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Ornanong Thaisriwong feels violated
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 22/01/2015
» The tag line for Ornanong Thaisriwong's B-Floor Theatre solo performance Bang-La-Merd two years ago, was "My Wonderfully Smiling City". For its restaging, which begins today at Thonglor Art Space, however, it has changed to "The Land I Do Not Own".
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The future, in reverse
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/06/2016
» On the surface, artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul's video of a night journey through a temple doesn't seem to be in dialogue with photographs of Sakhalin island by Japanese Tomoko Yoneda. Nor does there seem to be any connection between Field Recordings' video work documenting migrant workers on the banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River and MAP Office's incredibly detailed imaginary map of "future Hong Kong".
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Knockin' on parody's door
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 07/11/2016
» Enough about Bob Dylan and his Nobel Prize in Literature. He took his time but finally accepted the honour and will make it to the ceremony in Stockholm in December if he can.
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Fair winds
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 10/11/2016
» In the waters off Hua Hin's coastline, all was calm at first. Then, all of a sudden, a strong wind picked up, sending a young boy and his sailing dinghy to clash with another boat, which was leading the race.
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High concept
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/09/2016
» Entang Wiharso, Geraldine Javier, Zeng Fanzhi, Zhao Zhao -- I've Googled them, and yes, they are all huge in the contemporary art world.
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Surachai Petsangrot's enigmatic flowers
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 02/03/2016
» Surachai Petsangrot's debut solo exhibition "Lone Man And The Flowers", opening last week at Thong Lor Art Space, is cute. Now, the word "cute" isn't very often found in art writing, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's used in a negative sense. His 15 big paintings, plus some 200 sketches, installed throughout five storeys of the space themselves are cute, but the experience of viewing them is another matter. It's complex and fun, a truly experiential affair as opposed to a visit to a regular art gallery.
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Stars of the Thai stage honoured
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 24/03/2016
» The theatre scene in Thailand is still a relatively small affair yet it was a lively evening on Tuesday as directors, performers, theatregoers and members of the press joined the 2015 IATC Thailand Dance and Theatre Review awards ceremony at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
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The Island Funeral scoops prestigious film award
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/11/2015
» Several years in the making, director Pimpaka Towira's feature film The Island Funeral (Maha Samut Lae Susan) won the Asian Future Film Award at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival last weekend. The award, which was established two years ago, is given to the best work by first- and second-time directors.
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The truth behind the facade
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/10/2015
» At a time when freedom of expression is becoming increasingly constrained, whether one is just an internet user, a filmmaker or an activist, experimental theatre troupe B-Floor is as relentless as ever. After Ornanong Thaisriwong's solo performance Bang La Merd earlier this year was attended by military officers, B-Floor is back under the directorial helm of Teerawat Mulvilai in Manoland.
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'A Painter from Bikaner' come to Bangkok
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/07/2016
» At Serindia Gallery, all is still and calm until you look closer and everything -- the landscapes, animals and plants -- suddenly comes to life. Magnifying glasses are of course provided. In the exhibition "A Painter From Bikaner", Indian traditional miniature painter Mahaveer Swami presents a selection of his exquisitely detailed works whose subjects range from the mundane daily lives in India, landscapes and animals to tales from mythology.
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