Rirkrit Tiravanija | Korea Herald
Installation view of "Rirkrit Tiravanija: Submit To The Black Compost" at Gladstone Gallery in Seoul (Courtesy of the artist and gallery)
By Park Yuna
Rirkrit Tiravanija is widely known for his intimate and participatory art, through which he engages with the audience. He would cook and serve up Thai food at an exhibition as part of the show, expanding the way in which people appreciate art.
A Thai born in Argentina and based in New York since the late 1980s, Tiravanija's Seoul debut exhibition at Gladstone Gallery, titled “Rirkrit Tiravanija: Submit To The Black Compost,” ended Oct. 7.
"For me, it has a deep meaning like looking at otherness, looking at difference and looking at the thing that is not you. Of course, in that sense empathy is very important because to function in a relationship to otherness, one needs their empathy,” Tiravanija said in a recent interview with The Korea Herald.