13 Days Of Grapemas: Icewear
In Iceland, Christmas is a little wacky. Instead of one Santa, we have thirteen. And rather than being a jolly old white-bearded fellow who lets children sit on his on […]
Likely Thousands Grounded At Keflavik Airport Due To High Winds
Delays and cancellations at the airport have created a traffic snarl, as high winds batter Iceland. MBL reports that passengers were stranded in 13 separate planes shortly after la
Surprise, Everyone: Another Wind Storm In Iceland, Car Travel Inadvisable
You’re not going to believe this, but there’s another storm washing over the country. The latest alerts from the Icelandic Met Office show, pretty much the entirety of
Jodie Foster Goes To War
Well, not literally, but she is going to remake the Icelandic film ‘Kona fer í stríð’ (‘A Woman Goes To War,’ in English). According to Deadline, Foster
Fifteenth Time Lucky: Björk’s Incredible Grammy Awards Journey
The news came out yesterday that Björk has been nominated for the Grammys for her new album, ‘Utopia,’ in the Alternative Albums category. Whilst this in itself might
Warning: Windstorm Hits South Iceland—Be Careful. Plus Bonus Netflix Recco
According to vedur.is, a windstorm is about to hit the southwestern corner of Iceland, which is, somewhat inconveniently for us at the Grapevine, where Reykjavík is located. The w
Last Words: Outraged By Outrage
To follow the cycle of public discussion in Iceland when any of our elected officials get up to something horrible, you could be forgiven for thinking that rich white men […
#IcelandSmites: Heimir “The Scarred Eye Of Óðinn” Hallgrímsson Sails To Qatar
Former manager of the Icelandic national football team, Heimir “the scarred eye of Óðinn” Hallgrímsson, The Darth Dentist, The Westman Warlord has confirmed that he
The Mountains of Madness: Ófeigur Sigurðsson’s ‘Öræfi’ Published In English
When Ófeigur Sigurðsson’s third novel ‘Öræfi’—an experimental novel set in Iceland’s desolate Öræfi region—first went off to the printers, the author himself didn
Concourse Discourse: Terminal Exhibitions En Route To Iceland
A new terminal is coming to Keflavík next summer. Well, not literally. ‘Terminal’ is a collaborative exhibition of artists based in Berlin and Reykjavík. The first shows were
Electric Dreams: Genre-Free Living & DJ/VJ Katerina’s Search For The New & Weird
“I’m constantly in search of something new, hyper-real and weird,” says Katerina Blahutova—nicknamed Katla—a multidisciplinary designer and DJ/VJ from Prague that current
A Witness Of Life: Haraldur Jónsson Reveals His Expansive Artistic Spectrum
I am standing in Kjarvalsstaðir museum, where Haraldur Jónsson, one of Iceland’s most renowned visual artists, celebrated the opening of his mid-career retrospective, “Spectr
East Iceland LungA School Offering Scholarships
Iceland’s cutting-edge art institution is now offering scholarships, and applications are being accepted. The LungA School, an art institute located in Seyðisfjörður, East
Icelandic Artist Interprets Klausturgate In New Painting (NSFW)
One of our favourite painters, Þrándur Þórarinsson, has just released a new painting that crystallises the Klausturgate scandal in his own signature fashion. The painting, call
Crowd Funding Cultural Magazine In The West
The Westfjords of Iceland are buzzing these days. We regularly hear news about creative projects, and newest thing happening in that field is an online magazine called ÚR VÖR tha
War Of The Nurses: Nurse “Women” Goes Bananas
Well, perhaps not bananas—and not only women—but they were pretty irritated because of how they were depicted in the newest children’s book written by Iceland’s local celeb
Editorial: What We Do In The Shadows
Icelandic society has been shocked and outraged because of an unprecedented leak wherein five MP’s were recorded talking trash about, well, basically everyone. They made fun of t
Fancies: Freyja Eilíf
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Freyja Eilíf (32), who is a visual artist and the director of Ekkisens Ar
The Weight Of Air: Capturing the Intangible Through the Camera Lens of Ng Hui Hsien
A translucent fabric quietly billows to the left when you reach the upper floor of the Reykjavík City Library. The Weight of Air, a photography exhibition featuring the work of [&
Reykjavik Pond’s “Little Sea-Hotdog” Sculpture Stolen, Found Discarded
The controversial phallic art piece, Litla Hafpulsan (literally “the little sea-hotdog”, referring to the famous Little Mermaid in Copenhagen) has been destroyed. The a