Apinan Poshyananda Awarded Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy for Cultural Contributions
Apinan Poshyananda, who leads the Bangkok Art Biennale as its artistic director and CEO, recently received the Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia from the President of Italy. The award ceremony was held at the Italian Embassy in Bangkok, with Paolo Dionisi, the Italian ambassador to Thailand, presenting the honor. This award recognizes Poshyananda's three decades of work in enhancing the cultural ties between Italy and Thailand. Established in 1947, the honor is given for outstanding contributions to Italian culture and international partnerships. Poshyananda has held various roles in Thailand’s Ministry of Culture and has been involved in significant art initiatives. He was also honored as a Knight of the Royal Order of the Polar Star in 2003 and received the Chevalier Order of Italian Solidarity in 2009.
Key facts
- Apinan Poshyananda received the Ufficiale dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia award.
- The award was presented by Paolo Dionisi at the Italian Embassy in Bangkok.
- Poshyananda has contributed to cultural ties between Italy and Thailand for three decades.
- He organized Thailand's first national pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003.
- He curated the contemporary art section of the Thai Festival at Parco della Musica in Rome in 2005.
- Poshyananda is chief executive and artistic director of the Bangkok Art Biennale.
- He previously served as director-general of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture in Bangkok from 2003 to 2010.
- His publications include Modern Art in Thailand (1992) and Western-style Painting and Sculpture in the Royal Thai Court (1993).
Entities
Artists
- Apinan Poshyananda
- Paolo Dionisi
- Joyce Jingyi Ge
Institutions
- Bangkok Art Biennale
- Thai Beverage Public Company Limited
- Italian Embassy
- Office of Contemporary Art and Culture
- Cultural Promotion Department
- Ministry of Culture
- Venice Biennale
- Parco della Musica
- Oxford University Press
- Amarin
- ArtAsiaPacific
Locations
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Italy
- Rome
- Sweden
- France