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Thai Youth! (from ‘This World is not a Theatre’ series)

Vasan Sitthiket

Artist: Vasan Sitthiket
Date: 2000
Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Dimensions: 200 x 200cm
Location: Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art
Credit: Gift of Alex and Kitty Mackay through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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Vasan Sitthiket, Thai Youth! (from ‘This World is not a Theatre’ series), 2000, Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.

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Gift of Alex and Kitty Mackay through the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art Foundation 2020. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program

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