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Escape to Bangkok Art Biennale
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/06/2020
» While art events in many countries have been postponed or cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangkok Art Biennale 2020, or BAB 2020, is set to return from Oct 29 to Jan 31.
Get your concert kicks online
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/06/2020
» Although certain lockdown measures have been relaxed where live concerts are concerned, many rules still apply. Concertgoers, for example, are required to keep a physical distance of at least 5m from one another and should not scream or sing along.
Put on a happy face
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/06/2020
» Anon Lulitananda uses his experience of living in two worlds -- one where everyone wears their hearts on their sleeve, and the other where everyone conceals certain parts of themselves -- and marries them in this latest exhibition.
Coming out on top
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2020
» Raw talent and practice led to Jiab Prachakul winning the top prize at the BP Portrait Award. However, it was an artistic feat she didn't expect to accomplish given that she has no formal training in art.
Let your love flower
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/07/2020
» The aesthetic beauty of flowers is always a common theme in paintings but artist Praiya Ketkool prefers to depict grass and weeds, which are overlooked by most people. It all began when Praiya visited her grandmother in Chachoengsao during a school break and was riding her bicycle past stunning, flowering grass. She became so captivated by the scene that she decided she would return to capture photos of the gorgeous spread of grass flowers she had witnessed. Unfortunately, when she returned to the same spot the next day, all the flowers had been destroyed. Farmers had decided to get rid of them as the weeds were stealing nutrients away from their crops.
Resistance is not futile
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/07/2020
» The world renowned Mona Lisa wasn't widely recognised until it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger was a woman who believed in a Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh and was a key person behind his fame. War photography brought truth to light. It changed perceptions of war from glory to misery.
The beauty of digital destruction
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/07/2020
» Art lovers have a chance to see works by prominent photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom in his latest exhibition titled "Lost" on view at Kathmandu Photo Gallery until Aug 29.
Holding on to happiness
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/07/2020
» Suwannee Sarakana realised the uncertainty of happiness at her daughter's kindergarten graduation ceremony when she bought a colourful whale-shaped balloon for her six-year-old. Unfortunately, the balloon slipped out of her daughter's hand.
Hands off!
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/07/2020
» Before the Covid-19 lockdown, Dino Detective used to be the most popular play zone at Bangkok's Children Discovery Museum. Usually crowded with eager children digging for fossils of dinosaurs buried under the sand, now only 10 young participants at a time are allowed in the zone due to the social distancing measures.
Modernising old traditions
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/07/2020
» In Chinese tradition, people always honour their deceased family members by burning joss paper as an offering to their ancestors on special holidays and at family gatherings. The belief is that burning joss paper will bring prosperity to their ancestors in life after death. While the intention is honourable, the practice has contributed to the growing problem of air pollution.