Crush of War Drives Boys to Guns in ‘Return to Homs’
BANGKOK — While Syria’s carnage of warfare continues to ravage the country, the outside world finds opportunities to raise awareness of those affected and their daily challenges.
BBC Symphony to Orchestrate 2 Nights in March
NAKHON PATHOM — From the Barbican Centre to metro Bangkok, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will bend their bows and trill their reeds in Thailand for the first time in March.
From Vinyl to Canvas Spins ‘Story’ of Thailand and Music
BANGKOK — Dueling loves for Thai music and vinyl drove one artist to canvas to reflect their charm and cultural context.
Downtown University Arts Bastion Says Goodbye – For Now
BANGKOK — Artists and art aficionados were relieved to learn an important space for thought-provoking art will reopen after renovations are completed in two years, though there was skepticism about what the future would bring.
Wearable Waste: Recycled Fashion and More to Save the Sea
BANGKOK — A schoolboy fashion icon will join an eco-fashion show which along with an art exhibition and other activities are aimed at protecting marine life from plastic pollution.
Comrades in Arts Show Power of Brush and Spray at Bridge
BANGKOK — Four Thais, three Koreans, two Japanese and two Taiwanese artists are coming to occupy a Charoen Krung gallery with their works for a month.
Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year in Bangkok?
BANGKOK — Celebrate the Year of Rooster at events traditional, festive and outrageous this week.
Waraporn Surawadee, Folk Museum Savior, 81
BANGKOK — After a lifetime as steward to Bangkok’s past and a recent bout of fame for her efforts to save the Bangkok Folk Museum, former owner Waraporn Surawadee died Wednesday afternoon.
Oscars: Musical ‘La La Land’ Secures a Record 14 Nominations
History was made across Tuesday's 89th annual Academy Awards nominations, where the retro musical "La La Land" reaped a record-tying 14 nominations and a wave of African-American films, led by the luminous coming-of-age portrait "Moonlight," resoundingly toppled two straight years of "so white" Oscars.
French Artists to Ravish Patpong Brothel With New Perversions
BANGKOK — There are 45 galleries and art spaces to choose from next week for Galleries Night, and then there’s a Patpong brothel-bar which for one night will purvey another form of culture.
