Untitled Work By: Rirkrit Tiravanija
When I first walked into the room where this was placed I though to myself, did I walk into a behind the scenes room. Then a group of people caught my eye at the back of the room. I walked over and saw a brick wall with a whole in it. I was eager to peer in and see what a waiting was. I did and was disappointed when I saw a white wall with an OSAP notice posted on it LOL! I thought. Then to the right I was a scribble on the wall that said “this is not art”. Weather or not that was part of the exhibition it was hilarious.
I took a step back and tried to take it all in and find a deeper meaning.
I noticed that people were entering the room and walking straight to the wall and peering in through the hole as I did. This was the artists’ way of getting the audience to interact and become involved with the work. The artist is known for audience participation and he took the gallery itself and turned it into a space where interaction between art and the audience could take place.
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