Comm… Title: Comm…Year: 1999Illustrator: Nikorn StudioPage: 272 (Softcover)Publisher: S by S Co., Ltd., Tokyo and Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver Comm…A book that is at once about art and a piece of art in itself. Comm… began with a discussion between Navin Rawanchaikul and Helen Michaelsen, a German art historian who also collaborated with Navin on the Super(m)art project. Six key concepts were […]
Cities on the Move Title: Cities on the MoveYear: 1999Illustrator: Navin ProductionVolume: 1Page: 48Publisher: UnpublishedRelated Exhibition/Project: Cities on the Move VI One of the two project tuk-tuks was fixed by a French mechanic while it was decided to continually display the other vehicle in the exhibition venue along with a huge billboard which narrated the second chapter of the ‘On the […]
At the End of All the Journeys Title: At the End of All the JourneysYear: 1998Volume: 2Page: 4Publisher: Navin Gallery BangkokRelated Exhibition/Project: At the End of All the Journeys
Mai Pen Rai Tokyo Title: Mai Pen Rai TokyoYear: 1998Illustrator: Nikorn StudioVolume: 10Page: 16 / VolPublisher: Navin Production Co., Ltd.Related Exhibition/Project: Mai Pen Rai Tokyo This ten volume serial centres around the three principal heroes; Wizard Navin from Chiang Mai, journalist Johnny from New York, and expert in the occult Professor Piak from Bangkok. When combined, they form the powerful three-headed superhero and […]
Hakata Drive-in Title: Hakata Drive-inYear: 1998Illustrator: Navin ProductionVolume: 1Page: 40Publisher: Navin Production Co., Ltd.Related Exhibition/Project: Hakata Drive-in Based on a true story, this is an honest, tributary look into the life of one hard working Fukuoka taxi driver, Toshimi Matsuo, who has been driving cabs for half a century. The tale begins on a rainy day back in 1998, as Navin […]
Another Day in Sydney Title: Another Day in SydneyYear: 1998Illustrator: Navin ProductionVolume: 1Page: 32Publisher: Navin Production Co., Ltd.Related Exhibition/Project: Another Day in Sydney This was the first comic put out with the Navin Production stamp, and was also the first to feature Navin’s mainstay character, the humble taxi driver. Recounting a day-in-the-life of the average Sydney cabbie, the story colours with […]
Navin and His Gang (Visit) Vancouver Title: Navin and His Gang (Visit) VancouverYear: 1997Illustrator: Navin ProductionVolume: 1Page: 16Publisher: OK PublishingRelated Exhibition/Project: Navin and His Gang (Visit) Vancouver Under the banner of ‘OK Publishing’, (borrowing the name of Navin’s father’s fabric store in Chiang Mai, OK), this was the inaugural comic that started Navin’s continuing trend of an associations with manga in […]
A Blossom in the Middle of the Heart (City) Title: A Blossom in the Middle of the Heart (City)Year: 1997Page: 2Publisher: Navin Gallery BangkokRelated Exhibition/Project: A Blossom in the Middle of the Heart (City)
Untitled 1996 (traffic) Title: Untitled 1996 (traffic)Year: 1996Volume: 2Page: 4Publisher: Navin Gallery BangkokRelated Exhibition/Project: Untitled 1996 (traffic)
Origin of Flavor Title: Origin of FlavorYear: 1995Volume: 2Page: 8Publisher: Navin Gallery BangkokRelated Exhibition/Project: Origin of Flavor