Apologies for the absence of Kumnooh for a few weeks due to technical issues (i.e. laptop meltdown).
On Wednesday 5 at The Gallerist is the opening of an exhibition by Algerian artist Andre Nadal. “His artistic expression is essentially centered on the black and white contrast and intertwining. André’s pictorial universe consists of cubes, calligraphy, compactions of feathers, floating objects. The zen and dynamic aesthetics of André Nadal pulls us in a pondering that both calms and stimulates the spirit.” From 6 pm. More info
Live painting on Friday 7 at Sra’Art by The Sokheng from 6 pm. More info
Sunday 9, Musica Felice choir will hold a charity concert at the Sofitel grand ballroom, featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, Rutter, Jenkins, Gershwin and Franklin. All proceeds will go to Princess Buppha Devi Dance School and Yamada School of Art. More info
Tuesday 11 at Meta House is an exhibition opening and book launch, Photography in Cambodia, 1866 To The Present. Runs until 13 November. More info
Later this month The Gallerist presents an exhibition by Singaporean artist Isabelle Ri – October 20 – and planned for November is an exhbition by Ing Phouséra dit Sera, a plastic artist of Franco-Cambodian origin, comic book author, illustrator, sculptor, painter.
Ikigai Arts Center will close on 30 November, after the closure of the shop on 15 November. The ongoing Cycle of Screenings will continue as planned.
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.
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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
The Gallerist A continuously rolling collection of works by mostly Cambodian artists. Now including work by DinArt. More info
Tonight, Tuesday 6 at Meta House, is the opening of Mekong Trashures, a collection of artworks made from rubbish collected from the rivers surrounding Phnom Penh. 6 pm start. More info
Also tonight The Phnom Penh Literati Society is resuming monthly meetings, now at The Box Office – an informal gathering for readings, presentations, poetry and prose. Starts at 7 pm sharp.
On Saturday 10 from 2 pm, Plantation hosts a live painting session by Stan, accompanying his Abstract Escape exhibition, which runs until 24 September. More info
This Saturday 10 at Treellion Park is the Breathe Festival, an afternoon/evening of performances in dance – featuring the Princess Buppha Devi Dance School and New Cambodian Artists – and music, from traditional to hip hop, from the stable of artists at record label KlapYaHandz. Early bird price $3 with a drink included. Gates open 4 pm, performances from 4.30 pm until late. More info
Also on Saturday 10, from 6 pm at Sra’Art is the photographic exhibition Contemplation by Aurelie Fischer. “During her travels in Cambodia, she felt an increasingly strong link with the temple of Angkor. She lived for several months in the countryside near the temple, which allowed her to go there regularly and become familiar with it. This place and this environment inspired her a lot for her photos.” Until 25 October. More info
Thursday next week at Ikigai Arts Center is Cycle of Screenings: a sensitive look at Asia, a fortnightly event that until mid-November present a collection of documentary films, many being shown in Cambodia for the first time. “These films also have in common a certain space, the Asian continent, undergoing radical transformations and gathering heterogeneous identities. From spirituality to virtual love, through the industrial agrarian revolution, or the condition of ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia, this selection offers a vast panorama of these ongoing upheavals.” Tickets $5, booking required. More info
Coming to Cloud on 17 September is an interactive exhibition, 7 Colorful Days, based around the Khmer traditional colours of the week. “A great opportunity for people of all cultures and nationalities to learn more about Khmer culture.” More info
Upcoming at Rong Cheang on 17 and 18 September, presented by Zen The, are workshops on printmaking on objects. More info
Ikigai Arts Center is making a general call for poetry, in English or Khmer, to be displayed in their shop and distributed through social media, between now and the end of the year. Find out more here.
The Gallerist has added to its display work by abstract painter DinArt. “This young, self-taught artist has no art education, yet in the astonishingly short period of 10 years he has become the most popular and well-known abstract painters in Cambodia and earned himself an international reputation. Determined to have a signature style, Borin started to play with colors and textures, using bold brush strokes to create impressive movements on his canvas.”
Next month, on Sunday 9 October, the choir Musica Felice will hold a charity concert at the Sofitel grand ballroom, featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, Rutter, Jenkins, Gershwin and Franklin. All proceeds will go to Princess Buppha Devi Dance School and Yamada School of Art. More info
Courtesy of Steve Porte, some images from last Thursday, a night of theatrical poetry with Nupur Saraswat, aka The Sanskari Girl, from India/Singapore, an Apple Tree Productions International event in conjunction with SpeakEasy Theatre at The Box Office.
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.
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House Mekong Trashures, a collection of artworks made from rubbish collected from the rivers surrounding Phnom Penh. More info
Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery New location: #52C, St 240 Reflections, Kak Sokphirom’s photographs of Phare Ponleu Selpak circus as an art form. Until 25 September.
Plantation Abstract Escape, an exhibition by Stan. “There are vibrant colours, joyful colours and spleen colours, stripes that hide and scratches that reveal shapes, then more colours appear.” Until 24 September. More info
Sa Sa Art Projects Ti Prasap: The Larry Strange Cambodia Collection. “In Khmer, Ti Prasap means a place where things converge or come together, but it is more useful to think of it as a place where things transform each other in an active confluence over the course of time. It is a place where a process or a journey occurs – one that is full of varied actions and is still in development, with new possibilities continually forming. Acknowledging this course of time and journey enables us to consider the factors and forces that facilitate such transformation.” More info
Shophouse Studio Gallery What’s Your Gold, an exhibition by art therapist Hiratsuka Niki and Miguel Jeronimo, based around the Japanese craft of kintsugi as a process of healing after experiences of sex trafficking. 10 am – 6 pm, Monday to Sunday, until 10 September More info
Space Four Zero Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl. Open daily. More info
Sra’Art Photographic exhibition Contemplation by Aurelie Fischer. Until 25 October. More info
Thursday 1, Bophana Center, in collaboration with the Center for Khmer Studies, presents a conference entitled King Sisowath’s Dancers featuring Dr Lucie Labbé and Samedy Suong. English language event. 6.30 pm – also will be streamed via Facebook Live. More info
Beginning on Thursday 1 at Ikigai Arts Center is Cycle of Screenings: a sensitive look at Asia, a fortnightly event that until mid-November present a collection of documentary films, many being shown in Cambodia for the first time. “These films also have in common a certain space, the Asian continent, undergoing radical transformations and gathering heterogeneous identities. From spirituality to virtual love, through the industrial agrarian revolution, or the condition of ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia, this selection offers a vast panorama of these ongoing upheavals.” Tickets $5, booking required. More info
Also on Thursday 1, Apple Tree Productions International event in conjunction with SpeakEasy Theatre at The Box Office present a aight of theatrical poetry with Nupur Saraswat, aka The Sanskari Girl, from India/Singapore. “A passionate and theatrical stage performer who brings an electric energy on stage with her bold, brave and volatile words. She uses spoken word, theatre and music in her performances to tell personal stories of love, identity and Sanskars.” Tickets $5. 7 pm sharp. More info
Friday 2, 7 pm at Meta House is a special pop up exhibition of the work of photographer Tim Page – until Sunday only, when there will be an additional presentation of three documentary films featuring Page. More info
Also on Friday 2, Sra’Art holds a happy hour from 7 pm for a last look at the exhibition Painting Hope by Van Chhovorn which closes on Saturday. More info
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4, Rong Cheang presents workshops by Leang Seckon on making collages. Khmer language event, spaces limited to 15. More info
Saturday 3 at 8.30 pm at Hometown Hangout is Wurrrd, a spoken word/rap event featuring Initial G, Fatima Hata, Gareth Bawden, Carl Hunter and more. More info
Monday 5 at Footprints Café in Siem Reap, an evening of books – Snakes, Dancers and Dangerous Lives – featuring author talks by Colin Grafton, Nicholas Coffill and Doug Gordon (for Hang Achariya). More info
Tuesday 6 at Meta House is the opening of Mekong Trashures, a collection of artworks made from rubbish collected from the rivers surrounding Phnom Penh. “If you are an artist based in Phnom Penh and interested in participating don’t hesitate to contact katja@wildplastic.com.” 6 pm start. More info
Ikigai Arts Center is making a general call for poetry, in English or Khmer, to be displayed in their shop and distributed through social media, between now and the end of the year. Find out more here.
The Phnom Penh Literati Society is resuming monthly meetings on Tuesday 6 September at The Box Office – an informal gathering for readings, presentations, poetry and prose. For more info contact Roberto Longo.
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.
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House In Collaboration: Lars Breuer and Koem Kosocheat, “a new and ambitious installation.” More info
Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery New location: #52C, St 240 Reflections, Kak Sokphirom’s photographs of Phare Ponleu Selpak circus as an art form. Until 25 September.
Plantation Abstract Escape, an exhibition by Stan. “There are vibrant colours, joyful colours and spleen colours, stripes that hide and scratches that reveal shapes, then more colours appear.” More info
Sa Sa Art Projects Ti Prasap: The Larry Strange Cambodia Collection. “In Khmer, Ti Prasap means a place where things converge or come together, but it is more useful to think of it as a place where things transform each other in an active confluence over the course of time. It is a place where a process or a journey occurs – one that is full of varied actions and is still in development, with new possibilities continually forming. Acknowledging this course of time and journey enables us to consider the factors and forces that facilitate such transformation.” More info
Shophouse Studio Gallery What’s Your Gold, an exhibition by art therapist Hiratsuka Niki and Miguel Jeronimo, based around the Japanese craft of kintsugi as a process of healing after experiences of sex trafficking. 10 am – 6 pm, Monday to Sunday, until 10 September More info
Space Four Zero Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl. Open daily. More info
Sra’Art Painting Hope by Van Chhovorn. Until 3 September. More info
Last night (apologies, it’s open until 23 September) at Sa Sa Art Project was a book launch and exhibition opening, Ti Prasap: The Larry Strange Cambodia Collection. “In Khmer, Ti Prasap means a place where things converge or come together, but it is more useful to think of it as a place where things transform each other in an active confluence over the course of time. It is a place where a process or a journey occurs – one that is full of varied actions and is still in development, with new possibilities continually forming. Acknowledging this course of time and journey enables us to consider the factors and forces that facilitate such transformation.” More info
Thursday Club – postponed from last week – returns this week (tonight!) with the eclectic music duo Geography of the Moon and live painting by guest artist Kwan at Sra’Art Studio. From 6 pm.
Next Thursday, 1 September, Bophana Center, in collaboration with the Center for Khmer Studies, presents a conference entitled King Sisowath’s Dancers featuring Dr Lucie Labbé and Samedy Suong. English language event. More info
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September Rong Cheang presents workshops by Leang Seckon on making collages. Khmer language event, spaces limited to 15. More info
Monday 5 September at Footprints Café in Siem Reap, an evening of books – Snakes, Dancers and Dangerous Lives – featuring author talks by Colin Grafton, Nicholas Coffill and Doug Gordon (for Hang Achariya). More info
Tuesday 6 September at Meta House is the opening of Mekong Trashures, a collection of artworks made from rubbish collected from the rivers surrounding Phnom Penh. “If you are an artist based in Phnom Penh and interested in participating don’t hesitate to contact katja@wildplastic.com.” 6 pm start. More info
The Phnom Penh Literati Society is resuming monthly meetings on Tuesday 6 September at The Box Office – an informal gathering for readings, presentations, poetry and prose. For more info contact Roberto Longo.
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.
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House In Collaboration: Lars Breuer and Koem Kosocheat, “a new and ambitious installation.” More info
Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery New location: #52C, St 240 Reflections, Kak Sokphirom’s photographs of Phare Ponleu Selpak circus as an art form. Until 25 September.
Plantation Abstract Escape, an exhibition by Stan. “There are vibrant colours, joyful colours and spleen colours, stripes that hide and scratches that reveal shapes, then more colours appear.” More info
Sa Sa Art Projects Exhibition Ti Prasap: The Larry Strange Cambodia Collection. “In Khmer, Ti Prasap means a place where things converge or come together, but it is more useful to think of it as a place where things transform each other in an active confluence over the course of time. It is a place where a process or a journey occurs – one that is full of varied actions and is still in development, with new possibilities continually forming. Acknowledging this course of time and journey enables us to consider the factors and forces that facilitate such transformation.” More info
Shophouse Studio Gallery What’s Your Gold, an exhibition by art therapist Hiratsuka Niki and Miguel Jeronimo, based around the Japanese craft of kintsugi as a process of healing after experiences of sex trafficking. 10 am – 6 pm, Monday to Sunday, until 10 September More info
Space Four Zero Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl. Open daily. More info
Sra’Art Painting Hope by Van Chhovorn. Until 3 September. More info
Greetings: Thursday Club returns this week with the eclectic music duo Geography of the Moon and live painting by guest artist Kwan at Sra’Art Studio. Thursday evening from 6 pm.
On Saturday 20, Sra’Art and Tribe (Post Office Square) offer a swim and paint session. $25 includes materials, swimming and a glass of wine.
The Phnom Penh Literati Society is resuming monthly meetings on Tuesday 6 September at The Box Office – an informal gathering for readings, presentations, poetry and prose. For more info contact Roberto Longo.
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 – usually some time midweek.
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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House In Collaboration: Lars Breuer and Koem Kosocheat, “a new and ambitious installation.” More info
Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery New location: #52C, St 240 Reflections, Kak Sokphirom’s photographs of Phare Ponleu Selpak circus as an art form.
Plantation Abstract Escape, an exhibition by Stan. “There are vibrant colours, joyful colours and spleen colours, stripes that hide and scratches that reveal shapes, then more colours appear.” More info
Shophouse Studio Gallery What’s Your Gold, an exhibition by art therapist Hiratsuka Niki and Miguel Jeronimo, based around the Japanese craft of kintsugi as a process of healing after experiences of sex trafficking. 10 am – 6 pm, Monday to Sunday, until 10 September More info
Space Four Zero Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl. Open daily. More info
Sra’Art Painting Hope by Van Chhovorn. Until 3 September. More info
Opening on Thursday 11 at Plantation is Abstract Escape, an exhibition by Stan. “There are vibrant colours, joyful colours and spleen colours, stripes that hide and scratches that reveal shapes, then more colours appear.” More info
Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery will reopen at #52C, St 240 on Friday 12 with a new exhibition, Reflections, Kak Sokphirom’s photographs of Phare Ponleu Selpak circus as an art form.
Saturday 13 at The Imperfect Cafe is a workshop with Scarlett Shenyi on pouring art. 9 am – 11 am. Limited to eight spots. More info
At Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 between noon and 6 pm, a meet the artist event with Nak Noy. There will also be live painting. More info
Saturday 13, between 1 pm and 3 pm, the opening (with live painting) of The Power Of The Lotus by Ponleu, at LIXIN CEO Center. More info
Opening on Saturday 13 at 5pm at Shophouse Studio Gallery is What’s Your Gold, an exhibition by art therapist Hiratsuka Niki and Miguel Jeronimo, based around the Japanese craft of kintsugi as a process of healing after experiences of sex trafficking. Shophouse Studio Gallery is on the top floor of Pteah Chas, the community space on St 110 near Old Market – entrance through the plant shop Jungle a Domicile. More info
Rong Cheang presents an artist’s talk on Saturday 13, by Truong Que Chi of Nha Floor Collective in Hanoi, entitled Objects, Meals, Plants, River and Rhythms. From 6 pm. In English with Khmer interpretation. 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. Are we missing something? Let us know at 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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House In Collaboration: Lars Breuer and Koem Kosocheat, “a new and ambitious installation.” More info
Plantation Abstract Escape, an exhibition by Stan. “There are vibrant colours, joyful colours and spleen colours, stripes that hide and scratches that reveal shapes, then more colours appear.” More info
Saturday 6 and Sunday 8, Rong Chea (St 308) presents an experimental sound installation, Gentle But Make Noise by Arnont Nongyao. Space limited to 15 participants. In English with Khmer interpretation. More info
Next Tuesday, 9 August, at Meta House, the opening In Collaboration: Lars Breuer and Koem Kosocheat, “a new and ambitious installation.” More info
Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery will reopen at #52C, St 240 on 12 August with a new exhibition, Reflections, Kak Sokphirom’s photographs of Phare Ponleu Selpak exploring circus as an art form.
At Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 between noon and 6 pm, a meet the artist event with Nak Noy. There will also be live painting. More info
Saturday 13, between 1 pm and 3 pm, the opening (with live painting) of The Power Of The Lotus by Ponleu, at LIXIN CEO Center. 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.
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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
FT Gallery Group exhibition coordinated by Chhan Dina: Art Culture Inside/Out. “Art Culture Inside/Out aims to create points of connection between established artists who already have visibility and broad representation, to create encounters, to exhibit varied and complementary styles, and to be intergenerational.” More info The Gallerist A new exhibition of the paintings of Takakazu Yamada. More info Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh / Tribe Art Cambodia The work of Nak Noy. Media: Khmer Times
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House Fake Activism!, an exhibition by CIA First International School students. “Their objective was to find humour with relation to activism. This led students to work together in groups to find synthesis between idea, concept, and physical creation of 2 and 3-D works.” More info
On Thursday 28, Phnom Penh Players are holding auditions for cast and crew for their next production, 12-8, a comedy written and directed by Samithi Sok.
Next Tuesday 2 August at Meta House, Colin Grafton presents a talk about his book Dancers, on the efforts to revive classical dance after the Khmer Rouge period. 7 pm. More info
Coming soon: Pi-Pet-Pi Gallery will reopen on St 240 on 11 August with a new exhibition, more details still to be forthcoming.
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.
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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
FT Gallery Group exhibition coordinated by Chhan Dina: Art Culture Inside/Out. “Art Culture Inside/Out aims to create points of connection between established artists who already have visibility and broad representation, to create encounters, to exhibit varied and complementary styles, and to be intergenerational.” More info The Gallerist A new exhibition of the paintings of Takakazu Yamada. More info Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh / Tribe Art Cambodia The work of Nak Noy. Media: Khmer Times
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House Fake Activism!, an exhibition by CIA First International School students. “Their objective was to find humour with relation to activism. This led students to work together in groups to find synthesis between idea, concept, and physical creation of 2 and 3-D works.” More info
Plantation Convergence, a dual exhibition by artworks from two different artists, Théo Vallier and Grégory Gosselin, who both work with metal. More info
On Friday 22, Sa Sa Art Projects (St 350, off St 95) presents an open studio with artist Mao Sovanchandy, from 6 pm. “Chandy is a graduate architect and artist whose work centers around urban identity, environment and reflections of culture, and preservation. Her works are often reminiscent of old heritage buildings that allow audiences to reconnect with past memories and reflect on presence and future.” More info
This Saturday and Sunday new community art studio Rong Chea (St 308) presents There’s no Place: An embroidery installation project with Jakkai Siributr. Saturday 2 – 6 pm (with breaks) and Sunday 10 am – 6 pm (with lunch break). In English with Khmer translation, space is limited to 15 people. More info
On Saturday 23, Sra’Art presents the opening of Painting Hope by Van Chhovorn, from 6 pm. More info
Last week the dance troupe New Cambodian Artists held an invited guests only performance at their new space at StudioNow, Koh Pich. Check out their Facebook page for a review of the night by Andy Brower.
Next week, Thursday 28, Phnom Penh Players are holding auditions for cast and crew for their next production, 12-8, a comedy written and directed by Samithi Sok.
Coming up: Sunday 31 July, in Siem Reap, Howl Cambodia and Yini Teahouse collaborate once again for the last Sunday of the month open mic poem salon. More info
This November the Chamnor Arts Festival returns to Battambang, as reported in the Phnom Penh Post.
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.
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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
FT Gallery Group exhibition coordinated by Chhan Dina: Art Culture Inside/Out. “Art Culture Inside/Out aims to create points of connection between established artists who already have visibility and broad representation, to create encounters, to exhibit varied and complementary styles, and to be intergenerational.” More info The Gallerist A new exhibition of the paintings of Takakazu Yamada. More info Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh / Tribe Art Cambodia The work of Nak Noy. Media: Khmer Times
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. Until 11 September. More info
Meta House Fake Activism!, an exhibition by CIA First International School students. “Their objective was to find humour with relation to activism. This led students to work together in groups to find synthesis between idea, concept, and physical creation of 2 and 3-D works.” More info
Plantation Convergence, a dual exhibition by artworks from two different artists, Théo Vallier and Grégory Gosselin, who both work with metal. More info
This Friday 15 sees the opening of a new community art studio, Rong Chea, on St 308 in the Bassac Lane precinct. “A space for the Cambodian visual art communities to experiment and develop their practices by having free access to a shared studio. […] The space is available for one year, from July 2022 to June 2023. […] Confirmed artists and specialists who lead the workshops include BOLOHO (China), Mit Jai Inn (Thailand), Leang Seckon (Cambodia), Nha San Collective (Vietnam), Siddharta Perez (Philippines-Singapore), Sopheap Pich (Cambodia), Farid Rakun of Ruangrupa (Indonesia), Serrum (Indonesia), Jakkai Siributr (Thailand), and Zen Teh (Singapore).” From 6 pm. More info
Next Tuesday Meta House presents Fake Activism!, an exhibition by CIA First International School students. “Their objective was to find humour with relation to activism. This led students to work together in groups to find synthesis between idea, concept, and physical creation of 2 and 3-D works.” 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.
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 and up-and-coming painters. More info
FT Gallery Group exhibition coordinated by Chhan Dina: Art Culture Inside/Out. “Art Culture Inside/Out aims to create points of connection between established artists who already have visibility and broad representation, to create encounters, to exhibit varied and complementary styles, and to be intergenerational.” More info The Gallerist A new exhibition of the paintings of Takakazu Yamada. More info Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh / Tribe Art Cambodia The work of Nak Noy. Media: Khmer Times
Java Creative Café Tuol Tom Pong Memory House is a photo series by emerging Cambodian-Australian artist and film-maker Allison Chhorn. The series explore traces and shadow memories of the family plastic house the artist worked in with her Cambodian refugee parents when she was younger. More info
Meta House Blush with the Past, a new exhibition of paintings by Ny Vannak. “Sculptures of antiquity, from both the west and east, are recreated on canvas, blooming with elaborate pigmentation; a vigorous approach to reinventing ancient portraiture, from David to the Bayon. For her exhibition Blush with the Past, Ny Vannak combines her interest in the wide world of faces and her love of vivid colour.” More info
Plantation Convergence, a dual exhibition by artworks from two different artists, Théo Vallier and Grégory Gosselin, who both work with metal. More info
Sa Sa Art Projects Threshold, an exhibition by Tan Vatey, Neak Sophal and Sao Sreymao. “Through artworks in diverse forms from photographs, sculptures, and installations, the exhibition speaks about experiences, feelings, and new perspectives of the artists arising from the shifting environments, societal changes, attempts to reconcile, and endeavors in seeking new ways to face the unique turning point of the social order as much as the natural course of life.” Until 16 July.
Space Four Zero Prints, paintings, vintage posters, pop art, CDs and vinyl. Open daily. More info
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