I’ll Buy You A BMW If You Tell Me I Am Worth It
Reflections on the 62nd Berlinale Film FestivalWhat does it say about a film festival that puts emphasis on reflecting on the Arab Spring, yet prominently features advertisements f
Icelandic Shorts: A Very Short Introduction
The big winner at this year’s Edda Awards (the Icelandic equivalent to the Oscars) was Rúnar Rúnarsson’s film, ‘Volcano.’ But the big story was perhaps the respec
How To Manage A Conservation Conversation
A one-act play about community communicationTHE PLAYERS The Corporation The Farmers The Friends The Locals The Nature The Narrator The Philosophers The Researchers The State The To
Frontiers of Another Nature
Celina Lunsford came to Iceland last month for the release of the book ‘Frontiers of Another Nature: Pictures from Iceland’ (‘Ný náttúra: Myndir frá Íslandi’). The boo
Work Is Humiliation
Santiago Sierra comes to Iceland and brings a giant NO with himSpanish artist Santiago Sierra brings with him a giant NO to Reykjavík. It’s the main piece of the ‘NO: [&he
“Carlos & Brandi 2” In The Editing Room
Ragnhildur Magnúsdóttir Thordarson tells us more about her web comedy sketchThis past fall Icelander Ragnhildur Magnúsdóttir Thordarson, who goes by Ragga, and her brother, Pe
What Do Icelanders Wish For In 2012?
An interview with Eric Eymard on his creative video projectFrench expatriate Eric Eymard moved to Iceland several years ago and has been diligently blogging about his daily life fo
Alliance Francaise’s French Movie Festival
During these more depressing months of the year, the cultural institute Alliance Francaise Islande (a Franco-Icelandic institution meant to spread French culture and endorse cross-
Reflecting Reality
If life gives you oranges, then make orange soda, the first dance work of December says to me. Oh, oranges, schmoranges, the second piece replies. Did you know we can […]
Embrace The Crazy
Ragnar Kjartansson and Markús Þór Andrésson discuss Icelandic art in 2011When we last spoke to artist Ragnar Kjartansson in the spring of 2009, he was on his way to represent [
Doubt By Two
IPA Gallery/Íslensk GrafíkArtists Amy Revier and Elizabeth Tubergen present work in sculpture, drawing, and photography in relation to their time spent living in Iceland (2009-20
A Tiny Piece Of Freedom
Palestinian poet and journalist Mazen Maarouf has been given sanctuary in ReykjavíkMazen Maarouf—who has lived all his life as a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon—was recently gr
Casting A Light On The Artist
A visit to the Hjálmar R. Bárðarson’s photo exhibition at Þjóðminjasafn ÍslandsFew documents bring a nation’s history and lost beauty more vividly and nostalgically to l
New Renaissance
The doors of Austurstræti 3 will open at 17:00 on the dot for art lovers to view the work of Nikhil Kirsh. Originally from London in the U.K. Nikhil’s work […]
LAB IT UP!
How a group of artists, technicians, computer experts, musicians and sundry others have created an organisation where everyone helps one another make their wild ideas come true“T
Diving Into Metamorphosis
“We wanted to take the legends of the sea up to the surface with us, not just to show fashion as superficial but appeal to the subconscious of women and […]
A Message In The Garden
A garden doesn’t have to be simply a place for planting and collecting potatoes or relaxing on a bench. Why not be something that matters to human kind? Halldór Ásgeirsson [&he
DesignMarch 2012 Dates Announced!
Mark your calendars! The annual DesignMarch festival, which showcases Icelandic designers, upcoming talent and internationally lauded veterans in the field of design, has been anno
YAIC 2K11: A REPORT
You Are In Control is an annual gathering in Reykjavík that brings together key figures from the Icelandic and international creative industries. In the various grand spaces of Ha
A _____ Odyssey
Far, far away from home, Odysseus finds his ship wandering towards a smoky bay in Iceland. Homer’s epic is the inspiration for an exhibition at Hafnarhús depicting how “…men