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Art as a political act
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/03/2016
» It was with a feeling of nausea and disgust that Chiang Mai-based artist Mit Jai Inn spent one month working on his new series of abstract paintings, now on display and part of the exhibition "Wett" at Gallery Ver at N22 in Bangkok. Mit's series is entitled "Junta Monochrome" -- obviously not for the works themselves -- for the art space has exploded with every colour imaginable; rather the title conveys the artist's contempt for the reality outside: a junta-ruled country where things are either black or white, where if you're not a khon dee (good person), the artist says, you are inevitably the bad guy.
A monthly column rounding up the best of the capita l’s art scene
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 30/09/2015
» Art Matters begins with a gentle reminder that "Rediscovering Forgotten Thai Masters Of Photography" -- a black-and-white optic feast comprised of works by seven Thai photographers -- continues at Bangkok University Gallery until the end of Oct and is not to be missed.