Ne travaillez jamais
1.9 – 3.28
Tang Contemporary Art (Beijing)
The first solo show in China by the Thai artist known for his projects that invite the public to interact with their environment takes as its title the words painted on the wall of the Rue de Seine by the renowned French critic and theorist Guy Debord in 1953: ‘Ne travaillez jamais’ (‘Never Work’). With their collective belief in hard work, the majority of Chinese now place great emphasis on material and economic conditions as indices of value and significance in their lives. The emphasis on ‘production’ in China inspired Tiravanija to focus on the acts of building and working, in works situated both within and outside the gallery.
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