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Three months of edgy grassroots art
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/07/2018
» Bangkok's first-ever Biennial officially kicked off on Sunday night with an evening aerobics session on the Chao Phraya riverside at a popular spot for dwellers and sports lovers beneath the Rama VIII bridge. The choice of location -- anchored in Bangkok residents' daily lives -- and the disruptive event itself -- complete with ceremonial opening remarks and a ribbon-cutting moment -- set the tone (i.e. caustic, critical and edgy) for the many art exhibitions and activities to be held in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand in the coming months.
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.
Out of the shadows, almost
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/04/2018
» The coming months could mark a turning point for Thailand as an art destination, as the country prepares to host not one but three major contemporary art events.
A trio of biennials
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/12/2017
» 'Thailand's first biennial(e)" is a phrase you'll most certainly hear next year, as the country will hold not one but three different art biennials in 2018, with the organisers of each claiming theirs as the earliest project.
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 faces of the disappeared
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/02/2017
» From time to time, one comes across a news report about a man or a woman, killed for demanding their rights or standing in the way of influential figures.
Groups slam lack of say in Chao Phraya project
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/07/2016
» State officials' refusal to hear civic groups and riverside communities over the controversial Chao Phraya riverside promenade project violates people's rights as well as the interim charter, academics and civil society actors say.
Doctors fear hospital funding cuts
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 04/01/2016
» Doctors in state hospitals have voiced concerns regarding the Council of State's interpretation that funds coming from the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UC) scheme could only be used to pay for patients' medical costs.
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.