biografia di Rirkrit TIRAVANIJA (1961)
Personal data
Birth : 1961 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Argentina - Germany - Thailand - United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesRepresentatives
303 Gallery – 525 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States
Exit Art / The First World – 548 Broadway – New York NY, United States
Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
Galerie Micheline Szwajcer – Verlatstraat 14 – Antwerp, Belgium
Galleria Emi Fontana – Viale Bligny 42 – Milan MI, Italy
Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
Education
The Banff Center for the Arts – Banff, Alberta, Canada
1984 – 1985 : School of the Art Institute of Chicago – 111 South Wabash Avenue – Chicago IL, United States
1985 – 1986 : Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program – 100 Lafayette Street – New York NY, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
Inspired from Andy WARHOL
Travels all over the world like substance of his work
Makes films, like “Vicinato 2” with Liam GILLICK and Philippe PARENO, Carsten HÖLLER, Pierre HUYGHE in New York, NY, USA
He also lives and works in Berlin, Germany and in Bangkok, Thailand
Other professions
Art Critic
Documents sur l’Art – Dijon, France
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume : Installation 
Audiovisual-Multimedia : Video - Video installation 
Performing Art : Performance Subject
history/societycommunities
human relations
consumer society
Works
| Magazine Station No. 2, Receiving Station | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Installation Materials : aluminium-textile material Technical data : furnitures and audio equipments | |
| Magazine Station No. 2, Transmission Deck 1 | |
| Date of creation : 2000 Medium : Installation Materials : metal-wood-textile material Size : 15 x 300 x 400 cm | |
| Untitled (A trailer for a film, in Progress for the Past Several Years) | |
| Date of creation : 1998-1999 Medium : Installation Process : object-film Size : 214 x 366 x 15 inch | |
| Untitled | |
| Date of creation : 1998 Medium : Video projection Technical data : cinema of city, Berlin, Bangkok | |
| Untitled | |
| Date of creation : 1997 Medium : Installation | |
| Rehearsal studio | |
| Date of creation : 1996 Medium : Sound installation | |
| Untitled (lunch box) | |
| Date of creation : 1996 Medium : Mixed media Size : 33 x 15 cm | |
| Atlas | |
| Date of creation : 1995 Medium : Installation Size : 52 x 102 inch | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2008
Foster, You’re Dead
Galleria Emi Fontana – Milan MI, Italy
04/06/2008 – 05/30/2008
2005
Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris – Paris, France
2005 – 03/20/2005
Prix Hugo Boss 2004
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
03/11/2005 – 06/05/2005
2000
Magazine Station No. 2
Galleria Emi Fontana – Milan MI, Italy
2000
Gallery Side 2 – Tokyo, Japan
2000
1998
Untitled (Das soziale kapital)
Migros Museum – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1998
1997
Untitled (playtime)
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
04/01/1997 – 06/03/1997
1996
Untitled
Navin Taxi Gallery – Bangkok, Thailand
1996
1995
Untitled (still)
303 Gallery – New York NY, United States
06/1995
1990
Pad Thai, Project Room
Paula Cooper Gallery – New York NY, United States
1990
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Parkett Editions – 2nd floor 155 Avenue of the Americas – New York NY, United States
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Portikus – Schöne Aussicht 2 – Frankfurt, Germany
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Gallery Side 2 – B1F 2-18-3 1F, Akasaka, Minato Ku – Tokyo, Japan
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Koch und Kesslau – Weinbergsweg 3 – Berlin, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galleria Emi Fontana – Viale Bligny 42 – Milan MI, Italy
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Frameworks Verlagsgesellschaft mbH – Gumpendorfer Strasse 89 – Vienna, Austria
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : 1301 PE Projects and Editions – 6150 Wilshire Boulevard – Los Angeles CA, United States
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Neugerriemschneider – Linienstrasse 155 – Berlin, Germany
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Chantal Crousel – 40 rue Quincampoix – Paris, France
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Koch und Kesslau – Weinbergsweg 3 – Berlin, Germany
ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Galerie Micheline Szwajcer – Verlatstraat 14 – Antwerp, Belgium
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – 620 Greenwich Street – New York NY, United States
2000
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Galleria Emi Fontana – Viale Bligny 42 – Milan MI, Italy
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Parkett Verlag Gallery – Quellenstrasse 27 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1999
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Galleria Emi Fontana – Viale Bligny 42 – Milan MI, Italy
Group exhibitions
2007
Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
MAC Musée d’Art Contemporain Fondation Léa et Napoléon Bullukian IAC Institut d’art contemporain – Lyon, France
09/19/2007 – 01/06/2008
2005
Expérience de la durée – 8ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Lyon, France
09/12/2005 – 12/31/2005
2002
Passenger – The Viewer as Participant
Astrup Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst – Oslo, Norway
2002 – 04/21/2002
Bridge the Gap
CCA Centre for Contemporary Art Kitakyushu – Kita-Kyushu, Japan
2002
2001
L’idée de Communauté
Parachute – Montréal QC, Canada
2001
EGOFUGAL : Fugue from Ego for the Next Emergence – 7th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul, Turkey
09/22/2001 – 11/17/2001
Mega Wave : Towards a New Synthesis – Yokohama International Triennale of Contemporary Art
Yokohama, Japan
09/02/2001 – 11/11/2001
Dévoler – Vivent les FRAC (suite)
IAC Institut d’art contemporain – Villeurbanne, France
06/22/2001 – 11/18/2001
Platea dell’ Umanità – 49° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
06/10/2001 – 11/04/2001
2000
Continental Shift
Bonnefanten Museum – Maastricht, Netherlands
2000
1999
d’APERTutto – 48° Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
06/13/1999 – 11/07/1999
1998
Berlin biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst, n° 1
Berlin, Germany
1998
Dijon/Le Consortium – Collections
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
11/04/1998 – 12/14/1998
Every Day – Biennale of Sydney n° 11
Museum of Contemporary Art – Sydney NSW, Australia
09/18/1998 – 11/08/1998
1997
Cities on the Move, n°1
Wiener Secession – Vereinigung bildender Künstler – Vienna, Austria
11/26/1997 – 01/18/1998
1996
Manifesta 1
Kunsthal Rotterdam – Rotterdam, Netherlands
06/09/1996 – 08/19/1996
Douglas Gordon / Rikrit Tiravanija
Galerie d’Eole – Montpellier, France
01/19/1996 – 03/02/1996
1995
Interactivité, Image mobile, Vidéo – 3ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
MAC Musée d’Art Contemporain – Lyon, France
12/20/1995 – 02/18/1996
1993
Aperto 93 – 45° Biennale di Venezia
Giardini di Castello / Arsenale – Venice VE, Italy
1993
Bibliography (Selected)
On the artist
Books
2002
Art Now
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
Author: Riemschneider Burkhard
2002
ISBN : 382281444X
2001
Art Contemporain : un choix de 200 oeuvres du Fonds national d’art contemporain, (1985-1999)
Participant: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication – 3 rue Valois – Paris, France
Participant: DAP Délégation aux arts plastiques – 27, avenue de l’Opéra – Paris, France
Participant: FIACRE Fonds d’Incitation à la Création – Centre National des Arts Plastiques – Département du soutien à la création et à la diffusion 27 avenue de l’Opéra – Paris, France
Publisher: Editions du Chêne – 43 quai Grenelle – Paris, France
10/2001
ISBN : 2842773373
2000
Franz Ackermann / Rirkrit Tiravanija
Publisher: Grazer Kunstverein – Burgergasse 4/II – Graz, Austria
10/2000
Exhibition catalogues
2001
7th International Istanbul Biennial
Istanbul, Turkey
2001
ISBN : 9757383227
2000
Continental Shift
Publisher: Bonnefanten Museum – Avenue Céramique 250 – Maastricht, Netherlands
2000
1999
La Biennale di Venezia, 48a Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte
Publisher: Marsilio Editions – Venice VE, Italy
06/1999
ISBN : 882080414X
Periodicals
2002
COLARD Jean-Max & BOUSTEAU Fabrice – Figures contemporaines / Contemporary figures
in: Qu’est-ce-que l’art ? What is art ? (today) – Beaux Arts Magazine p. 216
Paris, France
05/2002
ISBN : 07572271
2001
Tema Celeste n° 83
Milan MI, Italy
01/2001-02/2001
2000
Art-Land n° 6-1
Copenhagen, Denmark
09/2000
ARCO Noticias n° 18
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