Thai Art
Currencies of the Contemporary
$57.79
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2017
Summary
The interplay of the local and the global in contemporary Thai art, as artists strive for international recognition and a new meaning of the national.Since the 1990s, Thai contemporary art has achieved international recognition, circulating globally by way of biennials, museums, and commercial galleries. Many Thai artists have shed identification with their nation; but “Thainess” remains an interpretive crutch for understanding their work. In this book, the curator and critic David Teh examin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262035958 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262035952 |
| Author: | David Teh |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 806g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 22mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
This is a thoroughly researched and focused book, the only one to look seriously at contemporary Thai art and its relationship to its nation. It is a welcome corrective to the Western assumption that Thai works are happily Buddhist, always characterised by the Thai smile.
—The Burlington MagazineAbout The Author
David Teh
David Teh, Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore, is an independent curator and critic who has organized exhibits in Europe, Australia, and across Southeast Asia.
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