Myths Exhibiton in Thavibu Gallery Bangkok Thailand

The exhibition MYTHS examines the status of women in contemporary Southeast Asian society through the works of five women artists from Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar. Though they once shared a common history, their common cultural values continue to unite their societies – their political histories had carved out different paths that are today visible through various levels of socio-economic progress. Thailand is regarded as one of Southeast Asia’s most developed and economically stable countries where women are regarded on equal status as men. Vietnam through its socialist- capitalism practices introduced through Doi Moi in 1987 has emerged as a rapid growing economy. The contributions by women since the revolution in 1945 and throughout the wars have been significant. And Myanmar, once the most prosperous Southeast economy- now one of the poorest in the world, where women continue to be shrouded despite their contributions to both the economic and political environment.