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Rock of ages
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/09/2016
» In 1992, Moderndog as students went onstage in The Coke Music Award with the sole intention of messing things around -- it was at the time a relatively sombre affair with a lot of bands opting for jazz. "It was the only chance we had to make loud noise in the Chulalongkorn University Auditorium," said the band's lead singer Thanachai Ujjin in a recent interview with Life.
Sense behind the madness
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/07/2016
» One is either enthralled, frustrated or confused by Apichatpong Weerasethakul's films. It's possibly a reflex of a complex and conflicting emotion -- you are not sure whether it's yourself as an audience or Apichatpong as a filmmaker that inspire those reactions.
Dracula: more handsome than scary
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 25/02/2016
» Tickets for Dracula: Blood Is Life, Ewing Entertainment Worldwide's debut stage play in Thailand, start at 1,200 baht and we simply may never agree on whether the show is worth the price. What we will agree on, however, is that Chulachak "Hugo" Chakrabongse, starring as Count Dracula, is a good-looking man. Women love him and so do men, straight or gay.
Memories stained with Rouge
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/10/2015
» This year marks the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Khmer Rouge regime's four-year massacre that resulted in nearly 2 million Cambodian deaths.
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.
Sad, nostalgic beauty
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/07/2015
» Photo Bangkok 2015 opens today, and before we get ourselves immersed in all kinds of photography shows in the next couple of months — Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok University Gallery and 19 other partner galleries join hands — there's still a chance to enjoy art in other forms.
Ornanong Thaisriwong feels violated
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 22/01/2015
» The tag line for Ornanong Thaisriwong's B-Floor Theatre solo performance Bang-La-Merd two years ago, was "My Wonderfully Smiling City". For its restaging, which begins today at Thonglor Art Space, however, it has changed to "The Land I Do Not Own".
Making a splash
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 30/12/2013
» From traditional paintings and installations that challenged the definition of art, to retrospectives reconnecting us to notable artists, it's been another exciting year for the city's art scene. We asked five critics and curators to choose their event of the year
Visual autobiography
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 14/06/2013
» It is more fitting to call Chalood Nimsamer's latest exhibition a visual autobiography.