Pratchaya Phinthong b. 1974
Phinthong studied fine arts at Silpakorn University in Bangkok before studying at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste-Städelschule in Frankfurt, Germany.
His artistic practice began more than two decades ago, marking a critical strand of conceptual practices in contemporary art in Thai. On the other hand, Phinthong started with his role as gallery director of VER Gallery in the early 2000s. He went on to start “Messy Sky”, a project platform from 2011 to 2016, and co-founded “expensive to be poor”, an e-commerce site, in 2020.
Phinthong had his first solo exhibition “Missing Objects” at The Art Center, Chulalongkorn University in 2008, and has since exhibited widely.
His recent major exhibitions include: “No Patents on Ideas” at Singapore Art Museum, Singapore, 2024; Busan Biennale, 2024; Singapore Biennale, 2022; 17th Istanbul Biennial,2022; 14th Biennale de Lyon, 2017; “SUNSHOWER” Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2017; Taipei Biennale, 2012; Documenta 13, 2012 and so on. He will participate in Sharjah Biennial 16, 2025.
His works have been collected by major institutions around the world, including the Centre Pompidou; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Kadist Art Foundation; Collection FRAC Lorraine; Singapore Art Museum and M+ Hong Kong. He was nominated as a finalist for the 13th Benesse Prize in 2022.