Nopchai Ungkavatanapong
17 October - 17 November 2018
Richard Koh Fine Art
Unit A, 3rd Floor,
N22 Art Warehouse, 2198/10-11,
Narathiwas Rajanakarin Rd Soi 22,
Chong Nonsi, Yannawa,
Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Richard Koh Projects (RK Projects) is pleased to announce an upcoming exhibition by Thai artist Nopchai Ungkavatanapong scheduled to run from 17 October - 17 November 2018, in conjunction with Bangkok art Biennale, at Richard Koh Projects, Unit A, 3rd Floor, N22 Art Warehouse, 2198/10-11, Narathiwas Rajanakarin Rd Soi 22, Chong Nonsi, Yannawa, Bangkok 10210, Thailand. The exhibition will present an installation consists of readymade objects, neon, and electronic components. The opening reception will take place on Wednesday, 17 October, from 2 – 8 pm.
"My work is a compilation of intertextuality. I use signs (objects) to communicate my interpretations of humans' existences and phenomenon." - Nopchai Ungkavatanapong
Richard Koh Projects
Unit A, 3rd Floor, N22 Art Warehouse, 2198/10-11,
Narathiwas Rajanakarin Rd Soi 22, Chong Nonsi,Yannawa, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.
17 October - 17 November 2018
Open from Tues-Sat, 10am - 6pm
Nopchai Toi Ungkavatanapong (b.1959, Thailand) is a mixed-media and site-specific installation artist who creates artworks that explore the idea of finding a layer of meanings in objects. The subject matter in his works often revolves around the re-interpretation of consumerism and human's existence and phenomenon. Thailand's native, he received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Art Academy of Cincinnati, the U.S.A. in 1985. While working as a museum assistant, he earned a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati in 1987. In 1998 in Bangkok, Nopchai and a group of friends initiated and founded "Nuts Society," the artist collectives well-known for their subversive works that merged art into the consumerist culture. This collective attempts to raise public awareness of social issues through art objects and art related activities. Nopchai has been a lecturer in the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University in Bangkok since 2005. In addition to his teaching, the artist continually exhibits and installs his works throughout Thailand and in many countries. He participated in artist residencies such as Ecole Nationale d'Arts de Paris-Cergy in Cergy, France, Gresol Art in Girona, Spain, and Headlands Center for the Arts, U.S.A. He was awarded "Aid to Individual Artist Grant," U.S.A. in 1986 and 1990, "National Endowment for the Arts," U.S.A. in 2001. And in 2005 and 2017, he was awarded Silpa Bhirasri creative Grant for Excellence Artist from Silpakorn Art Centre, Bangkok. Nopchai is nationally and internationally recognized for his experiments of media, neon lights, objects, and stereoscopic photographs.
Richard Koh Projects is pop-up traveling artspace designed to reflect new and innovative developments within South East Asian. Programmed to bring a unique voice to the region, this pop-up space is committed to present diverse emerging practices in hope to illustrate the region's fast-evolving art scene.
For further information about the exhibition, please do not hesitate to contact Michael Low at +6016 217 5112 or the gallery at [email protected] / +6 03 2095 3300.