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HAPPENINGS
Strange collections
January
Until 19
Jirapat Tatsanasomboon’s Stranger collection in Phuket is a dynamic acrylic series of American pop culture fused with traditional Thai art: some of his more memorable combinations incorporate the crass vernacular of Beavis and Butthead, and Roy Lichtensten’s iconic benday dots. Jirapat’s striking visuals take a cheeky stab at highlighting Thailand’s cultural mishmash of East and West. www.dgallery.co.th
Until 10
Dig into a slice of J pop culture at Twist and Shout, a multimedia exhibition celebrating Thailand’s love affair with manga, music and film. www.jfbkk.or.th
16-29
Travel snapper Mick Connolly leads a 14-day photo tour, Images of Thailand and Laos, from Bangkok to Luang Prabang. www.mickconnolly.com
13-24
Part of the Singapore M1 Fringe. Brit artist Phillip Toledano spoofs a dethroned regime, with America the Gift Shop. www.singporefringe.com
15-17
The first Bangkok International Tattoo Convention hits town with a coterie of celebs and feted Thai master artists. www.bangkoktattoconvention.com
URBAN LINES
February
ALL MONTH
A city trapped between ancient and modern, tradition and technology, Thailand’s capital often leaves visitors exhausted and exhilarated. No wonder, then, that Urban Lines, photographer Marc Shultz’s series of images of authentic Thai life, uses the curving distortion of a fish-eye lens. Larger-than-life images include a barefoot monk walking under an air-conditioning vent and a wizened old man surrounded by piles of grease-covered cogs.
Face Bangkok Restaurant until 10 March. www.urbanlines.asia
12-14
Get to the third annual Phangan Film Festival by boat from Koh Samui. This year’s themes are ‘Nature’ and ‘Spirit’. www.phanganfilmfestival.com
14
The Spring Lantern Festival, celebrated in Hong Kong on the Lunar New Year’s first full moon, falls on Valentine’s Day this year.
ONGOING
Showcasing one of history’s greatest civilisations, Singapore hosts Quest for Immortality: The World of Ancient Egypt. www.nationalmuseum.sg
26-27
Charlie Musselwhite headlines the fourth Phuket Blues Rock Fest. The beach stage is set at the Hilton Phuket. www.phuketbluesfestival.com
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