Ragnar Kjartansson

Markús Þór Andrésson

Reykjavík Art Museum exhibits the work World Light from 2015 by Ragnar Kjartansson.

The work is a four-screen cinematic adaptation of the epic novel World Light (1937–1940) by the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness. Based on the structure of the novel’s four volumes the result is a four-channel video installation. The year 2025 marks the 10 year anniversary of the work and the 70th anniversary of Halldór Laxness' Nobel Prize.

Exhibition

World Light - The Life and Death of an Artist

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The old harbour warehouse, Hafnarhús, offers a progressive exhibition program with local and international contemporary artists. The works of key figures, as well as established and emerging current artists are presented in six galleries.
Hafnarhús is also home to the works of Erró (b. 1932), a significant player in the international pop art scene.
Hafnarhús is located in the oldest part of Reykjavik, where the town’s boats and first docks lay. The building was erected in the 1930s and at the time it was one of the largest buildings in the country.
It was renovated by Studio Grandi architects in 1998-2000 to house Reykjavík Art Museum. 

World Light - The Life and Death of an Artist

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Ragnar Kjartansson