Monthly Archives: February 2012
SÆBORGIN: KYNJAVERUR OG ÓKINDUR
On-going: 21st of January – 29th of February 2012, Gerðarsafn (Kópavogur) One of the most interesting exhibition I have seen this year in Iceland is now running in Gerðarsafn. Photographs by Konsthopp With a mixture of art and science this … Continue reading
VÄGGER
On-going: 28th of January – 26th of February 2012, Norræna húsið (Reykjavik) In recent years there has been an increasing interest in a certain form of art, that is marking urban settings across the world and has even developed a specific … Continue reading
Filed under Graffiti, Group exhibit, Konsthopp, Reykjavík, Street Art, Uncategorized, Young Art
ARTIST DISCOVERY #2
Graphic designer: Emil Ásgrímsson (Iceland) Emil Ásgrímsson has been studying in London for three years at the renown Central St. Martins College of Art & Design. His work is an eclectic mix of collage illustration and moving image inspired by … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Collage/Clip Art, Design, Digital Art, Illustrations, Konsthopp, Multimedia, Solo exhibit, Uncategorized, Young Art
STREET LIFE
Net stroll: 16th of February 2012 London, Paris, Rome … Writing on walls has been a part of the humanity for centuries. Wherever you go, you find street art, graffiti or what some people might consider — art crimes. Since my teenage years, … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized, Young Art, Political Art, Installation, Konsthopp, Street Art, Art, Graffiti, Live art, Net stroll
“MOMENTS OF ART AND LIFE”
Artist talk: Erla Silfá Þorgrímsdóttir (Iceland/Norway) Since 2010 she has been working like a “spy”, recording found conversation in public spaces. “In my mind the changing room became the scenario of the play Waiting for Godot. The trivial dialogue suddenly … Continue reading
STOCKHOLM IS BUZZING WITH ROA
So I got a little urban ‘scoop’ for you guys. There is a rumour going on that we have ROA — an international urban artist — coming in to town. Well, he is actually already here and will be producing … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Installation, Performance, Solo exhibit, Stockholm, Street Art
“BAKOM RUBRIKERNA”
On-going: 21st of January – 19th of February 2012, Galleri Kontrast (Stockholm) Each morning I read through the headlines of the newspaper. Some articles interest me and are worth my attention, others not. Most people have the same experience, we … Continue reading
Filed under Group exhibit, Konsthopp, Photography, Political Art, Stockholm
