Rirkrit Tiravanija: Exploring Art, Architecture, and Community at the Secession

This exhibition features artist Rirkrit Tiravanija's project for the Secession, which draws inspiration from Rudolf Schindler's Los Angeles house. Tiravanija installs a reconstruction of the Schindler house's studio wing, using it as a stage for various activities and exploring themes of relationships, community, and 'good living' through art.

Rirkrit Tiravanija's exhibition at the Secession engages with the architectural and artistic visions of Rudolf Schindler, specifically referencing his house in Los Angeles. Tiravanija installs a reconstruction of the studio wing of the Schindler house in the main hall of the Secession, intending to animate Schindler's ideas about the interplay of interior and exterior spaces, private and public realms. The artist emphasizes not a literal architectural replica, but an exploration of Schindler's concepts of living, community, and mobility. Tiravanija integrates his own concepts of relationships and communities, and his characteristic understanding of art as a means to investigate and establish 'good living.' Throughout the exhibition's run, Tiravanija and various guests will present a multimedia program including film screenings, concerts, presentations, and lectures. Schindler's 1921/22 house challenged conventional notions of dwelling by integrating the garden and rethinking boundaries of living space, introducing alternative forms of 'staying.' Tiravanija picks up these ideas, building a model of Schindler's house from stainless steel, focusing on its reflective qualities to dissolve the 'image' of the house through fragmented reflections of activities. This fragmentation points to spatial and temporal displacement. Elements like the re-cladding of columns with stainless steel, a nod to the 1980s, and a large carpeted furniture piece referencing a 1902 photograph of Secessionists, connect the exhibition to the Secession's own history. Tiravanija transforms the exhibition space into a potential life-setting, an ideal site for sociability and hospitality. Visitors are invited to actively participate by occupying the space, using it as a meeting point, or resting, thereby engaging with the atmosphere of encounter and contributing to the shaping of cultural space.

Information about tickets is available via a link to the Secession's shop. General opening hours are Tuesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 6 PM, with the Secession open today. Further visitor information, including details on accessibility, can be found via the provided links, and contact details for inquiries are available via email and phone. Admission appears to be ticketed, with a link provided for purchase.