Chumpon Apisuk

Born in Nan province, Thailand, Chumpon Apisuk studied art at Changsilpa School, Silpakorn University (Bangkok) and at the Museum School of Fine Arts (Boston, MA, USA). Since 1986, Apisuk has performed more than 200 times in Germany, England, Canada, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, Hong Kong, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, USA, and Thailand. In 1993, he founded Concrete House, an art and community space, and the only ongoing performance art venue in Thailand. He is also a founder of Asiatopia (est.1998), an International Performance Art Festival in Thailand. In 1998, his audio installation work, ALIVE – a conversation with a friend living with HIV, was selected for exhibition at the Sydney Biennial. Known for his art practice with activism in the areas of AIDS and Human Rights, Apisuk is also involved with EMPOWER Foundation, an organization that advocates for the rights of sex workers in Thailand. LIVE 2009 was Apisuk’s debut performance in Vancouver.

Participation

2009