- Rirkrit Tiravanija
Rirkrit Tiravanija (b. 1961 and pronounced RICK-rit Tira-VAN-it) is a
Buenos Aires -born contemporary artist who divides his time in New York,Berlin andBangkok .His early installations involved cooking meals for gallery-goers. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_n2_v84/ai_18004723 Jerry Saltz, "Art in America", Feb 1996.] ] Tiravanija's artwork, which explores the social role of the artist, is described by
Nicolas Bourriaud as having a "relational aesthetics." His installations often take the form of stages or rooms for sharing meals, cooking, reading, playing music. Architecture or structures for living and socializing are a core element in his work. He is represented by theGavin Brown Gallery inNew York .Tiravanija's work has been presented widely at museums and galleries throughout the world including solo exhibitions at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (2005);
Serpentine Gallery ,London (2005 );Secession ,Vienna (2002 ); and TheMuseum of Modern Art ,New York (1997 ). He has participated in such notable group exhibitions as theSharjah Biennial 8,United Arab Emirates (2007 ); 27thSão Paulo Biennial ,Brazil (2006 );Whitney Biennial 2006 : Day for Night,New York (2005 ), and the 50thVenice Biennale (2003 ).In 2004 he was awarded the
Hugo Boss Prize by the Guggenheim Museum, "in recognition of his profound contribution to contemporary art." [ [http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/hugo_boss_prize/ guggenheim.org] ]Recent solo exhibitions (include)
The
Museum of Modern Art , New York (1997); Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1999); Center for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu, Japan (2000); Portikus, Frankfurt (2001); Secession, Vienna (2002); Galerie für Zeitgenossiche Kunst, Leipzig (2003); and Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK (2003–04).References
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