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Feel the fear, again
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 23/03/2017
» Short review of Yuree Kensaku's "New Paintings" as the second phase of her "Atmosfear" exhibition at 100 Tonson Gallery: an anticlimax.
Decking the walls
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/02/2017
» Bangkok's three newest art spaces - ApArt, Future Factory and Most Gallery.
Fair winds
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 10/11/2016
» In the waters off Hua Hin's coastline, all was calm at first. Then, all of a sudden, a strong wind picked up, sending a young boy and his sailing dinghy to clash with another boat, which was leading the race.
The traditional office may go way of the dinosaur
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/07/2016
» In the not-so-distant future people may no longer be working in offices but instead will turn to alternative venues such as co-working spaces. This speculation is not hasty, considering it is the current vision of Charle Charoenphan, co-founder of one of Thailand's first co-working companies HUBBA. Since its launch in 2012, the business has thrived and Charle said in the past few years roughly 500 such spaces have sprung up across Thailand.
The future, in reverse
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/06/2016
» On the surface, artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul's video of a night journey through a temple doesn't seem to be in dialogue with photographs of Sakhalin island by Japanese Tomoko Yoneda. Nor does there seem to be any connection between Field Recordings' video work documenting migrant workers on the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River and MAP Office's incredibly detailed imaginary map of "future Hong Kong".
Art attack
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/06/2016
» The art dispute of the year is upon us. As the art community sees the rift open up, it also reminds society of the ideological divide that has plagued Thailand for many years. The stage is the exhibition called "The Truth_ To Turn It Over" curated by Gwangju Museum of Art to commemorate the 1980 Gwangju Uprising against the military dictatorship; it's been almost a month since the show opened in South Korea, but it's still very much "an ongoing process" -- a very heated one at that.
Chart-ing Facebook
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 16/05/2016
» It has been eight years since writer Chart Kobjitti, national artist and two-time SEA Write Award winner, published his book Lorm Wong Khui, a collection of articles written for Si San magazine. Eight years is a long time, especially for fans of various generations who literally grew up with his writing, from the cursed life of Ai-fak in 1981's Khamphiphaksa (The Judgement) that won his first SEA Write award, and the tumultuous story of life, friendship and lots of booze in 1988's Phan Ma Ba, to a miserable account of age and death in a nursing home in 1993's Wela (Time), for which he won the award once again.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
News, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 25/02/2016
» I wonder if People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) protesters must, in one way or another, take responsibility for where we are now as a country, nearly two years under the military regime. This is if you care to look at the situation, out of curiosity and an attempt at straightforward reasoning, rather than vengefulness.
From clam to crab governments
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 14/12/2015
» From the Tanin Kraivixien government following the massacre of Oct 6, 1976, the premiership of Gen Prem Tinsulanonda in the 80s, the post-economic crisis time of Chuan Leekpai up to the politically turbulent times of Thaksin Shinawatra, Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra -- few have witnessed the history of Thai contemporary politics as closely as Somlak Songsamphant.
It's elemental
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 17/06/2015
» Paradiso Gallerie, just a few minutes walk off the Giardini waterbus stop in Venice, is either a gallery space with a café or a café with a gallery space. Regardless, it is where Thai artwork is housed. National Artist Kamol Tassananchalee's set of prints, paintings and sculptures, Earth, Air, Fire & Water, represents Thailand in the 56th La Biennale di Venezia, the high-profile international art show that began last month and runs until Nov 22.