Bangkok Art Events This Week
The main gallery openings, screenings and events for the week of 12–18 January 2026
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.
Artist Talk: Ya-chu Kang
Venue: Black Hall, MATDOT Art Center
Date: January 16 (2:00 PM)
The closing program for the current exhibition features an informal conversation between artists Ya-chu Kang and Sakarin Krue-On. The talk will cover the origins of their works, their inspirations, and their respective artistic practices. Admission is free and no prior registration is required.
Salt For Svanetia
Venue: Bangkok Kunsthalle
Date: January 16
A 1930 Soviet silent documentary by Mikhail Kalatozov. This ethnographic film focuses on the survival and daily customs of the Svan people in the isolated mountain village of Ushguli, Georgia. It is regarded as a significant piece of early cinema history.
Magic Mountain: The Frequency of Tectonics
Venue: Warin Lab Contemporary
Date: January 17 & 18 (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
A live performance by jiandyin exploring the subtle, constant movements of the Earth's tectonic plates. The piece translates geological shifts that occur beneath human awareness into a sensory experience. Admission: 500 THB (Adults) / 300 THB (Students) Note: Limited to 30 seats per round; reservations required via DM.
PREDATOR
Venue: Art4C Art Centre (2nd Floor)
Opening: January 17 (3:00 PM)
The debut solo exhibition by Voraprach "MEEPOOH" Krishnasuwan. The work consists of surrealist paintings that examine social power and systemic authority. The artist is the grandson of National Artist Pichai Nirand.
House, Temple, Prison
Venue: Bangkok Kunsthalle
Date: January 17 (3:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
Presented by architects Wtanya Chanvitan and Takahiro Kume (Bangkok Tokyo Architecture), this lecture explores the domestic space as a site for lived experience and resistance, drawing connections to the spatial practices of the artist Absalon.
Tracing Places, Weaving Times
Venue: Tang Contemporary Art Bangkok
Opening: January 17 (4:00 PM)
A group exhibition featuring Sornchai Pongsa, Butsapasila Wanjing, and Amalapon Robinson. Curated by Cynthia Liu and Terry Chong, the show explores how identity is formed at the intersection of place, culture, and memory. The works bridge rural borderlands and urban density to offer a multilayered portrait of contemporary Thailand.
Dream
Venue: Number1Gallery at Silom21
Opening: January 17 (6:00 PM)
A solo exhibition by Ayino. This collection explores the overlap between memory and emotion through symbolic fragments. The works are composed to present a visual universe that sits between reality and subconscious imagination.
Sans Soleil (Sunless)
Venue: Bangkok Kunsthalle
Date: January 18
A 1983 French documentary by Chris Marker. This experimental film-essay uses footage from Japan, Africa, and Iceland to examine the nature of human memory and the way global histories are perceived and recorded.
For more information on all current exhibitions at art galleries and museums in Bangkok, check our Exhibitions section.