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Sæbraut Public Artwork Vandalised In “Politically Motivated” Act
The public artwork Partnership (Samband), which is on display on Sæbraut near Höfði in Reykjavík, has been vandalised in an “act of political motivation”, reports Vísir. In conversation with Vísir, Sigurður Trausti Traustason, Head of Collections and Research at the Reykjavík Art…
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Icelander Arrested For Vandalism In Mexico
On Friday July 26, an Icelandic man was arrested in the city of Mazatlán on Mexico’s west coast for vandalising a military hospital in the area. Workers in the building reported the man to the authorities for disturbance. At the scene, the…
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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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Rainbow Street Vandalised
On the morning of Sunday, August 27, neighbours of Reykjavík’s Skólavörðustræti – more commonly known as Rainbow Street – woke up to a grim act of vandalism on the famed walkway. A portion of the street had been ruined by white paint. In…
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Penises Pulled Off Picturesque Icelandic Mountain
After being defaced but a month ago by phallus-obsessed vandals, the Icelandic mountain of Helgafell is once again clean from any dick-related drawings. Rejoice! Yes, just this June, a group of douchebags went on Helgafell and wrote their stupid names all over…
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PHOTOS: Icelandic Mountain Defaced, “Extreme Disrespect For Icelandic Nature”
An observant and very disappointed Icelander has posted multiple photos of Helgafell, a volcano located near Hafnarfjörður, and not for the peak’s natural beauty. Rather, it was to highlight rampant defacement of several faces of the mountain, apparently committed by Icelanders. “Stebbi…
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Moss, Memes And Bodily Fluids: Tourists Let Loose In Iceland
Earlier this month, international press reported that tourists allegedly carved “SEND NUDES” into moss-covered hills in the south of Iceland. Who wrote it, and where exactly do we send these nudes? It appears as though the Instagram generation will do anything for…
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Church Vandal Apprehended, Released
Police in Akureyri apprehended a suspect charged with vandalising a series of churches with epithets and slogans Tuesday night. RÚV reports that police arrested a man in his twenties at his home yesterday, suspected of having spray-painted “Hegelian dialectic” amongst other epithets…
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“HEGELIAN DIALECTIC” Amongst Tags Spray Painted On Akureyri Churches
Several churches in Akureyri were struck by what appears to be one vandal late last night, and some of the tags spray painted on the buildings were more obscure than others. Svavar Alfreð Jónsson posted photographic evidence of vandalism done to Akureyri’s…
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“Closed Due To Abuse Of Power”
Grapevine offices received the above photo, along with a brief statement, from parties unknown. The above photo was taken at the Ministry of Finance, where the entrance was spray painted last Sunday with the words “closed due to abuse of power”. The…
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Directorate Of Immigration Are Fascists, Say Vandals
Vandals have graffitied “Fascists” on the facade of the Directorate of Immigration on Skógarhlíð 6, reports Vísir. Passerby, Óskar Steinn Óskarsson, who took pictures of the graffiti told Vísir that he saw a car bolting from the scene and that its speed…
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Vandals Hit Abandoned House
Vandals tagged an abandoned house of historic significance, leaving hurt feelings for locals. The matter was first brought up in the Facebook group Bakland Ferðaþjónustunnar, with a post featuring multiple photos of graffiti work done on several parts of the house. The…
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News In Brief: May
As per hallowed Icelandic media tradition, Grapevine joined in the fun of kicking off the month of April with fake news. In fact, all our news on April Fool’s was fake, except for one story. In this case, that the government was…