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Black Humor of Joan Cornella Gets a Room at Hotel Art Fair

BANGKOK — Revisit a world of weird where men warm themselves by an immolating monk or take selfies in front of flaming air disasters, all to reflect real life somehow.
Visakha Bucha is marked Tuesday in Ubon Ratchathani.

Buddhists Mark Visakha Bucha Across Kingdom

Marking the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha, devout Buddhists visited temples from the north in Chiang Mai province to the Deep South to make merit and join in candlelight processions.

Go Beyond Binary at Museum Siam’s Gender Illumination (Photos)

BANGKOK — An oh-so-sexy red brassiere chopped in half with a cleaver by his mom. A Minolta film camera used to capture a woman she had a crush on. A wreath bidding farewell to the man who promised him become the first legal gay couple in Thailand.
Thar Khone, or Yaak Lab, performs at Jam’s third-anniversary party in 2015. Photo: Snap Limn

6 Years and Jammin’: Indie Venue to Throw Musical HBD

BANGKOK — Since 2012, Dhyan Ho has seen his venue go from unknown hole-in-the-wall art-bar to one of Bangkok’s most relevant underground event spaces.

Quirk, Kink and Death Play in Shadow at ‘Maison Close’

he two-page spread shows gorecore dead bodies. Flip. Semi-nude models cower on the next page. Flip. Another page turn returns to violent carnage.

Last Call: Lido Cinema Adds Seats For Final Shows

Update May 30: Short film “45 Minutes to Hollywood” and Buster Keaton-starring comedy “Sherlock Jr." screening at 8:30pm Thursday have been booked out. BANGKOK —...

See the ‘Future Rising’ as Musicians, Artists Play at W Bangkok

BANGKOK — New talents will come together for one night at a Bangkok hotel in the first edition of a platform celebrating musical and creative abilities of new generations.
Photo: Kor.Bor.Vor / Courtesy

‘Keep Your Eyes On’ Trippy Light Show Madness Next Week

BANGKOK — In the late 1960s, the Joshua Light Show put on elaborate liquid light stage shows to take audiences on brain-twisting psychedelic journeys. It was done using overhead projectors, color wheels and vats of colored liquid. Since then, concert visuals have given way to towering LED screens and computer-generated images.
Exterior of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre at Pathumwan intersection in downtown Bangkok. Image: Bacc.or.th

City Hall Won’t Take Over BACC – Won’t Fund it Either

BANGKOK — Hours after prominent artists lent their voices to demands City Hall drop plans to seize control of a downtown arts venue, the governor who wanted to turn it into a coworking space caved in Tuesday afternoon.

Famed Artists Say No to City Hall Takeover of BACC

BANGKOK — About two dozen artists and enthusiasts of a downtown public cultural venue submitted a formal complaint to the junta leader Tuesday demanding the provincial governor abandon plans to take it over.

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