Good Thursday — visual art in the capital area

The program for May 29 2025

Stilla úr verkinu Heimsljós eftir Ragnar Kjartansson
Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús

Ragnar Kjartansson

World Light - The Life and Death of an Artist

City CenterExhibitionWheelchair Access
That’s a Very Large Number — A Commerzbau by Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir

That’s a Very Large Number — A Commerzbau

The Icelandic Art Center is pleased to share the title and further details of Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir’s presentation for the Icelandic Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2024. The Reykjavík-based artist will present That’s a Very Large Number — A Commerzbau by Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, an exhibition of new sculpture and installation works, curated by American curator Dan Byers. That’s a Very Large Number —A Commerzbau will respond to the Icelandic Pavilion and the Biennale Arte 2024 itself, with an uncanny exhibition that playfully subverts expectations of beauty, value, and utility within the framework of a global art event.

Venice Biennale
Christian Marclay Detail of The Clock, 2010 Single-channel video with sound 24 hours © Christian Marclay. Courtesy Paula Cooper Gallery, New York and White Cube, London. Photo: Todd-White Photography
National Gallery of Iceland

Christian Marclay

Christian Marclay, The Clock

City CenterExhibitionWheelchair Access
Ráðgátan um Rauðmagann og aðrar sögur um eftirlíkingar og falsanir
National Gallery of Iceland

Samsýning / Group Exhibition

The Mystery of the Lumpfish

City CenterExhibitionWheelchair Access
gudrunbergs
Gerðarsafn Art Museum

Guðrún Bergsdóttir

Guðrún Bergsdóttir

Capital AreaExhibitionWheelchair Access
Barbara Árnason
Gerðarsafn Art Museum

Barbara Árnason

Barbara

Capital AreaExhibitionWheelchair Access
Arthur Ragnarsson
SÍM Gallery

Arthur Ragnarsson

The Seeress's Dream

City CenterExhibition

Venues with extended opening hours

Listasafn Reykjavíkur – Hafnarhús

Reykjavík Art Museum — Hafnarhús. Open 10:00 — 22:00

Installation view of Ragnar Kjartansson's, Hvad har vi dog gjort for at ha' det så godt, 2023, featured in The Brown Period at i8 Grandi in 2025. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavík. Photo by Vigfús Birgisson.

i8 Grandi. Open 12:00-21:00

The National Gallery of Iceland

The National Gallery of Iceland. Open 10:00-22:00.

Gerðarsafn

Gerðarsafn, Kópavogur Art Museum. Open 12:00-21:00.

SÍM Gallery

SÍM Gallery. Open 17:00-21:00.

Good Thursday takes place on the last Thursday of the month. Several museums and exhibition spaces offer extended opening hours. Stroll around and experience the lively art scene! 

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Amanda Riffo - house of purkinje - 2023
Dozie, Precious
Hildigunnur BIRGISDÓTTIR, Approx. 7% (2024), Icelandic Pavilion
ÍMV 2024 handhafar Ljósmynd: Sunday & White
Austurstræti 5