The Guardian dubbed Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson “one of the most brilliant artists at work today”. An exhibition of Ragnar’s work is on display at the Barbican Centre in London until 14 September. The exhibition includes video installations, durational performances, drawings and paintings.
This is Ragnar’s first solo exhibition in the UK and it centres around the multi-channel video installation The Visitors (2012) and Take Me Here by the Dishwasher: Memorial for a Marriage (2011). A new work entitled Second Movement is also part of the exhibition. It features two women in Edwardian garb rowing a boat and “embracing in a never-ending kiss” and takes place every weekend between 1-4 pm on the Barbican Lakeside.
Ragnar became internationally known after his performance at the Venice Biennale in 2009. His work, The End, involved drinking and painting countless of portraits of a fellow performer every day until the end of the art fair.
The Guardian dubbed Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson “one of the most brilliant artists at work today”. An exhibition of Ragnar’s work is on display at the Barbican Centre in London until 14 September. The exhibition includes video installations, durational performances, drawings and paintings.
This is Ragnar’s first solo exhibition in the UK and it centres around the multi-channel video installation The Visitors (2012) and Take Me Here by the Dishwasher: Memorial for a Marriage (2011). A new work entitled Second Movement is also part of the exhibition. It features two women in Edwardian garb rowing a boat and “embracing in a never-ending kiss” and takes place every weekend between 1-4 pm on the Barbican Lakeside.
Ragnar became internationally known after his performance at the Venice Biennale in 2009. His work, The End, involved drinking and painting countless of portraits of a fellow performer every day until the end of the art fair.
