Screening | Long Evening
Karl’s Perfect Day by Rirkrit Tiravanija
Rirkrit Tiravanija: DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG
Rirkrit Tiravanija, Karl’s Perfect Day, 2017 © Rirkrit Tiravanija, courtesy: the artist
As part of Rirkrit Tiravanija’s exhibition DAS GLÜCK IST NICHT IMMER LUSTIG, the film Karl’s Perfect Day by the artist will be shown in the Gropius Bau cinema, starring Karl Holmqvist – an artist, poet and friend of Tiravanija.
In the film, Tiravanija accompanies Holmqvist through an entire day in Berlin: from getting out of bed and brushing his teeth, crossing the city by bike, meeting friends, to reading aloud on the balcony. Since the 1990s, Holmqvist has been using different types of text – from poetry to advertising slogans – and reassembling them in new ways. The film is a detailed portrait of a day with Holmqvist, that adapts entirely to his rhythm.
Karl Holmqvist lives and works in Berlin. Recent solo exhibitions include Laxart, Los Angeles, Fridericianum, Kassel, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, Indipendenza, Rome (with Klara Liden). He has participated in several editions of the Venice Biennale and Performa, New York.
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