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Let's start with forever
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/08/2018
» A newcomer to the Thai art scene, Mexican-Taiwanese artist Pedro Hernandez is holding his first solo exhibition at Speedy Grandma, as part of the Bangkok Biennial.
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Shattering political illusions
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 14/06/2017
» Audiences that entered Tada Hengsapkul's latest Bangkok exhibition expecting nude photographs were in for a surprise.
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CDC's charter folk song 'skirts' issues
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 26/05/2016
» Social activists have slammed the Charter Drafting Committee's (CDC) folk song, released on Monday, to boost public interest in the draft constitution. They say it fails to reflect the substance of issues included in the draft, as well as the importance of the referendum process.
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Rituals 'embed autocracy', activist says
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/09/2015
» University hazing rituals stem from authoritarian values, a seminar at Thammasat University was told.
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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.
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Serving a higher purpose
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 04/06/2018
» The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) made headlines last month owing to more than one reason. Even before (appointed) Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang articulated his irking comments -- by which he made it known to the world that he would like to see the art centre turned into a co-working space packed with chairs -- critics and defenders of the BACC's management were already arguing on social media.
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Corporation with a conscience
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 13/06/2018
» Letters and postcards dating back to the 1880s adorn the walls of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, ordered in a chronological pathway leading to an exhibition by 15 contemporary Thai artists.
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Moral maze of modern Thailand
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 07/02/2018
» In Mit Jai Inn's "Beautiful Futures", one is encouraged to step on artworks, walk right through canvases or dip a finger into fresh paint. Indeed, reverence -- or irreverence -- is at the centre of the Chiang Mai-based artist's exhibition, as he reflects on power and status, both in art and in life.
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Monarchical chronicles
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/10/2017
» In a 1970 address to librarians nationwide, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej compared books to knowledge banks, "a collection of everything mankind has built, done and invented since ancient times". His remark thus highlighted the importance of these everyday objects in the human experience.
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A misunderstood culture revealed
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/09/2017
» Descending from the original inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula, the Orang Asli community has a long history, one that has been extensively recorded in Thai literature and history. Appearing in a wide array of texts, from King Rama V's play Ngoh Pah to the folk tale Sang Thong, their portrayals haven't always been positive or done justice to the wealth of their culture.
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