Reykjavík Grapevine - feb. 2022, Blaðsíða 21

Reykjavík Grapevine - feb. 2022, Blaðsíða 21
Art Picks 21The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 02— 2022 Exhibitions For complete listin!s and detailed information on venues, visit !rapevine.is/happenin! Send your listin!s to: events@!rapevine.is Opening GALLERY FOLD Mountain Of Forgotten Dreams French artist Anne Herzog works in the media of painting, drawing, photography and film, as well as expressing her ideas through per- formance. For a couple of decades now she has returned frequently to Snæfellsjökull, drawn to the glacier- capped volcano as a source of inspi- ration. She reflects the Snæfellsnes area through a range of visual me- dia, but in this exhibition, paintings and drawings predominate. • Opens on February 7th • Runs until February 19th Ongoing GER!ARSAFN KÓPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM Ad Infinitum Icelandic artists Elín Hansdóttir and Úlfur Hansson work in Berlin and New York respectively, but have come together to create this installation exploring the borders between the art that we see, and that which we hear. Elín’s approach is to create challenging immersive visuals, while Úlfur’s specialism in audio creation leads him to create sounds specific to the space. • Runs until March 27th Past Perfect Although he now lives in Sweden and was educated in the USA, artist Santiago Mostyn grew up in Zimba- bwe and Trinidad and Tobago. This exhibition of photography and video media explores that experience, employing footage of historical events, politicians and cultural figures. Past Perfect is a landscape where stories of colonialism, slavery, legends and personal experience converge. • Runs until March 27th HAFNARBORG CENTRE OF CULTURE AND FINE ARTS A Few Thoughts on Photography – Vol. III Photographer Hallger$ur Hall- grímsdóttir explores how taking a photograph can seem so simple— "just the push of a button"—mak- ing the resulting image almost an objet trouvé rather than a creation. But creative it is; mysterious and emotional, with aesthetics and instincts coming into play. And yet, at the same time, the process of photography is decidedly rooted in the scientific. • Runs until March 2022 MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART Bathing Culture The outdoor geothermal pool is the most interesting public sphere in Iceland. A place where strangers cross paths and acquaintances meet, it is a source of wellbeing and a major part of everyday life for many. This exhibition traces the development of Icelandic bathing culture, showing how architects and designers, pool sta% and the public have together shaped the story. • Runs until September 25th NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND Muggur Gu$mundur Thorsteinsson led a full life, though it was cut short by tuberculosis. This exhibit presents a wide selection of his work, cre- ated under his artist name Muggur, including scenes from his global travels, images of a merciful Christ curing the sick, and Muggur’s fan- tasy worlds where princesses live in castles and trolls lurk. • Runs until February 13th 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 permanent exhibition— where Viking ruins meet digital technol- ogy—provides insight into Reykja- vík's farms at the time of the first settlers. Archaelogical remains uncovered on site dating back to 871 AD surround you. HAFNARBORG CENTRE OF CULTURE AND FINE ARTS Long Are The Trials Of Men "orvaldur "orsteinsson was a highly prolific artist who made use of most artistic media over his career, including music and writing in the form of novels, plays and poetry. However this retrospective exhibit features the visual aspects to "orvaldur’s creativity, focusing on the sculptures, installation pieces, paintings and video which bear tes- tament to his diverse creativity. • Runs until February 20th REYKJAVÍK MARITIME MUSEUM Ó#inn Coast Guard Vessel Take a guided tour around this for- mer guardian of Icelandic waters. 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. REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM " HAFNARHÚS Erró The Traveller Gu$mundur Gu$mundsson—ubiqui- tously known as Erró—has arguably the highest international profile of any Icelandic visual artist. His activities have taken him all around the world. This exhibition—selected from work that he has donated to the Reykjavík Art Museum—is curated around a travel theme. • Runs until March 27th A Bra Ka Da Bra - The Magic Of Contemporary Art This exhibition aims to open the world of contemporary art up to a new generation. The titular magic word links magic and art in the wonder that both can conjure up in children and young people. • Runs until March 20th CULTURE HOUSE Treasures Of A Nation The Culture House was built in 1909, and was the first purpose-built gal- lery in Iceland. Towering above the surrounding town at the time, it was a popular spot to take in the natural vistas which have inspired local art- ists for centuries. This exhibit brings together a selection of paintings from the National Gallery, all inspired by Iceland and created from the 19th century onwards. • Runs until May 31st BERG CONTEMPORARY About Time - Diary of Twenty Months Icelandic artist Einar Falur Ingólfs- son is a former press snapper with Morgunbla$i$, Iceland’s biggest daily newspaper. Now a creative photographer and writer, his cre- ative weapon of choice is still his large format camera. This exhibition showcases a visual diary that he tended over twenty months, ending in the spring that the pandemic came to stay. This collection’s strik- ing images were taken during Einar’s travels to Varanasi, Rome and Egypt… back when travel was “a thing”. • Runs until February 26th GALLERÍ GROTTA Upphaf Artists Jóhanna V. "órhallsdóttir and Hrönn Björnsdóttir used to run Anarkía Art Gallery in Kópavogur together, but these days they focus more on creating and exhibiting their own work. This collection of ex- pressionist paintings are presented through a range of mixed media, and were all produced over the last couple of years. • Runs until February 12th REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM " KJARVALSSTA!IR Budding Earth Carl Boutard Ásmundur decribes himself as a "traditional sculptor", due to his focus on material and form. The late Ásmundur Sveinsson was a pioneer in Icelandic sculpture, and in this exhibition Carl presents selected works juxtaposed with those of Ásmundur. • Runs until February 6th As Far As The Eye Can See Birgir Andrésson was a leading light in Icelandic art until his untimely death in 2007. Taking influence from all aspects of Icelandic life, legend and culture, he presented them in a unique and informed way, draw- ing admiration from both local and international art communities. This retrospective brings together more than a hundred of his works, includ- ing some from international and private collections. • Runs until May 15th HVERFISGALLERÍ Recondestruction Following a devastating avalanche in Siglu'ör$ur, artist Hrafnkell Sig- ur$sson saw opportunity among the damage. Nature might smash lives, but perhaps it’s the role of art to put them back together. Perhaps once our reality has been dismantled, categorized and analysed, art is the only way to reassemble it. • Runs until February 12th NATIONAL GALLERY OF ICELAND Staged Moments This expansive exhibition extends across two halls of the National Gal- lery, and features some 41 photo- graphic artists. The work on show spans the time between the 1970s and the present day, and focuses on demonstrating the diverse use of photography as a creative medium. The exhibition also reflects less positive attitudes to photography as a creative medium, based on the inherent nature of the process as one of mechanical reproduction. • Runs until May 8th THE LIVING ART MUSEUM Conversation To The Self Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir lives and works in Reykjavík, studied art in New York and Los Angeles and focus- es on video and performance art. To quote the gallery website: “Ásdís' works explore the intersection of magical realism and the wonders of nature through distortion, transfor- mation and ritual. They have a hint of poetic and impending turmoil.” If that piques your interest, come down to N(ló to see for yourself. • Runs until March 6th February 4th — March 3rd Snertitaug Until March 20th - Reykjavík Art Museum at Hafnarhús, Try!!va!ata 17 Ásger$ur Birna Björnsdóttir has created a remark- able body of work which the gallery website says “is best described as a photosensitive installation”. The focus is on the flow and transfer of energy, with light, electricity and particles the main conveyors of power. The ex- hibition observes the relationship between nature and technol- ogy, between the analogue earth and the digital world that we have created. All is interconnected, and nothing hap- pens without a cause. The name Sner- titaug could be translated as “touching the nerve”; evoking a sense of action and reaction, of creating involun- tary movement by inciting electrical impulses. Ásger$ur gradu- ated with a BA in art from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam in 2016, and went on to exhibit her work in Iceland and abroad. This show is part of the museum’s D46 series, in which influential emerging artists are invited to hold their first solo ex- hibition in a public museum. JP Straumnes Until May 1st - The National Museum of Iceland, Su$urgata 41 During the cold war the U.S. military operated a radar station at Straumnes'all, a remote coastal location in the West'ords. A&er the Americans le&, the area was eventually cleaned up and le& to regrow. Lo- cal photographer Marínó Thorlacius reflects the beauty of nature, captured among the residue of the abandoned military installa- tion. JP MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND APPLIED ART GAR!ATORG 1 210 GAR!ABÆR OPEN TUE–SUN 12–17 WWW.HONNUNARSAFN.IS Instagram Facebook honnunarsafn EXHIBITIONS BATHING CULTURE UNTIL 25.09. BEHIND SCENES ARCHIVING ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS OF HÖGNA SIGUR!AR DÓTTIR UNTIL 13.03. RESIDENCY STUDIO ALLSBER PRODUCT DESIGNERS UNTIL 08.05. Sei$la Until March 1st - NORR11, Hverfisgata 18 Nylon tights are the primary me- dium and means of production in this exhibit by The Icelandic Love Corporation. The exhibition takes its title—which means “resil- ient”—from a particular piece which comprises stones placed in the feet of the aforementioned hosiery. Tights are also used to cre- ate interesting oil paint prints. JP 518 Aukanætur Until March 12th - Gallery Port, Laugavegur 32 Eva Schram is a Reykjavík artist who works mainly in analogue photography, and darkroom processes. This exhibit, part of the Icelandic Pho- tography Festival, is a reflection of the Icelandic wilderness. Her chosen medium is a type of obso- lescent film that gives the subject landscapes a de- tached mystery, yet brings them closer to the viewer. JP

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