Politics of the Obvious will mark the American museum debut of a number of important works. The exhibition centers on a series of deceptively simple refrains, clichés, and truisms. In six installations created over the span of more than two decades, Kjartansson transforms familiar phrases or gestures into experiences that become altogether strange, provocative, and powerfully moving.
Notable video installation works on view include Kjartansson's most recent work, Sunday Without Love (2026), N…
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