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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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Art What!, Arts, Preview, Visual Art

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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Bangkok Art Biennale 2024: An Interview with Chief Executive and Artistic Director Prof. Dr Apinan Poshyananda and curatorial section leader Pojai Akratanakul

The art world loves a good Art Biennale. And with more countries coming up with their own, the scene is getting increasingly crowded, to the extent one can plan an entire world tour hopping from one Biennale to another as the circuit only continues to grow. But the Biennale has never been solely for the art world – such events are also crucial for a … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2024: An Interview with Chief Executive and Artistic Director Prof. Dr Apinan Poshyananda and curatorial section leader Pojai Akratanakul

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Bangkok Art Biennale 2024: 76 leading international artists to show works across eleven city-wide venues

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Returning for its fourth edition this October, the Bangkok Art Biennale, organised in collaboration with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), The Fine Arts Department (FAD), Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (ThaiBev) and One Bangkok, with the support of other private and public sectors, is delighted to announce 31additional international artists and … Continue reading Bangkok Art Biennale 2024: 76 leading international artists to show works across eleven city-wide venues

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Arts, Esplanade Theatre Studio, Review, Theatre, Theatres

★★★★☆ Review: This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days In May) by Wichaya Artamat

A closer look at ordinary life that carries on in spite of the extraordinary. Thai writer-director Wichaya Artamat claims that his play This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days In May) is an unpolitical play. But can any play truly be completely devoid of any political attachment? Rounding off the Esplanade’s 2024 season of The Studios, This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: This Song Father Used To Sing (Three Days In May) by Wichaya Artamat

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EXCLUSIVE – Bangkok Getaway: An Interview with Chef Garima Arora of Restaurant Gaa

Born in Mumbai, Chef Garima Arora is only in her early 30s, and already, she’s been challenging all the norms, becoming the first Indian woman ever to win a Michelin star in 2018 for her restaurant Gaa, itself an establishment that learns from traditional Indian techniques to create contemporary cuisine with ingredients sourced from its home in Bangkok, Thailand. Initially having wanted to pursue a … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE – Bangkok Getaway: An Interview with Chef Garima Arora of Restaurant Gaa

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Food, Review, Singapore, travel, travelXculture

Bangkok Getaway: Finding a Home Away From Home at Restaurant Gaa

BANGKOK, THAILAND – When Gaggan set up shop in Bangkok and was crowned Asia’s No. 1 Restaurant time and time again, it was only a matter of time before the Thai capital’s food scene rapidly developed and began garnering one Michelin star after another. Of this new wave of fine dining restaurants that swept the city, it is natural that having tried Gaggan, the next restaurant we already … Continue reading Bangkok Getaway: Finding a Home Away From Home at Restaurant Gaa

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Bangkok Getaway: A Once In A Lifetime Experience At Asia’s No.1 Restaurant – Gaggan

BANGKOK, THAILAND – There’s good reason why Chef Gaggan Anand is so renowned within the restaurant world. Emerging at the top of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List for four years in a row (2015-2018), and ranked at No.7 worldwide, the two Michelin-starred restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok singlehandedly transformed the face of contemporary Indian cuisine, a legendary establishment that oozes with style, pizzazz, and attitude, wowing … Continue reading Bangkok Getaway: A Once In A Lifetime Experience At Asia’s No.1 Restaurant – Gaggan

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Arts, Centre 42, Experimental, Review, Singapore, Singapore Arts, Theatre., Theatre, Theatres

A Tale of Two Cities: Open Waters by Tan Shou Chen and Jaturachai Srichanwanpen

It has to be said that of the many potential cross-country collaborations out there, Singapore doesn’t often feature many Thai ones. So when Singaporean theatremaker Tan Shou Chen met Thai artist Jaturachai Srichanwanpen (Chuan) one day at the Substation, it seemed the perfect opportunity for pioneering a brand new collaborative project, and one that would reflect on their own perspectives of their own and each other’s … Continue reading A Tale of Two Cities: Open Waters by Tan Shou Chen and Jaturachai Srichanwanpen

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Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2017

Think that there aren’t enough youth involved in the arts today? Think again, with the inaugural Asian Youth Theatre Festival this October to show you the sheer variety of cultures and people across Asia finding themselves increasingly entwined with the future of theatre. Taking place from 13th – 15th October, the inaugural festival will feature both local and regional theatre groups performing shows and conducting … Continue reading Preview: Asian Youth Theatre Festival 2017

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