Now Ongoing: ‘Al Dente’ By Tuomas A. Laitinen
Put “what goes around comes around” in Google Translate from English to Arabic and you get “نادت.” Translate that back into English and you’ll end up with “condemne
Opening Today: ‘Image // Object’
Sure, art can be nice to look at, but sometimes there’s a certain pressure to try and decipher the “true” meaning. But with ‘Image // Object’, a new exhibit by […]
Opening Today: ‘Nowhere Else’ Curated By Sirra Sigrún
Earth is a tiny speck of dust basking in the midnight sun of the endless cosmic night. Fancy that, huh? Inspired by ‘The pale blue dot’ photograph taken by Voyager […]
Great Expectorations: Ragnar Kjartansson’s Mother Spits In His Face Every Five Years
“I never look forward to seeing a film when I’m in it,” says actress Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir, 79, as she pours coffee and lays out cheese and biscuits on the dining [&hellip
Ongoing Now: ‘Benelux Werkstatte’ by Helgi Þórsson
This exhibit by Icelandic artist Helgi Þórsson includes prints, paintings and sculptures that play with fantasy and possibility, offering more questions than answers from topics
Ongoing Now: ‘Untitled’ By Gerður Erla Tómasdóttir
This untitled exhibition by multimedia artist Gerður Erla Tómasdóttir features a series of fantastical paintings, mainly of animals and nature, tarot and spiritual imagery, and
Opening Today: ‘Two Strong Women’ by Júlíana Sveinsdóttir & Ruth Smith
Breaking into the visual arts in the early 1900s was no easy feat if you were a woman, or if you grew up on a small, isolated island—but that’s exactly […]
Happening Tonight: Author Unknown
It’s been 100 years since women’s suffrage in Iceland, but the country still has a long way to go. Did you know that Icelandic female composers receive less than 10% […]
Colourful Breast-Shaped Candles To Celebrate 100th Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage
June 19 is sure to have a number of events celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Iceland, but perhaps one of the most unique ceremonies will be the […]
Ongoing Now: ‘So many men, so many minds’ by María Manda
The title of María Manda’s new exhibit, ‘So many men, so many minds’, comes from a famous Tolstoy quote, so be sure to tell your date that when you go […]
Inside The Factory: We Visit Claus Sterneck
Claus Sterneck is celebrating his tenth summer in Djúpavík, a minute coastal hamlet in a remote part of Iceland’s Westfjords. A former busy fishing village based around a drama
Ongoing Now: ‘bears; truths…’ by Kathy Clark
There’s more than one way to skin a bear, a fact that Kathy Clark proves throughout her new piece at Hafnarhúsið. Created entirely from discarded teddy bears from Reykjavík, t
Opening Today: ‘Me And My Mother’ By Ragnar Kjartansson
Has your mother ever spat on you? Ragnar Kjartansson’s has. In fact, she’s spat on him every five years since 2000 (at least, those are the times that we know […]
Opening Today: The Vaka Folk Festival
What would you do if I told you that you could dance, sing, create, and learn about traditional arts from around the world, all in beautiful Northern Iceland? You wouldn’t [&hell
Happening Now: ‘Food, People, And Post Office’ by Spessi
Are you living in Iceland and curious what life is like on another small, cold island? This exhibition by Icelandic photographer Spessi peeks into the lives and homes of inhabitant
Women Have Always Made Waves Here: Unearthing The History of Iceland’s Female Sea Workers
Born in 1777 and out to sea by 1788, Captain Þuríður was a legend among Iceland’s seafarers. Þuríður brought in the largest catches, read the weather as keen as a […
How Many Gorillas Does It Take To Change A Light Bulb In A Museum?
Frida Kahlo and Käthe Kollwitz want to make sure I can’t see them. The disembodied voices of the women who assume these dead artists’ names repeatedly confirm that I can [&hel
The Right Gender: Composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir on making ‘Magnus-Maria’
‘Magnus-Maria’, a progressive new opera from Icelandic composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir and Swedish director Suzanne Osten, will make its Iceland debut at the Reykjav
Review: ‘Blæði: Obsidian Pieces’
For this year’s Reykjavík Arts Festival, Iceland Dance Company presents ‘Blæði: obsidian pieces,’ made up of four works by Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet. The premiere
The Bearable Lightness Of Being: Kathy Clark’s Maximalist Installation
Hafnarhúsið, on Reykjavík’s waterfront, is a beautiful building. Once home to the city’s harbour offices, it’s now the largest of the Reykjavík Art Museum’s three sites
Choreographer Damien Jalet on making ‘BLÆÐI: obsidian pieces’
This month, Iceland Dance Company will present ‘BLÆÐI: obsidian pieces’ as part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival. The show is a combination of four works by Belgian choreograp