Voices in the Waterfalls
Rúrí represented Iceland at the 50th Venice Biennale 2003 with the multimedia installation Archive – endangered waters. The work is finally displayed in Reykjavík at the N
More Money than You’ll Ever See Again
The reason for the curator being stripped of her powers to open museum doors is not due to a demotion on her part, but rather to the fact that inside […]
Winter Lights Festival
Here you find the complete winter lights festival schedule.
His dad’s pigs
“Influences” is the name of his new show at the Reykjavík Art Museum. In his list of influences on his homepage, he mentions his childhood in Black County, the Cold […]
Will the real MARLENE DIETRICH please stand up?
Dancer/choreographer/director/singer and general creative lady Erna Ómarsdóttir of Íslenski Dansflokkurinn has never been afraid to take on something new. Together with the equa
MICHAELANGELO, RODIN AND EINAR JÓNSSON
For me, there were two master sculptors – Michaelangelo and Rodin – who moved me to speechlessness. Now, through that fence, I was meeting someone who ranked with them
A beginner´s guide to Estonian culture
DARKNESS IN TALLINN by Ilkka Jarvi-Laturi “What do we do now that we’re free?” ”I don’t know, go to work as always.” The scene shows two working men discussing the [&he
On graphic design and Iceland
The first floor of the exhibition “Graphic design In Iceland,” currently in Hafnarhúsið, is mostly dedicated to the early days of the craft, about a century ago, when the typ
The Love Corporation
Just as one begins to think that this is the ultimate male dream, the camera begins to show uncomfortable close-ups of their facial skin. The tension is increased when they [&helli
BRING ON THE ELVES: TAKING ICELAND TO PARIS
Ha? I didn’t even know about the Festival. How come? Rejection and self-doubt ran through my veins. Was I not artist enough? I had to order myself a dwarfsize bottle […]
POLITICAL DANCING
Screensaver is a highly contemporary work from Israel’s finest choreographer Rami Be’er, the director of the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company. Philip Bergmann, from Arnsberg
You Can’t Take it With You
Artist Ragna Róbertsdóttir remains remarkably calm even though this is not just some regular glass. She inspects the damage to the giant, now broken panel. So far, they have inst
Killing, Shooting, Maiming and Falling in Love. A poetry book, of course.
He had published several different volumes of the stuff and insisted that I should buy at least one of them, much in the same way a mugger insists that you […]
Your Memories Look Like This
The exhibition is comprised of long prints made of images that seem sewn together. Each print features one subject, but is made of various shots from slightly differing viewpoints.
YE OLDE ICELAND IS BACK IN ACTION
The photos were courtesy of the magic of the National Museum, who had at one time created a nice visual to accompany the history of the Christmas Lads. This is […]
People At Their Worst
The room is large and the lighting has been dimmed. On each wall there is a rectangular square whereupon two video installations are being shown, side by side, so that […]
NO, NAY, NEVER
The museum itself has primarily been a venue for exhibitions and various creative events, but it is becoming increasingly focused on its position as a setting for both domestic and
THIS MAN IS REAL
After gaining such a strong presence in this town it’s impossible not to stop by and see the photographs. Albert, perhaps, draws you in but the photos are not as […]
A case of a basket or a basket case
In 1957, the old farmstead Árbær was chosen to be Reykjavík’s public park and open-air museum with old houses of historical value. Among the current exhibitions is a recollect
AURORA BOREALIS IN THE BASEMENT
The disco-like magic of the exhibit was lost when a museum staff member unplugged the device, transforming the shimmering light into something resembling the late-night glow of a s
Proud Everywhere – Pride For Everyone
Anyway, now, some 15 years later, we have a huge event called Gay Pride and it has become the third largest event in Iceland with some 20 to 30 thousand […]