If you love to go to parties, it’s likely you’ve seen this artist group and its works. B.O.R.E.D. creates hip and colorful graphics for magazines and events. Even though the members aren’t veteran artists, B.O.R.E.D. (read more...)

If you ask dek naews or young art lovers what magazine they read, Freeform will likely be mentioned. The Thai-language magazine covers art and culture with a focus on the Thai indie scene. The founder and editor, Surachai Pingchaiyaphum, tells us he’s not good at selling advertisements. though, and the magazine is only surviving due to newsstand sales. (read more...)

You visit an art space, you see people staring, grinning, laughing or musing at a painting. They aren’t crazy. There are different levels of appreciating a work of art. You don’t have to be looking at a Picasso to be able to feel an artist’s passion. (read more...)

There are very few female artists in the Thailand art scene and hardly any successful ones. This year, though, Pinaree Sanpitak became the first female to win the Silpathorn Award, a sign of achievement (read more...)

www.rama6art.org is a great resource providing information about art events, artists and art venues. If you want to research a national-awarded artist, you’ll want to look here. (read more...)

If you want to know something about art in Bangkok, Steven Pettifor is a person you should speak with. Known at every gallery and by many artists, Pettifor is primarily recognized as an art critic, although he is a (read more...)

Concepts and vocabulary that will help you survive your next gallery opening. (read more...)

Trekking in Nepal

photography by Eric Peacock

Kathmandu’s tourist enclave, Thamel, is a maze of narrow, winding, ancient stone alleyways, where pashmina shawl shop owners light incense in the streets, and the soothing Tibetan mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum” echoes from music stores occupying every third shophouse. Bakeries and beer gardens are full of outdoorsy tourists––who are teeming with excitement for their upcoming trek, or sore and exhausted after finishing. Bicycle rickshaws narrowly pass street vendors selling colorful wool hats; a reminder of the frigid temperatures of the Nepal’s upper Himalayan altitudes. (read more...)

After leaving his life as a singer four years ago, Andy Khempimuk, the ex-member of boy band Dragon 5, is back again with a self-produced album in which he has played every role—from singing to sales. You can catch him live at Music Chic Showz concert. (read more...)

Photography by Prasit Kongdang

Do you feel like a kid trapped in a maze, or perhaps like a tourist in Japan, when you go to an art gallery? The art world scares some of us to the point that we forget about all the creativity and beauty that goes into it. But there’s no need to be afraid—or intimidated. (read more...)

Tools to release your artistic angst

In case you are inspired by all of this art talk, here is what you need to know about being an artist—and where to get your supplies.

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Director Poj Arnon, who is known for his lighthearted films, is back with a new project about the unusual love story of an assassin and his target. BK meets the the lead couple, who have already generated whispers—both praiseworthy and scandalous. (read more...)

Dear Mr. KIA, When I bought my little dog a month ago, I was looking forward to taking him for walks in the parks of Bangkok. It will be good exercise for him as well as for me, I thought. However, I was very surprised to find out that most parks in Bangkok don’t allow pets! (read more...)

What makes Musicovery (www.musicovery.com) different from other internet radio portals out there is that you don’t browse your music by station, but rather by mood. (read more...)

BK samples the traditional Lunar Festival delicacies from seven sources. Photos by Gregoire Glachant.

Shang Palace

The look: You will ooh and ahh over the eye-catching, vivid yellow case with gold-embossed Chinese character prints. Inside are four mooncakes each wrapped in its own separate paper box. Mix and match your favorite fillings from durian, five-kernel, red bean and lotus seed. A set of tiny knives and forks is also included in the package. How considerate! (read more...)

Soundlanding met while studying at Chulalongkorn’s Faculty of Education. Their debut Brit rock-styled album Sonique Agent came out Aug 28, but the song “Boay Bin” from their EP Post has already been on the Fat Radio charts for several weeks. (read more...)

Starting with A Day magazine, that icon of indie culture and inspiration for every dek naew, Wongtanong Chainarongsingha now has an empire of successful publications—A Day, Hamburger and Knock Knock—under the umbrella of his Day Poets Company. (read more...)