"Of Legends And Lore: Japanese Ink Paintings" is by Takafumi Asakura, one of Japan's most talented modern artists who merges the art of painting and calligraphy in swift, contemporary strokes of a single type of black sumi ink.
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Art In Nature
Jamjuree Gallery Jamjuree Building, Phaya Thai Road Every day 10am-6pm Until Oct 1 02 218 3709
Supmanee Chaisansuk explores the power of Mother Earth in order to understand the beauty of life.
Soil And Stones, Souls And Songs
Jim Thompson Art Center Soi Kasemsan 2 Tues to Sat, 9am-5pm Until Oct 30 Call 02-216-7368
The international group exhibition is based on several intertwined, tense narratives -- artistic and cultural -- in the Asian sphere and beyond. The exhibition is curated by Cosmin Costinas and Inti Guerrero.
AP3: Falling
Ardel's Third Place Gallery Mon to Sat, 10am-6pm Until Sept 23 Call 02-422-2092
Andrew Stahl and Panya Vijinthanasarn present a new duo exhibition, "AP3: Falling", that shows the differences between races, religions and cultures. The artists ponder the things around them.
An Artist Is Trying To Return To Being "A Writer"
100 Tonson Gallery, Soi Tonson Thurs to Sun, 11am-7pm Until Jan 14 Call 02-684-1527
The show focuses on the writing and art career of Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, one of Thailand's best-known artists and lecturers, who turns 60 this year. While her art has been known internationally for decades, Araya's writing remains obscure and mostly untranslated.
Silhouette Of Desire
Artist + Run Narathiwat 22 Until Sept 30 Call 099-454-5955
The first solo show of SEA Award laureate Uthis Haemamool showcases paintings that are not only illustrations for the artist's new novel, Body Of Desire, but a veritable prototype of his literary work.
Traditional Japanese Painting And Craft
Midnice Gallery Chokchai 4, Soi 18 Tues-Sat, 11.30am-8.30pm Until Sept 16 Call 086-282-0282
Three painters (Shirofumi Takehara, Kimimochi Tauchi and Rei Hayase) use mineral pigments, rocks and shells in their paintings. This drawing technique brings you back to 1,500 years ago.
Sundry Pieces
Gallery VER Narathiwat 22 Tues to Sun, noon-7pm Until Oct 1 Call 02-103-4067
Panu Nakornthap showcases three pieces that explore three different subjects that may or may not be perceived as interrelated. They encapsulate the artist's ever-growing interest in social issues, especially politics and beliefs.
A Talebearer's Tale
Tang Contemporary Art Silom Galleria (5th floor) 919/3 Silom 19 Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm Until Sept 23 Call 02-630-1114
Respected artist Sakarin Krue-On presents an installation of porcelain antlers that appear like a landscape of doom. The artist relays his fond memories of his first encounter with the elegant Schomburgk's deer while visiting a museum in Paris. The story of the Schomburgk's deer is an example of the majestic inspiration the world has provided us with to lead a peaceful way of life with righteous virtues.
Political Landscape
RMA Institute 238 Sai Nam Thip 2, Sukhumvit 22 Tues to Sun, 9.30am-7pm Until Sept 30 Call 02-663-0809
Yong Hwan Lee's experimental photography addresses the "controlled real", going beyond the virtual which has been politically exploited.
What is writing and how can it work in an art space? This group exhibition by artists explores the question and tries different approaches to reach out to the audience and transform a traditional exhibition into an open platform.
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