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The air of familiarity
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 25/02/2015
» Three artists, three exhibitions, three mediums, one message
Taking the stage this week...
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/02/2015
» Three productions open this week — an experimental performance featuring mysterious nudity, a decades-spanning love story that begins in a nurse’s office and a collection of four short female-directed plays. Here’s a glimpse behind the curtain.
From the past, into the future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 10/02/2015
» There are three versions of Korakrit Arunanondchai, one of Thailand's hottest mavericks whose works have been shown internationally in recent years: first, Korakrit in person, who isn't the most comprehensible of talkers; second, the Korakrit he professes himself to be, which is a jeans-clad, fiery-haired, spontaneous painter and gangster/rapper performance artist.
The fine art of intimidation
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/01/2015
» Actress Ornanong Thaisriwong slowly opened the louvre windows and shouted out the following questions and statements, in different voices, to an empty balcony on the fourth floor of Thonglor Art Space.
Making connections, not cash
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 21/01/2015
» Artist Pisitakun Kuantalaeng, 28, was once a Yellow Shirt. In less than a decade, Pisitakun went from a fervent supporter of anti-Thaksin politics and airport seizures to an artist who took to the streets after the junta seized power last May.
Blancpain right on time for Lambo bull run
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/12/2014
» Sports cars have long been associated with luxury brands, whether it's haute couture clothing or accessories like watches. For some people, they are inseparable; it's a lifestyle, a way of life. We've often seen partnerships between these brands, as not only can it strengthen their product's image, it can also extend the company's customer base.
In the name of the father?
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 05/12/2014
» Today is Father's Day, so it's natural that I talk about my dad. But there's really nothing to say about him other than he just made me a pot pie with extra quail eggs this morning, and is now, as you are reading this, probably swimming to Bee Gees tunes on a Sony waterproof MP3 player he just bought.
Painting in the eye of the storm
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 03/12/2014
» 'You'd better come up here, we should get drunk together and then talk," said Chiang Mai-based artist Mit Jai Inn. The 55-year-old, who insisted I address him as phi (brother) instead of loong (uncle) despite the fact that he was already an established artist before I was even born, was apologetic for not explaining himself very well during a recent telephone interview.
Playing it bare
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 27/11/2014
» Since the moment director Napak Tricharoendej chose Jean Genet’s The Maids to study in her university acting class, she has been fascinated by the play’s humour and dimensions and how the dysfunctional characters did not seem to drive the story on.
Soulful artist moulds the abstract with nature
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 05/11/2014
» The paintings in Japanese artist Soichiro Shimizu's current exhibition "Sculpere" at Chulalongkorn University's The Art Center are all abstract.