Max Crosbie-Jones - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Based in Bangkok, I'm a writer and editor covering arts and culture, as well as social and sustainability issues, across Thailand and the region.

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Total articles 83

• The Lofty Ambitions of Thailand’s New Art Forest

  By Max Crosbie-Jones Verified| ArtReview Verified It’s fun to frolic amid art and nature in Thailand’s newly opened Khao Yai Art Forest, but it might yet take some time for this utopian enterprise to bloom“Maman is a spider and a mother, a nest and a prison. Yet for the first time, here in the jungle, the spider appears for what it is: a bug in the grass.” Stefano Rabolli Pansera, the debonair director of Thailand’s newest contemporary art attraction, Khao Yai Art Forest, is talking about the last work of this afternoon’s preview tour.

  By Max Crosbie-Jones Verified · ArtReview

  Mar. 27, 2025

• How Thailand Became a Refuge for Displaced Myanmar Creatives

  By Max Crosbie-Jones Verified| ArtReview Verified Artists at risk back home are finding solace and relative safety in Thailand’s remote corners and art communitiesWithin the field of responsible exhibition-making and ethical art programming, risk management typically revolves around the elimination of health and safety hazards, background checks on sources of external funding, or perhaps, if the show at hand touches on sensitive topics, strategies to mitigate potential offence.

  By Max Crosbie-Jones Verified · ArtReview

  Dec. 13, 2024

• Ways of Living

  By Max Crosbie-Jones Verified| ArtReview Verified A new show at Storage, Bangkok takes a range of subaltern, diasporic and postcolonial perspectives on home and belongingDieneke Jansen’s relationship with housing is complicated, as her video essay This Housing Thing (2021) makes clear. Footage of family photo albums supplement a voiceover in which the New Zealand-based artist recounts living during her student days in a “major health hazard” of a flat, back when “seventy-one percent of households were in home ownership”.

  By Max Crosbie-Jones Verified · ArtReview

  Nov. 18, 2024

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ArtReview

ArtReview is a prominent contemporary art magazine based in London, founded in 1949. Originally named Arts News and Review, it was created to support contemporary art in Britain. Over the years, it has grown into a global platform that fosters dialogue among artists, audiences, and art thinkers. ArtReview believes in making art accessible and highlights its importance in shaping culture and society. The magazine is published nine times a year and features a variety of content, including criticism, reviews, and specially commissioned artworks. It also includes two annual focuses: The Power 100, which showcases influential figures in the art world, and Future Greats, highlighting emerging talents. In addition, ArtReview publishes ArtReview Asia, dedicated to the art scenes of Asia, and offers artist books and special supplements to further engage with the art community. The magazine has played a significant role in contemporary art movements and has featured contributions from notable artists and critics.