Artist talk: Than Sok

Opening: 30.08.2014 @4pm Location: San Art Lab Studio 48/7 Pham Viet Chanh Binh Thanh, HCMc   Than Sok is an artist and performer from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Fascinated by spiritual ritual, its structures and meanings, wary of how contemporary social attitude is changing understandings of what it means to ‘believe’, Than Sok will unpack his artistic practice that encompasses installation, drawing, performance, video and sculpture. He will also share his experiences of his past month residency in Ho Chi Minh City, to finally conclude his presentation with a special performance!...

Conjuring Capital

A  group exhibition of Adriana Bustos (Argentina), Christopher Myers and Hank Willis Thomas (USA), Nguyen Hong Ngoc (Vietnam), Sudarshan Shetty (India) and Than Sok (Cambodia) Opening: 08.08.2014 @6pm Exhibition on view until 30.10.2014 Location: Sàn Art 3 Me Linh, Binh Thanh Ho Chi Minh City   San Art is pleased to present ‘Conjuring Capital’, a group exhibition inspired by the resourcefulness of six contemporary artists who challenge the time invested in labor as an exchange value that justifies and determines wealth. Participating artists include Adriana Bustos (Argentina), Christopher Myers and...

Than Sok

Than Sok (born 1984, Takeo) investigates religious and spiritual beliefs, materials and rituals through sculpture, installation, video and performance. Than graduated from Reyum Art School in 2005 and Reyum Workshop in 2007, and is currently studying architecture at Norton University, Phnom Penh. Group exhibitions include Phnom Penh: Rescue Archaeology, ifa, Berlin + Stuttgart (2013), Video: An Art, A History, Singapore Art Museum (2011), and Forever Until Now, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong (2009). Than was a resident with Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC (2013), S-AIR, Sapporo (2011), and at...