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Mental projection
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 29/08/2018
» Throughout the Bangkok Biennial, a number of pavilions have been set up in unusual locations -- from a temple in Nang Loeng district (the Supernatural Pavilion) to the Bangrak Bazaar market (for "Quid Pro Quo"), a light bulb shop (for "Sangnual 2551") or even an internet website (lololol.net).
Let's start with forever
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 23/08/2018
» A newcomer to the Thai art scene, Mexican-Taiwanese artist Pedro Hernandez is holding his first solo exhibition at Speedy Grandma, as part of the Bangkok Biennial.
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.
Found objects
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 01/08/2018
» Built, deconstructed, abandoned, rebuilt, half-built -- Bangkok's first post office building and surrounding site is a pocket, a blind spot in the sprawling city.
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.
Shining a light at the Bangkok Biennial
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 11/07/2018
» 'Coming Soon" sounds like the stuff of theatrical trailers. "Coming soon to a city near you" evokes the reproduction and decentralisation of a system, an ever-multiplying model and the balancing act between a one-size-fits-all mould and local specificities.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 23/06/2018
» 1. Enjoy a night of art, film and food with Deus Ex Machina and Moto Guzzi. The event, starting at 4pm today has plenty of activities to fit each and everyone's tastes. So whether you're going for the short movie line-up at a ride-in cinema, or choose to attend a live-painting session with Australian artist Paul McNeil, there'll be games, music, food and fun. Along with the Deus Art Exhibition, Moto Guzzi will be presenting their latest -- and limited edition -- model at ACMEN Ekamai Complex on Ekamai 15. To RSVP call 089-491-6099 or 090-865-0266.
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.
Corporation with a conscience
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 13/06/2018
» Letters and postcards dating back to the 1880s adorn the walls of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, ordered in a chronological pathway leading to an exhibition by 15 contemporary Thai artists.
Serving a higher purpose
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 04/06/2018
» The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) made headlines last month owing to more than one reason. Even before (appointed) Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang articulated his irking comments -- by which he made it known to the world that he would like to see the art centre turned into a co-working space packed with chairs -- critics and defenders of the BACC's management were already arguing on social media.