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APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS

  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS
  •  APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS

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A leading figure in contemporary film and art, Apichatpong Weerasethakul has developed a singular realist-surrealist style in which the portrayal of the everyday alongside supernatural elements suggests a distortion between fact and folklore, the subconscious and the exposed, and various disparities of power. His work reveals stories often excluded in history in and out of Thailand: voices of the poor and the ill, marginalized beings, and those silenced and censored for personal and political reasons.

This new solo exhibition uniquely presents a selected survey of rarely-seen experimental short films and video installations by Weerasethakul, alongside his photography, sketches, and archival materials that explore threads of socio-political commentary which has continually guided his practice. His passionate positions regarding class, labor, sexuality, and spirituality paint a portrait of an artist concerned with ethics, power, science, and liberation in equal measures. The Serenity of Madness is structured into distinct sections: one corresponds to his private world, peopled with beloved friends, family, and long-time collaborators; another takes up the public sphere but with a more abstract dimension of experience, utilizing light, memory, and the poetics of temporal, spatial and spiritual displacement. The survey culminates with a selection of recent work addressing the social reality in his homeland.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness is a traveling exhibition curated by Gridthiya Gaweewong and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), New York. The exhibition and tour are made possible, in part, with the generous support from MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai; the ICI Board of Trustees and ICI’s International Forum.

Publication
In conjunction with the exhibition, ICI will publish Apichatpong Weerasethakul Sourcebook: The Serenity of Madness. The Sourcebook series is dedicated to contemporary artists’ personal perspectives on social, political, and cultural issues. Each book, edited by a single artist, includes a collection of primary research materials and influences, such as rare archival documents, artwork studies, and excerpts of landmark publications, selected from the artist’s own archive and annotated with personal commentary. The Apichatpong Weerasethakul Sourcebook invites readers into Weerasethakul’s intimate exploration of his influences—in his words, “like a stream of consciousness, suffocated by data.”

updates

APICHATPONG WEERASETHAKUL: THE SERENITY OF MADNESS at Taipei Fine Arts Museum

Walk though the exhibition at Taipei Fine Arts Museum with the artist, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and curator, Gridthiya Gaweewong.

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Gridthiya Gaweewong Commissions new Apichatpong Weerasethakul project for the Gwangju Biennale

Gridthiya Gaweewong, curator of Serenity of Madness, will commission a new site-specific installation by Apichatpong Weerasethakul for the 12th Gwangju Biennale where she is a guest curator. For this Gwangju Biennale, Apichatpong Weerasethakul will share his outlook on the world within the historic framework of Gwangju, creating a new work within an abandoned hospital. The theme […]

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O Regional Interviews Apichatpong Weerasethakul in São João da Madeira

Joana Gomes Costa has interviewed Apichatpong Weerasethskul on occasion of Serenity of Madness at Núcleo de Arte da Oliva for the journal O Regional. To read the full article [in Portuguese] please continue here.

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The Serenity of Madness at Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness is Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s first exhibition to focus primarily on video art.

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness at MAIIAM is an Artforum Critic’s Pick

Artforum features the exhibition’s first presentation as a Critic’s Pick.

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The Matter interviews Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The Matter, a new Thai-language online magazine, interviews Weerasethakul on the occasion of the opening of his ICI exhibition.

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The Bangkok Post Reviews Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness

The Bangkok Post reviews Apichatpong Weerasethakul: The Serenity of Madness at MAI IAM in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Cemetery of Splendour Reviewed in The Guardian

Apichatpong Weerasethakul was featured in two recent articles in The Guardian: a review of Cemetery of Splendour and and a further article on reasons the film will not be shown in Thailand.

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul Interviewed in The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post featured an interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Karin Badt about the artist’s latest film Cemetery of Splendour shown at the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival.

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Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul in Bomb Magazine

Apichatpong Weerasethakul talks to Paul Dallas from BOMB Magazine about the conceptual links between his art and films, and the work Fireworks (Archives).

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touring schedule

Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei, Taiwan
January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1970

Núcleo de Arte da Oliva
S. João da Madeira, Portugal
January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1970

Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Oklahoma City, OK, United States
January 1, 1970 - October 6, 2018

Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL, United States
January 1, 1970 - September 12, 2017

Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD)
Manila, Philippines
January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1970

Para Site
Hong Kong
January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1970

MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum
Chiang Mai, Thailand
March 7, 2016 - October 9, 2016


Booking Info

Number of works: Approximately 9 video installations, 8 photographic prints, and subsequent archival material Space required: Flexible; approximately 7,000 – 10,000 square feet Tour dates: September 2016 – September 2019 For additional information, as well as to check specific dates of availability, contact Becky Nahom at 212.254.8200 x 129, or becky@curatorsintl.org.

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