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ArtReview Asia • 1st March 2018

'Thai Art: Currencies of the Contemporary' book review

I review David Teh's smart, deftly constructed and insightful study 'Thai Art: Currencies of the Contemporary' in the Spring 2018 edition of ArtReview Asia.

Leica Gallery Bangkok • 15th February 2018

Nick Ut at Leica Gallery Bangkok

I'm proud to have written the wall text for the inaugural exhibition at the new Leica Gallery Bangkok: 'My Story by Nick Ut', featuring 25 Vietnam War images by the indefatigable Pulitzer Prize-winner, including 'Napalm Girl'.

Editions Didier Millet • 30th January 2018

Thailand's Sustainable Business Guide

And now for something completely different.. I recently co-managed/edited this authoritative 344-page guide to corporate sustainability within Thailand. Out now!

ArtReview Asia • 27th July 2017

Jakkai Siributr: Displaced exhibition review

Uniting two new installations with an acclaimed old one, Thai textile artist Jakkai Siributr’s latest exhibition begins with an open, if unspoken, invitation to dress up.

Mekong Review • 1st May 2017

Dressing Up Stories: Jakkai Siributr

Recently I was approached by the publisher of Mekong Review, a quarterly literary journal focussing on Southeast Asia. This is my first piece for them.

Thailand Tatler • 28th March 2017

Book Talk: The Making of ‘Prince Naris: A Siamese Designer’

ML Chittawadi Chitrabongs on her 292-page tribute to Siam’s polymath prince

ArtReview Asia • 15th March 2017

Le Brothers profile & Kamin Lertchaiprasert exhibition review

I have two contributions in the Spring 2017 edition of ArtReview Asia: a 6-page profile of Vietnam's Le Brothers, and a review of Thai artist Kamin Lerthchaiprasert's recent Chiang Mai retrospective.

Thailand Tatler • 8th February 2017

7 Reasons to (Re)Visit Chiang Mai’s Maiiam Art Museum

Bangkok is on the back foot. The Rose of the North has the best contemporary art museum in the land. Here are seven reasons why it deserves a long and hard look

ArtReview Asia • 8th February 2017

Sounding Out Udomsak Krisanamis

The taciturn artist agrees to a rare interview in his Chiang Mai studio

Southeast Asia Globe Magazine • 19th January 2017

One man’s quest to save Southeast Asia’s independent cinemas

The region’s ageing cinemas are fighting a losing battle against corporate forces, but a determined American is fighting to save these fading silver screens.

Thailand Tatler • 1st December 2016

The Bold & the Brave

While Thailand’s male artists occupy many different camps, something unites them: passion. Max Crosbie-Jones meets four uncompromising male artists, each either bold in technique, bold in conviction or bold in concept.

Southeast Asia Globe Magazine • 18th October 2016

Reel struggle: unearthing Thai cinema’s lost classics

The resurrection of two long-lost classic films is a stark reminder that Southeast Asia’s rich cinematic heritage is in danger of fading away.

Bangkok Post • 11th August 2016

Brothers of reinvention

The Olympics isn't all that's drawing eyes to Brazil — there are also the bricolage furniture designs of Sao Paulo's Campana Brothers.

Southeast Asia Globe Magazine • 20th July 2016

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's ‘Serenity of Madness’: a review

The first retrospective of the Palme d’Or-winning Thai auteur’s short films and other gallery-based work reveals the true expansiveness of his imagemaking.

ArtReview • 1st March 2016

Thailand's Silent Period

Why have the country’s visual artists chosen to say so little about conditions in the kingdom since the 2014 military coup? Are they frightened? Just riding out the storm? Or...

Bangkok Post The Magazine • 1st February 2016

Love Through a Lense: Pierre et Gilles profile

Pierre et Gilles – France’s famous art-photographer couple – met in the late ‘70s and have been inseparable ever since. Speaking at their Paris home, where they also work, they...

Bangkok Post The Magazine • 1st January 2016

Fleeing the Jungle: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Filmmaker, contemporary artist, national treasure: Apichatpong Weerasethakul has been given many labels. But Thailand’s enfant terrible? Speaking at his Chiang Mai home, the visionary auteur reveals why, when it comes...

Bangkok Post The Magazine • 1st January 2016

Portrait of a Region

Ten years in the making, the National Gallery Singapore is a neo-classical museum of modern art with a dual mission: winning over the people and elevating a cast of unknowns...

Bangkok Post The Magazine • 1st November 2015

Magazinehood

From Beirut to Brooklyn and – yes, even – Bangkok, there’s never been a better time to luxuriate in the latent power and tactile pleasure of lovingly produced print. We...

Bangkok Post The Magazine • 1st October 2015

Together in Electric Dreams

Virtual reality’s second coming – the race to make it a living-room mainstay like the Internet or TV – promises to make for mind-expanding, world-bending viewing. But many questions remain,...