Highlights of Thailand s art scene in 2020
Highlights of Thailand s art scene in 2020
As exhibitions and events were hard-hit by the pandemic, Thai artists managed to survive and thrive in their artistic creations
published : 30 Dec 2020 at 04:00
4 The mural, People Wall, was painted by 11 well-known artists including Alex Face, Headache Stencil, Gongkan and Mue Bon. (Photo: facebook.com/thejammag)
Like other industries, everything related to the art industry, from museums, art festivals, art fairs, galleries and more took a hiatus during the pandemic lockdown. However, after the lockdown was lifted, the country s art scene started to get a little more vibrant. Even Thailand s largest art festivals, Bangkok Art Biennale, returned.
Re-telling 2020, with forecasts for Thailand s future
published : 30 Dec 2020 at 04:00
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As the year we all want to end finally does, Life asks leading people from various professions to reflect how Covid-19 affected their industry and to look ahead for the year to come
Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor Yuthasak Supasorn (Photo: Weerawong Wongpreedee)
Yuthasak Supasorn
Tourism Authority of Thailand Governor
We are closely monitoring the spread of the Covid-19 infections from the shrimp wholesale market in Samut Sakhon. We believe the situation is under control. For the New Year celebrations organised in several places (in Bangkok and big cities), we will continue supporting the events. We will also follow the policy of the provincial disease control committees of each province. If they want to cancel the event, then we will.
Thai Artist’s Work Shows Political Awakening
December 15, 2020
Thai artist Yuree Kensaku poses next to her mural Bleu Blanc Rouge at the Bangkok Art Biennale in Bangkok, Thailand December 4, 2020.
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cartoon cats and birds. But it may be a sensitive subject for Thailand s
monarchy.
For artist Yuree Kensaku, the country’s political situation shapes her work. Protesters in Thailand are calling for reform of the monarchy and other changes. People have started their political awakening, said Kensaku.
The Bangkok Art Biennale is now showing her latest artwork. It combines the influences of her Thai background with her experience making art in La Rochelle, France. There, historical works of art showing times of revolution gave her the ideas she uses now.
A foreign hand that embraced the Thai art scene
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Apinan Poshyananda Deputy permanent secretary, Ministry of Culture
published : 14 Dec 2020 at 04:30
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Last week, the sad news came via Facebook. Alfred Pawlin, to many of his friends Freddy, passed away peacefully at the age of 69 in a hospital in Vienna. We were informed that Freddy had a brain thrombosis in October and spent more than two months hospitalised.
With Alfred Pawlin s passing, Thailand lost a great contributor to its art scene. Picture courtesy of Helfried Valenta
In the mid-70s, Freddy travelled widely in Asia where he visited India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Thailand. He decided to settle in Bangkok and in 1981 opened the Visual Dhamma Gallery at a converted townhouse tucked away in Soi Asoke, Sukhumvit Road. Visual Dhamma refers to the penetrating insight into the real nature of existence that can be glimpsed. The teaching of Buddhist writings became an inspiration for Freddy in the for