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A monument of emptiness and embarrassment
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 15/05/2023
» On Thiam Ruam Mit Road, Huai Khwang, a huge and empty building with a triangular façade has stood for years. A big plaque on the lawn in Thai translates to The National Gallery of Art. With no activities inside, people are left wondering when it will open. Is it true that there are plans to convert it into mixed-use spaces instead of a display of national treasures of modern and contemporary Thai art?
Cool art in hot Japan
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 06/09/2017
» Recently, embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet reshuffle was seen as a desperate attempt to improve his popularity that nosedived due to scandals involving ministers. Despite the summer heat in Japanese politics and the North Korean missile tests, the "Cool Japan" policy initiated by Abe's government to revitalise Japanese contemporary culture and art has developed.