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Cue the screaming girls
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 11/05/2018
» One of the biggest fears in going to a Harry Styles concert: the fangirls. Young, highly emotional, and full of tremendous passion and energy, their temperament could make or break a concert experience. Yet, amid the blood-curdling screams and occasional drunk chair climbing, the power of the crowd, paired together with the former boy band member's overflowing charm, charisma and showmanship produced an unexpectedly fun and entertaining night.
Jake Bugg, unplugged
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 09/05/2018
» 'Am I playing OK?" asked Jake Bugg in his thick Nottingham accent. The excited audience filled the venue with hoots of approval. "If I am, I'm going to play more than I usually do."
Art is for everyone
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/05/2018
» 'Some people asked me why I didn't paint Lord Rama [Phra Ram from the Ramakien epic] green," said 88-year-old Aree Soothipunt in his husky voice, pointing to his abstract painting from the late 70s of a blue-skinned Rama.
The Script returns for a Bangkok rewrite
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 24/04/2018
» After charming the Thai crowd at their sold-out show with their upbeat and positive rock anthems three years ago, Irish three-piece band The Script will be back in Bangkok this Saturday, performing its hit songs, including those from their and latest chart-topping album Freedom Child at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.
Pop's sweetest soul singer
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 28/03/2018
» There was a whole lot of lovin' in John Legend's debut concert in Bangkok last Friday. With his velvety voice, desperately romantic songs, oozing charm, and smooth talk about life, love, and more love, the 10-time Grammy-winning American pop-soul artist delivered an intimate but world-class concert for his fans in Thailand.
Spreading the light of masters
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 14/03/2018
» Three years ago, Manit Sriwanichpoom's "Forgotten Thai Masters Of Photography" exhibition was one of the most anticipated and intriguing shows of "Photo Bangkok 2015". In fact, the photographer and curator had unearthed seven master Thai photographers of the past several decades, nearly forgotten and lost through time, and revived them for contemporary viewers through several shows at his Kathmandu Photo Gallery since early 2010s.
Playing with symbolism
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/02/2018
» Nakrob Moonmamas is best known for the beautiful chaos of his collage work, a kaleidoscope of Thai symbols and non-Thai ephemera. In his new exhibition though, Nakrob moves from 2D paper to 3D installation work. "Coronets" explores the literal and abstract meaning of the Thai headdress chada, playing with dimensions and symbolism of this ancient Thai object. His work is on show at Thong Lor Art Space until Feb 20.
Capturing the refugee crisis on camera
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 06/02/2018
» Currently, there are 65 million people around the world who have been forcibly uprooted from their homes due to war, persecution and conflict. Twenty-one million of them are refugees, and half of them are children. We see stories about them daily, saturated in the news to the point that we've started to become numb.
Feeling the XX Factor
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 01/02/2018
» When concert organiser VIJI Corp announced that British indie band The xx would be performing at Thunderdome Muang Thong Thani, I was concerned. The hall boasts a notoriously horrid sound system, potentially able to completely wreck the band's minimalistic and hypnotic sound.
Symbolic uncertainty
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 24/01/2018
» As Thailand continues to search for a way out of the black hole of politics, Kata Sangkhae's latest solo exhibition "Narrative Of Monuments" at Kathmandu Photo Gallery on Silom couldn't come at a better time.