Two Hours To See The Unseen
Coinciding with Cultural Night, The Nordic House hosts an amazing artistic experience. ‘Unseen & Unheard’ is an exhibition featuring a video installation by singer
High Streets And Piss Pots
An introduction to Einar Már Guðmundsson’s new book ‘Bankastræti Núll’Before the authorities plugged them up in 2006, there used to be underground, public toilets on the
Do You Read Me?
Everyday, we face a constant interaction with our internal and external environments that requires of us one hyperawesome skill: LITER-ACY. With this superpower, we can interpret s
The Brain Behind Zombie Iceland
Author Nanna Árnadóttir interviewedJournalist, writer, and survivalist Nanna Árnadóttir has just published her first book, called ‘Zombie Iceland.’ As you may have gleaned
Young Hearts
LungA turns elevenThis July 10 to 17 marked the 11-year anniversary of the LungA young artists’ festival in the far-eastern town of Seyðis-fjörður. Following a weeklong worksh
When Ireland Met Iceland
Connecting two islands, one lighthouse at a timeGalway City, Ireland. As I make my way through its winding streets on a characteristically dull, damp day, I find the stubborn voice
Can We Capture Iceland?
Thoughts in the wake of the Skjaldborg documentary festivalReverend John, who will not leave his land and becomes the prisoner of his own loneliness and depression, is he Iceland?
THE BEATS OF CINEMA
Future Shorts ONE has come to Reykjavík and wants to kick up a storm in the world of performance, art, cinema and nights out with the people of this city. […]
Art Project On The Road To Mongolia
The art collaborative Mud Lab, consisting of the three Icelandic artists, Egill Karlsson, Gunnar Pétursson and Thor Sigurthorsson, will be embarking on a fantastical journey to Mo
An Offer You Shouldn’t Refuse
Galtarviti lighthouse beckonsLocated on the outskirts of Iceland, the Westfjords’ lighthouse Galtarviti has inspired Icelandic musicians, artists and writers for years, as well a
All Is Not As It Seems With Elías Knörr
When you stumble across someone creating fresh stirrings in a literary culture that’s already on a constant creative simmer, they must be doing something worth noticing. Followin
Moving Mountains: Iceland’s Landscape Travelling Through Time
First-time filmmaker Svavar Jónatansson rode his motorcycle around Iceland in 2004. Awe-inspired by the landscape, he began photographing the scenery on his lone journey. Svavar r
Æringur Art Festival
A month of poetry and art outside of ReykjavíkThe international art festival Æringur opens on July 2 in Bolungarvík this year. The festival which moves to a new location every [
Windows Of Opportunity
The long and winding road of Hverfisgata’s cultural reformation got another boost recently with the opening of the studio and exhibition space Black Window. A project of local ar
Skjaldborg: A Very Short Introduction
Time travelling at a documentary film festival in the WestfjordsGrapevine pays a visit to the infamous Skjaldborg documentary film festival in Patreksfjörður. Fun times ensue! &#
Dance At The Arts Festival
Or: Life of a Reykjavík dance fanLast fall, Alexander Roberts described the Reykjavík dance scene and its potential in glowing terms in these pages. Pointing to talented Icelandi
Building Momentum In Moss
Markús Þór Andrésson is curating the Nordic BiennialThe sixth-annual Nordic Biennial is coming up on June 18 in Moss, Norway. But don’t worry if you can’t be there. The the
Enter The Monsters Club…
A group of local artists take a journey to the heart of darknessModern society and culture often promote the idea that human monsters are twinkle-eyed, almost supernatural geniuses
Venice Biennale
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN LIBIA CASTRO, ÓLAFUR ÓLAFSSON, AND ELLEN BLUMENSTEINAt this very moment, celebrated Spanish-Icelandic artist duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson are rep
Making an alternative art fair in Iceland
An article about MESSA by its organiserMESSA Teaser is a small-scale ‘teaser event’ in preparation for the first international visual art fair to be held in Iceland. It will op