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Statue Vandalised In Central Reykjavík
A large statue in central Reykjavík was targeted by vandals Wednesday night, RÚV reports. The Einar Jónsson statue “Outlaws” was painted top to bottom in a metallic gold. The Reykjavík Art Museum says cleanup will take several days and specialists have been…
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Historian Condemns Statue Theft
Eiríkur Þorláksson, an art historian, has published a column in Fréttablaðið about the bronze statue theft we have extensively covered last week, as a work entitled “Carry-On: The First White Mother in Outer Space”. The historian calls for artists to agree not…
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Kanye Believe It? West Reykjavík Considers Rapper Statue
There is a proposal to erect a statue of musician Kanye West in Reykjavík, following a local public consultation exercise. The city’s My Neighbourhood project invites residents to suggest ideas to improve their district. In Laugardalur, for example, RÚV reports that expanding…
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He Was Number One: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Iceland’s Meme King
On August 21st, Icelandic actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson passed away after a two year fight with bile duct cancer. While he was celebrated throughout Iceland for his stand-up comedy and acting, around the world most would better recognise him as Robbie Rotten,…