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Tiravanija most often if not always leaves both his exhibitions and works
untitled ... however, also always within the parenthesis, from the very first work,
we can see that Tiravanija wants to direct our attention to the subtext, or
subtitle, of how we can direct our thoughts and ideas towards the experience we
are having with his works ...
Yes, untitled in parenthesis he promised from two thousand and two. It is the
last work we will focus on. As I was saying: similarly to tomorrow ... , he promised
is another full-scale architectural representation. In this case it is the house of an
Austrian architect who lived in exile in Los Angeles by the name of Rudolph
Schindler. Perhaps little known to the lay world, Schindler was a very
inspirational figure for a lot of architects and artists due to his quiet but studied
ideas concerning the philosophical conditions of living and architecture.
Obviously Tiravanija found him so, and in this work, which was made for Vienna
at the Secession exhibition space ... he made a replica of part of the house which
Schindler had designed and built for himself. (This is very similar to Philip
Johnson's Glass House, which was also designed and built as the residence of the
architect himself.)
This house was in Los Angeles on King's Road (hence it is known as the King's
Road House). Tiravanija has replicated in full scale Schindler's own studio, which
is one of five sections of the house. We are not looking at the complete
representation of the house, as Tiravanija wanted us to focus on this particular
space as an idea, as an ideal space. We can sense what life in the structure was
like, and is, as we pass through this building. Schindler was highly influenced by
Frank Lloyd Wright (having worked for him), as well as by the natural
environment, vegetation and climate of Southern (aliforna. The house was very
open, with a great deal of Eastern, Oriental feel, blurring of the interior and
exterior - merging also the functions of life inside and out. In this replication,
however, all parts of the architecture are made from chromed and mirrored
stainless steel. The entire structure is cloaked in the reflection of its
environment. It shimmers as if to disappear, camouflaged by the white of the
space ... and unlike tomorrow .. " he promised ... was not open-ended - it was only
open all day and night one day of the week. It was not meant to function twentyfour
hours a day. However, time and space would be an important aspect of the
work - usage was still primal. But rather than keeping it open-ended, it w�s
programmed. There was a series of different events in which the house acted �s
a platform and as a lived space, hosting different discussions, exhibitions, films
and musical events, Thai massage and of course a barbecue. The process, which
we say at the beginning of all Tiravanija's work, was very clear and almost
extreme in this situation. The house was fabricated in Guadalajara, Mexico, and
since there was not enough time and too much distance, the parts of the house
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