Otherworldly Creatures
Choreographers Erna Ómarsdóttir and Damien Jalet and visual artist Gabríella Friðriksdóttir created an emerging world, rising up from the milky waters of the lagoon, in celebr
What Will We Remember?
The annual Iceland Academy of The Arts show at Kjarvalsstaðir was another diverse range of innovative designs and artwork, divided into five sections: Fine Art, Fashion, Graphic D
A Reconstruction of Thoughts
“Parallax,” by the artist Elín Hansdóttir, will be showing at the Reykjavík Art Museum until the 19th of May. The show truly has its audience perplexed. Its simplicity in de
It’s Not Easy to Make a Mark
Painting is undoubtedly one of the most challenging media to be working in today, due to its massive baggage of history and competition. After all, it has been declared dead [&hell
A Design For Life
During the last few weeks, it has undoubtedly been hard to ignore the various (and often minimal) design instalments scattered around town. Don’t get me wrong though, to the untr
101 Projects: Silenced
A critical part of Iceland’s society, the arts, is feeling the impact of the economic crisis, as businesses are losing sponsors and funding. One art space that has sadly fallen [
Ipseity – Abeyance
As part of the Northern Lights Festival, the Nordic House has been hosting the group exhibition “Ipseity- Abeyance”. The exhibition is one of the first artistic ventures to exp
What Does “Welcome Home” Signify?
The Icelandic Dance Company premieres its February production, Welcome Home, today. The show is intriguing in many ways. Most dance productions have a single choreographer calling
2008 Arts In 25 Minutes
Shauna Laurel Jones: Originally from the US, Shauna Laurel Jones has been living and working in Reykjavík since 2007. She holds a masters degree in art history from the University
The Christmas Cat
Grapevine reporter depicts the legend of the christmas cat“We’ve got this database of monsters and creatures in our past. These stories are fascinating, it’s a shame that the
Candy from Trolls
Grapevine visits the play "Let's talk Christmas"The basement of the restaurant Tabasco’s has been transformed into a small theatre, where these days the man-eating Christmas
Turning Things Around
Hlynur Hallsson opens an exhibition in reverseBy Yesterday, artist-slash-Left Green alternate MP Hlynur Hallsson opened an exhibition pretty much all over 101 Reykjavík. Even thou
Yoko Ono’s tower of peace
Like a white dove, Yoko Ono brings peace to a devastated nation.Yoko Ono has the people of Iceland in her heart, so she said at the Imagine Peace press conference […]
The world can be changed through fiction
Author Guðrún Eva Mínevrudóttir on making "The Maker" and other storiesAt 32-years of age, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir is already the author of six novels in addition to volum
That Ignorance is restraining
Bart Cameron on the death of American writer David Foster Wallace and the state of US-literatureWhen David Foster Wallace committed suicide on September 12, 2008, the news hit lite
Sequences Festival 2008
Exploring Site Specific ArtThe Sequences Festival is an annual independent arts festival established in Reykjavík in 2006. Founded by four artist-run galleries—The Living Art Mu
A Journey Without a Determined Destination
Bringing art out of the galleries“We are interested in the phenomenon of screen-tests. It is an interesting blend of acting and being yourself,” says Ólafur Ólafsson one of t
The Cinematic Laboratory
Filmmakers experiment with timeSylvain Lavigne from Montreal, along with his two collaborators, Ianic Mathieu and Janick Lavoie, has launched an event called the Grettir Kabarett.
8+8=8
Designers meet manufacturers in Halnarfjörður8 + 8 is a month long exhibition showcasing eight designers from Iceland and abroad, collaborating with eight manufacturers from Hafn
A Visit to the National Museum of Iceland
Iceland's storied PastFor those who are interested in learning more about Iceland’s storied past, the National Museum of Iceland (Þjóðminjasafn Íslands), located at Suðurgat
The Birth of the New Icelandic Product
Designers make their mark on foodSecond year product design students from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts have joined hands with farmers around the country for the ‘Farmers