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Art and coup: Four years and counting
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/05/2018
» Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the May 2014 coup d'etat. While it continues to underpin the political landscape, the coup also sparked an unprecedented rise in Thai artworks with political messages. A new political art exhibition took place almost every month since May 2014.
Standing up for human rights
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 22/05/2017
» On May 22, 2014, student activist Rangsiman Rome -- then an intern at the Secretariat of State -- was travelling to Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus, to take part in an anti-coup demonstration organised by some of his professors.
The pure force of student activism
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 15/07/2015
» 'Shoot them, just shoot them!" It didn't take long for such calls to be heard after the police encircled the group of students, huddled in front of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.