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This is the week Bangkok has been waiting for: the Bangkok Art Biennale 2026, ANGELS & MARA, opens on Thursday 29 October. For the next four months, more than 200 works by 72 artists from 29 countries take over 11 venues, from the temples of Wat Pho, Wat Arun and Wat Prayoon to the National Museum, BACC, One Bangkok and Siam Paragon. The opening days come with the two-day BAB Symposium at BACC and a wave of parallel shows: Dib Bangkok brings Picasso and Matisse to Dib26 for four days only, MOCA opens Roby Dwi Antono’s first solo exhibition in Thailand, and Bangkok Kunsthalle opens Renato Leotta’s “Gift to Entropy”. On Saturday, curator Patrick Flores lectures at Warin Lab Nomad and Wisit Techasirikosol opens “NO SIGNAL” at Number 1 Gallery.

This week Bangkok’s galleries warm up for the Bangkok Art Biennale, which opens on 29 October. Saturday 24 October is the big night, with openings at Gallery VER, Nova Contemporary, FAZAL Unlimited, Atelier 9 and Kathmandu Photo Gallery, plus Thailand’s first Queer Book Fair at TK Park. Earlier in the week, Htein Lin opens “Zootopia” at West Eden Gallery, BACC stages the sound performance “19Hz Mythity Mistic”, and on Friday Bangkok CityCity Gallery hosts a screening and conversation around Korakrit Arunanondchai’s “Love After Death”.

Ahead of the March 2027 opening of his gallery’s new space in the same building as the Bangkok Kunsthalle, Christophe Gaillard discusses why he chose Bangkok, sharing a building with an institution, preserving the rawness of a former printing house, and building a lasting presence in Asia beyond the art fair calendar.

The Bangkok art scene is busy this week with 11 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city, from a Bas Jan Ader survey at Bangkok Kunsthalle and Tada Hengsapkul’s encaustic paintings at 100 Tonson Foundation to MOCA’s new show at the Four Seasons and a performance art project on Southeast Asian rivers at BACC. Here is your essential guide to the week ahead.

The Bangkok art scene is busy this week, with openings at 6060 Arts Space, MOCA Bangkok, the Jim Thompson Art Center and the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, plus the inaugural Art Bangkok fair at Siam Paragon. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

As the city dries out after last weekend's floods, Bangkok's galleries are back with a full week of openings and talks. New solo shows arrive at Neu Contemporary, Number 1 Gallery and KICHgallery, Bangkok Kunsthalle hosts three conversations, and Dib Bangkok opens its workshop program for Giving Life. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene stays busy this week with major exhibition openings, artist talks, a performance and a Sunday screening across the city's museums and galleries, from Bangkok Kunsthalle to Bangkok CityCity Gallery. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 10 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from Art4C Art Centre to Bangkok 1899. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 10 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from SEA Junction to Museum Pier. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 8 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from Bangkok Art and Cultural Center (BACC) to Saratta Space. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 7 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from MATDOT Art Center to ATTA Gallery. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 7 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center (RCAC) to Gallery VER. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 7 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from La Lanta Fine Art to Bangkok Kunsthalle. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 9 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from Bangkok Kunsthalle to Mango Art Festival. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with 14 new exhibitions, openings and events across the city's museums and galleries, from Bangkok Art and Cultural Center (BACC) to Dib Bangkok. Here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

A conversation with one of Thailand's most influential artists and writers, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, on literature, solitude, her life among nineteen dogs, death, and love.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with exhibitions, openings and specialized programming across the city's major museums and galleries. From the large-scale Bangkok Inclusive Art Festival at BACC to the immersive audiovisual performances at Bangkok Kunsthalle, here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

Artist, anthropologist, and curator Rosalia Namsai Engchuan discusses her personal artistic journey exploring mixed heritage, crypto-colonialism, and healing practices, as well as her work with Bangkok Kunsthalle's Futures Observatory program.

The Bangkok art scene is animated this week with exhibitions, openings and specialized programming across the city's major museums and galleries. From high-level architectural dialogues at Dib Bangkok to queer-focused performance marathons at Bangkok Kunsthalle, here is your essential guide to the capital's latest art movements.

If you're looking for things to do in Bangkok this week, the city's galleries and museums are rolling out a heavy rotation of new shows. From first-time solo exhibitions at Art4C to historical film screenings and artist talks, here is the schedule for anyone tracking the latest in the local art scene.

Moving beyond the global market crisis, the founder of ATTA Gallery discusses the evolution of the Bangkok art market, the role of education in collecting, and the interdependence of artists, galleries and patrons in building a sustainable art ecosystem in Thailand.

Clandestine Cooking is an edible art experience and exhibition, at the contemporary art gallery Tars Unlimited in Bangkok, conceived by Iris Sham and Louisa Mammeri, that looks critically at prisons as sites of biopower, where bodies are controlled through regulated diets, temperature and movement.

An interview with Thai artist Tos Suntos about his solo exhibition 'Seeking in the Interstices' at Tang Contemporary Art Bangkok, exploring his alter ego 'Enimous' and the relationship between personal identity and social, cultural, and religious constraints.

An interview with the artist Amnaj Wachirasut about his solo exhibition at ATT19, exploring urban change, emotional space, and artistic freedom.

An interview with artist Surajate Tongchua discussing his recent exhibition 'There Are Only Color and Mountain,' the evolution of mountains as symbols of power in his work, and his artistic philosophy.

An interview with D-jai Kosiyabong following her solo exhibition at SAC Gallery, exploring language and memory.

A conversation with Sasitorn Amornwachiramongkol about contrasts and softness.

Two visionary contemporary art institutions in Thailand are transforming both cities and wilderness through art.

A conversation on symbolism, trauma, and the healing power of art in Kim Lim’s new exhibition at Tang Contemporary.

A conversation with Wannita Tankeng on the role of light, abstraction, and artistic influences in her work.

Moulting Ensemble at SAC Gallery in Bangkok explores humans, nature, and their metamorphosis through contemporary art.

An exploration of boundaries in the paintings of Rizal Hasan and Wannita Tankeng at Tang Contemporary gallery in Bangkok.

Kader Attia's latest exhibition at the Jim Thompson Art Center and the wounds of colonialism.

Discover the best contemporary art museums in Bangkok and how they are shaping the city's art scene.

A reflection on Thailand’s political, social, and environmental changes at Gallery VER.

17 emerging artists and their creative collisions at Bangkok's ATT19.