Korakrit Arunanondchai balances global exhibitions with Bangkok isolation studio and Ghost festival planning
Korakrit Arunanondchai is currently operating from a secluded studio in Bangkok while overseeing his New York studio from afar. His video series 'with history in a room filled with people with funny names' (2012–) will be showcased at the Yokohama Triennale from July 3 to October 11, 2020, alongside a mural depicting his grandmother. Due to COVID-19, the installation will incorporate plastic chairs. He is also in the process of organizing the second edition of the Ghost video-art festival in Bangkok. His solo exhibition at CLEARING Gallery in New York has been delayed, but another is set for November at the Serralves Museum in Porto. Additionally, he is developing new pieces for the Gwangju Biennale and Kunsthall Trondheim in early 2021. Arunanondchai's artistic approach is instinctual, and he aspires to produce a feature film within five years.
Key facts
- Korakrit Arunanondchai works from an isolation studio in Bangkok while managing a New York studio remotely
- His video series 'with history in a room filled with people with funny names' (2012–) will be shown at the Yokohama Triennale from July 3 to October 11, 2020
- The Yokohama installation will use spaced plastic chairs instead of floor pillows for COVID-19 safety
- He is organizing the second edition of the Bangkok video-art festival Ghost, which he co-initiated two years ago
- His solo exhibition at CLEARING Gallery in New York has been postponed indefinitely
- An exhibition at Serralves Museum in Porto, Portugal is scheduled for November
- New works are planned for the Gwangju Biennale and Kunsthall Trondheim in early 2021
- His claimed past as a famous hiphop artist was a myth created for visa purposes
Entities
Artists
- Korakrit Arunanondchai
- Oscar Murillo
Institutions
- CLEARING Gallery
- Serralves Museum
- Gwangju Biennale
- Kunsthall Trondheim
- Yokohama Triennale
- Ghost
- ArtReview Asia
- Interview magazine
Locations
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- New York
- United States
- Porto
- Portugal
- Yokohama
- Japan
- Gwangju
- South Korea
- Trondheim
- Norway
- Sydney
- Australia
- Venice
- Italy
- Singapore