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Art and coup: Four years and counting
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/05/2018
» Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the May 2014 coup d'etat. While it continues to underpin the political landscape, the coup also sparked an unprecedented rise in Thai artworks with political messages. A new political art exhibition took place almost every month since May 2014.
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Shattering political illusions
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 14/06/2017
» Audiences that entered Tada Hengsapkul's latest Bangkok exhibition expecting nude photographs were in for a surprise.
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Hanging politics on the wall
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 31/05/2017
» Art and artists aren't as detached from worldly matters as many like to think. In the past couple of years, contemporary artists have undoubtedly given form to some of the most daring and powerful expressions of our collective feelings of angst, unrest and hope -- while increasingly becoming aware of, and subject to, the restrictions on freedoms that are in place.
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The timeless present of the moment
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/02/2017
» When walking around Kamin Lertchaiprasert's installation Nothing Special, one enters a meditative state comparable to the one experienced by the artist as he was sculpting the 364 ceramic bowls used for his piece.
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Activist fights for change in NHRC
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/08/2015
» Angkhana Neelapaijit has managed to rise above the controversy over nominees for the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), thanks to her reputation among activists.
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Found objects
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 01/08/2018
» Built, deconstructed, abandoned, rebuilt, half-built -- Bangkok's first post office building and surrounding site is a pocket, a blind spot in the sprawling city.
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Provocateur-in-chief
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 21/12/2017
» In the five years François Roche has been living and working in Bangkok, the French architect has positioned himself as far away as he could from institutions, expats and what he calls the "gentrified crowd".
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Fate vs luck
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/10/2017
» In troubled times, what is it that we turn to? Is it faith? Superstition? Some of us will embark on a spiritual path, finding comfort or anguish in a never-ending quest, while others may rely on their Cartesian, scientific mind to get through. Some of us may leave it to luck to do its magic, tossing a coin and seeing on which side it lands.
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Art of war
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 21/06/2017
» When five soldiers took a stroll down Sathon last Thursday to catch up on the latest art exhibitions in town, they stumbled on Paphonsak La-or's "Far From Home" series at Artist + Run Gallery on Narathiwas 22.
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'Changing attitudes' key to improving women's prisons
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/09/2016
» Changing people's mentality poses the biggest stumbling block to implementing guidelines for improving women's prisons known as the Bangkok Rules, says justice expert Nathee Chitsawang.
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