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Who pays for art?
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/07/2018
» Should museums be funded by the state or by private sponsors? The question looms large with the current problems at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), the largest publicly-funded art gallery in the country -- and with the rise of many private galleries that seem to flourish with the burgeoning art scene.
Seeking the past
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 01/06/2018
» Narrow alleyways, ancient houses, mansions of bygone aristocrats, temples and mosques, shrines and churches in the old town: The vintage craze has brought about a proliferation of speciality tourism, and it's enjoying huge popularity while promoting history lessons.
Convenient amnesia
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 28/05/2018
» When the government didn't interfere as protesters read poetry in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) to rally against Premchai Karnasuta's killing of a protected black panther, it was a pleasant surprise. When they didn't obstruct Thai artist Vassan Sittiket's retrospective that included artworks criticising Thai society, things started to look even more hopeful. The BACC, about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, kept pushing the envelope, and the government didn't react like it normally would.
Rotten, but fresh
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/07/2017
» The latest exhibition at YenakArt Villa is rotten. Literally. Dried-up roses with stitched-up petals hang their heads dejectedly in a vase; a shrivelled lily flower with plastic petals sits sadly in the corner of the room; and in front of the gallery stands a large glass box filled with rotten and mouldy embellished bananas.
At least we're first in something
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/03/2017
» Dear Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand: