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Korakrit Arunanondchai: ‘Being an artist is about inducing a sacred moment’

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‘I see all art as a form of storytelling,’ says <a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artist/16053/Korakrit-Arunanondchai">Korakrit Arunanondchai</a> – and there are stories aplenty in the work of the Thai-born, US-based artist. Personal memories, obscure historical events, and animistic rituals are among his plethoric set of references. They inform a practice spanning from video to performance and crop up in visual feasts as intriguing as they are alluring. In this episode of ‘Meet the Artists,’ Art Basel asked Arunanondchai to turn the camera on himself – not as a performer but as a guide. He leads us through his fantastical artistic world.
He is currently part of the <a href="https://www.thailandbiennale.org/en/">Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023</a> titled 'The Open World', which will be on view through April 30, 2024.
Korakrit Arunanondchai is represented by <a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/2249/Clearing">Clearing</a> (New York City, Brussels, Los Angeles), <a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/2005/Carlos-Ishikawa">Carlos/Ishikawa</a> (London),&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/13555/Bangkok-CityCity-Gallery">Bangkok CityCity Gallery</a> (Bangkok), and&nbsp;<a href="https://artbasel.com/catalog/gallery/12716/Kukje-Gallery">Kukje Gallery</a> (Seoul, Busan). 
Direction: Alex Gvojic Camera: Alex Gvojic, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Shui, Op Sudasna, Rory Mulhere, Michael Cutrone and RJ Camacho Sound: Aaron David Ross Production: Coline Milliard and Jeanne-Salomé Rochat for Art Basel

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