Title

Montien Boonma: Temple of the mind.

Venues

National Gallery Of Australia (23 July 2004 – 10 October 2004)

Date

(2004)

Summary

Single-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (ACT). Sculpture

Countries of context

Australia | Thailand

Abstract

Montien Boonma (1953–2000) was one of Asia's most distinguished contemporary artists. This retrospective – curated by Thailand's leading art historian, Apinan Poshyananda, for the Asia Society, New York – demonstrates the broad range of materials and techniques that the artist explored, including large-scale sculptures in metal, wood and ceramic, pen, crayon and pencil drawings and organic collages on paper. Montien Boonma’s contemplative installations draw on the spirit and senses of Thailand, combining overtly Buddhist imagery with industrial and ephemeral materials such as gold leaf, fragrant spices, earth and charcoal. [Gallery media, 2004].