Feel the Pride at LGBT Film Fest
BANGKOK — From road-tripping drag queens in a 1994 dramedy to Parisian AIDS activists protesting their government, eight movies will screen in July at the LGBT+ Film Festival.
City Hall Signals Retreat on BACC Takeover Plan
BANGKOK — Bangkok’s governor may be retreating from a plan to take over Bangkok’s largest central arts venue after all.
Silent Film Festival to Close Lido Theater’s Long Run
BANGKOK — It’s midyear and two downtown indie cinemas will show nearly a dozen silent films – after which one will remain mute forever.
The City Actually Wants to Turn BACC Into a ‘Coworking Space’
BANGKOK — The director of the city’s largest downtown cultural center said that the city’s desire to take it over and turn it into a co-working space is ill-considered.
‘Gender Illumination’ Lights Thai LGBT Diversity
BANGKOK — Lipstick, high heels, Barbie dolls, cabaret costumes and a letter approving a transgender man to wear pants to an exam are among the Thai LGBT artifacts to be show at a museum.
Caravaggio Exhibit Ignites Baroque Bangkok Drama
BANGKOK — Drama worthy of the looming chiaroscuro images themselves has erupted between the art critics who’ve turned their noses up at a digital exhibition of an Italian Renaissance master and the unilluminated folks who find it inspiring.
Marvel at 150+ Artists at 1st Bangkok Biennial
BANGKOK — While the Bangkok Art Biennale will see shows by the “grandmother of performance art” and polka dot-obsessed queen among 75 artists, its rival biannual art event will double the artists and ravish through 69 venues in and outside the country.
Japanese Artist Madsaki’s Drippy Eyes to Stare in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Dripping black-hole eyes set in smiley vintage faces will be among a few dozens works coming to Bangkok next week.
Take a Swig on World Whiskey Day in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Whether fond of bourbon, scotch or single malt, head out to several Bangkok venues on the third Saturday of May, which is recognized as World Whiskey Day.
Abandonia: Photog Catalogs Thailand’s Discarded Places
BANGKOK — Take a glimpse inside an airplane boneyard and a long-vacant nightclub dedicated to the caped crusader.
