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For artist Yuree, protests bring political awakening

For artist Yuree, protests bring political awakening

Thai artist Yuree Kensaku poses next to her mural “Bleu Blanc Rouge” inspired by ‘Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People’, at the Bangkok Art Biennale in Bangkok, Dec 4, 2020. (Reuters photos)

Art portraying French revolutionaries replaced with cartoon cats and birds might not be controversial in many countries, but it is a potentially touchy subject for Thailand’s monarchy.

For artist Yuree Kensaku, 40, the political environment is a factor shaping her work as protesters call for reform of the monarchy alongside other…

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