Rirkrit Tiravanija at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise

Son a Thai diplomat, globe-trotting artist Rirkrit Tiravanija has traveled the world for much of his life. On tables covered in rich, purple felt, copper reproductions of the artist’s passports from throughout the years glint in the abundant sunlight of Gavin Brown’s Grand Street gallery like bars of precious metal. (On view through Oct 28th).

Rirkrit Tiravanija, untitled 2013 (passport to the middleworld), copper, felt, birch plywood, and 5 aluminum table frames, 27 x 5 x 37 x 375 inches, 2013.