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21/07/2020

ANNA X Pokchat Worasub
Last year we launched for the first time our project named ANNA X which produces merchs in collaboration with artists we work with. Our first collaboration was with Thai photographer Pokchat Worasub.
In 2020 we will launch a new series of collaborations.
Stay tuned.

10/06/2020

IN CONVERSATION / PISITAKUN KUANTALAENG

Back in November last year, we sat down with Thai artist Pisitakun Kuantalaeng to discuss his latest works shown at TARS Gallery and Biennale Jogja XV, and what it means for him as he navigates through current political unsettlement.

While Thailand’s history continues to unfold under martial law following the 2014 military coup d’état, Pisitakun’s Kuantaleng’s restless and expansive practice represents a decisive break from many of his Thai peers as he questions fundamental, and increasingly universal values without sim...

24/04/2020

IN CONVERSATION / SOICHIRO SHIMIZU

“I’m building up the material but at the same time destroying the many layers I create. It’s a human confrontation with the medium that breaks the limitations of the materials I use.”

We sat down with Soichiro Shimizu to discuss his process, relationship with his materials and new works at his studio.

Soichiro Shimizu was born in Tokyo in 1966 and studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York after graduating from Keio University, Tokyo. He has lived and worked in New York before moving to Bangkok where he has resided for the last 10 years. Shimizu’s works have been selected for numerous pri...

09/04/2020

At SWEETSTONE, we understand the importance of sound in the digital era and how it can enhance and shape brand identity. During this lock-down we have been researching and exploring sound design and music production to introduce in our future projects.
To share our current research, we produced a mini series of sounds that’s created for some of our favorite iconic animal documentaries.
This first episode is the hunt of the crab by a cuttlefish from the BBC.

02/04/2020

IN CONVERSATION / Yann Lacroix

French painter Yann Lacroix sits down with us as we discuss his time in Bangkok for his 2 month Artist in Residency at TARS Gallery.

"IN CONVERSATION" is our interview series with artists and creatives.

French Artist Yann Lacroix’s exclusive practice of paintings are composited by his experiences and the potential traces of memories that live among the silent spaces of which he paints. The familiar and lush landscapes inhabiting exotic vegetation, tropical greenhouses and swimming pools, empty of...

31/03/2020

IN CONVERSATION / Shinya Matsunaga

Today we sit down with Thai-Japanese photographer Shinya Matsunaga about "Laong Saeng", his first solo exhibition at TARS Gallery.

"IN CONVERSATION" is our interview series with artists and creatives.

I moved back to Bangkok from Japan when I was 9 months old and have been living here my whole life. I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts in Photography from the Faculty of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in 2017. Living in Thailand for so long I felt...

27/02/2020

CURRENT / BOA
BOA's second edition curated by RDX Lab named "Redux", welcomes 6 Artists:

Jeff Gompertz, Ekkarat Punyatara, DARKLE, Luo Yang, George Tice and Lucien Clergue.
BOA opens every Saturday and Sunday
from 2 - 6 PM
Weekdays by appointments only.
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Photo credits François Langella

04/02/2020

CURRENT / BOA⁣⁣⁣⁣
The new series of works by Thai artist Pisitakun Kuantalaeng are paintings of mutants encircled by elements that constitutes to Thailand's current societal landscape.⁣⁣⁣⁣
(artwork details)
Pisitakun Kuantalaeng⁣⁣
“Momonarnarchy”⁣⁣
2019⁣⁣
40 x 40 cm⁣⁣
Acrylic on Canvas⁣⁣

27/01/2020

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new project called BOA.
Parasiting the 3rd floor of TARS Gallery, BOA is an art incubation platform and physical space with a digital-first approach for artists within Bangkok. BOA allows artists to export their studio production into the form of an exhibition while providing gallery level visibility and services to artists seeking a path of growth within the art industry.
BOA's first edition welcomes 5 Thai Artists:
Pisitakun Kuantalaeng, Pichaya Khunnawat, Unchalee Anantawat, Shinya Matsunaga and Rapat Bunduwanich.
Opening this Saturday, 1st of February 2020 from 5PM-9PM at 3rd floor of TARS Gallery