Rirkrit Tiravanija: 6 works

'Rirkrit Tiravanija Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1961. He lives and works in New York City, USA , and Chiang Mai, Thailand.'

'For the travelling group exhibition Cities on the Move, which toured in the late 1990s from Vienna to Bordeaux, New York, Copenhagen, London, and Bangkok, Thai artists Navin Rawanchaikul and Rirkrit Tiravanija collaborated with cinema painters and "tuk-tuk" producers.'

'Besides functioning as an icon of recent architectural history, the replica by Tiravanija houses various species of palm trees as well as showcases and tables with objects related to the plant, and videos.'

'Tiravanija's installation Untitled 2010 (14086) was first presented at a gallery in Beijing in 2010.'

'The themes of community and social action are also at the core of Tiravanija's Demonstration Drawings (2006-- 2015), which the artist commissioned from Thai artists.'

'Rirkrit Tiravanija was born in Argentina, grew up in Thailand, and studied in Canada and the United States. The accumulation of those experiences and chance encounters with people from different cultural backgrounds inspired him to stage social events in gallery spaces and museums.'