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Art: When Angels Descend; inside the curatorial vision of Bangkok Art Biennale 2026

BANGKOK, THAILAND – An angel lies face-down on the floor of the National Museum Bangkok. Its wings are spread awkwardly behind it; its robe has ridden up, exposing a pair of thin, weathered legs. There is nothing particularly celestial about this figure. It looks old, exhausted and possibly rather worse for wear. A short journey away, at One Bangkok, a digital rainforest teems with human-animal … Continue reading Art: When Angels Descend; inside the curatorial vision of Bangkok Art Biennale 2026

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Art: Helutrans (Thailand) connects people and art with BAB Fringe’s Chiang Mai Artists’ Studios

Art has a way of bringing people together, crossing boundaries of place, experience and perspective. Through its work in art logistics and its new exhibition space in Thailand, Helutrans is exploring how the movement of art can become a meeting point between artists and the wider world. BANGKOK, THAILAND – A work of art begins somewhere: in a studio filled with unfinished ideas, beside a … Continue reading Art: Helutrans (Thailand) connects people and art with BAB Fringe’s Chiang Mai Artists’ Studios

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Dr. Apinan Poshyananda on finding the grey areas through art

As the Bangkok Art Biennale returns for its fifth edition, its artistic director discusses the tensions behind Angels & Mara, the challenges of bringing contemporary art into unexpected spaces, and how a festival that began in 2018 has learned to survive and grow. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Returning from 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, the Bangkok Art Biennale will once again transform the Thai … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Dr. Apinan Poshyananda on finding the grey areas through art

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee explore the in-betweens of beauty and memory, and the stories we tell

Thai artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee approach art from different directions, but both are interested in what happens when personal experiences meet the histories, expectations and interpretations of others. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Flowers are rarely neutral objects in the work of Thai artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee. Familiar, delicate and immediately appealing, they can also carry memories, cultural associations and meanings that are … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Artists Naraphat Sakarthornsap and Mary Pakinee explore the in-betweens of beauty and memory, and the stories we tell

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Art: Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 Reveals 72 Artists for ANGELS & MARA

From sacred temples and national museums to contemporary galleries and bustling shopping districts, Bangkok’s fifth Art Biennale invites visitors to explore the shifting boundaries between the sacred and the everyday. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Bangkok is preparing to become one vast contemporary art experience. Returning from 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, the fifth edition of the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) has unveiled its complete … Continue reading Art: Bangkok Art Biennale 2026 Reveals 72 Artists for ANGELS & MARA

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Arts of Thailand: An Interview with Dr Apinan Poshyananda on the state of contemporary art in Thailand, and Bangkok Art Biennale 2026

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Bangkok is a city that never resolves itself. It glitters and it crumbles, it meditates and it riots, it worships and it forgets. It is a city of angels perpetually shadowed by its own Mara; its doubts, temptations, desires, missteps. Few people understand this duality as intimately as Prof. Dr. Apinan Poshyananda, the driving force behind the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) for … Continue reading Arts of Thailand: An Interview with Dr Apinan Poshyananda on the state of contemporary art in Thailand, and Bangkok Art Biennale 2026

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Dib Bangkok: Bangkok’s newest art museum brings the unseen, the unsaid and the unknown into focus with opening exhibition ‘Invisible Presence’

BANGKOK, THAILAND – There is something a little daunting about reaching Dib Bangkok’s location for the first time. Down a narrow, nondescript alleyway, the GrabBike we’re on slows, hesitates, and seems to take a moment to register what lies ahead before riding off. A large, gated building emerges, its blackened exterior giving little away, with only a narrow opening through which to enter the premises … Continue reading Dib Bangkok: Bangkok’s newest art museum brings the unseen, the unsaid and the unknown into focus with opening exhibition ‘Invisible Presence’

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Dib Bangkok: Bangkok’s first international contemporary art museum opens this weekend

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Bangkok is no stranger to sensory overload, from the heat to the constant movement of tourists, to the food and its stimulating burst of culture. But come 21st December 2025, the city will gain a place designed for something rarer: pause. Dib Bangkok, Thailand’s first international contemporary art museum, is preparing to open its doors as a bold new cultural landmark, one … Continue reading Dib Bangkok: Bangkok’s first international contemporary art museum opens this weekend

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Angels and Mara set to invigorate the Thai capital with soul-stirring art

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Next year, Bangkok will awaken once more as a living gallery, appropriate for a city where art glimmers through temple spires, flows along the river, and breathes in the rhythm of its streets. From 29 October 2026 to 28 February 2027, the Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) returns for its fifth edition, inviting the world to witness how contemporary art can both illuminate … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2026: Angels and Mara set to invigorate the Thai capital with soul-stirring art

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