A visitor looks at paintings by Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk at at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in October 2017. Another choice is that the BMA would run the place itself, Mr Chalermpol said, adding a proposal has been raised that his department could be responsible for overseeing it. EDITORIAL: BMA must keep hands off art centreThe move came after Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang told the media that the BMA might not allow the BACC foundation to carry on managing the place. Pawit Mahasarinand, director of the BACC, said former Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra had signed a contract letting the foundation manage the space, so there was no violation of section 96. The move by the Bangkok governor to take control of the BACC has drawn criticism in the arts community.

Source: Bangkok Post May 13, 2018 01:41 UTC