Thai artist Kamin Lertchaiprasert expands upon his on-going project 31st Century Museum of Contemporary Spirit. In collaboration with students in the Department of Exhibitions and Exhibition Studies’ Advanced Curatorial Practice course, the group presents the self as museum, putting on display the contemporary spirit they have located in their experience of everyday life. They will open up this process to other participants as the museum “acquires” new works throughout the fall semester.
Kamin’s practice encourages the understanding of oneself in order to understand each other and, in turn, our relation to the world. The 31st Century Museum of Contemporary Spirit project includes previous exhibitions in Chiang Mai, Thailand (2011) and Kanazawa, Japan (2008). Kamin is the co-founder of The Land Project in Chiang Mai along with Rirkit Tiravanija and will be exhibiting recent work this fall at the Museum of Contemporary Art Bochum, Germany and at the 4th Guangzhou Triennial in China. The artist will present a gallery talk on Monday, September 12 at 12:00 p.m. in the Sullivan Galleries.