Out&About
Check out art exhibitions you shouldn't miss
In war and peace
The Chakrabongse family is hosting the exhibitions “Duty and Passion: The Life and Times of Prince Chakrabongse” and “Siam and World War I” at the Police Museum, Parusakawan Palace until September 30.
“Duty and Passion” features the life and achievements of Prince Chakrabongse,son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha, who was born in 1883, and tells his story through royal letters, rare documents, and artefacts. “Siam World War I” documents Siam’s momentous decision to enter the war and send an expeditionary force to France.
The Chakrabongse Collection is on show for the first time as part of the celebrations marking120 years of Thai-Russian relations. The exhibition also marks the centenary of Siam’s war declaration by King Vajiravudh on July 22, 1917.
To coincide with the exhibition, River Books is publishing two books: “Letters from St. Petersburg – A Siamese Prince at the Court of the Last Tsar” and “Siam and World War I”.
Find out more at Facebook.com/River-Books. or call (02) 225 0139.
Thai society today
Young artist Phornphop Sittirak and his colleague, Prasert Yodkaew, examine the weirdness in Thai society today in the show “Two men look out through the same bar: one sees the mud; and one the stars #2” showing at cafe-cum-gallery WTF Gallery in Sukhumvit Soi 51 through August 13.
Phornphop is one of 6 artists selected for “Exposed”, an up-and-coming artist group supported by the Silapkorn University’s Art Centre. The show is curated by Kritsada Duchsadeevanich.
Find out more at www.Art- Centre.su.ac.th.
Celebrating design
National artist Nithi Sthapitanonda and Silapathorn awardee Suwan Kongkhunthian lead a group of 25 artists and designers in “Kwam Kreng Jai Nai Design” (“Thoughtfulness in Design”) at the OCAC-operated Ratchdamnoen Contemporary Art Centre on Rajdamnoen Klang Avenue until July 31.
The show reflects on the thoughtfulness of the creative process in relation to culture, nature and environment and features furniture, photographs, sculptures and paintings as well as e delicately handmade jewellery pieces by Aem.i Leelas.
For more information call (02) 442 8827 or visit Facebook/RcacBkk.
In my country garden
Duke Contemporary Art Space in Gaysorn is showcasing the latest works by Thai artist Srijai Kuntawang’s in an exhibition titled “Story From My Garden”.
Srijai shares his impressions and observations gleaned during the course of an ordinary day in his garden in Thailand’s north through woodcuts and acrylic paintings, with the subjects being the many living creatures that dwell in the artist’s garden. These works are almost like a self-portrait, illustrating the simplicity of the artist himself.
The exhibition runs through August 16. Check it out at Facebook/duke.gayson.
