ArtsFest Q&A: Fríða Björk Ingvarsdóttir, Rector of Listaskóli Íslands
This years Reykjavík Arts Festival focuses on gender issues in the arts, as well as censorship and rights struggle more generally. This week, we’re talking to prominent wome
Arts Fest Artistic Director Speaks On Gender Equality
Sitting in the Reykjavík Arts Festival’s sunny downtown white-cube offices, Hanna Styrmisdóttir, the festival’s artistic director, is in a relaxed and confident mood. The 201
ArtsFest Q&A: Erna Ómarsdóttir, Iceland Dance Company
In the third of our series of interviews with women working in the Icelandic arts, we talked to Erna Ómarsdóttir, the creative director of the Iceland Dance Company. This year
BANDALOOP: Dancing On The Walls
One of the most exciting works at this year’s Reykjavík Arts Festival is sure to be the performance by California-based dance company BANDALOOP. They are world-famous for using
Artsfest Q&A: Katrín Jakobsdóttir, MP & Former Culture Minister
This years Reykjavík Arts Festival focuses on gender issues in the arts, as well as censorship and rights struggle. This week, we’re talking to prominent women in the Reykja
ArtsFest Q&A: Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir, Artist
With Reykjavík Arts Festival bearing down fast, we thought we’d talk to some prominent figures in the city’s arts scene about the festival, and this year’s focus
Þjórsárver: Disappearing From View
When photographer Anna Domnick first experienced Icelandic nature in 2012 on a working trip, she said she was awestruck by what she saw: magnificent untouched open spaces that have
Why Is Everyone So Angry About That Pink Geyser?
Last week, Marco Evaristti made the geyser Strokkur erupt in pink, and the general population of Iceland went nuts. Even though the food colouring he used had completely evaporated
Saga Fest Wants You To Be Vulnerable
Last January, I was sitting near a cave with three Bedouin men in the Jordanian desert. There were no other signs of human activity; the barren yet beautiful landscape rivaled [&he
Wow, Hallgrímur Helgason Painted So Many Jón Gnarrs!
Artist-slash-novelist Hallgrímur Helgason recently unveiled the above painting at the Kjarvalsstaðir art museum. Entitled “The Gnarr Family,” the work of art depicts a select
Ágætis Byrjun: Cloud of Ash, Raining Tourists
The merits of eating whale meat, Israeli-Palestine policies and whether the Vikings ate mushrooms. These are just a few of the things the two protagonists of new web comedy serial
Theatre: Alice’s Adventures In Nordic Wonderland
We all know the story of Alice in Wonderland, whether it’s from watching the classic 1951 Disney animated film, or the objectively horrible 2010 remake, or just by reading the o
Don’t Let Them Do That To You: In defence of MoMA’s “Björk”
If you’ve read coverage of the recently opened Björk retrospective at Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art, chances are you’ve read a searing critique ripping the ex
From Madame Tussauds To Sequences VII
Here’s a fun fact: the artistic director of Sequences VII, Alfredo Cramerotti, spent two years working at Madame Tussauds Wax Cabinet in London! Living in London for a year, Alfr
Check It Out: ‘First And Foremost I Am’ By Sigga Ella
Sigga Ella’s exhibition at the Reykjavík Photography Museum presents 21 portraits of people with Down Syndrome, aged nine months to 60 years old. The idea came from a radio int
Sequences VII Presents Loftsson, The Venue, More Artists
Loftsson (pictured) is one of Sequences VII’s main venues, and will host some great exhibitions in the coming days. Did you know the artist Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson, who wi
Iceland’s First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff Announces Eyrarrós Prize
The winner of the annual Icelandic arts award Eyrarrós, dedicated to celebrating projects taking place in the rural regions of Iceland, was announced yesterday at a ceremony in Í
Meat Joy! Meet Carolee Schneemann, Sequences VII Honorary Artist
The honorary artist of Sequences VII is ground breaking multi disciplinary artist Carolee Schneemann (b.1939) who transformed the definition of art, especially discourse on the bod
Sequences VII: An Introduction
The opening of the seventh edition of Sequences real-time art festival is closing up. To warm you up for this great event Sequences will week by week update you with […]
‘UN PEU PLUS’ by Helga Björnsson: Everything You’d Expect From Fashion Designs
Fashion designer and costume maker Helga Björnsson was a student of haute couture with Louis Féraud in Paris. Her sketches are on display at the Museum of Design and Applied [&he
A Legend Attempts Real Life: Handball Hero Ólafur Stefánsson Portrayed In New Doc
One of the many, many things Icelanders like to brag about to foreigners are the merits of our handball teams. Rather than eliciting the expected warm glow of admiration, these [&h