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Wonderwalls and more
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/01/2016
» Since we have yet to find an art school for, or exhibitions by, the much-hyped angel child dolls, Art Matters this month is going to make do with the same old current show round-up.
A rather fruity affair
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 24/12/2015
» The second edition of Wonderfruit, a four-day festival of arts, ended late last weekend. And now there's already a common saying: "You have to be rich to get drunk at Wonderfruit."
Back on track
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 25/11/2015
» Aside from "Journey Of 999 Elephants" -- an exhibition in which 999 artists joined to paint 999 exact same models of elephants that are now strewn everywhere from CentralWorld, Zen, on the BTS Skywalk over Ratchaprasong intersection and on the second floor leading to the entrance of Central Chidlom to Central Embassy -- the highlight of the capital's art scene this month is "Galleries' Night", which is taking place this Friday and Saturday.
December's wonderful fruit
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/10/2015
» Following the first line-up announcement last month, the four-day camping festival of arts and lifestyle, Wonderfruit, released its second list of artists and activities for the 2015 edition last week.
Out of the darkroom
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 23/09/2015
» One doesn't know where to begin, and with what sort of mood, with "Rediscovering Forgotten Thai Masters Of Photography".
Nagara on display
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/09/2015
» At Siam Paragon's Hall of Fame, where luxury car displays and condominium sales events usually stand, abstract art and clothing has taken their place and it's all for a good cause. For the first time in over 30 years, fashion designer Nagara Sambandaraksa is showcasing more than 50 pieces of artwork in the "Nagara Painting Exhibition".
Lessons from the trenches
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 16/07/2015
» Through movements with a bit of monologue and dialogue, B-Floor's Sarut Komalittipong and Sasapin Siriwanij present their debut directorial production WW101 on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the World War I. The idea began when the two directors travelled to Europe, visiting the Dachau concentration camp and realising how little they actually knew about the World Wars.
Breaking the bloody iceberg
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 16/07/2015
» Teerawat Mulvilai knows he's being watched onstage. In his case specifically, it is with extreme scrutiny, a sense of wonder and perplexity. Standing very still seems just as significant as when he moves. He's done it many times before, namely in the first two instalments of his solo performance in Satapana (Establishment), which were Red Tank followed by Iceberg, last year.
Flight of fancy
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/05/2015
» Since its launch last year, the five-storey Thonglor Art Space has hardly been short of crowd-pleasing stage productions. After The Lady Of Siam: The Musical, an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, New Theatre Society's director Damkerng Thitapiyasak is set to present comedy Fly With Me, Free Breakfast, an adaptation from the classic farce Boeing-Boeing by French playwright Marc Camoletti.
Single mum champion
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/04/2015
» The 2012 World Bodybuilding & Physique Federation champion Wilaiporn Wannaklang was 30 years old when she first learnt what a gym was. A mother of two, Wilaiporn said at the time dumbbells and barbells was just “something metal” to her. A decade later and she is among the world’s top bodybuilders in the lightweight category.