Essential Desires - Contemporary Art in Thailand

Essential Desires: Contemporary Art in Thailand is the first major, fully illustrated survey of Thai art in thirty years. Brian Curtin shows how Thai artists negotiated their emergence on the global art stage while dealing with pan-Asian regionalism and nationalism at home. This book traces the influences on contemporary Thai artists, from the impact of consumerism in Bangkok in the 1990s to the waning legacies of tradition, and their relationship to the nation's often-volatile political stage. Curtin, in his exploration of Thailand's fascinating art scene, shows how Thai artists are generating new ideas about their country.

About the author

Brian Curtin is an art critic based in Bangkok. He lectures in art history and visual culture at the Department of Communication Design, Chulalongkorn University.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Curtin, Curtin Brian
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2021
• EAN: 9781789142938
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-293-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Thailand, ART / General, ART / Asian / General, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -