Ragnar Kjartansson will present his exhibition "The End" at the Icelandic Pavilion of the 2009 Venice Biennale. It will feature a six-month long performance where Kjartansson will paint the portrait of a young man posing in a speedo while smoking and drinking beer. Each day Kjartansson will produce a new painting of this scene, with previous works piling up in the studio. Though not a romanticized scene, the performance explores questions of the artist's identity and relationship to his surroundings and past works.

1. RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: THE END Palazzo Michiel dal Brusa Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2009