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Delusion and denim dreams
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/04/2016
» It was an almost overwhelming experience of sights and sounds on Sunday as the Bangkok CityCity Gallery played host to Korakrit Arunanondchai's crazy, conceptual world of burnt denim, nightmare-inducing mannequins, and a giant cyber-jungle monster. A collection by the New York-based multimedia artist comprising denim paintings, abstract body paint and a floor-to-ceiling installation of entangled foliage, drones, wires, electronics and mannequins engendered a mixture of awe, appreciation and confusion in equal measure.
Never-ending journey
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 11/06/2016
» Eating breakfast with giraffes in Nairobi, scooting around the Amalfi coast on Vespa's and doing yoga with pink flamingos in Aruda's crystal clear ocean -- Nanda Hampe's life is one worth killing for.
Buffaloes, painted and postmodern
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 06/07/2016
» To those who still view the humble and hardworking water buffalo, kwai, as a symbol for stupidity and ignorance, Maitree Siriboon's artworks just might change their minds.
All the King's men
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 04/11/2016
» It was a brief encounter, purely written by chance, but it would change Teerapot Haji-ar-were's life in a way he never expected. The Pattani native believes it was sheer luck that sent him into the path of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej that day nearly 40 years ago during a royal trip to the Deep South, and that led him to become the King's interpreter between Thai and the local Jawi language for 30 years.
Floral design in full bloom
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/01/2017
» Flowers, for the longest time, have been an integral part of Thai society, found ubiquitously in day-to-day life and interlinked with every important religious and cultural ceremony. And now with wedding season in full bloom, we're seeing more flowers than ever -- from the pre-wedding khan mak parade, to the extravagant floral backdrops, to the fought-after bridal bouquet.
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.
A region in flux
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 17/04/2017
» What do four contemporary artists from three other Southeast Asian countries have that could resonate in a country like Thailand?
Unfreezing Thainess
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/07/2017
» There's something strange and magical about Nakrob Moonmanas' artworks. Known for his whimsical collages which dice and splice traditional Thai imagery with that of the West's, it's almost impossible not to go in and have a closer look.
Rotten, but fresh
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/07/2017
» The latest exhibition at YenakArt Villa is rotten. Literally. Dried-up roses with stitched-up petals hang their heads dejectedly in a vase; a shrivelled lily flower with plastic petals sits sadly in the corner of the room; and in front of the gallery stands a large glass box filled with rotten and mouldy embellished bananas.
We ain't Nate, mate
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/07/2017
» Nathan Bartling, aka "My Mate Nate", is a hero to some and a low-life to many. The Mormon missionary-turned-local-YouTube star has been plastered all over the news this week once again -- finding himself on the end of public outrage after his latest stunt of trying to flatten coins on Bangkok's railroad tracks. The whole event may seem like an overreaction, but this hasn't been the first time that the 24-year-old American has angered locals and expats due to his juvenile stunts.