Ragnar Kjartansson | Sunday Without Love

Ragnar Kjartansson's solo exhibition, Sunday Without Love, will be on view at the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen from May 3 through August 16, 2026. 

Kjartansson first became known as a musician in the early 2000s, particularly as the frontman of the band Trabant. This musical background continues to shape his artistic practice to this day. In his works, he deals self-deprecatingly with themes such as love, melancholy, identity, power, and powerlessness, while at the same time deconstructing cultural and male role models. In doing so, he deliberately draws on art history traditions, in particular the genre of 19th-century landscape painting and feminist performance art of the second half of the 20th century.

The exhibition includes video installations and new paintings, offering a concentrated overview of Kjartansson’s work characterized by three central themes: music, feminism, and art history.

To learn more about the exhibition, please visit the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen website.