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Inspiration of a sexual provocateur
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/03/2015
» Thai-American artist Michael Shaowanasai describes the new collection currently on display at Adler Subhashok Gallery as being formed by a process resembling sexual intercourse: he lay passively while letting his partners, or those who created the pieces from his concept and instructions, do the work for him.
From the past, into the future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 10/02/2015
» There are three versions of Korakrit Arunanondchai, one of Thailand's hottest mavericks whose works have been shown internationally in recent years: first, Korakrit in person, who isn't the most comprehensible of talkers; second, the Korakrit he professes himself to be, which is a jeans-clad, fiery-haired, spontaneous painter and gangster/rapper performance artist.
Painting in the eye of the storm
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 03/12/2014
» 'You'd better come up here, we should get drunk together and then talk," said Chiang Mai-based artist Mit Jai Inn. The 55-year-old, who insisted I address him as phi (brother) instead of loong (uncle) despite the fact that he was already an established artist before I was even born, was apologetic for not explaining himself very well during a recent telephone interview.
Paintings that resonate
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/10/2014
» Last July, Toot Yung Art Center’s artistic director Myrtille Tibayrenc returned to her hometown in the South of France, accompanied by Thai artist Pakitsilp Varamissara. For Tibayrenc, the one-month trip was the first holiday she had had in three years. For Pakitsilp, it was an artist residency trip that resulted in a collection of oil paintings, sketches and watercolours for an ongoing exhibition “French Resonance”.
Art of breaking up
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 26/09/2014
» A rehearsal room. A couple walk in," reads the stage direction for Cloture De L'Amour. Who the couple are is not made clear; he might be a playwright or director, while she an actress or choreographer.