Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian artist Rirkrit Tiravanija.
Last updated on November 24, 2024.
Rirkrit Tiravanija is a Thai contemporary artist residing in New York City, Berlin, and Chiangmai, Thailand. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1961. His installations often take the form of stages or rooms for sharing meals, cooking, reading or playing music; architecture or structures for living and socializing are a core element in his work.
One gets wrapped up in reacting to one's own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.
I'm ephemeral as much as I can be, so I started to think about the idea of not working. It's really about a change of attitude. It's not so much about stopping, but about re-thinking the meaning of one's production.
I am always rethinking how art is perceived and received, questioning our relationship to art. That's always been a constant.
When I visit new places, I like to see the markets.
I am a socialist, so I am not worried about socialism. I am worried about dictators who are putting everyone into a socialist state for their own benefit.
I guess I've always been quite interested in the Situationists' ideas about urbanism and spectacle and how we move through life.
For me, when I have the opportunity to exhibit abroad, I feel that the public understands some points I have raised and are open-minded and make an effort to understand my work, but there are still certain things that remain inaccessible.
When I first started working it was as if I didn't understand myself. The fact that I didn't understand myself was tied up with not understanding where I came from, where I began.
I never give too much thought to the idea of universality.
If we have too much clarity, we might not be compelled to continue searching for new ideas.
One gets wrapped up in reacting to ones own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.
My starting point was the search for my identity in foreign places, in places where I am estranged from myself.
One of the first issues I dealt with was the struggle to find a language, to find my own words.
For me, staying in place might mean staying with my own thoughts, even if the body keeps traveling. I might be experiencing new things, but I'm also here, with myself.