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Making an artistic splash with a social conscience
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 29/11/2017
» Kawita Vatanajyankur's video performances, set against candy-coloured backdrops, are both alluring and thought-provoking, as the artist is far more concerned with what's going on inside the candy factory than with bright and shiny wrappings, of the kind that has come to define our modes of consumption. With several major international exhibitions in 2017 -- including a stint at the Venice Art Biennale as part of the Alamak! Pavilion -- Kawita has been busy packing and unpacking, installing her works in locations around the globe.
Entertaining a dark soul
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 15/11/2017
» Writer Franz Kafka's sombre, absurd, yet resolutely modern universe has long been a source of inspiration for filmmakers; his novels and short stories having provided the basis for several film adaptations, from Orson Welles' critically-acclaimed The Trial to lesser-known movies such as Michael Haneke's The Castle. As part of "Unfolding Kafka Festival 2017", an expert explains how Kafka's works continue to fascinate readers and audiences, in large part due to the Czech writer's sharp intuition and "prophetic" perception of modern-day woes.
Kick The Machine's hypnotic, dreamlike universe
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/11/2017
» Sitting on the floor, our attention divided between three screens, we began to shift into a shadowy, dreamlike universe, penetrated by percussive sounds and guitar music.
All that the eyes cannot see
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 14/07/2017
» Would you rather be blissfully blind or painfully aware?
A trio of biennials
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/07/2017
» Even if you don't ordinarily attend international art galleries, it doesn't matter -- the galleries will soon be coming to you, with the launch of not one but two art biennials (or Biennales) in Bangkok, and a Thailand Biennale to be held in Krabi next year.
Teutonic dreams, re-dreamt
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 05/04/2017
» There is nothing quite like seeing -- back to back -- two of Pina Bausch's most emblematic works. Audiences are met with double the beauty, and double the intensity, of the late German choreographer's compositions, dreamy and surreal, both emotionally and psychologically raw.