Book Launch: Artist-to-Artist: Independent Art Festivals in Chiang Mai 1992-98
On the occasion of the publication of Artist-to-Artist: Independent Art Festivals in Chiang Mai 1992–98, the book’s editors David Teh and David Morris will be in conversation with curator Gridthiya Gaweewong to address the multiple histories of Chiang Mai Social Installation, co-organised with Chiang Mai Art Conversation and Jim Thompson Art Center.
Founded on an ethos of friendship, and emerging amidst a regional constellation of artists’ initiatives and independent spaces, the series of festivals known as Chiang Mai Social Installation staged contemporary art within everyday city life. From temples and cemeteries to libraries, the town square, and even a dental clinic, these artist-led interventions presented a self-funded, anarchic alternative to Southeast Asia’s subsequently expanding biennial culture while also announcing a contemporaneity with even wider dimensions. The first comprehensive publication on these projects, the book presents extensive photographic documentation alongside a multivocal account by its participants, with contributions from David Teh, Patrick D. Flores, May Adadol Ingawanij, Rosalind C. Morris, David Morris and participating artists. It is published by Afterall Books in association with Asia Art Archive and the Centre for Curatorial Studies, Bard College.
Book Launch: Artist-to-Artist: Independent Art Festivals in Chiang Mai 1992-98
Friday 19 October, 16:00–18:00
Jim Thompson Art Center
Kasemsan Soi 1 (BTS. National Stadium)
Bangkok
Thailand
The event is free of charge and all are welcome. The talks will be mainly in English and interpreted into Thai; the Q&A session will alternate between English and Thai.
This event is a collaboration with the Chiang Mai Art Conversation and the Jim Thompson Art Center, and forms part of the Exhibition Histories research and publication project developed by Afterall and published in association with Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong and the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. The event is made possible by James H.W. Thompson Foundation and Jim Thompson, The Thai Silk Company.