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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.
Illusions, beliefs and symbolism
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 20/06/2018
» With its exhibition labels placed notably low beside or underneath Wittawat Tongkeaw's paintings and installations, "Prelude" forces visitors to bend over from the waist as they attempt to read the works' titles.
The case of the closing(?) Art Center
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/01/2017
» To close down or not to close down? One would have thought that that is not the question for Chulalongkorn University's The Art Center, after having been one of Thailand's most prominent art institutions for 20 years -- after playing host to some of Thailand's best-established artists as well as international names such as Joan Miró, Marina Abramovic, Zhang Peili and more.
Thawan's 'Black House' commences charging visitors
Published on 01/12/2016
» CHIANG RAI -- The iconic Baandam Museum created by the late master artist Thawan Duchanee has begun charging all visitors an 80-baht admission fee for the first time in 40 years, starting on Dec 1.
Artist finds a niche in Khao Yai
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 20/08/2016
» "Art" is a mirror of culture, society and a way of life of people in different geographical areas. Who they are and what they become can be narrated through art and sustain the human spirit and civilisations for centuries.
Artist Thawan Dachanee dies at 74
Online Reporters, Published on 03/09/2014
» Mourners visited the house of Thawan Dachanee on Wednesday to bid farewell to the venerated National Artist, who died early in the morning. He was 74.
Portraits of empowerment exhibition targets stigma of asean sex workers
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 07/04/2013
» Southeast Asian sex workers, supported by the United Nations, are exhibiting their paintings, photographs and multimedia depicting violence, oral sex, repression under Islamic sharia law and other personal experiences.