Untitled (Rirkrit Tiravanija)

Exhibition

When Rirkrit Tiravanija decided to inaugurate the OCAD Professional Gallery by blockading its doors, he made the venue’s opening into a closing and denied its ostensible raison d’être.

Door blocked with white cement blocks with a design on it made with chalk

Curator: Charles Reeve

Exhibition Information/Summary: 

“When Rirkrit Tiravanija decided to inaugurate the OCAD Professional Gallery by blockading its doors, he made the venue’s opening into a closing and denied its ostensible raison d’être. Equally dramatic is the fact that this show, his first solo exhibit in Canada, also presages a shift in his focus — from the West to Thailand, from the mainstream art world to an experimental community. In both cases, the artist chose to work against the grain of his reputation and challenge the principles on which his notoriety rests.”

  • Jim Drobnick

Publication: Brochure_Front (ocadu.ca)

Public Program Events (list with description if needed):

  • Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 p.m. Free. 
    • Artist’s Talk with Rirkrit Tiravanija
Door blocked with white cement blocks with a design on it made with chalk
A door half blocked by giant cement blocks