Experience This Amazing Living Artwork, While You Still Can
“Phoenix – Reykjavík Edition” is an interactive theatre/live-art crossover experience, in which participants walk, one at a time and eight minutes apart, along a
Happening Today: TEDxReykjavík at Austurbær
This independently organized TED Talk centres on the theme “local ideas on a global stage.” A series of speakers—including a comedian, cinematographer, cardiothoracic surgeon
Bíó Paradís: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Come on everybody, let’s do the Time Warp again! Bíó Paradís gifts us a screening of the 1975 cult classic ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’. And if you thought Tim [&hellip
Starting Today: RAFLOST Festival
Electronic arts and media, it’s so hot right now. Mengi plays host to the three-day festival of hackers, scientists, students, and artists alike, all coming together in the name
Making Reykjavík Strange: Wunderland’s Phoenix Project
One of the most intriguing events in the 2016 Reykjavík Arts Festival programme is an interactive performance by the Wunderland group. Entitled “Phoenix,” the event is the thi
Arts Festival ’16: Grapevine’s Quick ‘n’ Dirty Guide
The Reykjavík Arts Festival is a breath of fresh summer air to the city’s cultural scene, bringing together a rich mix of local and imported art, dance and theatre each [&hellip
This Complex World: Reykjavík Arts Festival Begins
Along with the ever-lighter nights and the occasional excitement of double-digit temperatures, the Reykjavík Arts Festival is a welcome harbinger that summer is here. Now in its 3
Opening Today: Berlinde De Bruyckere
Escape into the mind of Belgian artist Berlinde de Bruyckere at the National Gallery of Iceland’s latest exhibition. Berlinde’s paintings and sculptures are powerful representa
Words Of Interest: For The Love Of Raisins
Icelanders seem to be very fond of raisins. “Rúsínan í pylsuendanum” is a mouthful to say. It’s the Icelandic equivalent of the phrase “cherry on top of the sundae,” u
Artist Talk With Photographer Kjartan Hreinsson
Kjartan Hreinsson is a photographer, collector and brandophile. He has caught the eyes of plenty with his spontaneous photography of everyday scenarios. He is currently working for
The Accidental Painter
The renowned Icelandic artist Þorgrímur Einarsson has a growing fan base on social media, and in the art world: he’s about to be featured in the modern art magazine American [&
Gavin Evans: On Photographing Björk, Iggy Pop & David Bowie
In 1995, photographer Gavin Evans was commissioned by Time Out magazine in London to shoot David Bowie during the recording of ‘Outside’. The results were a series of distincti
Space Exploration: An Interview With The Ekkisens Gallery
Ekkisens is a small art gallery hidden away in the basement of a normal-looking downtown house on Bergstaðastræti. After crossing the lawn, a discreet doorway leads to a small se
PHOTOS: ‘Ytri Höfnin’ Graduation Exhibition
The graduation exhibition by bachelors students in design, architecture and fine arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts is one of the main art events of the year. This […
Mutual Core: Elín Hansdóttir Disrupts Ásmundarsafn
“Come with me. To the beginning, to the chaos, where everything is, but also nothing,” proclaims sculptor Elín Hansdóttir, faux-dramatically, her voice bouncing around the Á
The People’s Prince
Prince went and did it again. Even in death the superstar is, in the words of crochet-extraordinaire and ultimate Prince fan, Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir, “playing with the cosmo
Gavin Evans On Photographing Björk, Iggy Pop & David Bowie
In 1995, photographer Gavin Evans was commissioned by Time Out magazine in London to shoot David Bowie, during the recording of ‘Outside’. The results were a series of distinct
Opening Today: ‘Courage, Don’t Leave Me’
The exhibition ‘Courage, don’t leave me’ is the first solo exhibition from Victor Guzman, and tackles immigration and the refugee crisis. He projects—in a narrative way—h
Movie-Star, Painter, Man Of The World: The Story Of Muggur
“From Iceland’s Frigid Shore, Where Women Vote, Come Wondrous Fairy Tales.” Thus read a headline in the Evening Sun on November 3rd, 1915. The occasion was the first visit by
Get Bored With Baldessari At Nýló
John Baldessari is a revered conceptual artist who has inspired dozens of other big names. Now, his touch will be felt all the way here in Iceland at the opening […]
Monster Of The Month: Útburður
When mothers expose their newborn children, leaving them where they will not be found, they turn into a ghost known as útburður. When they are seen, their appearance resembles th