Top 13 Rirkrit Tiravanija Quotes
#1. If we have too much clarity, we might not be compelled to continue searching for new ideas.
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#2. I guess I've always been quite interested in the Situationists' ideas about urbanism and spectacle and how we move through life.
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#3. 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.
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#4. My starting point was the search for my identity in foreign places, in places where I am estranged from myself.
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#6. 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.
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#7. One of the first issues I dealt with was the struggle to find a language, to find my own words.
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#8. 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.
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#9. I am always rethinking how art is perceived and received, questioning our relationship to art. That's always been a constant.
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#10. One gets wrapped up in reacting to one's own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.
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#11. 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.
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#13. 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.
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