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13/1/2012

Two exhibitions

Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik

Snøhetta
Architecture, Landscape, Interior

Curated by Eva E. Madshus, Senior Curator at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design

Norwegian National Opera and Ballet - photocredit Jens PassothThe international recognition that the architecture firm Snøhetta has received is quite unique in a Norwegian context. The firm has won two open, international competitions: Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Oslo’s new Opera House, which have become landmarks in their countries. On the firm‘s 20th anniversary in 2009 a major exhibition opened in Oslo’s new National Museum – Architecture. This exhibition at Kjarvalsstaðir displays highlights from the original exhibition. The exhibition is made up of eight units which present the firm and its work in a varied and a vivid way. The exhibition has been commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is produced by Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in close collaboration with Snøhetta.

Programme:

Sunday 15 January 3 p.m.
Kjarvalsstaðir – Snøhetta
Symposium held in relation to the exhibition of Snøhetta. Curator, Eva Madshus discusses Norwegian contemporary architecture, Tarald Lundvall, director of Snøhetta introduces chosen projects; and further discussions on Norwegian influences on Icelandic architecture. Participants in panel are Icelandic architects Ólöf Örvarsdóttir and Baldur Ó. Svavarsson. Takes place in English.

Sunday 26 February 3 p.m.
Kjarvalsstaðir – Snøhetta
Gallery talk with violinist Hans Jóhannsson.

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Karen Agnete Þórarinsson
My Dreamland in the North

Curated by Hrafnhildur Schram

The painter Karen Agnete (1903-1992) was one of many Danish women who married an Icelander and moved with their husband back to Iceland from Copenhagen in the first half of the 20th century. Both she and her husband studied at the Danish Art Academy and she was fascinated by Iceland and Icelanders. For six decades she painted and exhibited her works all over Iceland and became a respected and well known painter here. This exhibition highlights the types of paintings she concentrated on; portraits, moods of nature, flowers and still life. The exhibition’s title is a line from the poem “Bláskógavegur” by Einar Benediktsson.

Programme:

Sunday 22 January 3 p.m.
Kjarvalsstaðir – Karen Agnete
Curator’s talk with Hrafnhildur Schram.

Sunday 4 March 3 p.m.
Kjarvalsstaðir – Karen Agnete
Gallery talk with historian Sigurlaugur Ingólfsson.

Architecture and Time Travel
An open and informative art workshop for families set up in connection with the exhibitions in the West Wing. Snøhetta is a Norwegian architect firm located in Oslo and New York. Karen Agnete was a painter and the Danish wife of painter Sveinn Þórarinsson. She left the sophisticated bourgeoisie of Copenhagen and moved to Iceland and into a turf house. The characteristics of Icelandic architecture are found for instance in turf houses, houses clad with corrugated iron, and later concrete buildings.

Press contact:
Soffia Karlsdóttir - Public relation director Tel 590-1200, Fax 590-1201 soffia.karlsdottir@reykjavik.is

Image: Snøhetta, Kongsberg Jazz festival Pavilion - Tubaloon344

Reykjavik Art Museum – Kjarvalsstadir
Tryggvagata 17 101 Reykjavik Iceland
Reykjavik Art Museum is located in three different buildings, Hafnarhús on the waterfront, Kjarvalsstaðir on the Miklatún park and the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum near Laugardalur.
Opening Hours
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission
Annual Pass: 3.000 kr.
Adults: 1.100 kr.
Students under 25: 550 kr.
Groups 10+: 650 kr.
Local senior citizens (67+), visitors w. disabilities and children under 18: Free

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