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Mid-career recognition
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/08/2018
» Respect is earned, although in Thailand respect often comes with age. To motivate artists on the rise, the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, initiated the title Silpathorn Artist in 2003 to honour mid-career artists — those who've contributed to their respective fields for a number of years but still not 'masters'. The Silpathorn Award focuses on contemporary disciplines — fashion, architecture, literature, music, film, performing art and visual art — and recipients, who are between 30 to 50, represent the youthful, progressive energy in the Thai creative scene. An exhibition showing their bodies of work, from design sketches to a film screening, is ongoing at Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center until Sept 9.
Sewing the ties that bind
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 31/01/2018
» The Thai embassy in Maputo, Mozambique, shares walls with the shantytown of Polana Canico. When artist Jakkai Siributr arrived at the embassy three weeks ago, the dusty enclave became a source of inspiration and expertise for his new project.
Finding salvation for the South
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/02/2017
» When Muhammad Anwar bin Ismael Hajiteh was released on Jan 7 on a royal pardon, activists and civic groups in the deep South greeted the news with jubilation.
Moments of record
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/10/2016
» The film fades and has scratches, but the persistence of history is strong. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Culture and Thai Film Archive (Public Organisation) registered 25 film items into the National Heritage list for audiovisual conservation and future reference. In November and December, the Archive will host screenings of some of the newly inducted titles.
Apex drops 'Mockingjay'
Kong Rithdee, Published on 19/11/2014
» The management of the Lido and Scala theatres has decided not to show the movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 for fear of a political backlash.
Keeping talking will stop the bullets in South
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/07/2013
» Like watching a child carrying an expensive crystal glass into a minefield, we watch the 40-day violence-free period in the deep South with bated breath.
Weep for the fallen, never stop caring
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/05/2013
» We weep for the South. We send prayers and we will remember, or try our best to remember, all the deaths and not consign them to the faceless realm of statistics. On Wednesday night, ruthless, lawless, godless insurgents killed six civilians, including two-year-old Jakarin Hiangma, in a sign of escalating violence that leaves Buddhists and Muslims alike in shame and shock.
Censors lift border spats doco ban
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 26/04/2013
» The government censorship board yesterday lifted its ban on a documentary film on Thai-Cambodian border conflicts, citing a "technical mistake" on its part.
Ban on film 'Boundary' lifted
Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/04/2013
» The government censorship board on Thursday lifted its ban on a documentary film on Thai-Cambodia border conflicts, citing a "technical mistake" on its part.
Preah Vihear documentary banned
Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/04/2013
» Censors have banned a new documentary on Thai-Cambodian border conflicts, claiming the film is misleading and would disrupt public order.