Organised by Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and in collaboration with the Jim Thompson Art Center
Principal Corporate Supporter: Thai Beverage Public Company Limited
Media Partners: ONCE, Room Books, Ground Control
Venues: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (Main Exhibition Gallery, 8th floor), The Jim Thompson Art Center (Gallery 1 & 2), William Warren Library , and Jim Thompson House Museum 

Participating Artists at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (Main Exhibition Gallery, 8th floor)
Almagul Menlibayeva
Au Sow Yee
Chulayarnnon Siriphol
Dinh Q.Le
Jun Yang
Rafal Milach & Sputnik Photos Collective
Som Supaparinya
Thasnai Sethaseree
Vacharanont Sinvaravatn

Participating Artists at The Jim Thompson Art Center (Gallery 1 & 2)
Hyphen – by Grace Samboh, with Andri Setiawan, and Rachel K. Surijata
Naeem Mohaiemen  

Participating Artist at William Warren Library 
Keeta Isran

Participating Artist at Jim Thompson House Museum 
Prateep Suthathongthai

Curated by 
Gridthiya Gaweewong, 
with Rinrada Na Chiangmai and Chanapol Janhom

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, in collaboration with The Jim Thompson Art Center, co-organises an international exhibition, The Shattered Worlds: Micro Narratives from the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the Great Steppe, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the James H.W. Thompson Foundation. The foundation is named after Jim Thompson, an American architect who worked in Thailand with the US Army at the end of World War II. After his military service, he settled in Bangkok, became passionate about revitalising the Thai silk industry, and left the Jim Thompson House Museum as part of his legacy.

Featuring 13 research-based artists from Southeast Asia and Eurasia, the exhibition re-examines the remnants and aftermath of the Cold War and traces how artists have engaged with micro-narratives that embody the complexity of each locality in relation to its historical contexts. It also highlights how these issues continue to resonate in our contemporary reality.

The exhibition will be tentatively divided into three sections, each reflecting key Cold War themes, including psychological warfare, cultural diplomacy, and the nuclear arms and space race. It will take place across four venues, spanning from Pathumwan Intersection to Kasemsan Soi 2.

To provide a broader context for both local and international audiences in exploring how the Cold War has shaped contemporary socio-political landscapes, the exhibition will be accompanied by a variety of public programmes, including conferences, film screenings, artist and curator talks, and walking tours, among others.