Feb. 9, Thursday, 4:30 p.m. -- Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, who has made a name for himself throughout the world for getting spectators involved with the artist as the main artistic experience, will give a free, public talk at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ. In his past, Tiravanija has created in galleries a kitchen where he cooked Thai curries for visitors, a fully operational auto-body shop and his own low-power television studio. Tiravanija won the 2004 Guggenheim Foundation Hugo Boss Prize and has been featured in countless exhibitions around the world. The public lecture is part of the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Studio Art Program's Lecture Series and will be held in the University Club on the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ campus. Contact: Robin Hill, Art and Art History, (530) 752-3449, rhill@ucdavis.edu.
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