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Taking the long view
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 09/08/2017
» Internationalism, nationalism, ecological and political woes: Asia is a region as vast as it is diverse, and yet a place of shared worries and ideologies. In the travelling exhibition "Soil And Stones, Souls And Songs", the richness of Asia is contemplated, and as one of the largest travelling exhibitions to visit Bangkok, it transforms as it moves, from one country to another, from one art space to the next -- swelling and shrinking to match room capacity, renewing itself at every stop.
A problem of licensing
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 10/05/2017
» Thai characters today pack a punch. They are greater in number, more appealing, stylish and more modern than in the past. But even though the digital design sector has grown, retailers continue to rely on imports when it comes to using characters to symbolise or promote their products.
When Chinatown is no longer Chinese
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/01/2017
» To visitors, Yaowarat comes to life when the gold shops' tall windows go dark and neon signs burn bright on top of buildings. As night falls, the main street of Bangkok's Chinatown transforms into a lively canteen, buzzing with vendors and noise and cars. Tourists, sitting on plastic stools as they wait for their seafood dishes to be served, flood the pavements. Their overflow on the road causes drivers to manoeuvre their cars in stop-motion, honking at each other.