Fondation PHI presents a solo exhibition by artist Rirkrit Tiravanija featuring installations including untitled 1996 (rehearsal studio no. 6) (2023) and untitled 2017 (skip the bruising…) (2017).

The first consists of an actual music studio based on the one Tiravanija used with friends for band rehearsals. The visitors can listen to recordings from past sessions and are also welcome to pick up and play the instruments. The installation will also host scheduled rehearsal sessions and organized concerts with Montreal bands.

The second consists of an immersive bar installation that was part of the set for Tiravanija’s frame-by-frame re-creation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1974 film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. This “set” will provide a place for visitors to meet, dwell, and hang out, while the artist’s recreation of the film plays on a television set within the installation. This work will be further activated throughout the run of the show with a program of workshops and events.

The PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art presents a conversation between artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Melissa Karmen Lee (Ph. D.), curator of the exhibition, on November 1, 2023 at 5:30pm.

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