Lectures

Chumpon Apisuk’s Lifeworld : An Archival Exhibition

Organised by:Education Department, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, and Contemporary Art Promotion Fund, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture
Principal Corporate Supporter: Thai Beverage Public Company Limited
Education Program Supporter:The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited
Opening Reception 8 August 2025, 14.00 hrs onwards
Curator: Kasamaponn Saengsuratham

Chumpon Apisuk’s Lifeworld: An Archival Exhibition is presented by the Education Department, Bangkok Art and Culture Center, in collaboration with the Contemporary Art Promotion Fund, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture. This exhibition is part of the broader research-based initiative, Archiving the Performance Art and Lifeworld of Chumpon Apisuk, dedicated to preserving and activating the legacy of one of Thailand’s pioneering performance artists. The project aims to collect, classify, and create an archive of Chumpon Apisuk’s body of work while encouraging engagement with his art through a bilingual online database, a board game, and a variety of public programs. It seeks to promote knowledge exchange, learning, and the development of regional networks within the context of performance art. It also offers a model for creating archives of performance art and shared imagination in Southeast Asia. Moreover, the database contributes to building an art historical knowledge base that has never been compiled or made publicly accessible before. In addition, Chumpon Apisuk’s archive reflects the broader landscape of performance art in Thailand, the formation of artist collectives, the development of independent art spaces, and the establishment of performance art festivals, while also mapping regional and transnational networks particularly within Southeast Asia that have shaped performance art as a critical and socially engaged practice. Chumpon Apisuk’s archive further reflects this broader landscape, encompassing the networks and organizations of performance art in Thailand, Southeast Asia, and internationally.

Agenda
13.45 – 14.00 Registration
14.00 – 14:05 Welcome Speech
14:05 – 14:55 Opening Remarks and Panel Discussion: Archiving Thai Contemporary Art by Chumpon Apisuk (Artist), Adulaya Hoontrakul (Director, BACC), Narongsak Nilkhet (Head of Education Department, BACC), and Kasamaponn Saengsuratham (Curator)
14:55 – 15:00 Special Opening Remarks by Chatvichai Promadhattavedi  (Deputy Chairperson)
15:05 – 15:25 Lecture Performance by Chumpon Apisuk
15:15 – 16:00 Board Game, Website Exploration, and Exhibition Viewing

For more Information, please contact:
Education Department, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Tel: +66 (0) 2 214 6630-8 ext. 519
Email: [email protected]