Essential Desires: Contemporary Art in Thailand (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789142938)

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.

Author: Brian Curtin
ISBN-10: 1789142938
ISBN-13: 9781789142938
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 08/25/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.40w x 0.80d