by Loredana Paracciani - Scholarly focus on contemporary Thai art in English is relatively recent and mostly conducted within a regional framework where Thai Art is approached as part of the wider Southeast Asia. This paper extends the study of Thai art towards local invesitgation, that is, to focus on emerging Thai artists in order to examine which are(if any) the common themes and methodologies Read more....

by Jessica Lai - Donna Ong is an artist, educator and arts administrator. In her practice, Donna uses found objects in elaborate installations that are more akin to stage sets. There is a theatrical quality to her work—almost like the objects could come alive or we anticipate actors to appear. Looking at works such as Secret, interiors: Chrysalis (20-22) (2006) and Landscape Portraits (In a Beautiful Read more....