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Last Item I Bought: Inga Haraldsdóttir
In this series, we stop someone in the street and force them to tell us the answer to our burning question: “What’s the last item you bought?” Name: Inga Haraldsdóttir Age: 21 years old Occupation: Art theory student Last item bought: “This…
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Last Item I Bought: Harry Potter?
Name: Sólveig Jakobsdóttir Age: 22 Job: Nursing student Last Purchase: Ticket to a Harry Potter quiz
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Artist Of The Issue: Elín Edda
Elín Edda is a young artist, a published author and a soon-to-be graphic designer. She released a book of poems last year called ‘Hamingjan leit við og beit mig’ (“Happiness looked back and bit me,” in English) as well as a two…
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Artist Talk: Designer Ágústa Sveinsdóttir
At DesignMarch 2016, Ágústa and Elísabet Karlsdóttir—who together make up the powerful design team ALVARA—presented a jewelry line called ‘Silfra’. In December they launched their second collaborative project, the clothing line USELESS. We asked Ágústa about her recent work and working as…
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Music Video Release “Both Eyes On You” By Auður
Auður has been on the rise ever since he released his impressive self-directed music video for ‘South America.’ The 23 year old multi-instrumentalist has come a long way since, blowing audiences away with his vocals, his lightening stage presence and his admission into the prestigious Red…
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Artist Talk: Úlfur Karlsson
Since his graduation from Valand School of Fine Arts in Sweden, Icelandic painter Úlfur Karlsson has been busy with exhibitions and film projects including the ongoing exhibition “By Proxy” in Galerie Ernst Hilger in Vienna, and “We Are Not Afraid” in the…
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Artist Talk: Fashion Designer Tanja Levý
Tanja Levý is an Icelandic fashion and textile designer who has garnered attention for her tropical designs. She studied at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts and in 2012 graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts with a BA in fashion…
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Artist Talk: Graphic Designer Helga Dögg Ólafsdóttir
Recently graduated from the Iceland Academy of The Arts, Helga Dögg has been busy this summer, working on designs for the 2016 Reykjavík SlutWalk as well as freelancing on various graphic design projects. She currently works as a journalist at Fréttatíminn and…
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Artist Talk: Björn Steinar Blumenstein, Product Designer
Since his graduation from the Iceland Academy of the Arts, where he studied product design, Björn Steinar Blumenstein has been working in Sjávarklasinn with a group of designers who call themselves Grænmetisráðuneytið (“the vegetable ministry”). They work hand in hand with vegetable…
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DJ Of The Week: Áskell
Over the past ten years, Áskell Harðarson, aka Housekell, has made a name for himself as one of Reykjavík’s most prolific house DJs. He is currently working on releasing The Organ Grinder’s ‘Delicate Din’ EP, the third release from his own label,…
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Ragnheiður Elísabet’s Top Five Fav
Ragnheiður Elísabet is the woman behind the curtain. She works as an event manager for the art space Mengi, which hosts concerts and other art events as well as releasing music. She likes working behind the scenes and helping artists realize their…
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Track by Track: ‘Makril’ by Indriði
Indriði is famous for his guitar playing in the Icelandic punk band Muck. He is also part of the experimental collective Sagitaria Raga, and has collaborated with artists like Úlfur Hansson and Jófríður Ákadóttir. Since the release of his first solo album,…
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Track Of The Week: Emmsjé Gauti ft. Aron Can – “Silfurskotta”
Emmsjé Gauti’s recently released banger “Silfurskotta” has us tapping our feet and dabbing our arms. The song features Aron Can, everyone’s favourite hip-hop newcomer, seen cruising around town with Gauti in the song’s music video. “Silfurskotta,” off the veteran rapper’s successful new…
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STRIPP: Discussing Women’s Role In Society And On Stage
“I found the strip club where I worked to be like a micro version of the world we live in, with the exchange of money, hierarchies and greed, only in a much smaller sense,” Olga Sonja Thorarensen, a dancer and actress, tells…
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Expect The Unexpected: Everybody’s Spectacular
Reykjavík Dance Festival and Lókal join forces to create the annual contemporary performance festival Everybody’s Spectacular. Artists from all around the world come together to share their work with local and international audiences. The schedule consists of talks, parties and performances such…
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Culture Night Is Here: “Grjótaþorp – In the Heart of Reykjavík”
In celebration of culture night and the city of Reykjavík’s 230th birthday, the mayor will launch Reykjavík’s night of culture in one of the city’s oldest locations, Álfasteinsgarður in Grjótaþorp from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Accompanied by the German brass band Verbandsjugendorchester Hochrhein,…
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Museum Trouble-makers In This Week’s #GVPics Instagram Competition
Iceland is windy and grey these days and it’s becoming darker. Fall is on its way and the winter depression is approaching. Not really though but please weather-gods, give us a few more sunny days! The misty and desaturated colours however, make…
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name: New Neighborhoods Festival
The first ever New Neighborhoods Festival is here! Musicians and visual artists, both Polish and Icelandic, join forces to create a feast for eyes and ears. The festival starts here in Reykjavík but continues in Warsaw later this fall. The festival’s goal…
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Artist Talk With Fashion Designer Elsa Vestmann
New fashion designer Elsa Kjartansdóttir’s colourful and edgy patterns make for out-of-this-world pieces, inspired by the 50s yet uniquely modern. Elsa recently returned from an internship in Paris for the accessories design label Yazbukey, and is currently working for Icelandic design label…
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Bergrún’s Favourite Five Icelandic Albums
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir is an Icelandic composer, currently finishing her master’s degree at Mills College in Oakland. Her summer has been filled with various intriguing projects. She participated in the music festival Only Connect/Tectonics in Oslo, where the Oslo Philharmonic performed a piece…
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“I’m Kött Grá Pjé and it feels right”
The rap phenomenon Kött Grá Pjé will release his much-anticipated début album in early autumn. The rapper has garnered attention for a flamboyant personal style as well as his blend of poetic and political lyrics which he performs at his notoriously extravagant…
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Track By Track: ‘Floating Harmonies’ By Júníus Meyvant
Westman Islands-based singer-songwriter Júníus Meyvant first started to turn heads for his soulful folk pop after releasing his first single, “Color Decay,” and has been busy performing and working on his recently released debut album, ‘Floating Harmonies’, ever since. Make sure to…
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DJ Of The Week: DJ B-Ruff
DJ B-Ruff (or Benni, as he is usually referred to) rose to prominence in the early 2000s with one of Iceland’s most respected rap outfits, Forgotten Lores. Throughout the years, Benni’s repertoire of collaborations reads like a Who’s Who of the Icelandic…
