Winner in 2004 of special recognition for profound contribution to contemporary art with the fifth biennial Hugo Boss Prize at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Rirkrit Tiravanija is a conceptual artist. He is committed to violating the centuries old idea that art is merely to be gazed at by creating interactive installation pieces. In his work, he wants the audience to enjoy his work by becoming part of it as though being with it was "a gathering of friends, sharing stories and temporarily escaping the pervasively isolated nature of contemporary life." (Stafford).

From Thailand, although born in Buenos, South America, Rirkrit Tiravanija has been an international nomad, traveling extensively and...