Culture

Metamorphosis in Reykjavik: Björk and James Merry Take Over the National Gallery

In a spectacular takeover coinciding with the Reykjavik Arts Festival, avant-garde music icon Björk and her long-term visual collaborator James Merry have transformed the National Gallery of Iceland. Running from May 31 to September 20, 2026, their dual exhibitions—'echolalia' and 'Metamorphlings'—turn all four floors of the museum into a breathing ecosystem of sound, silicone, and hand-embroidered fantasy. It is a stunning, tactile rebellion against the sterile screens of the digital age.