'In the three troubled Southern provinces of Thailand, innocent lives are being sacrificed in daily acts of violence. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai Party have become all-powerful as they adopt a CEO administrative style and pursue a neo-nationalist agenda; as the battle rages between this representative of Thai capitalist interests and royalist conservatives over the people's hearts and minds.'
'Now is the ideal moment for reflection; for us to pause and reexamine, to explore our own ideas and understanding of the concept of 'nationalism'. What is nationalism, really? We should do this lest we fall prey to nationalistic consumerism, or start running around accusing other people of being traitors to their nation.' — excerpt from Manit Sriwanichpoom's curatorial statement
Included in the catalogue are dialogues between Manit Sriwanichpoom and the participating artists about their works and their thoughts on 'nationalism'.
Onsite
English, 
Thai
oil painting,  performance art,  photography,  video art,  installation,  group exhibition
2005
Nil
2
catalogue
Santi Thongsuk's Sightless
Sakarin Krua-On's Beckoning Lady
Chatchai Puipia's Morning and Evening Love Song
Ing K's Sea of Blood
Sutee Kunavichayanont's Impring
Toi Ungkavatanapong's Bathe
Vasan Sithiket is asking 'Are you Thai or Not?'
Manit Sriwanichpoom in Pink, White & Blue
Made in Thailand: Selling Thailand to the Thais, New and Improved - Iola LENZI
Neo-Nationalism: A Contemporary Political Art Exhibition

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