Marisa Darasavath
Marisa Darasavath (born 1972) is a Laotian artist and translator who is cited in ''The New York Times'' as "one of Laos's leading contemporary artists". Life Darasavath was born in Vientiane in 1972. A keen artist from a young age, developing an interest in Japanese animation, in 2008 she graduated from Laos's National Institute of Fine Arts. She attended the Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale in Japan in 2009 and has exhibited in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Bali. In 2011 she showcased her works for two months at the M Gallery outpost in Vientiane, and in 2013 she was one of only two Laotian artists to feature in the Singapore Biennale. In April–July 2012, Darasavath was the only Laotian artist represented in the "Open Sea" gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon, France, focusing on southeastern Asian art. Style and works Darasavath's work is typical bold, colourful and surrealistic. She often depicts Laotian women, particularly from ethnic minorities, functioning in everyday ...
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ...
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