Rirkrit Tiravanija

Born in 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rirkrit Tiravanija is a Thai contemporary artist based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Berlin, Germany, and New York City. He conceptualizes art installations and performances that welcome participation from the audience to promote political and social revelations.

Rirkrit looks to blur the cultural, conceptual, and social boundaries throughout his artworks. He has exhibited at the National Gallery Singapore, the Stedelijk Museum, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among many other prestigious art galleries and museums.

Creative Time NYC’s unique flag project

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

Flag Day & Donald Trump’s birthday Did you know that Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, was born on June 14? Well, Creative Times, the institution that has commissioned the project dubbed “Pledges of Allegiance” insists that the date was not thought about when selecting a launch date for their project. The …

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Our 2018 Art Basel Unlimited top 10

Installations, Performances, Photography, Sculptures / 9 minutes of reading

Rirkrit Tiravanija – Untitled, 2015 (bangkok boogie woogie, no. 1), 2015 “In 2010, Bangkok erupted in violence with protesters from both the Left and Right, battling the military in the streets. The main weapon on both sides was the tire, both as a barricade and as improvised Molotov cocktail, rolled instead of thrown. In 2015, …

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What makes Vienna Opera’s Safety Curtain unique?

Installations / 11 minutes of reading

Vienna State Opera’s long history of working with artists Safety Curtain is an ongoing exhibition series taking place in the Vienna State Opera, Austria. Conceived and initiated by museum in progress in 1998, Safety Curtain has converted the firewall between the stage and the auditorium into a temporary exhibition space for contemporary artists every year. …

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