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Thailand's Thasnai facing a jury
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 27/06/2018
» Thai artist Thasnai Sethaseree, whose monumental-scale paper collage work questions Thai historiography and structures of power, is among the finalists nominated for the 2018 Signature Art Prize in Singapore.
Illusions, beliefs and symbolism
Life, Ariane 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.
Art and coup: Four years and counting
Life, Ariane 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.
Blurring the line between us and them
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 21/03/2018
» The toylike, 2.5cm-high wooden sculptures and multifaceted coins of Thai artist Nipan Orraniwesna are making a return this month in two separate shows at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in Chiang Mai and Nova Contemporary gallery in Bangkok.
Moral maze of modern Thailand
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 07/02/2018
» In Mit Jai Inn's "Beautiful Futures", one is encouraged to step on artworks, walk right through canvases or dip a finger into fresh paint. Indeed, reverence -- or irreverence -- is at the centre of the Chiang Mai-based artist's exhibition, as he reflects on power and status, both in art and in life.