Opening
Rirkrit Tiravanija: DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG
Opening with Free Admission to the Exhibition
Rirkrit Tiravanija, untitled 1995 (bon voyage monsieur ackermann), 1995 © Rirkrit Tiravanija, courtesy: the artist
On Wednesday, 11 September 2024, we are celebrating the opening of the exhibition Rirkrit Tiravanija: DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG (Happiness is not always fun). Starting at 19:00, there will be cooking and eating, music and play; things get loud and lively. Join us for an artist talk with Rirkrit Tiravanija, a Thaipark cooking session, a DJ set by Phuong-Dan and free admission to the exhibition.
For over 35 years, Rirkrit Tiravanija has been expanding the possibilities of what can happen in an exhibition space. As part of his genre-crossing practice, the artist creates situations that offer space to eat and drink, play and rest, encouraging chance encounters, relationships and their failure – in other words: life.
From 12 September 2024 to 12 January 2025, DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG brings together more than 80 works made between 1987 and 2024, ranging from early installations, to experimental 8mm films and photographs, to text-based paintings and regular activations of participatory works.
An awareness team is available during and after the event. You can contact the awareness team if you have experienced discrimination or harassment, need to deal with conflicts or emotions, or need someone to talk to. The team consists of trained anti-discrimination counsellors. You can recognize the awareness team by their blue badges.
During the event, photographs and video recordings may be made in which you may be recognisable.
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