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What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Published on 21/07/2018
» 1 Celebrating the meditative spirit of Buddhism amid the bustling Bangkok city life, Patrik Budenz's Samadhi photographs are black and white portraits of Northern Thai monks, capturing and immortalising the moment of sheer concentration. It makes the viewer stop and admire the split second of realism and transcendence. At Cinema Oasis. The exhibition runs until Aug 31.
Portrait of artistsas young craftsmen
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/06/2018
» The nostalgia of childhood, social problems and the hardships of life -- all count themselves among the themes spotlighted in an ongoing exhibition featuring selected works by Thai art students of all disciplines.
Book fair crowds a beacon of hope
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 11/04/2018
» Over 1.8 million people attended the 46th National Book Fair & 16th Bangkok International Book Fair from March 30 to April 8, leading printing businesses to express optimism that Thailand's reading culture will revive.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 24/03/2018
» 1:Galerie Oasis Bangkok's newest art venue, located above Cinema Oasis (Sukhumvit 43) will be launching today with Piyatat Hemmatat's Eden Part II: An Exhibition Of Bronze Sculptures & Photographs. In continuation of "Eden, Part I", in Charoen Krung's Serindia Gallery, the photographer and contemporary artist explores the concept and idea of banned substances through 3D bronze sculptures. Recreating his own Garden of Eden, Piyatat has moulded Biblical serpents that turn into enticing hands and eyeballs, sprouting serpent hearts, and many more creatures that comprise the mythology of this era. "Eden Part II" will launch today, from 6pm-9pm, at Galerie Oasis, Sukhumvit 43. For more information, go to facebook.com/galerieoasis.bk.
Gearing up for tourists
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/03/2018
» After harvesting season, rice farmers in the Northeast hold an annual merit-making ceremony to express gratitude to Mae Phosop (the Goddess of Rice). The farmers bring a portion of their newly harvested rice and pile it up on a temple ground for monks to bless.
The heaviness of history, worn lightly
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/02/2018
» Suddenly, Thai traditional costumes have made a quiet comeback -- for at least a month or so.
Friends across oceans, over the centuries
B Magazine, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 25/02/2018
» The 200 years of relationship between Thailand and the United States started when the latter was still very young.
Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» The golden-tinged sunlight was dimming. A group of 50 hog deer sauntered around a wide field, pausing to eat shoots of grass. Forest officials had recently burned the field, making way for new grass which will provide a source of food for the population of over 200 hog deer living in Phu Khiao-Thung Ka Mang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.
Tourism fest in the park
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 11/01/2018
» From Jan 17-21, the Thailand Tourism Festival, the country's largest domestic tourism fair, will take place at Lumpini Park from noon-10pm.
Where royal souls reside
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/12/2017
» Apart from Wat Bowon Niwet, which is King Bhumibol Adulyadej's symbolic temple, Wat Ratchabophit on Ratchabophit Road is one of only two temples that enshrine his ashes. Since Nov 7, when the temple started permitting the general public to pay respects to the royal remains, many have flocked there for this purpose.