Attending the Taiwan Art Week 2025, writes Chayanin Tiangpitayagorn, revealed a jarring gap between the performing arts scene in Taiwan and Thailand and raising questions about what would really help create an authentic political nature for art.

<p>Art critic Pearamon Tulavardhana reports that she has received a court summons on a charge of defamation by publication filed against her by Chiang Mai University lecturer Pongsiri Kiddee, after she published an article on an exhibition organized by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC).</p>