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Born 1961 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known for: Conceptual art and installations-interactive.
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
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Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Conceptual
- •Easel Painting
- •Installation Art
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Performance Art, Happenings
- •Photo Realism, Hyperrealism, Super Realism
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Thailand
Awards/Recognition
- •Hugo Boss Art Prize
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting