Pratchaya Phinthong, Demonstrations, 2018

View of the work being presented during Frieze Live, 2018

Caption and fake Thaï baht bill shown upon request Unique

Demonstrations is a performance that deals with the circulation of value and objects. The artist used the production budget he had for an exhibition to buy a couple of counterfeit 1,000 Thaï baht notes from farmers, who were in turn cheated by politicians when they were hired for several recent demonstrations in Bangkok and paid with fake bills.

Pratchaya Phinthong, Demonstrations, 2018

View of the work being presented during Frieze Live, 2018

Caption and fake Thaï baht bill shown upon request Unique

Demonstrations is a performance that deals with the circulation of value and objects. The artist used the production budget he had for an exhibition to buy a couple of counterfeit 1,000 Thaï baht notes from farmers, who were in turn cheated by politicians when they were hired for several recent demonstrations in Bangkok and paid with fake bills.

Pratchaya Phinthong, Demonstrations, 2018

View of the work being presented during Frieze Live, 2018

Caption and fake Thaï baht bill shown upon request Unique

Demonstrations is a performance that deals with the circulation of value and objects. The artist used the production budget he had for an exhibition to buy a couple of counterfeit 1,000 Thaï baht notes from farmers, who were in turn cheated by politicians when they were hired for several recent demonstrations in Bangkok and paid with fake bills.