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Art as a political act
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/03/2016
» It was with a feeling of nausea and disgust that Chiang Mai-based artist Mit Jai Inn spent one month working on his new series of abstract paintings, now on display and part of the exhibition "Wett" at Gallery Ver at N22 in Bangkok. Mit's series is entitled "Junta Monochrome" -- obviously not for the works themselves -- for the art space has exploded with every colour imaginable; rather the title conveys the artist's contempt for the reality outside: a junta-ruled country where things are either black or white, where if you're not a khon dee (good person), the artist says, you are inevitably the bad guy.
No elephant, But artists, In the room
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/05/2014
» ''‘The Other Room: Exploring The Other’s Life”, an art party in which more than 20 artists gathered last weekend, was set in an abandoned guest house slated for imminent demolition (although it will be rebuilt as Thong Lor Art Space). “The Other Room”, produced by Democrazy Theatre Studio, invited artists to make use of the space as is now, turning each room into a creative cocoon.