“I’ve always been fascinated by artists claiming space and creating venues. I saw nothing was too small or inconvenient for a creative...

“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, according to Berlin painter and performance artist Juwelia Soraya, both in terms of working as an artist and...

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....

"Making the projects of fellow artists happen that's my core motivation." The artist behind Berlin gallery space The Landing Strip,...

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...

Art is about providing people with something that they can project their own stories onto. At least that was the opinion of German artist...

Tourists are a blessing and a curse for the Icelandic art scene according to the director of Gallery Port, Árni Már Erlingsson. The...

The world needs more nonsense according to Reykjavik based artist and musician Steinunn Eldflaug Harðardóttir. The 30-year-old had a show...

Icelandic artists are so free because of the country’s relatively short art history. At least that’s how artist Sunneva Ása Weisshappel...

Gentrification is not black and white - it brings the money as well as increases the rents, according to Reykjavik artist and gallery...

“Art culture is important, otherwise our lives would be very flat and uninteresting.” 38-year-old painter Thrandur Thórarinsson was...

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 always have more freedom, it gives the artist an opportunity to kind of work without the influence of what it’s...

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...