Rirkrit Tiravanija

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Rirkrit Tiravanija is a contemporary Thai artist known for his participatory, socially engaged installations that often involve cooking and communal gatherings as a form of relational aesthetics.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thai artist
conceptual artist
contemporary artist
human
installation artist
artisticFocus blurring boundaries between art and life
community building
everyday life as art
viewer participation
artisticMedium installation
performance
social interaction
awardReceived Hugo Boss Prize NERFINISHED
Lucelia Artist Award NERFINISHED
citizenship Thailand NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Argentina NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1961-08-21
education Ontario College of Art NERFINISHED
School of the Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED
Whitney Museum Independent Study Program NERFINISHED
exhibitedAt Documenta NERFINISHED
Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED
Serpentine Gallery NERFINISHED
Venice Biennale NERFINISHED
familyName Tiravanija NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contemporary art
installation art
relational aesthetics
givenName Rirkrit NERFINISHED
hasTaughtAt Columbia University NERFINISHED
School of Visual Arts NERFINISHED
Städelschule NERFINISHED
influencedBy Fluxus NERFINISHED
Happenings
Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
Thai
movement relational aesthetics
social practice art
name Rirkrit Tiravanija NERFINISHED
nationality Thai
notableFor artworks involving cooking
communal gatherings as art
participatory installations
socially engaged art
notableWork Untitled (Free) 1992 NERFINISHED
Untitled 1993 (Tomorrow Is Another Day) NERFINISHED
Untitled 1999 (Tomorrow Is Another Fine Day) NERFINISHED
Untitled 2002 (he promised) NERFINISHED
Untitled 2006 (Tomorrow Is Another Day) NERFINISHED
occupation artist
professor
placeOfBirth Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
usesMaterial architectural structures
cooking equipment
food
furniture
yearAwardedHugoBossPrize 2004

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The Phillips Collection
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