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Exit through the bathroom stall
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 25/07/2018
» Are public restrooms a democratic space? Thai artist Thitibodee Rungteerawattananon believes so. Both a private and a shared area at the same time, toilets don't escape tacit rules of social interaction or the politics of access, representation, sex and gender imposed on other spaces.
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.
A harbinger of things to come
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 30/05/2018
» The fifth floor of an office tower may seem an unusual choice of venue for Indonesia's first museum of modern and contemporary art, but its geographical location puzzled local and regional art aficionados the most.
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.
Give trees a chance
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2018
» As of late, the construction company Italian-Thai has made headlines due to the illegal wildlife hunting activities of its president Premchai Karnasuta and the now -- sadly -- iconic panther he slayed. While Premchai is a threat to Thailand's fauna, it appears the company itself is no friend to flora, either.
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.
Out of the darkness
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 05/01/2018
» You're likely to stumble and fumble as you make your way through the darkened H Gallery and artist Jedsada Tangtrakulwong's latest show "Eclipse". Plunged in near-total obscurity, visitors find themselves drawn to the dim glimmers projected by low-hanging light bulbs.