In October 2019, we were advised to “save” 14 items before they crumbled to dust. Ten items were entrusted to expert Conservators at that time, with the additional 4 items to be taken after the first lot was done. I want to show you the results after this 6 month wait! This is Morning Bloom by Noparat Livisiddhi, purchased in […]
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Thanks to the Bukruk Urban Arts Festival in 2013 and 2016, a collaboration between 11 Thai and 16 European street artists invaded the CREATIVE DISTRICT of Bangkok. (Bukruk translates to ‘invasion’) Street Art suddenly became popular and the artists responsible for it are steadily making their way into galleries all over the world! Two Thai street artists became internationally known after participating in this festival—Patcharapol Tangruen aka Alex […]
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INVENTORY REPORT 02/2020 has been prepared by me, the self-appointed curator of Collectibles Corner. I took on curatorial duties in 2006 when I started to catalog the items we had collected since 1970. Over those years we had moved from a small house to a bigger house and regularly looked for items to cover our blank walls. When our walls were full, we still […]
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If you are interested in the heritage of Warehouse 30 and Chavanich Building, this is the information I shared with the Siamese Heritage Trust’s study trip visitors: Chavanich Building and Warehouse 30 How it Began The plot of land where Warehouse 30 is located was previously owned by “Nai Lert” or Lert Sreshthaputa who received the title“Chao Phraya Bhakdi Noraset” or “Beloved Millionaire” from Rama VI. In 1922 he had introduced the first […]
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Siamese Heritage Trust study trip to ”Multi-Cultural Bangrak District” on February 8, 2020, organised by the Siam Society stopped off at Collectibles Corner! We were so honoured! The 36 visitors started their study trip at Chiao Eng Biao Shrine near Taksin Bridge at 1:30 and made their way to Prince Theater Heritage Stay, East Asiatic Co., Ltd., Assumption Cathedral, O.P. Place, […]
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I had wished there was an update of the excellent article “six decades of Thai art” posted on the Rama IX Museum Foundation website. My wish came true! I recently discovered ONARTO.com ( https://onarto.com,) which claims to be “dedicated to Thailand contemporary art, promoting more than 200 Thai artists around the world.” The article posted there: Investing in Thai Art […]
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December 5th, the birthday of Rama IX, has come and gone, but it reminded me of an exhibition and website posting that was inspired by the 60th Anniversary to Rama IX’s Accession to the Throne in 2006. The Rama IX Art Museum Foundation posted a scholarly essay written by Dr. Apinan Poshyananda on “Thai-ness through Six Decades of Modern and […]
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In the last post I mentioned how we started our collection by contacting artists directly to commission items that would fill the blank white walls in our house. We also enjoyed exploring the newly opened galleries in the newly developed suburban areas. One favourite place was CVN Gallery at Seacon Square which opened after Srinakarin Road was built. This gallery […]
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My husband and I never intended to collect art. In university we had taken an evening elective called “Decorative Arts” because both our colleges (mine Communication, his Business Administration) accepted it for credit and we could be in the same class for summer! We also thought it would be easy (but it was not!). What we did discover was this […]
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Time for Restoration Work! In late October the owners of 333 BaBaBa Gallery on the 3rd floor of River City came for a social visit. Their gallery, unlike our private collection, is a professionally run business frequently organising exhibitions of various types on exciting themes. They make sure that every item they display for sale is in pristine condition and […]
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