18 September 2020

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Bangkok-based 100 Tonson Gallery, a forerunner in Thailand’s contemporary art scene, announced on September 16 that it will transform into 100 Tonson Foundation. By Margarita Cheng

According to 100 Tonson’s announcement, its shift from a commercial venture to nonprofit space aligns with the gallery’s aims to further pursue its “longstanding mission to support and advance Thailand’s rich and ever-expanding contemporary art scene,” and as it “initially started as a charitable art gallery,” it has “come full circle.” In the last five years, the gallery had been staging six-month-long exhibitions to support artists, instead of its previous shows that had lasted one to three months.

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SOURCE: Art Asia Pacific