Review: Ragnar Kjartansson’s The Visitors

Originally commissioned in 2012, Kjartansson's video work has gained cult status.

bearded man wearing headphones sits naked in a clawfoot bathtub filled with bubbles, strumming a guitar balanced on a wooden board across the tub in a worn-out room with peeling paint—part of Ragnar Kjartansson’s multichannel video installation The Visitors.

Ragnar Kjartansson’s The Visitors is on view at SFMOMA through September 28, 2025.

Review: Ragnar Kjartansson’s The Visitors