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Sweater Weather, All Year Round
Ýrúrarí celebrates 10 years of turning sweaters into characters with a solo exhibition “It would fit well on your shirt. Just needing a nose,” says textile designer Ýr Jóhannsdóttir — perhaps better known as Ýrúrarí — as we meet at the Museum…
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Hot Dogs, Dongs and Woolly Tongues: Ýrúrarí’s Quest To Create A Better Sweater
Ýrúrarí certainly has a fascination with the squishier, more interesting parts of the human body. The textile designer first piqued the interest of many last year with her striking, tongue-adorned knitted face masks—her creative response to the suddenly omnipresent anti-pandemic measures. But…
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A Tale Of Two Sweaters: The Wearable Art Of Ýr Jóhannsdóttir
In the Ekkisens basement gallery on Bergstaðastræti, Ýr Jóhannsdóttir sits organising a large pile of colourful sweaters that will form her solo exhibition, entitled ‘Sweater Story.’ From within the stack of folded yarn, some features are visible jutting out: an embroidered hand…