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In pursuit of truth
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 25/03/2015
» 'The life of an artist is so … starving," says Young Ji Kim.
For the love of beer
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 27/02/2015
» It was 7pm on a recent Wednesday. A few drinkers reclined on bean bags, scattered in the garden of No.26, Ekamai Soi 10, Yaek 2, behind a bright blue gate. Mikkeller sits almost inconspicuously among quiet family homes, though I've ridden in many cabs that know exactly where I am going when I say: "Soi 10 Yaek 2."
Taking down The ‘Third World’
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 03/09/2014
» In 1974, Mao Zedong decided China was part of the Third World, not the Second World as categorised by the Communist block. Mao's idea of the Third World deviated from Cold War-era political ideologies and discounted the history of colonialism and imperialism. His "Third World" was a band of non-aligned nations falling behind those which were more rich and powerful — the US and Soviet Union in the First World; Japan, Canada, Australia and the rest of Europe in the Second World.
Classical duo hit the right notes
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 24/04/2014
» The way we listen to music has changed dramatically over the last decade. Music in the physical format has become almost redundant and collecting vinyl, a privileged piece of nostalgia. We can now access any genre of music, from anywhere in the world, without owning it. We can find out the name of an unknown song via a mobile app and then stream the whole album for free.
Painted water still runs deep
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 05/03/2014
» For “Essence”, the series of paintings now on exhibition at La Lanta Fine Arts, Wittawat Tongkeaw travelled to the coast to photograph seawater and its many temperaments at different times of the day, from dawn right up to dusk.
Multiple perspectives
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 26/02/2014
» ‘Knowledge is Everything”, so claims the title of the exhibition by Liam Morgan and Jan Krogsgaard at Speedy Grandma Gallery.