Jónsi
Since the 1990s world-renowned interdisciplinary artist Jónsi has produced ethereal sounds through an astute aesthetic that combines the minimal, classical and the progressive. Jónsi initially gained international recognition as the lead vocalist for the Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Rós, whose unique sounds have been equated with the sublime. Jónsi’s unequivocal vocal and instrumental approach have expanded the boundaries of musical genres, rendering him one of the leading musical artists of our time.
Outside of Sigur Rós, Jónsi has cultivated a latticework of other interconnected music projects, inclusive of solo works and collaborations. In 2009 he and partner Alex Somers released the landmark ambient album Riceboy Sleeps, which they followed up in 2019 with Lost & Found. In 2018 Jónsi, Alex Somers, and Paul Corley formed Liminal, whose ambient soundbath events have been hosted at art spaces across the world to high critical praise. In 2019 he formed the musical duo Dark Morph with Swedish composer Carl Michael von Hausswolf.
Jónsi has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania; the National Nordic Museum, Seattle; and the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Born in Iceland in 1975, Jón Þór "Jónsi” Birgisson, lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Jónsi: FLÓÐ | Installation
Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland September 22, 2024 - January 25, 2025 -
Jónsi: FLÓÐ (Flood)
Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland June 1 - September 21, 2024 -
Jónsi: Vox
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles November 11, 2023 - February 10, 2024 -
Jónsi: Hrafntinna (Obsidian)
Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tasmania September 30, 2023 - April 1, 2024 -
Concerning Nature
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York September 6 - October 13, 2023 -
Jónsi: FLÓÐ (Flood)
National Nordic Museum, Seattle March 17 - August 6, 2023 -
JÓNSI: HRAFNTINNA (OBSIDIAN)
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto August 1, 2022 - August 7, 2023 -
Jónsi: Obsidian
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York October 30 - December 17, 2021 -
THE RETURN OF THE REAL
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York July 14 - August 28, 2020 -
Songs in the Dark
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York January 11 - February 20, 2020 -
Jónsi
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles November 16, 2019 - January 9, 2020