Bangkok Kunsthalle

Questions about how we live often sit quietly until art nudges them forward. Bangkok Kunsthalle’s latest exhibition, Description Without Place, brings the uncompromising work of Absalon into focus, offering a rare chance to engage with an artist who treated space as a kind of personal test. Known for pushing against ideas of comfort, control and the limits of the body, Absalon’s practice feels as confrontational now as it did decades ago. For the first time in Asia, all six of his iconic Cells appear as full-scale replicas, carefully presented by curator Stefano Rabolli Pansera. Each structure asks visitors to step closer, measure themselves against narrow walls and unfamiliar proportions. The experience is stark but strangely intimate, encouraging reflection on how much room we really need, and what happens when that space is taken away.   Until May 31 2026. Free. Bangkok Kunsthalle, 2pm-8pm

Distance does the talking in this quietly considered show by Apichaya Wannakit, curated by Stefano Rabolli Pansera. Developed in part during a residency at Palazzo Monti, the paintings read as self-portraits with a twist. Not likeness, not direct observation, but what lingers after – fragments of memory, softened impressions, traces that refuse to settle. A series of paravents anchors the presentation. These folding screens act as both barrier and stage, concealing as much as they reveal. You catch glimpses, then lose them again. Image slips between surface and structure, never fully fixed. Until May 31. Free. Bangkok Kunsthalle. 2pm-8pm

A white room, stripped back to essentials, sets the tone at Bangkok Kunsthalle. Description Without Place brings the work of Absalon to Asia for the first time, gathering all six of his Cells in one space. These compact, geometric structures read less like architecture and more like propositions: how little do you need to live, and what does that say about who you are? Absalon treats ‘home’ as a condition rather than an address. Each unit offers a tightly controlled environment, designed for solitude, discipline and clarity. No excess, no distraction, just the bare framework of daily existence. Comfort slips, routine sharpens, and the question lingers long after you leave: what actually makes a place yours? Until May 31. Free. Bangkok Kunsthalle. 2pm-8pm