Running Off With The Circus
“This is the biggest tent, Eyjafjallajökull,” says Ilmur Dögg Gísladóttir, PR & Project Manager of the Nordic House, as we enter the centrepiece of the circus village u
The Emotion Of Cold, Hard Science
Artist Katrín Sigurðardóttir is in-between three cats, on a square, in Venice. All three cats stare at her intently. She beckons them over using the international language of ki
When In Roam
Walking up Skólavörðustígur one notices that the path of travellers on the sidewalks is akin to that of a drunken college student wandering home after a long night at the [&hel
Chalk Talk
Operation Creed hits 101, visions in mind, chalk in handsOn June 14, I walk down a misty Austurstræti to get my daily skyr from 10-11. The sky is overcast, there […]
Behind Björk’s Mutual Core
Director Andrew Thomas Huang interviewedPast holographic women buzzing in electric mauves and garish greens, past Chinese artists scribbling grey scale not-quite-likenesses of tour
Blood, Sweat, Tears And Ink
A busy three days of tattooing, rockabilly music and fandomI remember going to the Icelandic Tattoo Convention in 2010, my heart pounding from a mixture of excitement and fear. Com
The Message: No Messages
Reykjavík district court building refuses to display YOUR TEXT HEREMarcos Zotes is an architect who recently brought one of his latest projects, “YOUR TEXT HERE,” to Reykjaví
Docking In Art’s Harbour
Lilja Birgisdóttir conducts an entire fleet as the Reykjavík Art Festival sets sailThe annual Reykjavík Art Festival begins on May 17 and will feature world-class artists and pe
From Plumbing To Poetry To Hard-Hats And Bouncing Back
Norðurpóllinn bids farewell to its house and looks forward to its next adventure…Rumour has it in Reykjavík that Norðurpóllinn is quitting. They’re not. In fact, the quirk
Escape From Iceland
Multimedia theatre and the Nordic connectionAt the beginning of The Gerpla Drive, three strangers from different countries meet by accident in the Westfjords. Frustrated with their
The Passage Of Time
Sequences Real Time Art FestivalIn a conversation published in this paper in late 2012, curator Markús fiór Andrésson spoke up for art which makes an emotional engagement, chal
The Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards 2013
...For Best Product, Product Line, Design Project, and Fashion Design of 2012Now in their third year, The Grapevine Design Awards are bigger than ever. We once again rounded up a [
“An Ice Evening” At The Europa Restaurant & Bar
This poem about the EuroZone Crisis was written by Hallgrímur Helgason this summer for the International Literature Festival in Berlin and was published on the festival website
Finding Your Muse
Reykjavík's only online gallery showcases Icelandic art worldwideUnlike traditional galleries, Muses has no brick and mortar structure, and instead exists completely online at Mus
EBooks In Iceland: The Last Frontier
D3’s eBækur manages the unsteady terrain of the Icelandic eBook marketEBækur can thank one book in particular for most of its business. “I think it’s the same all over the
Fish In The Sky
Written and translated by Fridrik Erlings“To actually cease being a child, that’s probably the greatest experience in life.” So thinks Josh Stephenson, the unusually sensitiv
Graphics Follow Music
Designer Goddur diplays his collection of 29 postersIn person, Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon, professionally known as Goddur, doesn’t strike you as the creator of quirky and colour
Icelandic Shorts Are Actually Really Good
Reporting from Berlin's International Short Film FestivalWhat is life like in Kazakhstan? Is it really a nation of old, wrinkled ladies with shawls and skinny dudes hoarding goats?
Taxing Issue For Filmmakers In Iceland
Is the tax rebate for movie directors as a big a draw as they say?“I’m afraid we’ll have to keep this brief,” says Einar Tómasson apologetically, as we meet by […]
Just My Type
This isn't your grandfather's letterpressIt only took about 570 years for letterpress printing to be cool. What’s the secret? Well, we’re not talking about Johannes Gutenberg b
Dance Away Your Lunch Break
Reykjavík joins the international Lunch Beat partyDJ Margeir is spinning techno music. The dance floor is full to capacity—the windows are steaming up and with each beat the col