profile
Manit Sriwanichpoom’s (b.1961, Bangkok) Pink Man was originally conceived before the Asian economic crisis of 1997. He has now become a recognizable fixture, a neon light on the contemporary art landscape. Manit photographs Pink Man in his fluorescent pink suit (played by artist-poet Sompong Thawee) as he wanders the streets of Bangkok, voracious with his matching pink shopping cart or pink balloons. But there is also Golfing Pink Man, Socialist Pink Man, Pink Man the Siamese Intellectual and most recently, Pink Man in Paradise—looking somewhat lost and diminished in post-bombing Bali. Arguably Manit’s most distinctive creation, Pink Man turns an ironic, cheeky yet potent gaze upon a global society obsessed with material consumption. His earlier works have been in much the same vein, presenting us with images that contradict and rebuke the perceived economic growth and subsequent wealth of developing Asian nations. The artist is very much acclaimed internationally—he participated in the 50th Venice Biennale (2003) and was included in Blink 2002, a showcasing of 100 of the world’s most exciting contemporary photographers.

news
Manit Sriwanichpoom: Pink Man in Wonderland has just opened at BTS station National Stadium, Bangkok as part of the city's month of photography. The exhibition runs to 30 July. Manit will also be participating at this year's Gwangju Biennale in September. Do visit http://www.gwangju-biennale.org

exhibition links

2005	Art Singapore click here »
	Pink Man in Paradise, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur click here »

biography

Born,1961,Bangkok,Thailand
EDUCATION
1994	Visual Art (B.A), Srinakharinvirot University, Bangkok
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006	Pink Man in Wonderland, month of photography, BTS station National Stadium, Bangkok
2005	Pink Man in Paradise, Valentine Willie Fine Arts, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
2004	Pink Man in Paradise, Monash University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA and Cemeti Art House, Yogyakarta, INDONESIA
2003	Repertoire of the Innermost, Plum Blossom Gallery, SINGAPORE
2002	Bangkok in Pink, the Gallery, Yokohama Museum of Art, JAPAN
	In-Your-Face, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok
	Phantom & Parody, Atelier Frank & Lee, Singapore
2000	Bangkok in Black & White, Foreign Correspondent Club of Thailand
1998	Paradise @ The Mall, Window, Bangkok
1997	Pink Man I, II, III, Soi Lalaisap, Silom Road, Bangkok
	This Bloodless War, Roadside Shows, Bangkok
1996	Bangkok Crisis 2000, Art Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
1994	Whispering from the Skull, FABS shop, Siam Square
1991	Misty Road, AUA, Bangkok
1990	Artists in Black & White, Alliance Francaise, Bangkok
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005	Global Tour, Stichting W 139, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
	Two Asias Two Europes, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, CHINA
	The First Pocheon Asian Art Festival, Pocheon, KOREA
	Asia Traffic, Esplanade, SINGAPORE
	Bangkok : Bangkok, Kunsten Festival des Arts, de Markten, Brussels, BELGUIM
	Bangkok : Bangkok, La Capella, Barcelona, SPAIN
2004	Resistance, Chobi Mela III, Dhaka, BANGLADESH
	Asian Traffic, Asia-Australia Arts Centre, Sydney, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide.
	Identities vs Globalisation?, Chiang Mai, BANGKOK and Dahlem Museum, BERLIN
2003	50 th la Biennale di Venezia, Thai Pavilion, ITALY
	Global Detail, Noorderlocht Photofestival, Groningen, NETHERLANDS
	Memory & Disappearance, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NEW YORK
	Next Move, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts, SINGAPORE
	36 Ideas from Asia, Rupertinum Museum of Art, Salzburg, AUSTRIA
	Thai-tanic, Ethan Cohen Fine Art, New York, U.S.A.
	50th Venice Biennale, Italy.
2002	Asia Comments, Copenhagen, Denmark
	Living Out – Hiding In, Tang Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
	Site+Site, La Salle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore
	36 Ideas from Asia, Museum Kuppersmuhle Sammlung Grothe, Duisburg, Germany
	Quatre de Bangkok, Galerie VU, Paris
2001	Borderline, Art Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
	China Pingyao International Photography Festival, Shanxi, China
	4 de Bangkok, PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain
	The Promise of Photography, DG Bank, Shirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
	Polypolis, Kunsthaus, Hamberg, Germany
	History & Memory, Art Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
	Global Scents of Thailand, Edsvik konst och kultur, Sollentuna, Sweeden
2000	Images of the World, Station, Copenhagen, Denmark
	Tourist Industry, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria
	Bangkok Inside/Outside, Goethe Institute, Bangkok
1999	Tachikawa International Art Festival, Tokyo, Japan
	Cities on the Move : Touring Exhibition to Secession, Vienna, Austria; Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland; Hayward Gallery, London, UK; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark; Central Rama III Department Store, Bangkok, Thailand
	International Photography Biennale, Mexico
	The First Fukuoka Asian Art Triennial, Japan
1998	24th Biennale International de Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Souvenirs, London, UK
	Contemporary Color Photography from Asia, Boston, USA
	Asia City, The Photographer’s Gallery, London, UK
	The Pink, The Bad & The Ugly, Art Center, Chulalongkorn University
	Never My Land, Sunday Gallery and Foreign Correspondent Club, Bangkok
	World Artists for TIBET, Project 304, Bangkok
1997	Chiang Mai Social Installation IV, Chiang Mai