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The art of exile
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/06/2017
» The snowy mountaintops of Sweden, France or the United States, painted on Paphonsak La-or's canvases, aren't dispatches from the artist's overseas travels.
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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 show of dissent
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/08/2018
» An office, an artist's studio, a Burmese tea house, the "Yawnghwe Office In Exile" at Cartel Artspace encompasses all these spaces and more -- for an office does not only need to contain a desk and a computer, but it is primarily a location for the production of thoughts and ideas.
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A fresh kind of artistic social conscience
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/06/2018
» Art exhibitions with a political message may open on a regular basis in Bangkok, but the issues artists tackle in Thailand aren't in fact limited to critiques of military power, censorship or a polarised society.
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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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Forest fair at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/03/2018
» Even if you can't go to the forest this weekend, the forest will come to you, owing to the second edition of the "People & Forest Fair", which will be held on Sunday at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
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Give trees a chance
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2018
» As of late, the construction company Italian-Thai has made headlines due to the illegal wildlife hunting activities of its president Premchai Karnasuta and the now -- sadly -- iconic panther he slayed. While Premchai is a threat to Thailand's fauna, it appears the company itself is no friend to flora, either.
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Exhibition speaks for endangered community
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 11/01/2018
» Despite being neatly tucked between the Saen Saeb canal and Bangkok's ancient city walls, the Pom Mahakan community has been under constant threat for over two decades.
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A trio of biennials
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/12/2017
» 'Thailand's first biennial(e)" is a phrase you'll most certainly hear next year, as the country will hold not one but three different art biennials in 2018, with the organisers of each claiming theirs as the earliest project.
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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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