Red, yellow, green? Pick a curry colour, Thai artist dishes them out at US museum

Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija's exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum in the US transforms the galleries into a communal dining space in which visitors will be served curry and invited to share a meal together. Photo: Handout

Rich or poor, liberal or conservative, from one corner of the globe to another, we all sit down to share a meal.

Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija is betting that this communal experience can break down artificial divides as he serves curry to visitors at the Hirshhorn Museum in an installation that opened recently.