Rirkrit Tiravanija
* 1961 Buenos Aires, Argentina; Thai origin.
Less Oil More Courage. 2007
Based on a painting from 2003
Tiravanija adopts late painter Peter Cain's notebook entry "More courage less oil" that he received reproduced on the front of an invitation card. Whereas Cain probably referred to his own production as an artist, the restructured sentence and the Gulfstate context evoke special associations. The work was shown on the stairway to the upper floor of the Sharjah Art Museum and in light boxes at some streets of the city.
© Photos: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
Teil 2 der Fototour durch die Sharjah Biennale 8, 4. April - 4. Juni 2007. Direktorin der Biennale: Hoor Al Qasimi. Künstlerischer Leiter: Jack Persekian. Kuratoren: Mohammed Kazem, Eva Scharrer, Jonathan Watkins. 79 Beteiligte.