Portraits of the artist as a ‘saint’ and a ‘whore’ are part of the dare at Michael Shaowanasai’s new show.
Chulalongkorn University’s art center has reawakened from a long slumber with a provocative photo installation by Michael Shaowanasai, whose art – controversially – reflects his life.
The Thai artist Michael Shaowanasai plays with preconceptions and role patterns in Asian culture – preferably in provocative ways. In doing so, he avoids the idealistic stereotypes, such as the handsome, subservient youth, in favor of the more banal variants…