Posts Tagged ‘Reykjavik’

‘Mom’s Balls’: A Dialogue Across 3 Generations

Dec. 18, 2018
‘Mom’s Balls’ is an intergenerational dialogue between Ágústa Oddsdóttir and her mother, the late Elín Jónsdóttir. The exhibition was curated by the artists’ son and grandson, Egill Sæbjörnsson…[read on]

Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir

by MONA // June 8, 2018

For Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir the world is a community of people, including their surroundings and movements through time and space. She observes the patterns of…[read on]

Announcement // ‘Check Out’ at Import Projects

Berlin // Jan. 24, 2018
As part of the Vorspiel programming for the 2018 transmediale festival, Import Projects, the nonprofit independent project space known for its innovative programming dissecting cultural…[read on]

“Rafmögnuð Náttúra” – MARCOS ZOTES installation at Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival

Marcos Zotes - "Rafmognud Nattura" | Photo-by Jon Oskar Hauksson

Blog post by Alison Hugill – in Berlin; Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

Marcos Zotes, an architect from Madrid who is currently based in New York, presented his project “Rafmögnuð Náttúra” in Reykjavik as the main event for the city’s Winter Lights Festival in February of this year. The facade of the iconic Hallgrímskirkja church was the site of this award-winning temporary installation.
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BERLIN ARCH LINK : Olafur Eliasson’s New Building Illuminates Reykjavik

Article by Gabrielle Picone – in Berlin; Sunday, September 20, 2011.

When most foreigners think of Iceland, their first associations are Björk, erupting volcanoes, and the recent economic crash. However the new Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland, designed by Danish office Henning Larsen Architects and Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson, has recently given international recognition to Iceland as a cultural capital…[read on…]