It was a full house at Bangkok Art And Culture Centre's auditorium last week as artists, curators and art enthusiasts attended a talk by Saatchi Gallery's director and chief executive Nigel Hurst on the history of the renowned contemporary London The event also included the much expected announcement of. the 25 Thai artists selected to feature in the Thailand Eye "exhibition, which will display at Saatchi Gallery starting this November before travelling back to Bangkok Art and Culture Gentre in March. The exhibition is the lastinthe event series in celebration of the 60th anni- versary. of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and the 160th anniversary of Thailand-UK diplomatic relations in 2015 by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Min- istry of Tourism and Sports. The past two events were the three-day ThaiFilm Festival. at BAFTA and the khon perfor- mance at the Royal Albert Hall. In an opening speech, permanent secretary for culture Apinan Poshy- ananda said the exhibition, containing almost 100 art pieces by 25 artists, is a compilation of Thailand's most out standing and creative. artworks that stem from the root of Thai art and cul- ture. The selection was made by Nigel Hurst himself as well as Thai and UK art experts. There will also be apublica- tion of a book compiling life stories and artworks of more than 70 Thai contem- porary artists.