When out and about in downtown Reykjavík, you might have noticed a huge wall on Tryggvagata with an abstract mural…
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Organ Orchestra, Play Dough And A Huge Mural: The Skúlptúr/Skúlptur Exhibition
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You Have To Confirm It With Your Own Hands: Seeing Believing Having Holding Debuts At i8
You might be familiar with a famous motif in visual art, that of Thomas, one of the Biblical disciples, sticking…
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Life In Pictures: A Day At LungA Arts Festival
The LungA Arts Festival, held in the beautiful east Iceland seaside town of Seyðisfjörður, is an event like no other….
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Get On Your Bike: A New Project Scatters Art Around Reykjavík’s Cycling Paths
It would be easy to envision Reykjavik as one of those Nordic capitals where everyone bicycles to work, and occasional…
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The Transformative Quality of Paper: ‘Lignin’ Sheds Light On Matter
Have you ever wondered about the process that a sheet of paper goes through before it becomes the sleek piece…
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Blábankinn: The Blue Bank Opens In Þingeyri
In the small town of Þingeyri, in the Westfjords of Iceland, something very exciting is brewing. There’s a new bank…
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Icelandic MP Outraged Over Topless Photo Shoot In Parliament
A parliamentarian for the Centre Party is demanding answers regarding a photo shoot that took place in Parliament which featured…
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The Weekend Edit: Five Fun Things To Do In Reykjavík
Congratulations: it’s payday today! What better way to celebrate than with a weekend out on the town? From this year’s…
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The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
Whether it will or rain or not, don’t waste time hiding under the blankets this weekend. From sport events to…
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The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
It’s a long weekend, this one. Monday, for some nearly forgotten Christian reason, is a holy day so you’ve got…
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The Turning Wheel: The Philosophy Of Top Icelandic Gallery Hverfisgallerí
Sitting in a sleek downtown restaurant in a pink tulle skirt, Sigríður L. Gunnarsdóttir peruses the menu for less than…
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The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
If you are as meteoropathic as some people in this office, we’ve got just the right treats for you. Whether…
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Inside The Eclectic Weird Kids Art Collective In Reykjavik
If you’ve ever caught a Sacha & the Mermaids concert, you’ll have seen Sacha Bernardson beaming as he performs, lighting…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
As May rolls in with its unpredictable snow and teasing sunshine, we still dream of summer from under heavy sweaters…
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Icelandic Students Challenge Ideas Of Time & Space In One-Time Exhibit
At the top floor of an unassuming building in downtown Reykjavík, five young women are discussing the faltering equilibrium between…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
If spending the entire weekend in sloth-mode on the sofa is not your thing, there are plenty of things to…
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Making Of An Artist: Quirky Market Finds & Naivist Art with Auður Lóa
She might have graduated from the Iceland Academy of Arts only recently, but Auður Lóa Guðnadóttir has already become one…
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The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavik This Weekend
With the infamous Easter cold spell finally behind us, we are certainly entitled to a lovely sunny weekend. Whether you…
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Ritual Magic And The Esoteric World: Freyja Eilíf’s Search For The Art God
Icelandic artist Freyja Eilíf graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2014, opening the Ekkisens gallery in the…
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The Sunday Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík Next Week
If you don’t have any idea what to do during the week without sacrificing too much energy, as always we’ve…
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The Weekend Edit: 5 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
According to the forecast, the weather will be unusually misericordious during the weekend, with no rain hitting the capital area…
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The Weekend Edit: 4 Things To Do In Reykjavík This Weekend
Unsure of what to do on your weekend off in Reykjavík? You’re in luck: this particular weekend is ripe with…
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Intense Freedom: Korkimon Finds Independence Through Art
Melkorka Katrín Tómasdóttir, aka Korkimon, opens the door to her studio with a beaming smile. Hidden in the top floor…
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Pain And Empathy In Award Winning Movie ‘And Breathe Normally’
A recent American film suggests that no one cares about dentists. Much the same can be said about border guards,…
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