The Visitors
Artist
Ragnar Kjartansson(Icelandic, born 1976)Icelandic, born 1976
CultureIcelandic
Titles
- The Visitors
Date2012
MediumNine-channel video, edition of 6, artist's proof 1/2
Dimensions64 minutes
Credit LineThe Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, restricted gift of the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation to the Phoenix Art Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Object number2018.54.A-.I
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryMigros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, 2012.
Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, 2013.
Luhring Augustine, New York, 2013.
HangarBicocca, Milan, 2013.
Kling & Bang Gallerí, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2013–14.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, 2014.
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2014.
"Perth International Arts Festival," John Curtin Gallery, Australia, 2015.
Vinyl Factory, London, 2015.
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, 2015.
Faena Art Center, Buenos Aires, 2015.
UB Art Gallery at the Center for the Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2016.
Gund Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 2016.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, 2016–17.
Cincinnati Art Museum, 2018.
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 20–September 22, 2019.
Published References Baker, R.C. “Surround-Sound Solace” The Village Voice. March 13-19, 2013, Vol. LVIII, No. 11, pg. 24. Harvey, Chris “Ragnar Kjartansson Interview: ‘It’s Like a Joke about Why People Hate Art.’” The Telegraph. (UK) January 29, 2018. Mobilio, Albert. “Go with the Slow Ragnar Kjartansson's The Visitors,” Hyperallegic. March 16, 2013. Rosenberg, Karen. “Art in Review: Ragnar Kjartansson,” The New York Times, February 22, 2013, page C26. Russeth, Andrew. “On View - Ragnar Kjartansson” The New York Observer. February 25, 2013, page B8. Saltz, Jerry. “The 10 Best Art Shows of the Year” New York. December 16, 2013, pp. 40-41. Searle, Adrian. “Death, volcanoes and Nazis in the family,” The Guardian. June 28, 2016. Sheets, Hilarie M. “Never Tiring of Repeating Himself” The New York Times. Sunday, January 6, 2013, page AR 19. Sheets, Hilarie M. “The Visitors,’ by Ragnar Kjartansson, The New York Times. January 6, 2013. Smee, Sebastian. “Hipster musicians in a video masterpiece." Boston Globe. July 24, 2014. Scott, Andrea K. “Critic’s Notebook - Parallel Lives” The New Yorker. February 25, 2013, page 16. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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