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Undoing The Romanticisation Of The Starving Artist
Examining the realities of making a living as a professional artist in Iceland Typical party conversation, any evening at random between 1997 and 2025: Random guest: So, what do you do for a living? Me: I’m a professional visual artist. Random guest:…
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Strangers In The North: ‘Visitations’ Wins The Visual Arts Prize
Polar bear encounters in Iceland tend to take a predictable form: a bear, often weak and emaciated, is spotted by a local. Panic ensues; the police are called, the media incites a brief hysteria. The bear is shot. This chaotic cycle, doomed…
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New Frontiers of Technology: NFTs in Iceland
Artists in Iceland are using NFTs to change the landscape around them – forever. On March 11th, 2021, an artist, known to his online fans as ‘Beeple’, made history. His digital piece, entitled ‘Everydays – The First 5000 Days’ was listed by…
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Winners Of The 2019 Icelandic Art Awards Announced
Two Icelandic artists have received prestigious national awards, announced to a statement to the press from the Reyjavík Art Museum. Visual artist Eygló Harðardóttir was named the Artist of the Year for her solo exhibition ‘Another Space’ at the Living Art Museum.…