A lot of the stuff I've done is inspired by the location. Usually my works are pretty site-specific. There are a lot of shows that are older works, but often when I do new work for a show, it tends to talk to the space or the idea of the museum.
The best trick I learned was when a priest came to me when I was an altar boy and said, "Always, when you make a mistake, pretend it's ritual." It's … - Ragnar Kjartansson
The best trick I learned was when a priest came to me when I was an altar boy and said, "Always, when you make a mistake, pretend it's ritual." It's …
- Ragnar Kjartansson
What draws me to theater and religion are these rituals made to make you feel emotion. It's so banal in an interesting way. In visual art it's about … - Ragnar Kjartansson
What draws me to theater and religion are these rituals made to make you feel emotion. It's so banal in an interesting way. In visual art it's about …
Living through art is a better way to live - not necessarily making art, but being surrounded by art. I think it's just as banal as trying to show my… - Ragnar Kjartansson
Living through art is a better way to live - not necessarily making art, but being surrounded by art. I think it's just as banal as trying to show my…
I think my favorite Rolling Stones song is "No Expectations." I always think and talk through songs. - Ragnar Kjartansson
I think my favorite Rolling Stones song is "No Expectations." I always think and talk through songs.
I often really like to play with documenting my performances cinematically. Cinematic documentation is much more interesting than the performance its… - Ragnar Kjartansson
I often really like to play with documenting my performances cinematically. Cinematic documentation is much more interesting than the performance its…
I really love country music, just this idea of three chords and the truth. - Ragnar Kjartansson
I really love country music, just this idea of three chords and the truth.
I was very prejudiced when I started arts school. I, like all of those kids, was like, "I don't like this modern stuff." I came to arts school with a… - Ragnar Kjartansson
I was very prejudiced when I started arts school. I, like all of those kids, was like, "I don't like this modern stuff." I came to arts school with a…
I'm so used to being in a theater where there is always a narrative, but I'm more about the still moment, the painter inside me. - Ragnar Kjartansson
I'm so used to being in a theater where there is always a narrative, but I'm more about the still moment, the painter inside me.
A lot of the stuff I've done is inspired by the location. Usually my works are pretty site-specific. There are a lot of shows that are older works, b… - Ragnar Kjartansson
A lot of the stuff I've done is inspired by the location. Usually my works are pretty site-specific. There are a lot of shows that are older works, b…
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