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Art Matters
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/08/2014
» From melted vases as sculptures to an experimental video showing furniture being dropped from high above, artists in their current exhibitions around the city have taken up concepts such as "destruction" or "failure", and led them towards an unconventional turn.
7 car stud
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/04/2015
» With Furious 7, the superhero season has begun — and these guys (and girls) are so poised in their invincibility that they don't even bother to put on spandex costumes.
Examining urbanity
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 03/06/2015
» Stepping into the dimly lit Jim Thompson Art Center, one immediately feels connected. The parade of motorcycles is more than a common sight in Bangkok. The colourful car headlining and flaring lights are reminiscent of a songthaew ride home. Other video installations featuring in the space's current exhibition "Missing Links" are instantaneously relatable, even without any explanatory text.
From stuffed rats to geometric abstraction
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/07/2015
» The works in “Synthesis”, on display at Chulalongkorn University’s The Art Center, are best enjoyed individually. From a massive acrylic painting which playfully questions the Thai education system, geometric abstraction portraying urban landscapes to a dead rat stuffed and mounted, the show isn’t exactly “the act of combining separate things, ideas etc into a complete whole”, as the title suggests.
Melancholic, dissonant memories
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/10/2015
» Jakrawal Nilthamrong's Vanishing Point is a story of loss, death, alternative destinies and reminiscence of sadness. It floats a few inches above the ground, it connects, disconnects and reconnects lives and fates, sometimes in a dissonant manner, and even though you may scratch your head wondering what exactly is going on, the film's semi-experimental style and narrative rupture has a strange intoxication.
'Wonderful Life' singer Black dies after car crash
Published on 27/01/2016
» LONDON — British singer Black, known for his wistful 1980s hit "Wonderful Life", died Tuesday following a road accident, a statement on his Facebook page said.
Sounds from Soweto
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/03/2016
» I first saw the all-singing, all-dancing Mahotella Queens back in the late 1980s, when they were on their epic tour of Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with their incomparable backing band, Makgona Tsohle, and leader singer, Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde. After years of having their movements restricted in their own country, they found themselves celebrated all over the world for their irresistible mbaqanga music, a genre they helped create in South Africa's "townships" in the 1960s.
Uma Thurman details Weinstein 'attack'
Published on 04/02/2018
» LOS ANGELES: Actress Uma Thurman, who is indelibly linked to Harvey Weinstein's Miramax studio thanks to her iconic roles in "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill," has broken her silence about the disgraced Hollywood mogul, accusing him of attacking her and threatening her career.
Remembering Kak Channthy
Life, John Clewley, Published on 03/04/2018
» The news last week that the lead singer of the Cambodian Space Project, Kak Channthy, had died in a car crash in Phnom Penh has shocked her fans in Cambodia and across the globe. She was 38 years old.
Connoisseur's Cartier collection
Life, Published on 10/09/2019
» Last year, Harry Fane celebrated the 40th anniversary of his private gallery, known for its fine collection of vintage Cartier watches and jewellery alongside objets d'art.