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A show of dissent
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 17/08/2018
» An office, an artist's studio, a Burmese tea house, the "Yawnghwe Office In Exile" at Cartel Artspace encompasses all these spaces and more -- for an office does not only need to contain a desk and a computer, but it is primarily a location for the production of thoughts and ideas.
A fresh kind of artistic social conscience
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 08/06/2018
» Art exhibitions with a political message may open on a regular basis in Bangkok, but the issues artists tackle in Thailand aren't in fact limited to critiques of military power, censorship or a polarised society.
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.