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Nikkei Asian Review • 5th June 2019

Dragons and denim -- Thai artist explores myth through metaphor

Korakrit Arunanondchai's contribution to the Venice Biennale touches the spirit.

ArtReview Asia • 1st April 2019

Thailand's Biennales: Too much of a good thing?

For ArtReview Asia's Spring edition, I survey the three large-scale exhibitions that coincided in Thailand in 2018 and consider the organisers’ competing agendas.

Nikkei Asian Review • 8th March 2019

Brisbane's Asia-Pacific art festival melds remote and familiar

Contemporary 'triennial' doubles down on quixotic regional focus.

ArtReview Asia • 1st December 2018

The Dark Horse Biennial

A six-page feature about the low-key Bangkok Biennial -- one of four Biennales to hit Thailand in 2018 -- for ArtReview Asia's Winter edition.

Flash Art • 15th November 2018

Ghost:2561 Report

A report on Korakrit Arunanondchai's new video and performance triennial.

Leica Gallery Bangkok • 9th November 2018

Renato D'Agostin at Leica Gallery

I recently wrote the wall text for 'Metropolis', an exhibition of Italian photographer Renato D'Agostin's acclaimed "personal imagery".

Silverkris (Singapore Airlines magazine) • 1st November 2018

The Next Real - Bangkok's Art Cinema Scene

Over a decade after Thailand’s “slow” art cinema made international waves, a bold new generation of socially conscious Thai filmmakers is bringing the country – and its diverse film scene – into sharper focus.

ArtReview Asia • 1st September 2018

Zhao Yang - Leave Far Away exhibition review

A review of the pallid, quietly foreboding landscapes of one of China's most talented young painters.

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.