AAA is pleased to present a screening and talk by artist, Navin Rawanchaikul. He will introduce his diverse and vast body of work, and talk about what inspires and helps to shape it. The screening will present a recent video-work that borrows from the universally recognisable Bollywood aesthetic.
About the artist
Known for his collaborative community projects and multifaceted exhibitions, Navin develops projects involving community participation and connectivity. His works, often taking the form of comic books, interactive board games and other site-specific merchandising, borrow from commonly used mass communication and pop culture to bridge the divide between high and mass art and to facilitate the communication of life and art by means of reality. Rawanchaikul has exhibited widely, to include P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; Queens Museum of Art, New York; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; 11th Sydney Biennale, Australia; 2nd Kwangju Biennale, South Korea; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Wiener Secession, Vienna, Austria; The Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada; and National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. Born in 1971 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Navin lives and works in Fukuoka, Japan and Chiang Mai.
For further information or for interviews, please contact Chantal Wong at chantal@aaa.org.hk or 2815 1112. The talk will coincide with 'NAVINSCOPE: Dim Sum Rider', an exhibition of Navin’s work at Tang Contemporary Art, in the Basement of Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, from 17th July to 6th August. Please contact the gallery for more information at hk@tangcontemporaryart.com or 2544 9918.
