Since the recent return of Thaksin Shinawatra after 15 years of self-exile to Bangkok and the parliamentary selection of Srettha Thavisin as Thailand’s 30th prime minister on the same day, politics and culture have unfolded with drama and excitement.
Zubin Mehtha conducting at Thailand Cultural Centre. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Culture
Under Srettha’s new government, remarkable cultural events occurred in a short span of time — a concert by the maestro Zubin Metha and the symphony Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Florentino at the Thailand Cultural Centre; the world premiere of The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing starring Marina Abramovic and Pichet Klunchun at St Moritz Art Film Festival; James Nachtway’s retrospective photo exhibition “Memoria” at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre; and Prae Pupityastaporn’s mesmerising paintings represented by Nova Contemporary…
