Brian Curtin

Chulalongkorn University

Art Writer , Educator

Brian Curtin is an Irish-born art writer and educator. From 2007 to 2018, he worked as an independent curator of contemporary art and now works on commission.

He holds a Ph.D. in studio art from the University of Bristol and has been based in Bangkok since 2000. Brian’s work explores dialogues between contemporary art, Queer theories, and studies in visual and material cultures.

His commentary, essays, interviews, and reviews have been published in Art Journal, Artforum, Art Asia Pacific, Circa, Craft Research, Flash Art, Frieze, Journal of Curatorial Studies, and Parachute, among others.

Published profiles of artists include Alice Maher, Paul Pfeiffer, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Collier Schorr, Jakkai Siributr, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

His monograph, Essential Desires: Contemporary Art in Thailand, was published by Reaktion Books in 2021.