Ragnar Kjartansson | A Lot of Sorrow
| KÖNIG GALERIE
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27.6.–23.8.2015
with Ragnar Kjartansson, Ragnar Kjartansson & The National
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On view downstairs, under the repeated rhythms of Sorrow, Kjartansson’s most recent series of paintings is on show. Die Nacht der Hochzeit, watercolours of dark starry skies, and A Lot of Sorrow are both comprised of ever varying repetitions of the same subject. Painting and drawing is an essential part of Kjartansson’s practice, despite being best known for his large scale durational performances and video works. These include a twelve hour performance of the last aria of Mozart’s Wedding of Figaro and a six month performance of doing a new painting every day of a young male model in a palazzo on the Canal Grande at the Venice Biennial. In his paintings and drawings Kjartansson employs the performative, often repeating the same subject en pleine air, luring out a soothing melancholia of longing and loss. Previous series include Raging Pornographic Sea, countless drawings of the sea he did with his father and Reflections from Room 413, five painted self portraits from 24 hours spent in a hotel room.
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Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976) lives and works in Reykjavík. He has had solo exhibitions at institutions including the New Museum, New York, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna, the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Hangar Biococca, Milan, Frankfurter Kunstverein, and the BAWAG Contemporary, Vienna.The National consists of vocalist Matt Berninger fronting two pairs of brothers: Aaron (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar), and Scott (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). Their first full-lengths The National and Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers preceded their signing to Beggars Banquet in 2004. Alligator (2005) raised their profile as The National grew into an incendiary live band. Boxer (2007) sold over three times as many copies as its predecessor and saw them transformed from underground stars into a rock institution. High Violet (2010) released on 4AD brought the band global critical and commercial success.A Lot of Sorrow took place at MoMA PS1, as part of Sunday Sessions.Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York & i8 gallery, Reykjavik.A joint project by KÖNIG GALERIE and Berliner Festspiele / Foreign Affairs.