Narrative of Monuments

Narrative of Monuments

Silom Road Tue-Sun, 11am-6pm Until Feb 24 Call 02-234-6700

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kata Sangkhae's conceptual photographs of the Democracy Monument may inspire hope or despair according to the viewer's interpretation. Against the night sky, at times blurry and then in sharp focus but without detail definition, his non-naturalistic images of blinding light on the golden replica of the constitution convey tall white shapes evocative of disembodied spirits.

Art Center Silpakorn University

The Positivity Scrolls

Numthong Gallery at Aree Ari 5 Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm Until Feb 10 Call 02-617-2794

"The Positivity Scrolls" started in autumn 2013 when the artist, Pairoj Pichetmetakul, began to draw faces of homeless people he encountered on the streets of New York onto large canvas and paper scrolls. Every day he would roam around the urban streets, sit down to start a conversation with individuals and paint their portraits.

Explosion of Colours

Thavibu Art Gallery Jewelry Trade Center Building, Silom Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm Until Feb 24 Call 02-266-5454

In this show, two artists employ the phenomena of light and colour as an emotional hook to pull the viewer in and engage them. Kyaw Soe depicts nature -- particularly trees -- in bold, vibrant colours, while the equally colourful, hyper-realistic paintings of Aung Kyaw Htet have a more calming and soothing effect upon the viewer.

Museum of the Swamp of Eels

Nova Contemporary Gallery Tue-Sun, 11am-7pm Soi Mahadlek, Ratchadamri Road Call 090-910-6863 Until Feb 17

Aracha Cholitgul's art pieces are inspired by The Swamp of Eels, an area in the eastern part of the country which remains humid all year round due to its location. In the beginning of the rainy season, the monsoon blows across the area, but the locals have a habit of burning trash. As a result, heavy smoke plumes often loom over the area, and those people find themselves living in the dark.

So Essential

So Sofitel Bangkok Rama IV Every day Until Mar 5 Call 02-624-0000

Michaël Deloffre completed an artistic performance by creating, especially for this occasion and for the first time in his career, black and white minimalist artworks directly inspired by the luxurious essence of SO Sofitel Bangkok.

Who Loves Bangkok More Than Me?

The Pikture Gallery Sukhumvit 49/1 Tue-Sun, 9.30am-5.30pm Until Feb 20 Call 093-778-2812

Maura Moynihan presents a solo exhibition which shows her passion for the city of Bangkok, which is -- in her view -- a feast of beauty. Viewers are invited to explore this manic metropolis through her paintings of citywide locales.

Pola

The Jim Thompson Art Centre Soi Kasemsan 2 Every day, 9am-5pm Until Feb 28 Call 02-612-6741

The Jim Thompson Art Center and Danar Hadi Museum, Surakarta, are pleased to present the "Pola -- Patterns Of Meaning" exhibition, curated by Mella Jaarsma, a leading Dutch artist and curator based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The exhibition is the intersection between the traditional batik from the Danar Hadi Museum Collection and newly commissioned works by contemporary Indonesian artists. It explores the significance of batik in Indonesia's history and cultural identity.

Dissecting Desire

S.A.C. Subhashok The Arts Centre Sukhumvit 39 Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm Until Jan 21 Call 02-662-0299

Naruepon Bamrungruan and Patdanu Tameeku convey in their works how humans take advantage of life on Earth with cruelty. Through sculptures and paintings, the show touches on the industrialised production of animal flesh, skin and other remains.

Play

The Future Factory Bangkok Phahon Yothin Road Until Jan 21 Call 098-253-9356

Rook Floro and Poom Pechavanich present a duo exhibition exploring humans' diverse sexual preferences, desires and fetishes, and the differences between sex as a reproductive function and as a mode of pleasure.

Eye Am Everywhere

Kalwit Studio & Gallery Soi Ruamrudee Tue-Sat Until Feb 3 Call 02-254-4629

Pavanarani Verma, a Thai-Indian visual artist from Singapore, has always been enraptured by the cycle of life. Intrigued by the message of oneness and the concept of duality as a mirage in ancient philosophies such as Vedanta, Hinduism and Buddhism, she has sought to explore the relationship between physical nature and the spiritual cosmos.

Mongkut

The Art Centre, Silpakorn UniversityNa Phra Lan RoadMon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-4pmUntil Feb 24Call +662 221 3841

Arin Rungjang's "Mongkut" puts one of Thailand's cherished symbolic forms at the axis of his inquiry. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a replica of Phra Maha Mongkut Longya, a royal crown studded with rubies, pearls, emeralds and diamonds presented as tributes to Emperor Napoleon III by King Rama IV in 1861. The accompanying video installation uses the present as a context for reopening a little-known history concerning Siam's relative sovereignty.

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