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Putting the art in artefact
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/08/2018
» What is in an artefact? Evidence of cultural or historical interest is restrained and appears unostentatious in Dusadee Huntrakul's solo exhibition "There Are More Monsoon Songs Elsewhere". Nevertheless, through the superposition of timelines and geographical locations, the imagined rituals, songs and dances of the everyday come to life at 100 Tonson Gallery.
Southeast Asian rituals, interpreted
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 30/05/2018
» Who said rituals had to be dull?
A harbinger of things to come
Life, Ariane Kupferman-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 Kupferman-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.
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.
The many shapes of love
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/02/2018
» Don't refer to Douglas Diaz's paintings as simply black-and-white. "It used to drive me crazy," says the American artist whose latest body of work -- collectively titled "Love" -- is currently on show at Woof Pack Gallery in Bangkok.
Making an artistic splash with a social conscience
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 29/11/2017
» Kawita Vatanajyankur's video performances, set against candy-coloured backdrops, are both alluring and thought-provoking, as the artist is far more concerned with what's going on inside the candy factory than with bright and shiny wrappings, of the kind that has come to define our modes of consumption. With several major international exhibitions in 2017 -- including a stint at the Venice Art Biennale as part of the Alamak! Pavilion -- Kawita has been busy packing and unpacking, installing her works in locations around the globe.
An alternative dimension
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 09/11/2017
» Entering Chai Siris' exhibition at Gallery VER is in many ways like penetrating a spirit house. Once shuffled through the door, visitors find themselves plunged in semi-obscurity, surrounded by life-size banana trees and landscape views that cover entire walls.
A subdued mood in art honouring King Bhumbol
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/09/2017
» The number of events and activities is likely to drop this October, as all eyes will be set on the royal cremation ceremony to take place at Sanam Luang at the end of the month. But while the atmosphere will be solemn and our clothes sombre, artists and venues are paying tribute to King Bhumibol, as a last goodbye to Thailand's longest-reigning monarch.
The woes of the yes man
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/08/2017
» Parinot Kunakornwong's exhibition "Yes" isn't meant to evoke a happy, enthusiastic affirmative -- but rather the resigned, yielding acceptance of the powers that be and of our unnatural order of things.