Wit Pimkanchanapong

Architecture, Installation

Basic profile

Born in 1976 (Bangkok), Wit Pimkanchanapong graduated from the faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (1992) and received the MA in Visual Communication, Electronic Media & Time-Based Media, from Kent Institute of Art & Design, Maidstone, UK (1994).

 

Pimkanchanapong has participated in several exhibitions, including Paraphernalia, Galerie du Haïdouc, Bourges, France (2003); and Have We Met?, Japan Foundation Forum, Tokyo, Japan (2004). Wit also co-founded Duck Unit (2004) and Soi Project (2005), which later became the platform for many exhibitions and music-related events. Other shows include Bangkok Bangkok, La Capella, Barcelona (2005); Politics of Fun, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (2005); Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama, Japan (2005); Mairie de 6e, Paris, France (2006); Temporary Art Museum SoiSabai with Yoshitomo Nara, Silpakorn Universiity, Bangkok (2006); Some Proposals for the Next Future, Silpakorn University, Bangkok (2007); Sharjah Biennale, Sharjah, UAE; Animated Painting, San Diego Art Museum (2007); The 7th Asian Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7), Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane (2009); and his first solo exhibition Not Quite a Total Eclipse, 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok (2009).