6/24/2023 0 Comments The moca museumThe top floor sees a departure from Thailand and modernity, including a rare collection of Romantic paintings from Victorian England. The highlight of this floor is the egg-shaped doorway that leads you to three paintings portraying heaven, earth and hell. The fourth floor sees four rooms dedicated to Thawan Duchanee, Thailand’s most renowned (and most expensive) painter. The second floor focuses on contemporary paintings, mostly religious or rural scenes, while the third floor’s subject matter is more sexual, controversial or political. Ongoing: Still on the first floor, two permanent exhibition rooms show sculptures from the 1986 National Artist in Sculpture Paitun Muangsomboon and paintings from Chalood Nimsamer. The temporary exhibition room is currently showing sculptures and paintings by the late Professor Silp Peerasri (considered a founding father of modern Thai art), courtesy of The Fine Arts Department, which will be shown through the end of October. Apart from that, it’s a big box with plenty of rooms that let the art do the talking.Īt present: The first floor consists of three main rooms. The décor: This blocky gray building is lightly indented with a floral motif crawling up its façade. But a few more political and controversial pieces have made their way into the collection, too (Vasan Sittikhet). Instead, expect plenty of realism and surrealism depicting rural life, religious Buddhist scenes (Chalermchai Kositpipat) or mythological motifs from the Ramayana (Thawan Duchanee). But local tastes and trends in Thai art mean you can expect a collection with few conceptual pieces. ![]() The works are nearly all post 1970s, and mostly post 1990s even, befitting the museum’s name. It is Thailand’s biggest private museum and Thailand’s first significant permanent modern art collection open to the public. Craig called this the “sweet spot.The concept: The Chairman and MD of telecommunications giant DTAC, Boonchai Bencharongkul, just blew B600 million on a 18,000-sq-meter, five-story building on Viphavadhi Rangsit Rd. Standing on top of it amplified the sounds from every angle, creating a sonic cocoon that siphoned the soundscape to you - a propeller of electronic synths grew stronger to the left and a ringing pitch settled just underneath a techno beat to the right. In reality, the X was the best place in the room. Inside the space, there was an X at the center with a light shining down where people found the perfect photo opportunity. “Party/After-Party,” originally commissioned by Dia Art Foundation in 2020, creates a visceral Afrofuturistic experience in MOCA’s Warehouse, bringing together light and sound. The club culture created at the gala continued into the exhibition space. “This is how I’ve always functioned with my music, parties and everything: that I spotlight my friends.” “The light in this situation is that I’m spotlighting my friend,” he said. While the tones were more muted than most in the room, his interpretation of light came in the camaraderie. Celebrities of the entertainment and art worlds collided, bringing together artists such as Tala Madani and Henry Taylor with entertainers such as Keanu Reeves and recent Grammy winner Samara Joy.Ĭraig attended wearing a look by Burberry’s Daniel Lee from his recent debut show. ![]() After all, that is what the night became - a mashup of club culture in the middle of a fundraising gala. The interpretation was broad, blending looks that fit the club or an elegant soirée. The most daring and literal ensemble was by someone in a black dress with multicolored balloons that spelled “PARTY” draped over her shoulder, her arm looped through the “P.” Luminaries arrived at the function in a glimmering wardrobe, from sparkly pantsuits to monochrome pastels with touches of sequins and reflective material. The theme was “Catch the Light,” coinciding with DJ and producer Carl Craig’s new exhibit “ Party/After-Party.” The museum’s annual gala Saturday night - which raised more than $2.7 million - encouraged the people to shine, not just the art. As techno dance music blasted, the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art created a space in homage to the Detroit techno scene and its legacy of Black artists. Lights reflected off bodies in the midst of a bumping room.
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