Review: Ragnar Kjartansson’s The Visitors

As the performers converge in the final frame, so too do the viewers, briefly united by music and emotion.

A man sits barefoot in a leather armchair in an old library filled with books, playing an electric guitar and wearing headphones, with recording equipment and bust sculptures around him—one of the performers in The Visitors.

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

Review: Ragnar Kjartansson’s The Visitors