Biography of Chumpon Apisuk
Chumpon Apisuk is a pioneering artist and social activist known for his contributions to performance art in Thailand and Southeast Asia. With over 60 years of artistic practice, he has used the body as a conceptual medium to engage with political, social, and cultural issues, both locally and globally.
This online archive documents his work from the late 1960s to the present. It features performance and exhibition history, writings, paintings, drawings, interviews, and other related materials. The archive reveals how his life and artistic practice evolved alongside shifting social contexts, while also highlighting his ongoing work in arts management and human rights activism.
The “Chumpon Apisuk House” website is an open-access digital archive documenting the life and work of Chumpon Apisuk, artist, writer, and arts organizer, spanning from the late 1960s to the present. It features his pioneering contributions to performance art through solo and group exhibitions, international festivals, and the founding of key independent art spaces in Thailand, including Wethi Samai, Taproot Society, Concrete House, and the Asiatopia International Performance Art Festival. The archive includes performance documentation, sketches, photographs, personal notes, lecture manuscripts, and press coverage. This platform is freely accessible and intended as a resource for artists, researchers, students, and anyone interested in the history of performance and socially engaged art in Southeast Asia.