Artist salary in 2017 – 1606 artist applied, 391 received
The annual artist salary was made public yesterday. Each fall artists in Iceland sit down and go over the year a head of them, make a plan for the yea...
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Artist Ragnar Kjartansson among the twelve awarded the Order of the Falcon on New Years day
President Guðni Th. Johannesson, awarded twelve individuals the Order of the Falcon in an annual ceremony at the presidential residency Bessastadir ye...
Björk and Madonna call out sexism (Videos)
Voices of female musicians grow louder answering back and calling out the sexism in their industry. This month music giants Björk and Madonna both had...
Artists’ Christmas bazars popping up all over Reykjavik
A new (old) trend has developed in recent years in the city of Reykjavik as artists come together and make big salon exhibitions before Christmas with...
[VIDEO] Artists Light Up the Dark in Norwegian Forest
A recent light installation set in a Norwegian woodland area known as Dølerud transformed the forest landscape, brought artists and people together, a...
Joan Jonas opens two shows in Iceland – Reanimation Detail, 2010 / 2012 and Volcano Saga, 1985
Renowned video artist Joan Jonas opens an exhibition titled “Volcano Saga, 1985” on Saturday, 29 October at 3pm at the Akureyri Art Museum, in Akureyr...
Yoko Ono gets “A Single Plum, Floating in Perfume, Served In a Mans Hat” amongst 12 works from Icelandic artists (Video)
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson took the opportunity to jest when asked to participate in Yoko Ono’s art exhibition in Reykjavik Art Museum,...
Reykjavik Art Museum; Hafnarhus with Yoko Ono, Erró and Richard Mosse
Yoko Ono with One More Story and Erro, with War and Peace will open at Reykjavik Art Museum, Hafnarhus this coming Friday, 7 October at 6pm. The Mayor...