"Patani Semasa" opened last night at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum in San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai. The majority are from "Patani", the generic and historic name of the provinces of the Deep South. Jehabdulloh Jehsorhoh, whose paintings of Malay life turned darker after 2004, spoke emotionally of the difficulties facing Muslim artists in the Deep South and how a major exhibition could elevate the status of regional artists. A photograph by Ampannee SatohThe act of showing a Deep South exhibition in the capital of the North enriches its content, said one of the curators, Gridthiya Gaweewong. "It's also a comparative study on the history of the South and the North of Thailand."

Source: Bangkok Post July 20, 2017 01:41 UTC