“Skateboarding has a relationship with the ground and the sky. So much of it is about jumping and revealing. You only see the underside of the skate deck when it turns upwards towards the sky.”
Korakrit ARUNANONDCHAI
Our collaboration, with the support of Kukje Gallery
Korakrit ARUNANONDCHAI (b. 1986) is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Thailand and currently residing and working between Bangkok and New York City.
After obtaining an MFA from Columbia University, he went on to produce a large number of video works, paintings and installations, exploring the themes of time, history, culture, memory, community and more. His work has been showcased all over the world, recognized by art galleries and institutions such as the MoMA, Whitney Museum of American Art, Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, Kukje Gallery, Venice Biennale, Art Basel and many more.
Among others, he has been awarded the Bellas Artes Residency, the NOWNESS Award for breakthrough cultural excellence in film and video art, he is an honouree of the Future Generation Art Prize and a recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant.
He has designed a collection of skateboard editions made in collaboration with THE SKATEROOM. The project launches in partnership with the Kukje Gallery during Frieze Seoul 2023.
Improving the healthcare and education of at-risk youth in Thailand
Project by SATI Non-Profit
📍 Thailand
