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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 then settling in the East Village of... Read full biography
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 then settling in the East Village of New York City. During his childhood he lived in Ethiopia, Argentina and Bangkok, Thailand where he spent... Read full biography
Rirkrit Tiravanija - Artist Info
About Rirkrit Tiravanija: Books
Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
The Hugo Boss Prize, 2004 Guggenheim Museum (Exhibition catalog)