Chakrit Leelachupong's black and white photographs record ordinary people's rituals of grief for King Rama IX after he died on Oct 13, 2016, when the white wall that surrounds the Grand Palace, where King Bhumibol Adulyadej's body lay in state, became the place for simple displays of mourning by the public.
Animals Speak Thai
S.A.B Subhashok Gallery Sukhumvit 39 Until Dec 30 fb.com/sacbangkok
The exhibition is the second solo show of Thai artist Natthapat Dissorn, who has created almost 1,000 wooden jigsaw pieces and assembled them so animal characters perform in hypothetical situations mirroring human behaviour.
A Little Rich Country
100 Tonson Gallery Soi Tonson Until May 5, 2019 fb.com/100TonsonGallery
Prateep Suthathongthai's third exhibition with 100 Tonson Gallery features paintings and video works. Prateep continues to investigate the deep-rooted problems of the Isan region through its historiography and circulation of printed matters which influence and cast the image of Isan from then to today.
Bangkok That Was
Serindia Gallery Charoen Krung 36 Until Jan 20 fb.com/serindiagallery
Fabrizio La Torre was an Italian photographer who lived in Bangkok from 1956 to 1961. Using a neo-realistic, intimate style which characterises all of his work, La Torre was able to capture simple, sincere moments which tell a story of Bangkok.
Vetal Suite: Curiosities Unearthed
Nova Contemporary Gallery Soi Mahadlek, Ratchadamri Road Until Jan 13 Call 090-910-6863
Acclaimed artist Chatchai Puipia is dead no more. He has turned Nova Contemporary into an aquarium for his consciousness. From his mind, he conjured Vetal, a shadow of himself cast by a reflection in the mirror, a self mediated through many filters, a man half-Vietnamese, half-Thai, part human, part ghost.
Running Up That Hill
1Projects Charoen Krung 28 Until Dec 30 Call 081-699-5298
Suttikiet Pumpoung's solo exhibition ponders how painting has always been an important historical tool for the chronicler of civilisations. This show focuses on what has happened to Thai society in the past decade and how painters -- as historians -- should reflect on it.
Garden Of The Lost And Found
ATTA Gallery Charoen Krung 36 Until Jan 5 Call 02-238-6422 attagallery.com
Helen Britton and David Bielander started their careers in opposite parts of the planet and here they show their disparate humour and perspectives that make up an idiosyncratic universe.
