Ragnar Kjartansson at Luhring Augustine Gallery

Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s 9-screen installation at Chelsea’s Luhring Augustine has been a hands-down ‘Chelsea Gallery Tour’ favorite lately.  Kjartansson and a band of musician friends occupy different rooms in a 200 year old Hudson River mansion as they perform a 53 minute song, which fades away but sticks in the memory as the group exits the house and trails away over green hills. (Through March 16th).  

Ragnar Kjartansson, ‘The Visitors,’ installation view, Nine channel HD video projection, 2012.