Greetings:

New opening hours from this week for Shophouse Studio – 12 to 6 pm daily.  The current exhibition is Phnom Penh is for Pineapple by Srdan Ilic.   #91 EO Street 110, near the Old Market; enter at the plant shop Jungle à Domicile.
More info 
 
Wednesday 27, Air Gallery at Factory Phnom Penh, Sa Sa Art Projects presents Quest, an exhibition by Battambang artist Chea Sereyroth.  “Having learned the traditional Romjek mat weaving method – a slowly disappearing practice – and produced during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sereyroth introduces 33 mats with acrylic, sawdust, mud, and soil, narrating stories of evictions, migrations, food security, and spirituality. Quest testifies to Sereyroth’s commitment to a locally conscious practice and amplification of voices of the vulnerable populations.” From 6 pm, until 28 May. 
More info 
 
Improv Cambodia now offer weekly improv classes, Wednesdays from 7 pm at Ikigai Arts Center.
More info
 
Thursday 28, La Troupe de Théâtre Francophone de Phnom Penh performs La Cantatrice Chauve by Eugene Ionesco at the French Institute, 7 pm. 
More info 
 
This weekend – Friday and Saturday night, and now with an added Saturday matinee – the  Phnom Penh Players’ very adult pantomime Fingerella at The Speakeasy Theatre at The Box Office.  7 pm start.  Tickets available at The Box Office. 
More info   
 
This Saturday at Ikigai Arts Center:  Bowls and Paint workshop with Frida Falcon and Michaela, 10.30 am.  
More info
 
New this weekend at Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery is Storysharing: Untold Cambodia, a video installation, created by Metaestetica Lab.  “Beyond religion, civil war, and the political debates, what remains of daily life in Cambodia.”   Saturday and Sunday this week and next, 4  – 7 pm.
More info 
 
On Sunday 1, a special event for the final day of N o w h e r e Art Studio’s group exhibition, Toch Toch, at Plantation. “Toch Toch showcases 26 multinational artists from different levels and artistic backgrounds selected from an open call and exhibit more than 200 small pieces of varied, original artworks ranging from doodles, paintings, and silkscreens to embroideries and ceramics.”  1 – 5 pm, with silkscreen and life figure workshops offered. 
 
Next Tuesday, 3 May, at Meta House, the opening of Empowered, a new group exhibition of young Cambodian watercolour artists from Siem Reap from the Colors of Cambodia organisation.  The show is curated by Sovannareach Po, an 11th-grade student from the Liger Leadership Academy.  Featuring work by Sophany Sor, Set Sing, Loun lon, Sorm Narath, Channarak Thy, and Soleng Lem.
More info 
 
You may have missed this brief video piece on Ny Vannak at work in her Nyart Gallery (in Khmer).
 
 

 
Frida Falcon paints while Geography of the Moon improvises – Thursday Club at Sra’Art, Thursday 21 April, 2022
 
For a more rock’n’roll view of Phnom Penh and the wider Cambodian music scene, please check out our sister publication lengpleng.com, the long running live music gig guide.

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Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:  
Bophana Center
Dan Anuar (Memory), an exhibition featuring works by 14 young Khmer artists, curated by Kimsan Sou.  “Memory became the main message of our first exhibition through our works on display, reminiscent of memories and experiences we have learned and experienced in the past.”   Until April 29.
More info

Chhan Dina Gallery
An on-going display of Chhan Dina’s work from throughout her career is augmented, on a rolling schedule, with works of contemporary masters.  In April an exhibition of works by the Community of Artists, Time, is on display.   #178 St 13, near the National Museum. 
More info

The Gallerist
Featuring works by Stan, TheamL, Chhoeun Channy, Ny Vannak, Nou Sary and Chhim Sothy. 
More info

La Java Bleue  (Kampot)
In the eyes of Aurelie: photography by Aurelie Fischer.
More info

Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery
Storysharing: Untold Cambodia, a video installation, created by Metaestetica Lab.  “Beyond religion, civil war, and the political debates, what remains of daily life in Cambodia.”   4  – 7 pm, 30 April/1 May, 7/8 May. 
More info

Plantation
N o w h e r e Art Studio presents a group exhibition, Toch Toch, at Plantation. “Toch Toch showcases 26 multinational artists from different levels and artistic backgrounds selected from an open call and exhibit more than 200 small pieces of varied, original artworks ranging from doodles, paintings, and silkscreens to embroideries and ceramics.”  Until 1 May. 

Romcheik5 Art Space
Whose Fault is it? by Chanpenh Nget.  “Throughout 15 paintings, he describes a country in chiaroscuro where the skins are coppery but the skies leaden … alternating a diversity of browns and grays, tanned skins under dark skies. In the background of his paintings, all in the semi-darkness, the weather is not nice … The sun never shines in Chanpenh’s kingdom.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
The Shapes of Shapes and Colours, a new collection of works by artist Pen Robit curated by Yean Raksmey of Silapak Trotchaek Pneik  art space.  Media:  Cambodge magazine 

  
Shophouse Gallery
Phnom Penh is for Pineapple, an exhibition by Srdan Ilic.  Gallery open from 12 to 6 pm daily.   #91 EO Street 110, near the Old Market; enter at the plant shop Jungle à Domicile.
More info 
 
Silapak Trotchaek Pneik // by YK Art House
The Artist event #2:  Chan Dany.  “For two months (February 15 – April 15), the artist will research and produce a new body of work. He wants to invite you to visit his sacred space, where his creative process will be seen from today onwards.”
More info 
 
Space Four Zero
Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl.  Open daily. 
More info 
 
Sra’Art
Happy Painting by Stéphane Delaprée.  “After being a famous comic book writer in Quebec in the 80s and then a comic book editor for 6 years, Steph came to Cambodia and devoted himself fully to painting. He became a prestigious artist thanks to his famous “Happy paintings”. Since the 90’s, Stephane has had many exhibitions in Asia and has opened several galleries during 1/4 of a century.”
More info 
 
Regular events, classes, sessions:
 
Thursdays 6 pm at Sra’Art, the weekly Sip & Paint event – materials, drinks and support – $25 for a two hour session.  
More info 
 
Ikigai Arts Center offer life drawing sessions on Thursdays, with teacher), 6.30 pm
More info     
 
Regular on Saturdays at Sra’Art offer classes in art history and techniques: 9 am for children and 11 am for adults.  
More info 
 
Also regular on Saturdays mornings at Botanico, presented by Sra’Art, hour-long kids’ art sessions, 10 am and 11 am. 
More info  

Greetings:

This week Thursday Club returns to Sra’Art: live performance combining music and different visual artist(s) in each session.  With Geography of the Moon and artist Frida Falcon.  From 6 pm.
More info  
 
Thursday Tales at The Exchange this week features Oso Kuma’s Hello Goodbye Hello art participatory performance.   
More info   
 
Chhan Dina Gallery will be open on Friday 22 from 5 pm for the current exhibition of works by the Community of Artists, Time.  
More info
 
On Friday 22, Ikigai Arts Center with Czech NGO People in Need are hosting an art auction in support of Ukraine featuring the work of many local artists.  From 6 pm. 
More info  
 
This weekend the Phnom Penh Players’ very adult pantomime Fingerella opens – it’s playing this Friday and Saturday and the next – at The Speakeasy Theatre at The Box Office.  7 pm start.  Tickets available at The Box Office. 
More info    
 
This Saturday and next at Ikigai Arts Center:  Bowls and Paint workshop with Frida Falcon and Michaela, 10.30 am.   
More info
 
On Saturday, April 23 the Shophouse Studio hosts the opening of Phnom Penh is for Pineapple, an exhibition by Srdan Ilic, including an artist talk at 6 pm.  After the opening event, the gallery will be open from 12 to 6 pm daily.   #91 EO Street 110, near the Old Market; enter at the plant shop Jungle à Domicile.
More info  
 
On Sunday, at Raffles Le Royal, 7 pm, a solo guitar concert by Pongpat Pongpradit paying homage to Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.  $10/$3.   
More info  
 
Next week: la Troupe de Théâtre Francophone de Phnom Penh performs La Cantatrice Chauve by Eugene Ionesco at the French Institute, Thursday 28, 7 pm. 
More info  
 
 
For a more rock’n’roll view of Phnom Penh and the wider Cambodian music scene, please check out our sister publication lengpleng.com, the long running live music gig guide.

Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.

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fabianhipp@kumnooh.com
 

Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:  
Bophana Center
Dan Anuar (Memory), an exhibition featuring works by 14 young Khmer artists, curated by Kimsan Sou.  “Memory became the main message of our first exhibition through our works on display, reminiscent of memories and experiences we have learned and experienced in the past.”   Until April 29.
More info

Chhan Dina Gallery
An on-going display of Chhan Dina’s work from throughout her career is augmented, on a rolling schedule, with works of contemporary masters.  In April an exhibition of works by the Community of Artists, Time, is on display.   #178 St 13, near the National Museum. 
More info

The Gallerist
Featuring works by Stan, TheamL, Chhoeun Channy, Ny Vannak, Nou Sary
and Chhim Sothy. 
More info

La Java Bleue  (Kampot)
In the eyes of Aurelie: photography by Aurelie Fischer
More info

Meta House
Astrophotography Cambodia presents An Evening Under Mekong Skies, an exhibition of space and night sky images taken by Sonic Duran and his fellow astrophotographers in Cambodia: Nara Tsitra, Mardy Suong, Sereywat Chea, Koy Vireak and Piak Lim.  Introductory workshops will be offered weekly through April.   
More info

Plantation
N o w h e r e Art Studio presents a group exhibition, Toch Toch, at Plantation. “Toch Toch showcases 26 multinational artists from different levels and artistic backgrounds selected from an open call and exhibit more than 200 small pieces of varied, original artworks ranging from doodles, paintings, and silkscreens to embroideries and ceramics.”  Until 1 May. 

Romcheik5 Art Space
Whose Fault is it? by Chanpenh Nget.  “Throughout 15 paintings, he describes a country in chiaroscuro where the skins are coppery but the skies leaden … alternating a diversity of browns and grays, tanned skins under dark skies. In the background of his paintings, all in the semi-darkness, the weather is not nice … The sun never shines in Chanpenh’s kingdom.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
The Shapes of Shapes and Colours, a new collection of works by artist Pen Robit curated by Yean Raksmey of Silapak Trotchaek Pneik  art space.  Media:  Cambodge magazine 

  
Shophouse Gallery
Phnom Penh is for Pineapple, an exhibition by Srdan Ilic.  After the opening event on Saturday 23, the gallery will be open from 12 to 6 pm daily.   #91 EO Street 110, near the Old Market; enter at the plant shop Jungle à Domicile.
More info  
 
Space Four Zero
Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl.  Open daily. 
More info 
 
Sra’Art
Happy Painting by Stéphane Delaprée.  “After being a famous comic book writer in Quebec in the 80s and then a comic book editor for 6 years, Steph came to Cambodia and devoted himself fully to painting. He became a prestigious artist thanks to his famous “Happy paintings”. Since the 90’s, Stephane has had many exhibitions in Asia and has opened several galleries during 1/4 of a century.”
More info 
 
Regular events, classes, sessions:
 
Thursdays 6 pm at Sra’Art, the weekly Sip & Paint event – materials, drinks and support – $25 for a two hour session.  
More info 
 
Ikigai Arts Center offer life drawing sessions on Thursdays, with teacher), 6.30 pm
More info     
 
Regular on Saturdays at Sra’Art offer classes in art history and techniques: 9 am for children and 11 am for adults.  
More info 
 
Also regular on Saturdays mornings at Botanico, presented by Sra’Art, hour-long kids’ art sessions, 10 am and 11 am. 
More info  
 

Greetings:

Plenty going on before things slow down for Khmer New Year, and nicely spread through the week to boot. 
 
Tonight, Tuesday 5 at Bophana Center, the opening of Dan Anuar (Memory), an exhibition featuring works by 14 young Khmer artists, curated by Kimsan Sou.  “Memory became the main message of our first exhibition through our works on display, reminiscent of memories and experiences we have learned and experienced in the past.”   From 5.30 pm; until April 29.
More info  
 
On Wednesday 6 at Ikigai Arts Center, an evening with traveller, illustrator and storyteller Raphael Seyfried, aka Travel Roll.   “At a time when travel and the narration of it has never been so accessible, where tourism places are consumed and consuming, where the “postcard” selfie will become our Facebook identity, travel will remain a tool of freedom, pilgrimate, and inner revolution that must be told, shared and exhibited.   From 6 pm. 
More info  
 
On Friday 7, Sa Sa Art Projects presents Angkor and Rome: an open studio with artist Slovak visual artist and curator Jaro Varga, their current artist in residence.  Informal conversation with Jaro from 3 pm, presentation from 6 pm.  “During his residency at Sa Sa Art Projects, Jaro Varga was intrigued by the phenomenon of the emergence of a new satellite city inspired by European imperial architecture on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. While exploring unfinished and imposing Paris-like boulevards and eclectic residential districts, the artist reflected on the newly emerging heterotopic public space.  Through the mosaic, a European art technique, the artist transforms a fragment of a traditional painting from the epic Reamker, a Khmer adaptation of the Ramayana, depicting Hanuman and Suvannamaccha touching hands.”
More info  
 
Phnom Penh Players are holding cast and crew auditions on Friday 8 April for their June comedy production, Grave Affairs – a double feature of Running on Empty & Casket for Two by Jean-Pierre Martinez. 
More info 

This weekend French-Guatemalan visual artist and long time Phnom Penh resident Erick Gonzalez is opening his new gallery, L’Atelier d’Erick Gonzalez, on St 282 near St 57, with a range of his artwork on display.  “A versatile artist, he creates installations, objects, digital works, photography and painting. The reason for such diversity is none other than its constant search for harmony between the medium and the concept. His works focus mainly on social issues, identity, memory and spirituality.”  Saturday 3 pm – 8 pm and Sunday 3 pm – 6.30 pm.
More info  

Erick Gonzalez: Visual silence

Saturday 9 at 6 pm on Kampot at Hotel Old Cinema, the opening of Street Knowledge: The Kingdom of Hustles, a mixed media exhibition by Markus Dixon exploring the possibilities of the ubiquitous Cambodian street tile. There will be an accompanying concert, The Kingdom of Hustles Mixtape, featuring old Cambodian songs reimagined with hip hop beats and contemporary singers.

More info

Last chance this week to catch the exhibition The Past is the Road to the Future by Chan Phuon at Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery, closing on Sunday 10.  “For these works are made according to the changing situation of Cambodia.   The current rich in all kinds of machines and the development of new machines in the future.  Some people who live in the modern world and are obsessed with new technologies, in part, lose their identity, which is rich in art and culture.  And those people will have to face a wandering life that does not know who they are.”
More info

Coming soon:

At La Java Bleue in Kampot, a photographic exhibition by Aurelie Fischer opening on April 15
More info


For a more rock’n’roll view of Phnom Penh and the wider Cambodian music scene, please check out our sister publication lengpleng.com, the long running live music gig guide.
Send a ‘subscribe’ email to fabianhipp@kumnooh.com to receive Kumnooh in your inbox every Tuesday lunchtime.  
See you about…
Fabian Hipp
Kumnooh
fabianhipp@kumnooh.com

Ongoing…. exhibitions, dance performances and others

Exhibitions:  

Chhan Dina Gallery
An on-going display of Chhan Dina’s work from throughout her career is augmented, on a rolling schedule, with works of contemporary masters.  In April an exhibition of works by the Community of Artists, Time, is on display.   #178 St 13, near the National Museum. 
More info

The Gallerist
Featuring works by Stan, DinArt, TheamL and Chhim Sothy.  In April an exhibition of the works of TheamL.   “Discover TheamL’s most emblematic paintings, portraits and life scenes of Cambodian monks.”
More info

Ikigai Arts Center
Until April 20, Ikigai Arts Centre presents SELF – an introspective art experience:  “a journey of exploration through the non-visible part of the SELF, towards the Unconscious.  Through four different spaces, the visitor, guided by sounds and movements, will take an hour to dive into the Unconscious, th uncontrolled part of the SELF.”    Created by Miguel Jeronimo, Rady Nget, Erick Gonzalez, Shanghai Chang and Shiva.  Audience limited to eight people at a time.  Bookings at Ikigai Arts Center or www.ikigai-artscenter.com/exhibition-store.      
More info

La Java Bleue  (Kampot)
Exhibition of paintings by Paul Charles Kitchingman, until 31 March.   Media:  Le Petit Journal
More info

Meta House
Astrophotography Cambodia presents An Evening Under Mekong Skies, an exhibition of space and night sky images taken by Sonic Duran and his fellow astrophotographers in Cambodia: Nara Tsitra, Mardy Suong, Sereywat Chea, Koy Vireak and Piak Lim.  Introductory workshops will be offered weekly through April.    
More info

Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery
The Past is the Road to the Future by Chan Phuon.  “For these works are made according to the changing situation of Cambodia.   The current rich in all kinds of machines and the development of new machines in the future.  Some people who live in the modern world and are obsessed with new technologies, in part, lose their identity, which is rich in art and culture.  And those people will have to face a wandering life that does not know who they are.” Until 10 April.
More info

Plantation
N o w h e r e Art Studio presents a group exhibition, Toch Toch, at Plantation. “Toch Toch showcases 26 multinational artists from different levels and artistic backgrounds selected from an open call and exhibit more than 200 small pieces of varied, original artworks ranging from doodles, paintings, and silkscreens to embroideries and ceramics.”  Until 1 May. 

Romcheik5 Art Space
Whose Fault is it? by Chanpenh Nget.  “Throughout 15 paintings, he describes a country in chiaroscuro where the skins are coppery but the skies leaden … alternating a diversity of browns and grays, tanned skins under dark skies. In the background of his paintings, all in the semi-darkness, the weather is not nice … The sun never shines in Chanpenh’s kingdom.” 
More info

Rosewood Phnom Penh
The Shapes of Shapes and Colours, a new collection of works by artist Pen Robit curated by Yean Raksmey of Silapak Trotchaek Pneik  art space.  Media:  Cambodge magazine 

Sa Sa Art Projects
Mchas Teuk Mchas Dei (Master of Lands and Waters) by Khvay Samnang, Lim Sokchanlina and Vuth Lyno.  Limited number of visitors in the gallery space at a time.   Visits to the exhibition must follow Covid-19 safety procedure.  A group exhibition by Cambodian arts collective Stiev Selapak. The exhibition introduces their recent works in the form of videos, sculptures, photographs, and light installation, focusing on beliefs in nature and practices in the supernatural, animism, and the powerful spirits that take care of our homes, lands, people, animals, and living beings.  Until 31 March. 
 
Shophouse Gallery
For the month of March, a Frida Falcón exhibition of paintings: Portraits of Friends I Don’t Have.  Saturdays and Sundays, 12 – 6 pm. 
More info
 
Silapak Trotchaek Pneik // by YK Art House
The Artist event #2:  Chan Dany.  “For two months (February 15 – April 15), the artist will research and produce a new body of work. He wants to invite you to visit his sacred space, where his creative process will be seen from today onwards.”
More info 
 
Space Four Zero
Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl.  Open daily. 
More info 
 
Sra’Art
Happy Painting by Stéphane Delaprée.  “After being a famous comic book writer in Quebec in the 80s and then a comic book editor for 6 years, Steph came to Cambodia and devoted himself fully to painting. He became a prestigious artist thanks to his famous “Happy paintings”. Since the 90’s, Stephane has had many exhibitions in Asia and has opened several galleries during 1/4 of a century.”
More info 
 
Regular events, classes, sessions:
 
Thursdays 6 pm at Sra’Art, the weekly Sip & Paint event – materials, drinks and support – $25 for a two hour session.  
More info 
 
Ikigai Arts Center offer life drawing sessions on Thursdays, with teacher), 6.30 pm
More info 
 
Ikigai Arts Center, as part of their interactive SELF – an introspective art experience presentation, offer a SELF-portrait class in mixed media, Saturdays at 10 am, until April 9. 
More info 
 
Regular on Saturdays at Sra’Art offer classes in art history and techniques: 9 am for children and 11 am for adults.  
More info 
 
Also regular on Saturdays mornings at Botanico, presented by Sra’Art, hour-long kids’ art sessions, 10 am and 11 am. 
More info  
 
Regular art workshops with various topics at N o w h e r e art studio – check for weekly updates. 
More info