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Hugo Llanes Brings Scaffolding, Punk, And Glowing Lýsi To Hafnarhús
In Between Cultures, Under Construction In a country where every fifth person has arrived from somewhere else, the topic of immigration and adaptation is embedded in the collective psyche. Iceland-based Mexican artist Hugo Llanes addresses this through humour and punk, blending cultural…
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An Exhibition Of Substance (With Pulp): Safakúr Platforms 10 Queer Artists At SIND Gallery
Outside SIND, a wall of windows reveals a buzzing exhibition opening. Tonight, Safakúr — or I’m Juicing — opens at the still nascent feminist gallery on Hringbraut. Ten artists showcase their works in Safakúr, where “queer relationships form the core of the…
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Sex Tape On Full Display: Artist Couple Viðar Logi and Miles Greenberg Exhibit In Ásmundarsalur
In the Ásmundarsalur office, I sit across from artists Miles Greenberg and Viðar Logi. Even through the closed door, atmospheric music bleeds in from the exhibition room, and their exhibition’s signature scent still faintly lingers in the air. The music and the…
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A Collection Of Fleeting Moments: Lilja Birgisdóttir’s Exhibition Invites You To See The Unnoticed
It’s unusual to see Lilja Birgisdóttir outside Fischersund — the dark little house and wonderfully scented perfumery and art collective she runs with her siblings and family, where she’s often found greeting customers, offering homemade snaps, or emotionally reciting a poem. Today,…
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Measuring Time: Rúrí On Respecting Nature, Not Being A Minimalist, And Her New Solo Exhibition
“I used to try to plan my life a long time ahead, but then I realised that all these unexpected bends and new flows are coming all the time into life. It’s something like the weather in Iceland. And I’ve just adjusted…
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What Might Grow: ‘In The Undergrowth’ Rethinks Our Relationship To Nature
Life in the age of climate catastrophe isn’t easy. As we watch things unfold around us — in the news, then edging ever closer, until they’re in our backyard — it can feel overwhelming. It’s a weight too big to be carried;…
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Unmasking The Burden Of Being A Woman
Júlíanna Ósk Hafberg embraces womanhood through intimate reflection It was the use of colour that initially attracted me to Júlíanna Ósk Hafberg’s work – shades of pink, turquoise and blue. Her art exudes a sense of softness, flow and lightness, or so…
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Sweater Weather, All Year Round
Ýrúrarí celebrates 10 years of turning sweaters into characters with a solo exhibition “It would fit well on your shirt. Just needing a nose,” says textile designer Ýr Jóhannsdóttir — perhaps better known as Ýrúrarí — as we meet at the Museum…
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DesignMarch Kicks Off Today
DesignMarch, a week-long celebration of all things design and innovation, has finally arrived. Despite the confusion with Icelandic calendars — it was summer just a week ago, but now we’re back to March — the festival has a plethora of events that…
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Velvet Terrorism Will Save The World
The opening of the Pussy Riot concert at the National Theatre is almost unbearably sad. When Putin was first appointed prime minister in late 1999 he was perceived by many as a breath of fresh air after the misery of the Yeltsin…
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Lava Show Opens In Reykjavík
Residents and tourists of the capital, now have a chance to see lava flowing in the city centre of Reykjavík for the first time since the Elliðaárdalur lava field was formed some 4800 years ago. On November 10th, Lava Show opened at…
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70 Years Of Erró, Now In Hafnarhúsið
This Saturday a retrospective exhibition, which celebrates seventy years of Erró’s career, was opened at the Reykjavik Art Museum in Hafnarhúsið. The exhibition bears the name of ‘Sprengikraftur Myndlistar’ which translates to: ‘Explosive Power of Art’, and it is the most extensive…
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Icelandic Lava Show Opening In Reykjavík
The Icelandic Lava Show has secured funding for another exhibition in addition to the one that is currently running in Vík. The new exhibition will open in Reykjavík before summer 2022. An investment agreement was signed with EB Invest, who will finance…
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Árni Paints The Sea: An Oceanic New Exhibition Looks At One Of Painting’s Classic Subjects
The entrance to Gallery Port — through a narrow passage leading off Laugavegur—has that special feeling of leading to something hidden away. Once inside, however, the wooden floors and high ceilings create an airy exhibition space. Árni Már Erlingsson is the artist…
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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 of A4 we all know so well? Have you considered the A4 sheet to be a tree, its original form? The independent…
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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 time and space in this technology-dependent era. But these are no nouveau Bohemians. Instead, they’re part of a group of students who…
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Eggshibition: A Celebration Of Eggs And Their Historic Symbolism
“I’ve always thought of it as being normcore, even tacky, but the more I thought about it the more I appreciated its symbolic charge.” The voice of Icelandic artist Rán Flygenring is loud and clear through the phone as she explains the…
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Diana Forever: Celebrating 20 Years Since The Death Of An Icon
20 years ago, internationally beloved Lady Diana lost her life in a tragic “car accident” in Paris. Her glamorous lifestyle, relentless charity work and turbulent love life have cemented Princess Di as a mythical figure in the public’s collective conscious. She may…
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God, I Feel So Bad: Ragnar Kjartansson Takes Over Hafnarhúsið
Ragnar Kjartansson is an unlikely art star. Since his emergence onto the cultural scene as a musical and artistic provocateur, he has risen from playful, punky experimentalist to perhaps the single most successful visual artist Iceland has ever produced. After shows at…
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Space In Time: The Reykjavík Museum of Photography
I feel like a surfer. Torn between pride and secrecy, wanting desperately to blab about how great my local spot is, but knowing that doing so instantly diminishes its awesomeness through increased popularity. But I’ll do it anyway, because The Reykjavík Museum…
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Virgin Mary vs. Björk: Helga Thoroddsen Explores Female Sexuality In Her ‘Fabularum’ Exhibition
Helga Thoroddsen’s first solo exhibition, ‘Fabularum’, is certainly one to see. It will be hosted by Listastofan, a gallery that has recently received a grant from the Department of Culture and Tourism and aims to work with up-and-coming artists like Helga, fresh…
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Be Young And Shut Up!: Listastofan Moves Into 2017 With New Funding And Endless Enthusiasm
Listastofan, an art space founded by Emma Sanderson and Martyna Daniel in 2015, has an exciting year ahead of it. The city of Reykjavík is now an official sponsor after selecting the art space to receive a cultural grant for 2017. The…
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Exhibition Tackles Gender Equality At Mengi
At the start of next month, a new art exhibition – “An Issue of Structure” – opens at Mengi. It aims to illuminate the reality of gender equality and acceptance in Nordic countries, in the words of the author Snövit Hedstierna, by…