Sompot Upa-In, Woman, 1962
Nova Contemporary is delighted to present Emergent Figures, an exhibition of Thai modern and contemporary works curated by Chanon Kenji Praepipatmongkol.
Emergent Figures brings together artists widely regarded in Thailand as “masters,” yet many still seldom seen internationally. The exhibition makes the case for a closer look. Their works share a striking preoccupation: figures caught between abstraction and landscape, between presence and absence. It is at this threshold of emergence that the artists’ most compelling contributions come into view.
Presented on the occasion of our 10th anniversary, the exhibition celebrates the gallery’s commitment to the contemporary as an attitude of exploration, a lens through which both emerging and established practices can be encountered with a sense of possibility.
Featured Artists:
Sawasdi Tantisuk (1925-2009)
Prayoon Uluchada (1928-2000)
Chamruang Vichienket (1931-2021)
Sompot Upa-In (1934-2014)
Pratuang Emcharoen (1935-2022)
Lawan Upa-In (1935-)
Chakrabhand Posayakrit (1943-)
Kiettisak Chanonnart (1943-)
Kanya Charoensupkul (1947-)
Montien Boonma (1953-2000)
Sakarin Krue-On (1965-)
Kanchana Cholsuwat (1972-)
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