The Bouquet and the Wreath at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum

July 26

Opening of The Bouquet and the Wreath at MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, opening on 26 July 2025 and continuing until 25 May 2026. Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook (b. 1957, Thailand; based Chiang Mai) is an artist, writer, and professor, and one of Southeast Asia’s most respected contemporary practitioners. She has been exhibiting internationally for 45 years, including at documenta, the Carnegie International, and biennales in Venice, Johannesburg, Sydney, Istanbul, Bangkok, Jakarta, Gwangju, Singapore, and beyond. Her works are held in collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; M+, Hong Kong; and major museums in Singapore, Australia, Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, Thailand, and beyond. Important smaller surveys of her work have been presented at Sculpture Center, New York (2015) and 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney (2014). Araya has also played a major role innovating arts education in Thailand, where she established the country’s first interdisciplinary art school curricula. At her home and studio in Chiang Mai, she cares for dozens of stray dogs, who often appear in her artworks. Contact [email protected]