Cori Ready (b.1980, USA) is a hospitality activist, conceptual event director, artist and designer based in Oslo. Since 2005, Cori has created and hosted events that incorporate art, design, and commerce in the United States and Europe.
As an artist working towards the concept of radical hospitality, she relies on aesthetic and critical engagement, bringing people and spaces together in the spirit of inclusion and invention, hilarity and humility. Through these events, installations, and experiences, she invites and explores generosity, culture and community.
Image 1: Cori Ready, Light Fruit Bondage at Speak Easy Studio, May 2019. An investigation into unwelcome/welcome space. Oslo, Norway.
Image 2: Cori Ready, South Lake Union Park Opening. Seattle, USA. 25K people attended this event. Ready worked together with upwards of 50 community groups, donors and civic organizations to make it happen. Photo by Tonhya Kae Photography.
