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MACAN Museum presents ’Korakrit Arunanondchai: Sing Dance Cry Breathe | as their world collides on to the screen’, a solo exhibition by the Thai-born artist for the first time in Indonesia.

Sing Dance Cry Breathe | as their world collides on to the screen, will bring together a wide range of Arunanondchai’s artistic practices, from his most renowned video installations, paintings, as well as newly created site-specific installations.

Visitors will be able to delve into Arunanondchai’s exploration of the intersection of contemporary life and traditional beliefs. His works will grapple with themes related to identity, memory, life, death, spirituality, and events in human life.

In the exhibition, Arunanondchai will again delve into the evocative symbolism of the phoenix and fire, which are frequently recurring motifs in his art. The symbolism mirrors the artist’s exploration of creation and destruction. Reflecting the idea of eternal transformation, whether personal, cultural, or technological, Arunanondchai portrays the renewal and adaptation of cultural identity in the face of modernization and globalization.

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About the Artist

Korakrit Arunanondchai (b. Thailand, 1986) uses video, painting and performance to engage with subjects such as history, self-representation, and cultural dislocation. Through a pastiche of styles and medium, his work seeks to find common ground between Western and Thai cultural narratives, belief systems and artistic practices. Arunanondchai earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2009 and his MFA from Columbia University in 2012.

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About the Gallery

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (Museum MACAN) is an art museum in Jakarta. It provides public access to a significant and growing collection of modern and contemporary art from Indonesia and around the world. The Museum has an active program of exhibitions and events in a 7,100 square meter facility including onsite education and conservation spaces.

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Museum MACAN
AKR Tower Level M Jalan Panjang, No. 5 Kebon Jeruk Jakarta Barat, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Tuesday – Sunday
10am – 6pm
Closed Monday
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