A vibrant, bustling performance, One Pound Turbo Market (you'll have a good time), by Thai artist Surasi Kusolwong fills the whole of the east end of the Turbine Hall.
The artist installs coloured tables that display kitsch and colourful plastic items from Thailand, which are all on sale for £1, allowing visitors to take a piece of art home.
Inspired by Asian floating markets, One Pound Turbo Market (you'll have a good time) is accompanied by the sounds of Thai pop music.
Removing hierarchies by making everything the same price, Kusolwong's installation reflects on modern consumer society with a sense of humour and irony. The nominal fee makes the work accessible to all, and the interactive buying process is integral to its completion.
This makeshift, everyday form of interaction recalls some of the central ideas connected with the Fluxus movement, which are explored in the States of Flux wing in the new Collection displays.
Surasi Kusolwong was born in Thailand in 1965, and currently lives and works in Bangkok. His recent solo exhibitions include If A Lion Could Talk at Kunsthalle, Wien, Austria (2005) and Simply changed its destination, Art Dealing Marseille, France.



