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> [Living through art is a better way to live - not necessarily making art, but being surrounded by art. I think it's just as banal as trying to show my version of the beauty in the world. It's about beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/living-through-art-is-a-better-way-to-live-not-necessarily-making-art/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

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## More by Ragnar Kjartansson

> [The best trick I learned was when a priest came to me when I was an altar boy and said, "Always, when you make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/the-best-trick-i-learned-was-when-a-priest-came-to-me-when-i-was-an/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [What draws me to theater and religion are these rituals made to make you feel emotion. It's so banal in an interesting way. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/what-draws-me-to-theater-and-religion-are-these-rituals-made-to-make/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [A lot of the stuff I've done is inspired by the location. Usually my works are pretty site-specific. There are a lot of shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/a-lot-of-the-stuff-i-ve-done-is-inspired-by-the-location-usually-my/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [I was very prejudiced when I started arts school. I, like all of those kids, was like, "I don't like this modern stuff." I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/i-was-very-prejudiced-when-i-started-arts-school-i-like-all-of-those/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [I had a total revelation with the feminist moment, with Carolee Scheeman and Marina Abromovic and of course Joan Jonas; that was a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/i-had-a-total-revelation-with-the-feminist-moment-with-carolee/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [I really love country music, just this idea of three chords and the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/i-really-love-country-music-just-this-idea-of-three-chords-and-the/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [Living through art is a better way to live - not necessarily making art, but being surrounded by art. I think it's just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/living-through-art-is-a-better-way-to-live-not-necessarily-making-art/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [I often really like to play with documenting my performances cinematically. Cinematic documentation is much more interesting than the performance itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/i-often-really-like-to-play-with-documenting-my-performances/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [I think my favorite Rolling Stones song is "No Expectations." I always think and talk through songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/i-think-my-favorite-rolling-stones-song-is-no-expectations-i-always/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

> [I'm so used to being in a theater where there is always a narrative, but I'm more about the still moment, the painter inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ragnar-kjartansson/i-m-so-used-to-being-in-a-theater-where-there-is-always-a-narrative/)

[Ragnar Kjartansson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ragnar-kjartansson/)

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