A Lot of Sorrow
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.The Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson frequently collaborates with contemporary musicians. His work A Lot of Sorrow is an intense, meditative video of the National performing their song "Sorrow" in an uninterrupted loop for six hours.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Lot of Sorrow
- Artist: Ragnar Kjartansson (Icelandic, born Reykjavík, 1976)
- Collaborator: The National (active 1999–present)
- Date: 2013–14
- Medium: Single channel video, color, sound, 6 hours and 9 minutes, and 35 seconds
- Dimensions: Variable
- Classification: Variable Media
- Credit Line: Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Collection
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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