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  • i8, Tryggvagata 16, Reykjavík

    i8

    Tryggvagata 16, Reykjavík

    Over its thirty-year history, i8 Gallery has fostered an influential group of artists from its Reykjavík base. The foundation of i8 Gallery is the conceptual rigor and intellectual spirit of its artists’ practices, which subtly unites the diverse roster. The twenty-four artists of the gallery work in a variety of mediums, including sculpture, painting, drawing, video, textile, installation, and performance. 

     

    i8 Gallery, founded in 1995 by Edda Jónsdóttir and her son Börkur Arnarson, draws its name from its original address at Ingólfstræti 8. The gallery moved to its current location near Reykjavík Harbor in 2010, across from the Reykjavík Art Museum. 

     

    Artist representations and exhibitions are by invitation only.

  • i8 Grandi, The Marshallhouse | Grandagarður 20

    i8 Grandi

    The Marshallhouse | Grandagarður 20
    In 2022, i8 opened i8 Grandi, the gallery’s second location in Reykjavík that focuses on year-long, single-artist exhibitions. Spanning far longer than traditional museum or gallery shows, i8 Grandi represents a new model for exhibitions. The programming focuses on concepts of space and time, and the presentations will evolve while on view. The annual format allows artists to consider how time affects their work, and the fluidity encourages audiences to revisit the changing installations. 
     
    Extending over two floors and 170 square metres, the new gallery is located in the Marshall House, a cultural centre in a historic factory building in Reykjavík's Grandi harbour district. i8 joins the Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang, and Þula, along with La Primavera Restaurant on the ground floor. i8’s existing gallery at Tryggvagata 16 continues its regular programming; the two locations are a fifteen-minute walk apart across the harbour. i8 Grandi is open Wednesday to Sunday from 12 am - 6 pm, as well as by appointment.
     

    The inaugural year of i8 Grandi featured In Relation to the Sun, to Sequences of Events within 8016 hours, an exhibition by Alicja Kwade; the second year featured Cast of Mind, an exhibition by B. Ingrid Olson; the third year of the space features Real Time by Andreas Eriksson in 2024; and this year i8 Grandi is currently featuring The Brown Period by Ragnar Kjartansson.