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Bloody artists
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/11/2018
» Hung on the walls of Sukhumvit 43's Galerie Oasis are oil paintings oozing with grief, melancholy and pain. There's a figure of a woman crucified on a giant cross with blood streaming out of her hands and genitalia; an angel with empty eye-sockets holding his bloody eyes in his hands; and Buddha standing on a bloody lotus with a skull instead of his usual serene face.
The Killers kill it at Thunder Dome
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 26/09/2018
» Despite the absolute chaos of acquiring wristbands to enter Thunder Dome's concert hall (VIJI Corp, please figure this out), Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers made up for it 10 times over with possibly one of the best rock concert experiences in Thailand this year.
Embracing ambiguity
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/08/2018
» After last year's successful stint at Kathmandu Photo Gallery, Paris-based Thai-British independent filmmaker Shane Bunnag is back in Bangkok with his latest metaphysical photo project, "Gradiva".
Where angels tread
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 16/11/2017
» Discovering something that forces you to alter your worldview is no doubt an unnerving experience. For Los Angeles-based artist Saber, who arrived in Bangkok last month, discovering that there is not only one but two "City of Angels" was a massive revelation.
30 years of Kamphee
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 14/09/2017
» No matter who you were, where you came from, or what you did, all the barriers of class, education and politics were torn down last Saturday at Pongsit Kamphee's 30th anniversary concert -- "30 Years Kamphee: You're My Friend".
Pushing boundaries
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/06/2017
» Who knew that appreciating art could be so physically exhausting?
Subversive, perverse, funny, honest?
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 10/03/2017
» Joan Cornellà's art isn't for the sensitive of heart. Masked in bright colours and empty smiles of his characters, his comics are vile, controversial, politically incorrect and uncomfortable. But to the right kind of person, they're absolutely hilarious.
Gloriously absurd
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/02/2017
» The usual initial reaction of a person watching Paradox perform for the first time would go along the lines of: "What the heck is going on?"