Untitled (apron and Thai pork sausage) 1993

Rirkrit Tiravanija’s 1993 work, Untitled (apron and Thai pork sausage), uses a simple, everyday object, a brown paper apron, to explore themes of performance, participation, and the everyday. The work references the artist’s Thai heritage and features a single piece of Thai pork sausage, which is both a symbol of food and a reminder of the artist’s own personal history. The work encourages viewers to consider the ways in which everyday objects can be transformed into art through the act of making and the context in which they are presented.