Ragnar Kjartansson

The Visitors
A nine-screen video installation by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson
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samaelFirst to rec“can kinda see it now :) wander around the room, get comfortable, and follow what catches your attention. and maybe this layout is easier to follow:”
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Anna Griffin“If this comes to your city run don’t walk to see it! “The Visitors” was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced at a museum before. In one room, surrounded by nine screens, you follow nine musician “visitors” as they perform—part song, part incantation—in a historic mansion. I highly rec timing it so you view from start to finish, yes the full hour!”
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Nora“This is NOT on view, but if it ever comes your way, don't miss it. When I first saw this at The Broad, I filed it in my brain under "art that made me cry" and waited about a decade to see it again (I set a Google alert!) last winter at SFMoMA, this time with my kids. It is a nine-channel/screen installation that you can experience lying on the floor.”
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