What if an art exhibition didn’t ask you to stand still and look, but instead invited you to eat, talk, play, and linger? This March, Rirkrit Tiravanija brings exactly that proposition to Singapore with SAY YES TO EVERYTHING, his largest exhibition here to date, presented at STPI from 7 March to 9 May 2026.

Known for redefining what art can be, Tiravanija has spent decades transforming everyday gestures: sharing a meal, unfolding a map, packing a bag into meaningful encounters. His work isn’t about pristine objects on pedestals; it’s about what happens between people. And at STPI, the gallery itself becomes a living, social space.

Walk into SAY YES TO EVERYTHING and you won’t just see art, you’ll also take part in it. The exhibition unfolds like a series of journeys, both literal and emotional, touching on migration, travel, belonging, and displacement. Familiar objects, such as lunch boxes, rucksacks, handwritten maps, become vessels for memory and movement.

One of the most anticipated works, Untitled (lunch box), invites visitors to share a meal together in the gallery. Food, for Tiravanija, is a universal language: a way to collapse boundaries between strangers and turn an exhibition visit into a shared experience. Elsewhere, Untitled (the map of the land of feeling) traces identity through travel paraphernalia, while Untitled (rucksack installation) imagines an artwork that is always ready to move, just like its maker.

The exhibition also reunites works created during Tiravanija’s multiple residencies at STPI, reflecting a long-standing relationship built on trust, experimentation, and—true to the show’s title—saying yes. These pieces map the migration of lives, species, and ideas across time, from Darwin’s early diagrams of life to present-day reflections on extinction.

Rather than offering fixed conclusions, the exhibition embraces uncertainty. Visitors might find themselves folding origami with a stranger, playing a game, or simply talking—small, ordinary acts that, together, form the artwork itself.

Beyond the gallery walls, SAY YES TO EVERYTHING spills into a lively programme of public activities. From shared Thai lunches served from traditional tiffin carriers, to hands-on printmaking workshops and free T-shirt screen-printing sessions, the emphasis is always on participation. Even a simple drop-in origami station becomes a quiet reminder that art can be a social exchange, not a spectacle.

Says Nathaniel Gaskell, Director of Exhibition Programming & Content Development, STPI: “STPI is excited to present SAY YES TO EVERYTHING, a testament to the mutual trust and human connection built between artist, institution, and audience by ‘saying yes’. Through the exhibition, we invite audiences to embark on a journey to connect with one another and, by doing so, encounter the unknown.”

As STPI puts it, the exhibition is an invitation to connect with others, to embrace the unknown, and to discover what can happen when we loosen our expectations and simply say yes. Whether you come for the art, the food, or the conversations, you’ll likely leave with something less tangible, but far more lasting.

Rirkrit Tiravanija: SAY YES TO EVERYTHING runs from 7th March to 9th May 2026 at STPI, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore. More information available here