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Revitalizing Bangkok Through Art and Architecture: A Case Study on BIMA’s Vision
March 28 @ 3:00 pm - March 30 @ 9:00 pm
The programs will be organized during the afternoon till the evening of 28th to 30th March 2024 at Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art (BIMA) on Soi Attakarnprasit, Sathorn 1, to revive memories of Thailand’s first institution dedicated to modern art. “Revitalizing Bangkok Through Art and Architecture: A Case Study on BIMA’s Vision for the City’s Future” features various activities to help us get to know and appreciate this place better.
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SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS @BIMA:
“Revitalizing BIMA” will reinvigorate the life of BIMA art space, with invited artists such as Alex Face, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Pinai Sirikiatikul, The Canopy Project, Keen Collective Digital Agency, and others.
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SEMINARS @BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY:
Three seminars covering topics on driving and revitalizing the city through art and culture:
– Art Gallery as an Urban Catalyst
– Revitalizing BIMA: Revitalizing Bangkok
– Contemporary Art in Thailand: Speculating the Future
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WALKING TOUR & PHOTO WALK:
Explore every corner of the Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art for the first time in a guided tour led by experts.
For those who enjoy taking photographs of modern architecture, join us for an exclusive photo walk with FOTO_MoMo at two historically significant buildings: Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art and Lumpini Hall.
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DOCUMENTARY SCREENING @Doc Club & Pub:
Screening of Alice Street, a documentary which portrays art, city and gentrification. The screening will be accompanied by a seminar with experts.
About Alice Street:
In a rapidly gentrifying city, the construction of a luxury condominium threatens a local mural forcing the artists and a neighborhood to rally to protect its history, voice, and land.
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All activities will be conducted in Thai, except the seminar “Art Gallery as an Urban Catalyst” which will be conducted in English.
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For more details, speakers, dates, and locations, please see the event schedule in the images below.
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The event is part of the 3rd year of the Art and Society Research Project, officially supported by:
– Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation
– The Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art (BIMA)
– National Research Council of Thailand
– BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY
– Silpakorn University
– Doc Club & Pub
– Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University
– Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University
– FOTO_MoMo
– The Canopy Project
– Canon Thailand
– Banana Studio
– Keen Collective Digital Agency
– HAACTA Talk
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