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

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