“A Lot of Sorrow,” one of Kjartansson’s most well-known and acclaimed works, is a six-hour, single-channel video of a performance recorded at MoMA PS1 in 2013. For this piece, Kjartansson, best known for his durational performance and video work, invited The National to play their hit song “Sorrow” live on stage repeatedly and continuously for six hours, nine minutes, and 35 seconds. As hours pass and fatigue sets in, the band members experiment and improvise, yielding unexpected outcomes while Kjartansson periodically steps on stage to offer food and drink.

By stretching a single pop song into a six-hour concert, Kjartansson explores the creative potential of repetition. Filmed with multiple cameras, Kjartansson’s large-screen video projection becomes an immersive experience that ARTnews called “astonishingly riveting,” and The New York Times critic Roberta Smith described as “unimaginably expansive.”

The video will start from the beginning each day, allowing interested visitors to watch the entire 6-hour performance during gallery hours.

Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase. Photo by Elisabet Davidsdottir. ©Ragnar Kjartansson and The National; Courtesy of the artists, Luhring Augustine, New York and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik