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Pussy Riot Rocks Reykjavík

Avatar photo by Gregory Volk January 8, 2023January 12, 2023

Coursing through Velvet Terrorism is graphic evidence of how these spirited women have been constantly attacked by the patriarchy.

Posted inNews

How a Racist Statue in Iceland Ended up Inside a Rocket Ship

by Sarah Rose Sharp May 5, 2022May 6, 2022

Artists Bryndís Björnsdóttir and Steinunn Gunnlaugsdóttirand said they wanted to symbolically launch “The First White Mother in America” into space.

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For An Icelandic Conceptual Art Pioneer, Home Was His Inspiration

Avatar photo by Gregory Volk April 20, 2022April 20, 2022

Birgir Andrésson was steeped in Iceland’s ways and lore, landscape and history. It was also his complex subject and an energizing force.

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A Group Exhibition in Iceland Trades Local Character for International Appeal

Avatar photo by Gregory Volk October 7, 2021October 7, 2021

Many of the works in Iðavöllur are big and chock-full of issues and socially engaged ideas, like so much art elsewhere.

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Ragna Róbertsdóttir’s Landscapes in Lava

Avatar photo by Gregory Volk July 24, 2021July 23, 2021

The Icelandic artist fashions sculptures and wall works from the primary substance of her volcanic and volatile homeland.

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Shedding Light on the Messy Beauty of the Arctic

Avatar photo by Anna Souter November 26, 2018November 27, 2018

Artist Nancy Campbell’s book The Library of Ice draws parallels between ecological breakdown and the loss of human culture.

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A Visit to the Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum

by Jillian Steinhauer August 26, 2015February 2, 2016

AKUREYRI, Iceland — If you set out from Reykjavík northbound on Route 1, the road that rings around most of Iceland, you will, after give or take five hours, find yourself in Akureyri.

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A Library of Glacial Water in Iceland

by Jillian Steinhauer July 30, 2015

STYKKISHÓLMUR, Iceland — It’s hard to miss Vatnasafn, or the Library of Water, if you know what you’re looking for.

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Wanted: One Corpse for Art

by Claire Voon July 8, 2015July 11, 2015

When a person dies, his loved ones typically deliver the body to a morgue before it reaches the final destination; Icelandic artist Snorri Ásmundsson is requesting that someone take a detour on that route to participate in his art.

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Where Primordial Lava Flows into Ice

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 7, 2015July 8, 2015

Iceland, more than most places on the planet, frequently reveals the cataclysmic activity below its crust through volcanoes, fissures, and geothermal pools.

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Why I Don’t Buy the Premise of Christoph Büchel’s Icelandic Mosque Pavilion

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 22, 2015May 27, 2015

I’ve been hesitant to embrace Christoph Büchel’s project for the Icelandic Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale from the beginning.

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Iceland’s Mosque Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Will Be Shut Down

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 21, 2015May 22, 2015

Venetian officials plan to close the Icelandic Pavilion of the 2015 Venice Biennale, which features a working mosque that is part of an artwork by Swiss-Icelandic artist Christoph Büchel.

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