Kanachai “Kit” Bencharongkul of MOCA Bangkok on helming the museum and pushing it in ever more diverse directions Pursuits
Kanachai “Kit” Bencharongkul of MOCA Bangkok on helming the museum and pushing it in ever more diverse directions Share
In the mid-2000s I was given a private tour of The Hermitage, Russia’s famed museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, by one of the head curators (the cousin of a Canadian colleague of mine). It was an incredible way to experience the museum, seeing it through the eyes of someone so intimately connected to each artwork on display.
Image: Courtesy of Lolay/BAB2020
The protestors’ gathering at BACC, like at the other venues, was a peaceful gathering, which was why the BAB artists, in their letter, expressed their reservation about the use of force by the police. “We condemn and call for the immediate stop to the use of violence against the protesters and express our support for their struggle for democracy. We further urge the Biennale and the BACC to join us in taking a stand against such violence and affirming the right to peaceful protest,” they said.
“As a foundation, we take a neutral stand,” responded Prof Apinan Poshyanada, but he admitted that the theme of the Biennale, Escape Routes, could be connected to the aim of the protestors. The letter by the Biennale artists, too, mentioned this. “The theme of this year’s Biennale is Escape Routes, which explores how art can help us understand and search for ways out of the many predicaments that we are living through in the world today. We belie