by Jinx Davis | Dance, Magazine, Organizations
Cambodian art (Epic Arts Cafe): Come Back Brighter celebrates Cambodia’s arts scene and narrates the country’s journey from the swinging sixties to the present day through the use of dance and archive footage. Phnom Penh Post heralded it as “Nothing short of an...
by Jinx Davis | Artists, Events, Magazine, Music
Julien Poulson, founder of the Cambodian Space Project & KAMA It’s impossible to get a sense of contemporary Cambodia without an introduction to Julien Poulson, founder of the Cambodian Space Project, Kampot Arts & Music Association (KAMA) and Kampot...
by Jinx Davis | Events, History, Magazine
Pchum Ben Festival In just a few days I will get to experience my first Pchum Ben festival. It does not bother me that most of the markets, restaurants, and services will be closed or that a tuk-tuk may be difficult to find. It simply fascinates me how the entire...
by Jinx Davis | Artists, Magazine
148913: Paths of the Lotus Ink by Morrison Polkinghorne at Bangkok, Thailand’s Serindia Gallery Sacred Ink Lotus Art by Morrison Polkinghorne I kept bumping into Morrison Polkinghorne on my first visit to Battambang during the 2019 S’Art Urban Art Festival. ...
by Jinx Davis | Galleries, Magazine
In the quiet town of Battambang and away from the charming gallery district, Romcheik 5 Art Space stands alone. Named after their neighborhood, it is increasingly growing from the original factory space four young artists and their French benefactor began 7 years...
by Jinx Davis | Events, Magazine, Spaces
Cambodia art and culture: Sugar Talks? Stories worth listening to? Really? Put on by Sugar Spa – the place that does waxing, lashes, hair, and other ‘girlie’ stuff? You might cringe with the mental pictures that immediately dance around the head and scoff it off –...
by Jinx Davis | Artists, Magazine
Channy Chhoeun Art Channy Chhoeun looks like he stepped out of a Hollywood movie set. In many ways, he represents the Cambodian version of Adonis, the Greek god of beauty and desire. He is poised and paints elegant images of birds and nature. Thousands and thousands...
by Jinx Davis | Galleries, Magazine
How I failed to make the connection between Siem Reap’s One Eleven Gallery and the 111 Mina Gallery in San Francisco bewilders me, especially since I have spent many delightful nights over the last two decades in the San Francisco gallery. I tried to shrug it...
