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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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Grapevine Events: Her Voice, Synþenkja, TVÍK Launch Rave & More
TGIF! The weather seems to think we’re all mad — just half an hour ago, it felt like spring, and now we’re drowning in a snowstorm. What’s next, a volcanic eruption? Weather talk aside, tonight marks the second edition of PUNCH IN…
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Grapevine Events: Release Concerts And Gallery Openings And Lectures, Oh My!
Spring (or is it summer?) is nearly here in Iceland, and it’s also Friday! If, like us, you’ve been enjoying the mild weather this week — likely with your winter jacket unbuttoned — we suggest taking in some of the cultural happenings…
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Love Molecules: Two First-Time Curators Take On The Biggest Subject Of All
Reykjavík’s annual Museum Night is an annual celebration of the city’s art and culture scene when galleries, museums and cultural institutions throw open their doors, with free entry for all and sundry. Amidst this joyful melee of openings and events, which includes…
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Art To Public
To promote fine art as a profession, numerous artists will open their studios to the public for SÍM’s annual Day of Art on November 1. Artist studios all over the country will be available for the public to visit between 14:00 to 17:00.…
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Icelandic Art Forgeries Might Be On The Market
The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists (SÍM) is worried that a number of paintings on the market by Icelandic masters might be forgeries. RÚV reports that police in Copenhagen are investigating two paintings of Svavar Guðnason that are suspected of being forgeries.…
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TONIGHT! Bands Sing Songs By Other Bands At KARAOKE101
Because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! As previously reported, the bar Bakkus is celebrating its swan-song week with its final instalment of the B-Waves festival. Amidst all the madness they’ll be hosting in the next few days is the multimedia…