15 Chawan
Collector / Curator / Conversation:
The Art of Collecting, the Craft of Curating, the Power of Conversation
22 March – 4 May 2025
Opening Reception on 22 March 2025; 4:00-7:00pm
A conversation between Kittiporn Jalichandra and Chaiyosh Isavorapant at 4:30pm (in Thai)
ATTA Gallery is thrilled to introduce an exhibition series Collector / Curator / Conversation: The Art of Collecting, the Craft of Curating, the Power of Conversation.
Art is not just something to be observed—it is something to be lived with, shaping our spaces, perspectives, and daily experiences. Collectors are more than caretakers of art; they are curators in their own right, shaping their collections with intention, vision, and personal narrative.
Collector / Curator / Conversation is an exhibition series that brings private collections into the public sphere, offering a rare glimpse into the intimate worlds of collectors who have dedicated their lives to art. Each edition highlights a single collector, exploring how one’s aesthetic choices, intellectual dialogues, and curatorial instincts shape the collection.
At its heart, this series celebrates the joy of living with art—not just as an act of ownership, but as a continuous, evolving engagement. Collectors cultivate relationships with the pieces they surround themselves with, creating a dialogue that extends beyond acquisition to meaning, memory, and inspiration. Through a curated exchange between the roles of collector and curator, these exhibitions reveal not only the works themselves but also the passion, discernment, and perspective that make collecting a deeply personal and curatorial journey.
In doing so, Collector / Curator / Conversation dissolves the boundaries between private and public, personal and universal—offering a space where art is not merely displayed but actively lived with. The collector, in shaping their collection, becomes both storyteller and curator, navigating the past and present, the personal and cultural, the seen and the felt.
We’re excited to launch the first Collector / Curator / Conversation series with 15 Chawan, to be on view from 22 March – 4 May 2025. The opening reception will be held on 22 March 2025 between 4-7pm, starting with a conversation between Kittiporn Jalichandra and Chaiyosh Isavorapant at 4:30pm.
About the Exhibition
15 Chawan offering a rare glimpse into the world of Japanese tea bowls, or chawan, through the private collection of Kittiporn Jalichandra. More than just objects of beauty, these handcrafted bowls embody centuries of tradition, artistry, and sensory experience. This exhibition, co-curated by Kittiporn Jalichandra, Chaiyosh Isavorapant—professor and author specializing in Japanese architecture—and ATTA Gallery, invites visitors to discover the quiet elegance and tactile intimacy of chawan.
Kittiporn’s love for chawan began about 15 years ago when he came across an image that looked like a painting—yet wasn’t quite one. It reminded him of a map viewed from space, something both familiar and mysterious. He soon learned that it was a close-up of a chawan crafted by Thai ceramicist Panchalie Sathirasas. That moment sparked a journey—starting with a single Thai-made piece and growing into a collection that celebrates both function and beauty. Through the ritual of drinking tea, he came to appreciate chawan not only as an essence of Japanese tea culture and wabi sabi aesthetic but as objects that all five senses—sight, touch, sound, scent, and even taste. His passion led him to seek out Japanese chawan masterpieces, each one offering a unique experience. Above all, he believes chawan are meant to be held, used, and truly felt.
We are thrilled to share 15 chawan from Kittiporn’s Japanese chawan collection in this special exhibition. Visitors are invited to admire their artistry and, with care, explore them through touch. We hope this rare opportunity will inspire a deeper appreciation of art—not as something distant or untouchable, but as something to be lived with and enjoyed every day.
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About ATTA Gallery
Founded in 2010, ATTA Gallery is the first gallery in Thailand to specialize in Contemporary Art Jewelry.
In 2022, ATTA Gallery has broadened its scope to offer a variety of distinctive contemporary art, craft and design, with a special interest in materiality of art, by local and international creators.
Curatorial program at ATTA Gallery aims to create dialogues between different types of contemporary visual art objects exhibiting together in exhibition settings, dialogues between local and international artists, as well as internal dialogues between the viewers and the pieces shown.
ATTA Gallery invites and assists visitors to the gallery to connect with collectible contemporary visual art objects that are expressive of their unique identities so that they can add them to their houses and make their home environments reflective of how individualistic they and their lifestyles truly are.
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