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[hemanchong]

I’m happy to be invited by Roger and Kenji to this! Singapore book launch with readings by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Heman Chong, and Amanda Lee Koe: Saturday 15 October at 1pm at National Gallery Singapore; free. "To be an artist is ... just like shit in a clogged toilet, stubborn shit that can't decide whether it wants to be flushed or to stick around…. ." Composed as an irreverent dialogue between masculine and feminine narrators, this book of essays by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook is an uncategorisable fusion of art criticism, feminist theory, art pedagogy, gossip and autofiction. The book is "I Am An Artist (He Said)" by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, superbly translated by the brilliant Kong Rithdee, and edited and with an essay by Kenji Chanon Praepipatmongkol and Roger Nelson. It was first published in Thai in 2005 as "Phom Pen Silapin." #ArayaRasdjarmrearnsook #RogerNelson #KenjiChanonPraepipatmongkol #HemanChong #AmandaLeeKoe #KongRithdee #PhomPenSilapin #IAmAnArtistHeSaid #ThaiArt #ThaiContemporaryArt #NationalGallerySingapore #Thailand #ChiangMai (at National Gallery Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-EyrALMPn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=