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Best Of Reykjavík 2026: Best Gallery
For a city the size of Reykjavík, there’s definitely a lot going on (per capita, of course), and luckily for you, you’re holding (or scrolling through) an exhaustive list of hotspots worth your attention. Our cultural experts keep tabs on the town’s…
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What Reality Is Made Of: Alicja Kwade Questions Everything We Think We Know
On a warm Thursday night, one corner of Tryggvagata is alive with chatter. Art students, collectors, museum professionals and at least one wayward classics professor have gathered outside i8 Gallery, along with a surprising number of art-sniffing dogs. The free drinks are…
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Grapevine Events: Icelandic Sorcery Festival, Drag Expanded & So Much More
Ahead of Record Store Day on April 20, Grapevine’s journalists Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett discussed the hottest happenings in town in our new events podcast. But if you’re feeling like you could squeeze a few more events into your weekend schedule,…
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Grapevine Events: Happy Beer Day
Three words: Happy Beer Day! Go get yourself a pint and celebrate having the choice to drink it. It wasn’t accessible in this country 35 years ago. For those who don’t celebrate, this weekend brings concerts, exhibitions and so much more. Beer…
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Grapevine Events: Grapevine Music Awards, DRULLUMALL #3, FM Belfast, And More!
We’ve almost made it… pay day is so close we can almost smell it. With the weather warming up and rain (remember that?) on the horizon, it’s time to make some indoor plans for the weekend. Luckily we’ve got some suggestions for…
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Grapevine Picks: Dieter Roth, Winter Lights And Jazzy Nights
Every week we take you, gentle reader, by the hand and lead you out of your cosy accommodation into the frosty Reykjavík air. There’s a whole world of Icelandic culture out there which doesn’t involve puffin shops, pylsa stands or penis museums,…
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Hear Ye! The Gospel Of Reykjavík Galleries: Thine Guide To Locale Arte
Jesus Christ (a figure you might know from art history), there are a lot of new galleries in Reykjavík right now, huh? It used to be easy to write a gallery guide for the city, but now this article is basically a…
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Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Gallery
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling with activities, from steamy swimming pools to world-renowned galleries to more historical sites than you can name. And the city’s diversity has…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Gallery
So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the foods. And whilst those things are all super fun, culture and the outdoors are the missing pieces of the puzzle for a perfect trip. Whether it’s a gleaming museum…
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Clichés From Civilization: Ragnar Kjartansson On Epic Screensavers, Theatre & Nobility
For nearly two decades Ragnar Kjartansson has worked within various realms of art. His most recent piece—‘Figures in Landscape’—is a video installation and a sort of clock that presents an alternate perception of time. It’s his most high-tech endeavour to date, but…
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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 his finger into a wound in his newly resurrected master’s side in order to confirm that what he’s seeing—Jesus, risen from the…
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Best Of Reykjavík 2018: Best Gallery
So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the food you can manage. And whilst those things are all super fun, activities and culture are the missing pieces of the puzzle for a perfect trip to Iceland. Whether…
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The Grotesque Powers Of Human Nature: Egill Sæbjörnsson’s Trolls
As I sit in the peacock-blue interiors of i8 Gallery, a turquoise espresso cup twinkles before my eyes like a rare gem. A thin coat of gold has been melted along the uneven curves of its brim, strikingly bright against the dark…
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The Other Real: Elín Hansdóttir Steps Outside Of Everyday Life
Elín Hansdóttir stands in front of a wall of flowers. She examines them closely, leaning in to see the details, her fingers meticulously tracing the edges of the petals in each of the photographs pinned to her studio wall. “I’ve become really…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Art Gallery
Everyone who comes to Iceland is pretty keen make the most of their time here, and whether that means a week of carefree holiday meandering or a laser-guided approach to finding the best stuff, a couple of insider tips are always useful.…
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Be Still, My Beating Art: A Guide To Reykjavík’s Small Galleries
There are plenty of routes to get familiar with a city’s cultural scene, but some are easier than others. Easy: talk to locals. Hard: learn Icelandic. Easy: read the Grapevine. Hard: plow your way through the OG fad series, the Icelandic sagas.…
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A Moment’s Pause: Callum Innes Creates A Space In Time
Callum Innes sits in the lounge area of the i8 gallery, looking at a flyer while he thinks. He picks up a pen, and unconsciously presses it to the card, about a third of the way in from the left edge. He…