Ragnar kjartansson
Ragnar kjartansson
Published alongside the exhibition at the Barbican, London (14 July 4 September 2016), bringing together live performance, music, film, painting, sculpture and drawing and the first UK survey of this internationally acclaimed Icelandic artist. The fully illustrated book features a pictorial autobiography compiled by Ragnar Kjartansson himself, and is designed by John Morgan studio. Clichés and motifs of Western culture, romantic melancholy and even his own conception, provide the personal and often playful subject matter of the artists emotionally charged work. Also included are an introductory essay by Markús Andrésson, two commissioned essays by curator Kelly Gordon and Art Forum writer Jeffrey Kastner, as well as a new text by Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson. Kjartansson draws on the entire arc of art in his performative practice. The history of lm, music, theatre, visual culture and literature nds its way into his video installations, durational performances, drawing and painting
Published alongside the exhibition at the Barbican, London (14 July 4 September 2016), bringing together live performance, music, film, painting, sculpture and drawing and the first UK survey of this internationally acclaimed Icelandic artist. The fully illustrated book features a pictorial autobiography compiled by Ragnar Kjartansson himself, and is designed by John Morgan studio. Clichés and motifs of Western culture, romantic melancholy and even his own conception, provide the personal and often playful subject matter of the artists emotionally charged work. Also included are an introductory essay by Markús Andrésson, two commissioned essays by curator Kelly Gordon and Art Forum writer Jeffrey Kastner, as well as a new text by Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson. Kjartansson draws on the entire arc of art in his performative practice. The history of lm, music, theatre, visual culture and literature nds its way into his video installations, durational performances, drawing and painting
9783863359706 34.95
Kjartansson, Ragnar, 1976-
Published alongside the exhibition at the Barbican, London (14 July 4 September 2016), bringing together live performance, music, film, painting, sculpture and drawing and the first UK survey of this internationally acclaimed Icelandic artist. The fully illustrated book features a pictorial autobiography compiled by Ragnar Kjartansson himself, and is designed by John Morgan studio. Clichés and motifs of Western culture, romantic melancholy and even his own conception, provide the personal and often playful subject matter of the artists emotionally charged work. Also included are an introductory essay by Markús Andrésson, two commissioned essays by curator Kelly Gordon and Art Forum writer Jeffrey Kastner, as well as a new text by Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson. Kjartansson draws on the entire arc of art in his performative practice. The history of lm, music, theatre, visual culture and literature nds its way into his video installations, durational performances, drawing and painting
Published alongside the exhibition at the Barbican, London (14 July 4 September 2016), bringing together live performance, music, film, painting, sculpture and drawing and the first UK survey of this internationally acclaimed Icelandic artist. The fully illustrated book features a pictorial autobiography compiled by Ragnar Kjartansson himself, and is designed by John Morgan studio. Clichés and motifs of Western culture, romantic melancholy and even his own conception, provide the personal and often playful subject matter of the artists emotionally charged work. Also included are an introductory essay by Markús Andrésson, two commissioned essays by curator Kelly Gordon and Art Forum writer Jeffrey Kastner, as well as a new text by Canadian essayist and poet Anne Carson. Kjartansson draws on the entire arc of art in his performative practice. The history of lm, music, theatre, visual culture and literature nds its way into his video installations, durational performances, drawing and painting
9783863359706 34.95
Kjartansson, Ragnar, 1976-