{"product_id":"ragnar-kjartansson-epic-waste-of-love-and-understanding-9788793659681","title":"Ragnar Kjartansson: Epic Waste of Love and Understanding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSurveying the films, installations and performances of the superstar Icelandic artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely recognized as one of the most exciting and significant voices of contemporary art, Icelandic performance and multimedia artist Ragnar Kjartansson takes a loving yet critical look at Western culture. His longform video installations explore the dynamics of repetition, often through music, and develop into feats of endurance, both physical and emotional. \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e deemed his 2012 work \u003ci\u003eThe Visitors\u003c\/i\u003e \"the best artwork of the 21st century.\"\u003cbr\u003eCombining quintessential videos such as \u003ci\u003eMe and My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBliss\u003c\/i\u003e with lesser-known paintings and sculptures, the retrospective at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art presents three new pieces made for the exhibition (including the title work with the plywood flames burning on the catalog cover) and captures the litany of senses Kjartansson has embraced without hesitation in his 20-year career. New work created for the anthology includes a painted plywood monument to \"an epic waste of love and understanding\" and a new performance piece titled \u003ci\u003eScaredman\u003c\/i\u003e. The richly illustrated catalog includes personal contributions and dialogues in response to each of the artist's works on display by leading contemporary artists and scholars. Curator Tine Colstrup discusses \u003ci\u003eA Lot of Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e with Marina Abramovic, and reflects on \u003ci\u003eTerrible, Terrible\u003c\/i\u003e with Pussy Riot activist Maria Alyokhina. The book proves itself an invaluable guide to Kjartansson's examination of love, identity, melancholy, masculinity and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRagnar Kjartansson\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1976), a native of Reykjavik, Iceland, studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts and the Royal Academy of Arts, Stockholm. He represented Iceland at the 53rd Biennale di Venezia in 2009 and participated in the 2013 \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedic Palace of the World\u003c\/i\u003e at the 55th Biennale di Venezia in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ragnar Kjartansson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Louisiana Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.90h x 9.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788793659681","brand":"Louisiana Museum of Modern Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704982900873,"sku":"9788793659681","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_eb281c89-354b-4ea2-97b6-0fbdea337b38.jpg?v=1719431460","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ragnar-kjartansson-epic-waste-of-love-and-understanding-9788793659681","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}