You don't know what's going to happen in the next two months,' Headache, who keeps his identity hidden, told AFP at the WTF cafe and gallery. 'You don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. The army took power in 2014, its 12th successful coup in under 100 years, stifling dissent with a series of arrests, threats and special laws.īut the lid on dissent has been lifted in the run-up to the election.Īcerbic memes, blogs and tweets are ricocheting across social media, while chat shows, exhibitions - and even t-shirts - are shaping the conversation, caricaturing the main players in Thailand's political drama. we're gambling as a nation,' says Headache, whose jabs at the junta using the Bangkok's walls as a canvas have made him a hero of the city's counter-culture. His latest exhibition 'Thailand Casino' which runs through the March 24 election, takes a hatchet to the junta and the power plays of its nemesis - self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Headache Stencil - dubbed 'Thailand's Banksy' - has led the artistic charge against the powers that be. A billionaire ex-premier plays poker against the junta chief, who has extra cards tucked up his sleeve - satirical swipes at the country?s chaotic politics are peppering Thai art galleries and social media with elections just weeks away.

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