FRANKFURT.- On the occasion of Iceland’s invitation as guest country at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2011, the Frankfurter Kunstverein presents the first major solo exhibition in Germany of Ragnar Kjartansson (born 1976). The exhibition comprises more than fifteen video works, image series and installations of the past ten years by the well-known Icelandic artist whose six-month-long continuous performance at the Icelandic Pavilion caused quite a sensation at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Especially for the exhibition at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, Kjartansson has produced a new sculptural work. Iceland is home to a small but very lively and diverse art scene, which is shaped by both international influences and the unique geographical and historical circumstances of the island state. Contemporary art from Iceland is characterized by