Hobart’s Museum of Outdated and New Artwork (MONA) has introduced it’s growing “a serious new artwork vacation spot” on the riverbank of Bangkok in Thailand, working along with Thai-based Asset World Corp Public Firm Restricted (AWC).
Early renderings of the MONA Bangkok constructing, developed by Melbourne-based Six Levels Architects, present two monumental, triangular kinds surrounded by a moat of water.
Based on MONA’s challenge lead, DarkLab CEO and inventive director Leigh Carmichael, the brand new Bangkok museum is meant to assist “strengthen town’s place as a world artwork vacation spot.”
“MONA Bangkok will take the inventive spirit of MONA into a brand new context,” he mentioned. “Just like the museum in Hobart, it will likely be unconventional and distinctive, and can current work by main worldwide artists, whereas additionally creating alternatives for significant dialogue with Thai artists, audiences and cultural traditions.”
Carmichael added that the museum will discover “the theme of sunshine … each as a bodily phenomenon and as a metaphor.”
“Mild has lengthy been a supply of fascination, reflection and hope throughout cultures, and it feels particularly resonant in Bangkok, with its wealthy cultural life and traditions,” he famous. “I’m trying ahead to listening, studying and seeing the place this challenge leads because it develops.”
Course for the challenge will likely be supplied by MONA founder David Walsh, who has labored with Carmichael for over 20 years, establishing the MONA model, Darkish Mofo pageant and the In The Hanging Backyard cultural precinct.
Walsh described the challenge as “a outstanding alternative to take what we’ve discovered to one of many nice vacationer centres of the world.”
Opening in 2011, the Tasmanian establishment has been visited by over 5.2 million folks, a media communique from MONA notes.
“MONA has reworked Tasmania, attracting guests from world wide and serving to set up the state as a globally recognised inventive vacation spot,” Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff mentioned.
Final month, the museum unveiled a brand new library wing, designed by architect Nonda Katsalidis.
Reflecting on the collaboration with MONA for the Bangkok museum, AWC CEO and president Wallapa Traisorat commented, “Collectively, we’re constructing greater than a brand new vacation spot – we’re making a bridge between Thailand and Australia by a shared imaginative and prescient, a ardour for artwork, a shared dedication to sustainable tourism and a perception within the energy of tradition to attach folks.
“We’re excited to welcome MONA to Bangkok to create a world-class cultural landmark that conjures up creativity, fosters significant artist communities, and encourages extra folks to find new experiences. By bringing collectively artwork, innovation and hospitality, MONA Bangkok will strengthen the inventive trade and improve Thailand because the main world sustainable vacation spot.”
Rockliff voiced his hope for the challenge to additionally strengthen Tasmania’s worldwide profile and create future alternatives for tourism.
“We stay up for folks being impressed to come back to Tasmania to expertise MONA after visiting this challenge in Bangkok,” he mentioned. “Each customer impressed by this challenge in Thailand is a possible future customer to Tasmania.”
MONA has mentioned that particulars on the challenge will likely be introduced sooner or later.
