Ineffable and quiet with an astute sensitivity to space; these architectural and sensory descriptors draw on the characteristics of Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir’s works as they inhabit the newly opened Reykjavík …
‘As If to Demonstrate an Eclipse’: An Interview with Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir Read More »
Art is at the heart of Iceland’s dynamic culture. Throughout history, Icelanders have been regarded as innovative and gifted creators, from sculpture and painting to composing and acting. Learn more …
An online discussion on the uniqueness of Icelandic Art and Artists and the major influences at work. The talk is between Markus Thor Andresson, chief curator at the Reykjavík Art …
For Ursula Le Guin and others, science fiction functions as a test ground for social practice, where strange, transgressive worlds emerge in response to systemic forms of oppression. These ideas …
Yes, a falling tree makes a sound (and it has a lot to say) at Kling and Bang Read More »
The Icelandic Art Prize is a yearly event since 2018 that aims to honour and promote outstanding Icelandic contemporary art and encourage new artistic forms and creations. Just over a …
A conversation with the recipients of the Art Prize 2021 Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson Read More »
Three Artists from Iceland in Conversation, an online event, took place in March 2021. The event featured conversations with three unique artists from Iceland Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir, Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir …
Recording of the online event ‘Three Artists from Iceland in Conversation’ Read More »
In Klængur Gunnarsson’s films, slow and eerie confrontations with an outside in the landscape focus our attention on liminal moments and places we might usually ignore. The works are sensitively …
The Marshall House opened in 2017 on Grandagarður in a former fishing factory. Architects Ásmundur Hrafn Sturluson and Steinþór Kári Kárason of Kurtogpí Architects conceived of the idea when other …
We sat down with Fritz Hendrik IV to discuss his current exhibition at Harbinger Project Space, feelings of doom and optimism and the liminal space of color. In paintings, sculptures …
Let’s ‘begin questioning the model of creation and diffusion specific to intellectual labor and to get beyond the concept of creativity as an expression of ‘individuality’ or as the patrimony …
Your lockdown diary—a series of drawings from each day during the pandemic—struck me as tragicomic and universally relatable. Could you talk us through the series? It was the middle of …
‘By approaching the house images with care, not to break up the solidarity of memory and imagination, we may hope to make others feel all the psychological elasticity of an …
On Common Ground: a polyphonic exhibition on child’s play, memory and migration Read More »
