Jakkai Siributr "Karma Cash and Carry"
Tyler Rollins Fine Art
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Jakkai Siributr is one of Southeast Asia’s leading contemporary artists working primarily in the textile medium. He is noted for producing meticulously handmade tapestry and installation works that make powerful statements about religious, social, and political issues in contemporary Thailand. A main preoccupation of his art is the interaction of Buddhism and materialism in modern life, and the everyday popular culture of Thailand.
Karma Cash & Carry features a new series of textile compositions alongside installation and video works. Alluding to the way contemporary Thai popular religion incorporates such practices as fortune telling and winning lottery number prediction, Jakkai organizes the exhibition around his conception of a karmic convenience store, where merit can be bought and sold. He makes use of found objects associated with bringing good fortune, integrating them into his elaborate compositions of Thai fabrics, embroidery, and hand stitched sequined work.
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Schedule
from April 22, 2010 to June 25, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-04-22 from 18:00 to 20:30