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Artist
Rirkrit Tiravanija
b. 1961, Buenos Aires, Argentina · Thai-Argentine · Based in New York, Berlin & Chiang Mai
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1987)
- Whitney Independent Study Program (1986)
- Relational Aesthetics
- Installation
- Social Practice
- Works on Paper
Rirkrit Tiravanija is an influential conceptual artist central to the development of Relational Aesthetics, creating open social platforms where communal cooking, reading, and shared hospitality replace static art objects. His practice dismantles institutional barriers in favor of collective human encounters.
Installation; social practice; cooking
DOCUMENTATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES via Contemporary Art Library ↗Artist Films
Artist Rirkrit Tiravanija: "As an artist, I can only make signs." | Louisiana Channel
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Major Works
- 1992Untitled (Free)
- 1990Untitled 1990 (pad thai)
- 1996Untitled 1996 (Tomorrow Is Another Day)
- 1998 onwardThe Land
- 1996Untitled (One Revolution Per Minute)
- 1999 onwardNo Ghost Just a Shell
- 2000s onwardDemonstration Drawings
- 2000sThe Days of This Society Is Numbered
- 2010 onwardWho’s Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Green
- 2015Do We Dream Under the Same Sky
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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