Born in 1986 in Bangkok, Korakrit Arunanondchai received his BA in Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and MA in Fine Arts from Columbia University, New York. He uses video, painting and performance to engage with subjects such as history, self-representation, and cultural dislocation. Through a variety of styles and media, his work seeks to find common ground between Western and Thai cultural narratives, belief systems and artistic practices. His work has been widely exhibited and has been acquired by numerous collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art; SMAK, Ghent, BE Museion, Bolzano, IT Fondation Louis Vuitton; K11, Hong Kong/Shanghai/Beijing.
Born in 1986 in Bangkok, Korakrit Arunanondchai received his BA in Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design and MA in Fine Arts from Columbia University, New York. He uses video, painting and performance to engage with subjects such as history, self-representation, and cultural dislocation. Through a variety of styles and media, his work seeks to find common ground between Western and Thai cultural narratives, belief systems and artistic practices. His work has been widely exhibited and has been acquired by numerous collections including The Whitney Museum of American Art; SMAK, Ghent, BE Museion, Bolzano, IT Fondation Louis Vuitton; K11, Hong Kong/Shanghai/Beijing.
