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Rewriting The History Of Húsavík
How an artist is ensuring the women of Húsavík won’t be forgotten Húsavík has made its mark on the tourist map, thanks to being the whale-watching capital of Iceland. While colourful houses and museums add to the town’s charm, Danish artist Julie…
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Happening Now: ‘KEEPERS’ At The Museum Of Design And Applied Art
Ever wonder how things end up in a museum’s collection, or how curators decide which objects are worth preserving? In the latest exhibition from the Museum of Design and Applied Art, the focus is shifted away from the actual objects in the…
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Starting Today: ‘Slices Of Life’ At Icelandic Printmakers Association
Anita Jensen crosses geographical and artistic boundaries in her latest exhibition at the Icelandic Printmakers Association. In ‘物の哀れ (mono no aware) / Slices of Life,’ Anita uses borrowed images from Japanese family photo albums and creates photomontages by incorporating prints of natural…
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Opening Today: ‘Your World’ At Perlan
Enjoy an exhibition with a view at ‘Your World,’ which opens at Perlan on July 2. The exhibition features five artists whose art makes reference to Iceland, whether it be the country’s nature, history or mythology. The works range from sculpture and…
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Happening Now: ‘Codependent’ At Harbinger
This six-week exhibition is like few others, in that the gallery space will be shifting and evolving as it proceeds. When it opens on June 17, two artists will be exhibiting their work at Harbinger, but each week new artists will take…
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Happening Today: ‘Dream Lover’ By Berglind Ágústsdóttir
The exciting and wonderfully experimental Icelandic artist Berglind Ágústsdóttir will be opening a solo exhibition at Ekkisens Art Space this month. The multi-disciplinary exhibition will include a number of Berglind’s plaster sculptures and drawings, as well as on-site creations throughout the month,…
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Open Now: ‘Kingdom: Flora, Fauna, Fable’
Historically, art has emphasized human interest as it pertains to earth and our surroundings. The new survey ‘Kingdom: Flora, Fauna, Fable’ aims to juxtapose various artworks, old and new, to emphasize the distinctive ways artists relate to and portray nature. The exhibition…
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Happening Today: ‘Subselves Mean Well’ By Arnfinnur Amazeen
Arnfinnur Amazeen graduated in Fine Arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2001, obtained a masters degree in Fine Arts at Glasgow School of Art in 2006 and is now the third artist to exhibit in Gallery D at Hafnarhús,…
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PHOTOS: ‘Ytri Höfnin’ Graduation Exhibition
The graduation exhibition by bachelors students in design, architecture and fine arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts is one of the main art events of the year. This extraordinary exhibition is closing on Sunday May 8th and we urge anyone interested…
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Opening Today: ‘Courage, Don’t Leave Me’
The exhibition ‘Courage, don’t leave me’ is the first solo exhibition from Victor Guzman, and tackles immigration and the refugee crisis. He projects—in a narrative way—his own experiences as a ten-year-old immigrant integrating into a small Norwegian town. With this exhibit he…
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Get Bored With Baldessari At Nýló
John Baldessari is a revered conceptual artist who has inspired dozens of other big names. Now, his touch will be felt all the way here in Iceland at the opening of Nýló’s exhibition ‘Being Boring’ on Friday, April 8. Three students from…
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Design March 2016: Friday’s Must-See Events
Yesterday’s opening at Hafnarhús was amazing. So many interesting jewellery and furniture designs were exhibited, by both foreign and Icelandic designers. Art-lovers sipped on white wine and Bríó while drooling over the couch of their dreams, or that perfect lamp. Today is…
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DesignMarch Is Here! Our Guide To Thursday’s Events
DesignMarch is upon us! That festival where swanky elites, fashionistas and hipsters come together wearing their wackiest outfits to enjoy light refreshments, free drinks and, of course: design. This year’s festival has a lot cool of events in store—the programme booklet is…
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Opening Today: The Icelandic Photography Festival
The Icelandic Photography Festival is upon us for the third time, and this year it focuses on photo-books. The programme includes exhibitions, talks and portfolio reviews, and takes place at various venues in Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The festival seeks to strengthen the relationship between…
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Ongoing Now: ‘Hreintjarnir’ By Harpa Árnadóttir
“Icelandic summer,” with its 11-degree days and unbudging cloud covers, is almost an oxymoron to those from countries that actually experience legitimate summers (i.e. most of the northern hemisphere). But even if summers here are chilly and fleeting, there’s no denying that…
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Now Ongoing: ‘Nowhere Else’ curated by Sirra Sigrún
Earth is a tiny speck of dust basking in the midnight sun of the endless cosmic night. Fancy that, huh? Inspired by ‘The pale blue dot’ photograph taken by Voyager 1 in 1990, this multi-artist exhibit explores what it means to be human in…
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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 exhibit, its curator, and the museum to shreds. Art critics from esteemed publications have seized upon the…
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Whales Of Iceland: Eye-To-Eye With The Giants
Upon entering the newly opened Whales of Iceland exhibition, we are greeted by a life-size orca hanging from the ceiling. As we venture further into the blue-lit room, it’s as if we are underwater. Whales of all sizes seem to be eying…
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It’s The Small Things That Matter
Cory Arcangel is buzzing with energy, as one might expect just days before the opening of his first Icelandic solo exhibition. I meet the mild-mannered American artist—now a few years shy of his fortieth birthday, but as youthful in look and attitude…
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MoMA To Host Björk Retrospective
MoMA have announced a Björk retrospective set to open in 2015 comprising of the singer’s costumes, instruments, and video collaborations. As reported, MoMA acquired Björk’s Biophilia app earlier in the month. The app along with over two decades worth of Björk’s work…
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Going Into Withdrawal: Interview with Halldór Ragnarsson
The Seabear and Mr. Silla band-member new art exhibition opens as a fun Airwaves party event Among the many great things about Iceland Airwaves is the fact that, along with all the great music, there is also a mass explosion of cultural…
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IT HAS TO BE FUN
In September, Japanese pop art legend Yoshimoto Nara visited Iceland to open his exhibit “Crated Rooms.” Heavily influenced by the anime and manga movements of the 60s, Nara made a definitive name for himself during the J-pop movement of the 90s. Nara’s…
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Art In Sequence, Real-time!
The Sequences arts festival has been pretty awesome these past few years. It is a unique offspring of the big happy Icelandic arts family, and it takes place every October. At Sequences, artists from Iceland and all over the world gather to…