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    "You can open an art space on a pin"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    "You can open an art space on a pin"

    “I’ve always been fascinated by artists claiming space and creating venues. I saw nothing was too small or inconvenient for a creative...
    "Take your place, steal it"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Take your place, steal it"

    “Artists very often invent their own opportunities, some coming from institutions but mainly artists are not just creating artwork but a...
    "Art is what you make of it"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Art is what you make of it"

    Art is what you make of it, according to Berlin painter and performance artist Juwelia Soraya, both in terms of working as an artist and...
    "You have to be imaginative"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    "You have to be imaginative"

    Spaces are not an elitist way of bringing art to the public but a populist one, claims artist Ken Wiatrek who runs Keith in Berlin....
    "My motivation is helping fellow artists"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    "My motivation is helping fellow artists"

    "Making the projects of fellow artists happen that's my core motivation." The artist behind Berlin gallery space The Landing Strip,...
    "The idea is everything"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    "The idea is everything"

    How important is the idea behind the art? To Berlin sculptor Dino Steinhof the idea is everything. “The idea behind the work is the most...
    "Project your story onto my work"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Project your story onto my work"

    Art is about providing people with something that they can project their own stories onto. At least that was the opinion of German artist...
    "Reykjavik needs more artist run spaces"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Reykjavik needs more artist run spaces"

    Tourists are a blessing and a curse for the Icelandic art scene according to the director of Gallery Port, Árni Már Erlingsson. The...
    "We need more nonsense"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    "We need more nonsense"

    The world needs more nonsense according to Reykjavik based artist and musician Steinunn Eldflaug Harðardóttir. The 30-year-old had a show...
    "There's no comparison for Icelandic artists"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    "There's no comparison for Icelandic artists"

    Icelandic artists are so free because of the country’s relatively short art history. At least that’s how artist Sunneva Ása Weisshappel...
    "Economic crashes bring opportunities"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Economic crashes bring opportunities"

    Gentrification is not black and white - it brings the money as well as increases the rents, according to Reykjavik artist and gallery...
    "Claiming art spaces adds a level of drama"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Claiming art spaces adds a level of drama"

    “Art culture is important, otherwise our lives would be very flat and uninteresting.” 38-year-old painter Thrandur Thórarinsson was...
    "I wanted a voice or a choice"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 2, 2018
    • 2 min

    "I wanted a voice or a choice"

    You could open an art space in a closet and it can be interesting, says Steinunn Önnudóttir who runs Harbinger project space in...
    "Artist run spaces have more freedom"
    Beth Cherryman
    • May 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Artist run spaces have more freedom"

    “Artist run spaces always have more freedom, it gives the artist an opportunity to kind of work without the influence of what it’s...
    "Art is a value of the heart in Iceland"
    Beth Cherryman
    • Apr 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    "Art is a value of the heart in Iceland"

    Iceland’s appreciation of art is a value of the heart, but doesn’t have the money, according to Icelandic duo The Villains. Andrea Ágústa...

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