Rirkrit Tiravanija Quotes

• If we have too much clarity, we might not be compelled to continue searching for new ideas.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  Ideas, Might, Too Much

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• My starting point was the search for my identity in foreign places, in places where I am estranged from myself.

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  Identity, Starting, Foreign Places

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• One of the first issues I dealt with was the struggle to find a language, to find my own words.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  Struggle, Issues, Firsts

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• For me, staying in place might mean staying with my own thoughts, even if the body keeps traveling. I might be experiencing new things, but I'm also here, with myself.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  Mean, Body, Might

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• For me, when I have the opportunity to exhibit abroad, I feel that the public understands some points I have raised and are open-minded and make an effort to understand my work, but there are still certain things that remain inaccessible.

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  Opportunity, Effort, Open Minded

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• When I first started working it was as if I didn't understand myself. The fact that I didn't understand myself was tied up with not understanding where I came from, where I began.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  Understanding, Firsts, Facts

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• When I visit new places, I like to see the markets.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  New Places

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• One gets wrapped up in reacting to ones own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.

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  Reputation, Kind, Reacting

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• I never give too much thought to the idea of universality.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  Ideas, Giving, Too Much

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I am a socialist, so I am not worried about socialism. I am worried about dictators who are putting everyone into a socialist state for their own benefit.

  Rirkrit Tiravanija

  Benefits, Dictator, Socialism

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