Bangkok Art Events This Week
Check the main gallery openings, screenings and events for the week of 19–25 January 2026
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.
MAHO TAKAHASHI: The next important thing after love
Venue: Gallery CURU, Warehouse 30
Reception Party: January 21 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
A solo exhibition by Maho Takahashi featuring works that evoke a gentle, peaceful world. The collection is designed to reconnect adults with the tender perspectives of childhood while offering a shared visual space for children and adults to grow together. Hours: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Closed Mon/Tue)
Truth as They Are, Truth as We Are
Venue: 10 10 Art Space, The StandardX Bangkok (Phra Arthit)
Opening: January 23 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
A charity exhibition by Angkrit Ajchariyasophon exploring the fragmentation of reality and natural cycles. Moving away from the desire for a "complete image," the works draw from observations of lichen and red giant stars to propose a world of overlapping, ununified truths. Note: All proceeds donated to Community Development for Hill Tribes (CDD).
Untitled Titles: An Endless Biography of Inson Wongsam
Venue: First Floor Multi-purpose Room, Bangkok Art and Cultural Center (BACC)
Date: January 24 (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
A book launch and panel discussion examining the life, philosophy, and works of Inson Wongsam. The event is divided into two parts: "Past," focusing on his historical contributions and artistic origins, and "Present," which reinterprets his legacy through the eyes of the new generation.
New York Darkroom: Jesper Haynes
Venue: Chaloem La Art House
Opening: January 24
Acclaimed photographer Jesper Haynes presents a visceral "photographic diary" of the Lower East Side during the 80s and 90s. Capturing legends like Andy Warhol and Keith Haring alongside the hedonistic crowd of the Area nightclub, the exhibition features a mock-up darkroom, contact sheets covering the floor, and limited edition hand-processed prints.
Space for Art – Vol. 2: Art, Architecture, and Atmosphere
Venue: Longspan Gallery, Dib Bangkok
Date: January 24 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
A dialogue between Michael Govan (CEO of LACMA) and Dr. Miwako Tezuka (Director of Dib Bangkok). The talk examines how museum architecture shapes perception and transforms the viewer's relationship with artwork. Admission: 1,500 THB (Includes museum entry and cocktail reception). Note: Limited seating; English language only.
Tetsuya Kusu: An Extension of Life
Venue: Kathmandu Photo Gallery
Opening Party: January 24 (6:30 PM – 9:00 PM)
Curated by Akkara Naktamna, this exhibition features Tetsuya Kusu's 'Thai-Thai' style photography. The artist captures unique local characters and behaviors, extending the photographic boundaries into layers of painting that frame each central image.
In Between: Kanokpon Somchua
Venue: RICHARD KOH Fine Art Bangkok
Exhibition Dates: January 24 – March 7
A solo exhibition exploring nature as a living, shifting presence. Somchua's paintings focus on transition and inner awareness, using forests and light as points of departure to explore the threshold between reality and sensory memory.
0 1 1+100 ∞ (Audio-Visual Performance)
Venue: Bangkok Kunsthalle
Date: January 24 (7:00 PM – 10:30 PM)
An anonymous audio-visual performance presented by 333000 Collective. The event explores the birth and infinite future of the "Net world" through four distinct acts combining homeless engineering, movement performance, and algorithmic visuals. Tickets: 250 THB at door or via Ticketmelon.
Paradiso: Reverie
Venue: Bangkok Kunsthalle
Date: January 25 (6:00 PM onwards)
Curated by Oat Montien, this program features Queer Asian artists exploring divination, imagination, and subconscious states as tools for future-making. 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Lucid Tea Ceremony & Collective Hypnosis (Registration required via email); Trans Poetry Writing Workshop. 7:00 PM onwards: A marathon of screenings and performances including Calling of the Soul, The Kingdom of Fairies, and the Bangkok premiere of The Deer of Nine Colors by Andrew Thomas Huang.
For more information on all current exhibitions at art galleries and museums in Bangkok, check our Exhibitions section.