Steinway & Sons Thailand AND 100 Tonson Foundation PRESENT a collaboration together with artist Udomsak KrisanamiS
“Steinway To Heaven” is a newly commissioned work by Krisanamis in which he transformed a white Essex Grand Piano designed by Steinway and Sons, upon an invitation by Steinway & Sons Thailand.
100 Tonson Foundation and Steinway & Sons Thailand are proud to present a collaboration together with internationally renowned Thai artist Udomsak Krisanamis which was initiated as part of his 6-month long project at 100 Tonson Foundation ALL IS PRETTIER, curated by Chomwan Weeraworawit. The collaboration manifested itself in the project, “Steinway To Heaven” as well as an exceptional Piano Recital at 100 Tonson Foundation with performances by Purat (Chang) Osathanugrah and Baitong~Xystems aka Tongkwai LThis work was informed by his long-standing approach of using non-traditional surfaces as canvases for his paintings. The smooth high gloss voluminous surface of the grand piano became a broad 3-dimensional canvas for the artist to paint and collage. The final work is a collaboration between Udomsak with the artist Nawin Nuthong and his screen-printing studio. With motifs from Krisanamis’ paintings, his hand-writing, his sketches together with Nuthong’s flowers and characters that appear in his own multi-disciplinary work, the piano contains a conversation between the two artists and is a unique one-of-a-kind work of art that is also a piano of exquisite quality.
“Steinway To Heaven” is part of a larger community project initiated by the collaborators with the view of providing access to piano lessons for at-risk youths. The proceeds from the sale of the work will be donated to SATI Foundation where weekly piano lessons will be provided for youths and children for one year.
The piano will be on display at the Steinway and Sons Showroom at #1F-04 Gaysorn Center, for a limited time.
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ABOUT UDOMSAK KRISANAMIS
Udomsak Krisanamis has been a prominent figure in the Thai and international contemporary art scene for over three decades. After completing a Bachelor of Education Program in Art Education at Chulalongkorn University, Krisanamis enrolled at Pratt University in Brooklyn, New York before completing his MFA in Painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Krisanamis returned to New York to found a practice that championed objet trouvés, creating a distinct collage technique using materials as diverse as newsprint and noodles, and painting on surfaces that were not the typical artist’s canvas. Krisanamis’ earlier works comprise of densely-layered grids and experimentation with texture, depicting what could be abstract cityscapes, starscapes, and even digital-scapes; whereas, his more recent works express bold and conceptual statements, expanding to include bright monochrome colours with striking patterns, while continuing to incorporate unconventional “found objects” such as straw and yoga mats, egg cartons and paper packaging, and ping pong tables into immersive installations. This incorporation of daily life, one could even say celebration of everyday objects and rituals, into his multi-disciplinary practice defines both an aesthetic and a narrative that is intrinsically personal and uniquely his own.
Selected solo exhibitions include a retrospective Re-Presentation: Redux (Bangkok University Gallery, 2019); Retrospective curated by Rirkrit Tiravanija (CMU Art Center, Chiangmai, 2016); Planet Caravan (Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong, 2014); Udomsak Krisanamis (Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, NY, 2012); a mindful mission (Galeria Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin, and Kunstverein Freiberg, 2011); and Udomsak Krisanamis (Kunsthalle Basel, 2003). His works have been included in group exhibitions including SUNSHOWER: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia (Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2017); Art and Music-Search for New Synesthesia (Museum Of Tokyo, 2012); Dereconstruction (Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY 2006); Bidibidobidiboo, curated by Francesco Bonami (Colllezione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, 2005); Greater New York (P.S.1, Long Island City, NY 2000); Examining Pictures (Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1999); 11th Sydney Biennale (1998); and Project 63 (Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1998). His works are found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Albright Knox Art Gallery, New York; Cartier Foundation, Paris; and Fondazione Sandretto Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy, among others.
ABOUT STEINWAY & SONS THAILAND
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ABOUT 100 TONSON FOUNDATION
Over the past 20 years, 100 Tonson has been a forefront contemporary art gallery in Thailand and Asia. The gallery has mounted over 100 exhibitions and programs of both local and international artists. Since 2015 we have supported artists and curators in their ambitious experimentations and through long-term programming, while generating greater cultural exposure to the public at large.
In 2020, 100 Tonson Gallery officially transitioned into a non-profit organization under the name 100 Tonson Foundation. All profits and donations directly support the production of exhibition and new commissions while allowing us to keep our diverse public programs free for visitors.
100 Tonson Foundation aims to further elevate the stature of Thai contemporary art internationally, as well as to support the progress of the local art community. The foundation provides opportunity for artists to exhibit across all art disciplines at its unique Christian Liaigre designed space in the heart of Bangkok. The scope of the foundation’s support stretches beyond these white-cube walls. The foundation establishes relationships and collaborations with renowned international museums and art institutions.