Measure yourself against narrow walls at this first Asian showing of Absalon's iconic structures
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