Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija (b. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1961; raised in Thailand, Ethiopia, and Canada) has developed a long and varied career that defies classification. For nearly thirty years, his artistic production has focused on real-time experience and exchange, breaking down the barriers between object and spectator. On the opening of the Museum’s first exhibition of his work, Tiravanija will join Mark Beasley, the Hirshhorn’s Robert and Arlene Kogod Secretarial Scholar, Curator of Media and Performance Art, for a discussion about his performative practice, which changes how people connect with art.

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