A Page from the #DrawingPapers Archive This page from Drawing Papers 79 features #RirkritTiravanija’s “untitled (demonstration no.299)”, drawn with graphite on paper in 2006. 〰️ The 2008 exhibition “Rirkrit Tiravanija: Demonstration Drawings” presented over 200 works on paper from the artist’s ongoing series of commissioned drawings derived from photographs of demonstrations published in the International Herald Tribune. While public protests and mass demonstrations are often associated with the politics of the 1960s, Tiravanija’s ongoing project reconsiders their relevance in today’s political climate. The Demonstration Drawings provide a perspectival view of collective actions, political protests, and popular sovereignty movements worldwide—turning ephemeral images of strife and social conflict into documents of political aspiration. 〰️ The Drawing Papers are a series of publications documenting The Drawing Center’s exhibitions and public programs and providing a forum for the study ...