This Is Fringe: A Celebration Of All Things Art Is Back For Its 5th Year
“COMEDY! THEATRE! MUSIC! DRAG! CIRCUS! POETRY! CABARET! PHOTOGRAPHY! FILMS!”—reads the website for the Reykjavík Fringe Festival in all caps, but not in an aggressive way. T
On and In Perpetual Motion: The 59th Venice Biennial International Art Exhibition
Two winters ago Sigurður Guðjónsson was doing his food shopping in Bónus when he got a call in which he was invited to represent Iceland at the 59th Venice Biennale. […]
Grapevine Picks: Posters, Pop… and Rock, Paper, Scissors
Don’t have plans for the long weekend? Now you do! Here’s Team Grapevine’s picks of what’s hip-hop-happening over the next few days—and you can find even
Strangers In The North: ‘Visitations’ Wins The Visual Arts Prize
Polar bear encounters in Iceland tend to take a predictable form: a bear, often weak and emaciated, is spotted by a local. Panic ensues; the police are called, the media […]
Grapevine Picks: Viðarverk — Carbon, Oculus, Samwise & Thorkell Máni — Earthly Delights & More
The Grapevine brings you the pick of what’s going on in town this week. We’ve got a driftwood exhibition, a techno party with a Hamburg-based artist, a burlesque show,
New Frontiers of Technology: NFTs in Iceland
Artists in Iceland are using NFTs to change the landscape around them – forever. On March 11th, 2021, an artist, known to his online fans as ‘Beeple’, made history. His [&hel
Grapevine Picks: Magnús and Skúli — Alicja Kwade at i8 — Salóme Katrín, ZAAR and RAKEL
The Grapevine brings you the pick of what’s going on in town this week. We’ve got album launch gigs to celebrate a couple of unique musical collaborations, and we featu
Grapevine Picks: GusGus, International Cinema and an Immersive Experience
The Grapevine brings you the pick of what’s up in town this week. We’ve got an amazing light and sound installation featuring the music of Högni Egilsson, electronic
Grapevine Picks: Seismic Scenes, Mountain Music And Dirty Drag
Here’s your Friday fix of fun stuff to do over the next few days. We’ve got an exhibition by new artist Anna Radacz, a rare appearance on the Reykjavík stage […
Grapevine Picks: Sóley, Slurry, Benni and Burlesque
Here’s your weekly fix of Grapevine goodies from Reykjavík’s events scene. In fact, since the pandemic restrictions have melted away, (even if the pandemic itself hasn
The Cure For Cabin Fever: Art!
All pandemic restrictions have now been lifted, both domestically and at the border, so if you’ve grown weary of yet another event being held on Zoom and are itching to […
Grapevine Picks: Finnish Saunas, Circus Sideshows and Mysterious Landscapes
Here’s our weekly set of damn good reasons to leave your cosy Reykjavík home over the next seven days. Yes we know that there’s sleet and rain outside, and an [&hellip
Grapevine Picks: Latin Jazz, French Cinema, Military Ruins and Art From Undies
Here’s our weekly set of incentives to pull on a parka and leave the house. Yes it’s icy underfoot, but with the recent relaxing of pandemic restrictions at least you [
Grapevine Picks: Illuminating Art, Sámi Cinema And Gluttonous Ramen Gobbling
As Reykvíkingurs emerge from yet another contraction-expansion cycle of their ability to gather, we present illuminating art, Sámi cinema, and gluttonous ramen gobbling events. G
Grapevine Picks: DJ Silja Glømmi, Pop-Up Art and Saxy Jazz
Counter-covid measures, (details of which are available here), are still having an impact on Reykjavík’s cultural life. But around the edges of the dark pandemic behemoth, s
Grapevine Picks: Bathing Culture and Greed
Measures to counter the pandemic—details of which are available here—were tightened recently, suspending large sectors of Reykjavík’s cultural life. Hardest hit were liv
Grapevine Picks: Muggur and Erró
Despite the burgeoning pandemic causing the cancellation of events all around Reykjavík, the city’s creative strength and diversity mean that there are still plenty of optio
Grapevine Picks: Intimate Art and Immersive Installations
Despite the burgeoning pandemic causing the cancellation of events all around Reykjavík, the city’s creative strength and diversity mean that there are still plenty of optio
A Very Cultured January: Some Of The More Intriguing Exhibitions This Month
Although the winter solstice was last month, bringing more moments of daylight with each passing day, January can still be an awfully dreary month: the lingering darkness is only a
Grapevine Picks: Festive Movie Parties, Abandoned Art and Reflecting on Seyðisfjörður
It’s Þorláksmessa! And almost Christmas! But there’s no let up in The Grapevine’s obsession with keeping our dear Reykvíkingar readers all cultured-up across t
Grapevine Picks: A Theremin Concert In Space, Our Dark Overlord Returns & Chinese Art
It might be the week before Christmas, but there’s no let up in The Grapevine’s obsession with bringing our dear Reykvíkingurs the best in cultural stuff. So get out t