Art & Culture Archive

• Mask-maker taps into a lifetime's experience (14-11-08)
  Prateep Rodpai has spent 30 years producing colorful, eye-catching khon masks, offering tourists the chance to purchase a meaningful souvenir through which they can remember Thailand’s unique cultural heritage.
• Laser-crafted Buddha image the world's tallest (14-11-08)
  Located close to the coastal town of Sattahip in Chon Buri province, 'Buddha Mountain' (Khao Chee Chan) offers an impressive sight in itself. However, there are also plenty of other things to experience during a visit to the locale, as Youthapong Charoenpan discovers.
• Gallery views: Nattarudee Palalikit (14-11-08)
  ThaiAsiaToday.com talks to Nattarudee Palalikit, a partner in Galerie N, to discover what inspired her to get involved in the stylish gallery on Wireless Road, just a short stroll from Lumpini subway station.
• Bangkok Art Map: Navigating the capital's creative landscape (14-11-08)
  ThaiAsiaToday.com talks to Bangkok-based curator, art critic and editor of Bangkok Art Map (BAM!) Steven Pettifor following the recent launch of a retrospective book on the work of contemporary artist Navin Rawanchaikul at Raimon Land's The River.
• BACC City's 'heart for art' starts beating (14-11-08)
  The Bangkok Metropolitan Art and Culture Center (BACC) recently opened its doors to the public, 12 years after Bhichit Rattakul, who was serving as Bangkok at that time, first came up with the idea of a arts hub for the capital.
• Classic bronzeware still crafted by hand (14-11-08)
  Artisans producing bronzeware at Jiam Sangsajja Bronze Factory are carrying on a 200-year-old tradition established when their ancestors moved to Bangkok from Ayutthaya.