There Will Be Flood: Jónsi’s large-scale installation opens at Hafnarhús
“I don’t know anything about how to be an artist,” says Jón Þór Birgisson, or Jónsi, as we meet at the Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús. Less than a week before his [&he
Prints, Dreams And A Rusty Old Van
Freshly screen printed art just for you One day early in May, I found myself in a random parking lot in Fossvogur, searching for an old van. There it was, […]
Art Off The Page: The Reykjavík Art Book Fair Has Something For Everyone
Mention “art book,” and one might think of a glossy coffee table book, a pamphlet titled something along the lines of “radical intervention,” or a monograph of a respected
Calling All The Muses
Crafting comedy and crossing creative streams with Sindri Sparkle A poet, a painter and a drag queen walk onto the stage. Sounds like a set-up to an artistic joke until […]
Everyone’s Crazy For Crochet
Slow Down And Try Not To Lose The Thread I thought I’d go easy on myself and my readers in this edition of my quest for happy hobbies and intriguing […]
For The Love Of All Things Medieval
Sword nerds unite at the Society for Creative Anachronism Hear Ye, Hear Ye! I bear thee news of much rejoicing for a new column graces these fine parchment pages, questing [&hellip
Different But Connected: An Exhibition Straddling Worlds
“It feels like our practices will meet and maybe also clash,” Claire Paugam says of her upcoming exhibition at Gallery Port. “Maybe a part of our practices will get lost [&he
Bringing It All Together
How many projects do you have going at any one time? With business and life partners Þórey Björk Halldórsdóttir and Baldur Björnsson, it’s hard to keep track. Perhaps the m
Gallery Port’s Christmas Market Is Back!
Deck the halls with brand new artwork! Fa la la la la, la la la la! There are a few harbingers that Christmas has rolled into town once again. There’s […]
A Year Of Creative Action
How Hafnar.haus became Reykjavík’s creative hub In downtown Reykjavík, a relic of the town’s maritime past has been retrofitted to house activities of a more artistic nature.
Behind The Masks
The exhibition GRÍMUR uncovers queer history When the ‘80s rolled in, the queer community could never have predicted that over the next decade, the HIV/AIDS epidemic would tear
The Long Walk To Hjalteyri
Being creative while reducing consumption In Hjalteyri is an old herring processing plant. Touted as the best in class during its years of operation from 1937 to 1966, the 1500 [&h
Port-Side Celebration
Gallery Port turns seven Jutting out from the facade on one of the busiest parts of Laugavegur, it’s hard to miss Gallery Port. The front and side walls are huge […]
Grapevine Events: Independence Day Celebrations, Viking Festival, Óreiða Album Release Show & More
Here we are, frantically typing away up to the final second of deadline as we send our 20th anniversary edition of the Grapevine off to the printers. It’s quite surreal […
The Renaissance of Milk Cartons
The happy tones of Italian children’s music fill the cavernous workspace of Íslensk Grafík. The peppy pop feels at odds with the imposing machinery in the space, some of which
In The Beginning Was The Word: Halldór Ragnarsson Searches For Meaning Through Repetition
“Do you see a paintbrush here?” artist Halldór Ragnarsson asks. He is buzzing around his studio in Skeifan, seemingly fuelled in equal parts by creativity, caffeine and ADHD.
A Life, Curated: At 80 Sigurður Guðmundsson Is Just Getting Started
The artist Sigurður Guðmundsson is preoccupied with pouring a bottle of beer into a glass. He watches the rim intently, anticipating how much he can add before the point of [&hel
Rainbow Clouds Inspired By Iceland
Ceramic artist Anna Wallenius on her love for pastels and clouds “I’ve never seen such fluffy clouds before,” says Anna Wallenius, smiling at me through the screen from her w
Weaving Through Time: ‘A Rainbow Thread’ Highlights Queer History In Iceland
“Who belongs to the Icelandic nation?” the opening page of ‘A Rainbow Thread’ asks. The pamphlet is the physical version of a guide created by the National Museum of Icelan
Art of Defiance: Ukrainian Art Comes To Iceland
Óskar Hallgrímsson and Mariika Lobyntseva, power couple behind textile art collaboration “Comfortable Universe”, join us on video call from Kyiv, Ukraine, with bursts of tech
A Hub Of Activity: Reykjavík Arts Festival Hub Is Back With A Bold New Programme
“The most beautiful thing is when the events unfold. They’ve been in your phone and your excel sheet for so long, but so much of the worry goes away when […]