Thai Art Exhibition

Exhibition: SPIRITUTAINMENT
Artists:
- Prabda Yoon
- May-T Noijinda
- Krit Ngamsom
- Pasut Kranrattasuit
- Kohei Nawa
- Mai Miyake
- Peggy Wauters
- Sakareeya Amataya

Curator: Prabda Yoon

Opening Reception and talk by Thanes Wongyanawa : Thursday March 24, 2011 at 7 pm.
Exhibition Date: 24 March – 15 May 2011
Gallery’s opening Hours: Thursday - Sunday at 11 am - 7 pm

Admission: Free

100 Tonson Gallery and Japan Foundation cordially present SPIRITUTAINMENT, a group exhibition that includes artists of different nationals and religious backgrounds, curated by Prabda Yoon, raising the question of entertainment’s role in religious traditions.

The exhibition invites the artists to contemplate the relationship between religion and entertainment, as these two subjects are considered incompatible in some religious beliefs, while the facts, both historical and contemporary, show that entertainment does play a big role in religious practices. The artists then presents their reaction through newly created works. Artists in this show will be Prabda Yoon, Pasut Kranrattasuit, , May-T Noyjinda, Sakareeya Amataya, , Krit Ngamsom, Peggy Wauters, Kohei Nawa, and Mai Miyake.

Moreover, there will be a special talk on the history of the religion/entertainment relationship by Thanes Wongyanawa, a unique Thai scholar in political science and cultural studies and also a assistant professor at Facualty of Political Science, Thammasat universiry, on the opening day ( 24 March).

Exhibition Period: 24 March – 15 May 2011 ( every Thursday – Sunday)

The opening reception and special talk will be on Thursday March 24th , 2011 at 7 pm onward.

For more information, please contact 100 Tonson Gallery at 02-684-1527 or info@100tonsongallery.con

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“VIJITSILPA SILPATHAI”

Art Exhibition of Thai Creative Economy: Art from Thai Intelligence [ATI]

By 62 Members of The Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University and Guest Artists such as Assoc. Prof. Pishnu Supanimit, Prof. Vichoke Mukdamanee, Panya Vijinthanasarn and Asst. Prof. Thavorn Ko-udomvit

Guest Artists such as Jitsing Somboon, Wasinburi Supanichworapach and Wijit Apichatkriengkrai

To be presided over by

Prof. Emeritus Khunying Khaisri Sri-Aroon

Chairman of Council of Silpakorn University

At Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, 939 Rama 1 Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
On February 22nd , 2011 ,6.00 p.m.
[The exhibition will be held during February 23rd – March 13th , 2011]
Tuesday – Sunday (10.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m.)
(Closed on Mondays)

FREEDOM & JUSTICE?
19 February - 12 March
by Jittagarn Kaewtinkoy (Thailand)

You are kindly invited for the opening of the exhibition on Saturday 19th Feb 2011 at 17:00 (5 pm)
at Thavibu Gallery

n the forthcoming exhibition, Jittagarn Kaewtinkoy has produced a series of portraits and paintings of well known politicians and of iconic personalities with the intent to explore their sense of commitment towards freedom and justice. It turns out that they often fall into two categories – good and bad. As a person committed to freedom, justice and transparency himself, the artist questions his subjects' intentions and aspirations and whether they are sincere or exploit their positions as leaders and role models.

Jittagarn Kaewtinkoy is 32 years old and is known for his ironic paintings of people in power. He graduated from Rajamonkol University in 2001 and has participated in several exhibitions in Thailand and also in the USA (2010).


Introduction by Steven Pettifor:
Unsurprisingly, Thailand’s artists tend to become more politicised in the wake of dramatic social upheavals and intermittent military interventions. During the student led demonstrations and subsequent crackdowns of 1973 and 1976, artists Pratuang Emjaroen and Prasong Luemuang led the dissenting charge, while after the bloody coup of 1992 it was Vasan Sitthiket along with Chumpon Apisuk and the Ukabat (fireball) performance artists who were quick to voice their hostility to the military takeover.

Thailand’s most recent military putsch of 2006 once again roused artists to visualise interpretations upon the consequential dilemmas facing Thai society. Yet aside from the firebrand Vasan and critical photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom, there have been few overtly political artists to commentate on the entrenched cronyism and corruption that have become the mainstay of Thai politics.

To the neutral observer, Thailand has never appeared a more divided country. This growing disharmony has begun registering and permeating the art of emerging artists, including 32-year-old painter Jittagarn Kaewtinkoy.


THAVIBU GALLERY
The Silom Galleria Building,
Suite 308, 919/1 Silom Rd.
Bangkok 10500
Tel +66 (0) 266 5454
For direction kindly see the map

“Impromptu”

2nd March – 8th May, 2011

By Naruemon Padsamran

Opening reception

Wednesday 2nd March, 6.30pm – 8.30pm

2nd Floor, Sombat Permpoon Gallery


Sombat Permpoon Gallery is delighted to present abstract contemporary paintings and sculptures “ Impromptu ” (Don-sod) by Naruemon Padsamran.

Naruemon’s work is inspired by her appreciation of the unique, lively tempo and conversational style of singing in found in the type of Thai folk music from the Isaan area known as Luk –Tung and Mor-Lam. From this passion for the music, Naruemon creates her art by evolving old Thai folk concert billboards into abstract contemporary paintings and sculptures which convey the “postures” and “rhythm” of Thai Folk music dancers, known as Hang-Kreung. These dancers, usually found performing behind the singers, are moved, from a typical outdoor stage where such concerts are staged, to a gallery space, as part of Naruemon’s vision to communicate the movement and music within a still object.

“Impromptu” Mo-Lam is defined as composing music while in the moment, simultaneously singing or playing an instrument in response to another Mo-Lam band. Naruemon also defines the “Impromptu” series as a conversation within herself, using her success and learning from her failures in the past 3 years to create series of dialogues within her creativity and materials into her improvisation (Don-sod)of Mo-Lam

For further information, images and media representation, please contact:

Panada Lerthattasin, Manager

P: 0-2254-6040-6 f: 0-2254-6048

E:panada@sombatpermpoongallery.com
www.sombatpermpoongallery.com

Nospace gallery moved to new place a year ago (after a year and half in the first place) and we just renovated the gallery space this month. We guess now it will be perfect time to have a 1st (+1½) anniversary and renovation party. We also invited our guests to show some new work, performance and live music, see the description below. The party will be on this Saturday 19 February 2011, starts from 9PM. Come to see the space, or if you’ve never been in Nospace before, maybe this is the best time to check out the space. The party opens for everyone.


NOSPACE GALLERY ANNIVERSARY AND RENOVATION PARTY


* Photography Slideshow by Jesper Haynes
* VDO Projection by Chat Room RCA
* Noise Art Performance by Jin Matutamtada
* Live Experimental Music/ IDM by Lemur Onkyokei
* Live Instrumental Music by Abstraction XL
* Solo Show by Ben Edwards
* And more…

SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2011
9PM – 1AM
AT NOSPACE GALLERY RCA
FREE ENTRY

Nospace Gallery
21/108 Block D, Royal City Avenue (RCA)
Bangkok Thailand 10320
084-134-1184
info@nospacebkk.com
www.nospacebkk.com

Gallery VER presents

'Playing Arts' (In a Thai way) exhibition & "Playing Arts in a Thai Way" Book Launch.

by Christoph Riemer & Panu Boonpiputtanapong

@ Gallery VER

Opening & launching the Book : February 17, 2011, 6 pm

Talk - What is Playing Arts? and Why in a Thai way? by Christoph Riemer & Panu
Boonpiputtanapong : February 19, 2011, 4 -6 pm

Workshop Playing Arts : February 20, 2011, 11 - 7 pm

Playing Arts connects art and life through the play. Playing Arts is a network arisen 15 years ago in Germany by 'Christoph Riemer' which animates people to perform their own projects and actions. Stimulated by art impulses one’s own creative action is induced.

After 4 successful workshops in Bangkok and Chiangmai the following book was made: Playing Arts in a Thai way, full of examples how Playing Arts has been adapted in Thailand.The exhibition shows pictures and traces from the workshops. There are also participation activities in order to animate guests to creative actions.

collaboration by Panu Boonpiputtanapong

The book will launch at the exhibition opening.

Gallery VER
194 ,Tanow Road
Bovonnivet, Pranakorn
BKK, 10200
Tel: (+66) 02 622 0117
Fax: (+66) 02 622 0118

Photo Exhibition : WANDERER by RIE YAMAMOTO
on 11 - 18 February 2011
at minimal gallery
Nimmanhaemin 13 Muang Chiang Mai
084-169-3283

RIE YAMAMOTO
WEALLWANDERER@GMAIL.COM