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  Exit through the bathroom stall

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/07/2018

  » Are public restrooms a democratic space? Thai artist Thitibodee Rungteerawattananon believes so. Both a private and a shared area at the same time, toilets don't escape tacit rules of social interaction or the politics of access, representation, sex and gender imposed on other spaces.

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  Thailand's Thasnai facing a jury

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/06/2018

  » Thai artist Thasnai Sethaseree, whose monumental-scale paper collage work questions Thai historiography and structures of power, is among the finalists nominated for the 2018 Signature Art Prize in Singapore.

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  What's trending and happening this week

  Muse, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/06/2018

  » 1. Enjoy a night of art, film and food with Deus Ex Machina and Moto Guzzi. The event, starting at 4pm today has plenty of activities to fit each and everyone's tastes. So whether you're going for the short movie line-up at a ride-in cinema, or choose to attend a live-painting session with Australian artist Paul McNeil, there'll be games, music, food and fun. Along with the Deus Art Exhibition, Moto Guzzi will be presenting their latest -- and limited edition -- model at ACMEN Ekamai Complex on Ekamai 15. To RSVP call 089-491-6099 or 090-865-0266.

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  Southeast Asian rituals, interpreted

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 30/05/2018

  » Who said rituals had to be dull?

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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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  Cutting through the noise

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 09/05/2018

  » Noise levels over 85 decibels begin to harm humans' auditory system. Yet the group exhibition "85-140 dB" at WTF Café and Gallery places audiences -- fictionally -- in that range between the exposure to potentially dangerous sounds and a complete loss of hearing.

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  Out of the darkness

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 05/01/2018

  » You're likely to stumble and fumble as you make your way through the darkened H Gallery and artist Jedsada Tangtrakulwong's latest show "Eclipse". Plunged in near-total obscurity, visitors find themselves drawn to the dim glimmers projected by low-hanging light bulbs.

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  Making an artistic splash with a social conscience

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 29/11/2017

  » Kawita Vatanajyankur's video performances, set against candy-coloured backdrops, are both alluring and thought-provoking, as the artist is far more concerned with what's going on inside the candy factory than with bright and shiny wrappings, of the kind that has come to define our modes of consumption. With several major international exhibitions in 2017 -- including a stint at the Venice Art Biennale as part of the Alamak! Pavilion -- Kawita has been busy packing and unpacking, installing her works in locations around the globe.

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  Time-travelling textiles

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 22/11/2017

  » The clothes we wear in many ways convey to others who we are and where we come from. In the case of Indonesian traditional textile batik, this message is explicit, as patterns and motifs often tell the story of the wearer -- his or her geographical origin, family history and social status. The iconic garment piece, which reached national-symbol status for Indonesia, is currently the object of, and point of departure for, the exhibition "POLA - Patterns Of Meaning" at the Jim Thompson Art Centre.

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  Kick The Machine's hypnotic, dreamlike universe

  Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/11/2017

  » Sitting on the floor, our attention divided between three screens, we began to shift into a shadowy, dreamlike universe, penetrated by percussive sounds and guitar music.

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