspend-
ed between two
worlds. Come by
Midpunkt to con-
nect, disconnect
or forge your own
path between
the two. What-
ever you choose,
your mind will be
opened to a new
world. There’s just
no telling which
one. DT

In Media Res
Until Nov. 6th - BERG Contemporary,
Klapparstígur 16
The artistic
journey Hulda
Stefánsdóttir took
in publishing her
book ‘Time Map’
inspired the cre-
ation of her new-
est exhibition. The
pandemic has, for
better or worse,
made all of us
stop and recon-
sider time—likely
more than ever
before. For Hulda,
it’s no di%erent.
Pay a visit to BERG
Contemporary to
press pause on
your own timeline.
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The Portrait Collection
Until January 2nd, 2022, National
Museum of Iceland, Su$urgata 41,
Up to 2.000 ISK
Composed largely
of donations from
private individu-
als, the National
Gallery of Iceland
is showcasing
the depiction of
humans through
various media,
be it painting,
photography,
needlework or
sculpture. Are
you interested in
seeing the oldest
known Icelandic
portrait? Stop by
for sepia-toned
insight into fellow
(and former)
Icelanders. DT

Complete Spaces
Until Oct. 10th - Ásmundarsalur,
Freyjugata 41
Artists Anna Hrund
Másdóttir, Jóhan-
na Ásgeirsdóttir
and Daníel Mag-
nússon worked
together on an
open art-maths
lab in preparation
for this interac-
tive exhibition.
By employing
mathematics,
among other
inspirations you
wouldn’t imme-
diately connect
with art, they’ve
created their
pieces for this ce-
rebral experience.
Arithmetic and
art? Don’t mind if
I do. DT