Ragnar Kjartansson

Icelandic | 1976

Ragnar Kjartansson is an Icelandic Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1976. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Kumu Art Museum in Tallinn. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museo Tamayo have featured Ragnar Kjartansson's work in the past.Ragnar Kjartansson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3,070 USD to 45,948 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2017 the record price for this artist at auction is 45,948 USD for Death and the Children, sold at Phillips London in 2017. Ragnar Kjartansson has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for MOUSSE Magazine in February 2025.

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Du Holde Kunst

By Ragnar Kjartansson

Pinto Gallery

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Notable Lots

Figures in a Landscape (Friday)

By Ragnar Kjartansson

Sk谩larfjall at Sunset - Ragnar Kjartansson

Skálarfjall at Sunset ,2020

By Ragnar Kjartansson

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Death and the Children - Ragnar Kjartansson

Death and the Children ,2002

By Ragnar Kjartansson

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Recent Auction Results

"Performance Sketch" - Ragnar Kjartansson

"Performance Sketch" ,1976

By Ragnar Kjartansson

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Theaterstück (for Parkett 94). - Ragnar Kjartansson

Theaterstück (for Parkett 94). ,2014

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鈥滵eath and the Children鈥�. - Ragnar Kjartansson

鈥滵eath and the Children鈥�. ,2002

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Current Exhibitions

Ragnar Kjartansson: A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird

Kumu Art Museum

Tallinn | Estonia

May 16,2025 - Sep 21,2025

Ragnar Kjartansson: World Light 鈥� The Life and Death of an Artist

Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarhús

Reykjavík | Iceland

Feb 07,2025 - Sep 21,2025

Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors

SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

San Francisco | California | USA

Nov 05,2022 - Sep 28,2025

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Articles

MOUSSE Magazine 06/02/2025

鈥淭he Brown Period鈥� is an extended project, intended to be a dive into the realms of the experimental.

ArtDaily 20/01/2025

i8 Gallery is presenting The Brown Period, a year-long exhibition by Ragnar Kjartansson at i8 Grandi. This presentation, which is Kjartansson鈥檚 sixth solo show at i8, opened on 18 January and will be on view until 18 December 2025.

Wallpaper 06/11/2024

From maverick memoirs to topical tomes, turn over a new leaf with the Wallpaper* arts desk鈥檚 pick of new releases and all-time favourite art books.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Though he is primarily known for performance, Kjartansson also pursues more traditional media such as painting, drawing, and video... 鈥�
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Luhring Augustine, Chelsea

鈥� ..Ragnar Kjartansson is known for his spectacular, music-filled performative live installations and video work... 鈥�
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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

鈥� ..Well known for his musical performances that experiment with time and repetition, Kjartansson (born 1976) uses durational performance to capture collective emotion... 鈥�
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Beck Building

鈥� .. Icelandic artist and musician Ragnar Kjartansson鈥檚 often intensely durational performance-based works manifest a rare synthesis of pathos and humor... 鈥�
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The Art Institute of Chicago

鈥� ..Kjartansson's exploration of repetition and endurance, apparent in his own performances, is here transferred to this revered musician who has been staging and performing this music for over seven decades... 鈥�
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Luhring Augustine, Chelsea