Things to do in Bangkok today

Thai sculpture becomes a three-generation conversation in The Spirit of Sculptors: A Dialogue Across Three Generations at Museum Pier. Created with the Silpa Bhirasri Art Research Institute, the exhibition traces the field’s development through Professor Silpa Bhirasri, master artist Watchara Prayoonkum and contemporary sculptor Wayuphat Rattanaphet. Its rarest works date from Silpa’s years in Italy, before he moved to Thailand, and come from private collections. Most are being shown publicly in Thailand for the first time. New pieces by Watchara and Wayuphat respond to his ideas in their own ways. September 8-October 23. B150-B250 at the door. Museum Pier. 10am-6pm

If you grew up hearing ‘save the last piece for your beautiful girlfriend’ or ‘don’t sing while eating’, you already know how strange Thai folk wisdom can be. In Mystical, Nattiwut Choomanowat revisits familiar sayings and beliefs, including the idea that sticking lemongrass in the ground can stop the rain. His playful contemporary paintings turn these everyday stories into humorous characters while asking why we still follow advice whose origins we rarely question. Rather than deciding whether the beliefs are true, the show explores how they enter daily life and pass between generations. September 5-27. Free entry. NUMBER 1 GALLERY. 10am-7pm

Forget zombies and flying cars. The Blursed Sandwich asks what might happen if monkeys inherited human civilisation instead. Created by anxiety storage and Uninspired by Current Events, the exhibition jumps to 2067, when our simian successors look back at the mess we left behind. Its title comes from ‘blursed’, internet slang for something both blessed and cursed – an apt fit for a show mixing humour with unease. Expect absurd works skewering technology, environmental problems and our questionable ideas of progress. August 1-September 27. Free entry. VS Gallery. 12.30pm-6pm

Polish artist Marcin Białas examines how we live alongside nature, technology and an increasingly digital world. His drawings and intaglio metal prints pair a centuries-old printmaking technique, prized for precise lines and fine detail, with the language of contemporary art. The works probe where the physical world ends and the artificial begins, tracing connections between biology, culture and technology. Białas has taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice since 2020 and exhibited widely across Europe, Canada and Japan. September 3-October 11. Free entry. ARDEL Gallery of Modern Art. 9am-5pm

A Gray Lens traces how we learn to understand ourselves and the world, moving through childhood, objects, material culture, change and identity. The exhibition uses the Tree of Knowledge – System, Matter, Life, Mind and Culture – as a framework for considering personal growth and everyday experience. Here, grey doesn’t simply signal sadness; it lies between happiness and melancholy, certainty and doubt. Monochrome paintings, found materials and familiar signs turn memories and ordinary observations into quiet questions about growing up. August 22-September 26. Free entry. KICHgallery. 10am-6pm

Michael Shaowanasai’s latest solo exhibition spans painting, photography, performance, installation and participation, all laced with dark humour. Drawing on different periods of the artist’s life, the works take familiar things – language, food, photographs, beliefs and cultural symbols – and place them in new contexts. Jokes turn slightly uncomfortable; ordinary objects raise bigger questions about how we assign meaning and value. Michael also prepared a special food menu for opening day. Expect plenty to examine, read and question as you move through the show. August 24-September 30. Free entry. Blacklist Gallery, MATDOT Art Center. 10am-6pm

Feelings are hard to pin down. They appear, change and vanish, often before we can understand them, yet remain tangled up with memory, experience and daily life. When I’m Feeling… brings together 11 emerging artists, each exploring these shifting states through their own practice. Rather than settling on one definition, the works consider emotions that are positive, difficult, confusing or simply hard to name, turning fleeting personal experiences into something visitors can stop and think about. July 18-October 31. Free entry. Xspace Gallery. 10am-5pm

Inspired by Eastern traditions and belief systems, Unus Mundus brings together paintings and sculptures by two artists exploring the idea of ‘One World’. Human figures, animals, nature and everyday objects recur throughout, interpreted differently by each artist. Symbols form a visual language for emotion, memory and belief, while the exhibition asks how faith shifts with society and how people make sense of the world. Take your time and see which connections emerge. August 1-September 26. Free entry. Gallery VER. Midday-6pm

Capricci gives wagyu the full Italian treatment this month as Chef Simone Scarparo joins Chef James Pongsakorn for The Wagyu Collection. The limited-time menu runs from hand-cut Australian wagyu tartare with hazelnut sabayon and truffle to 12-hour wagyu ragù and charcoal-grilled wagyu risoni with marrow and crispy shallot. There’s also 200g tagliata with wild rocket, parmesan and aged balsamic. For the table, pre-order the 1-1.2kg bone-in wagyu ribeye, grilled Florentine-style and served with roasted potatoes and kaffir lime sauce. Bring an appetite and someone prepared to share. September 1-30. Capricci, 26/3 Yen Akat, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon.

Mid-Autumn Festival is getting a Fire Horse twist at Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok, where this year’s mooncake collection combines festive flavours and collectible packaging with a collaboration with Artstory By Autistic Thai. Supported by the Autistic Thai Foundation, the social enterprise helps autistic people develop their artistic skills and work towards meaningful employment.  At its centre is a limited-edition horseshoe-shaped box featuring an original Fire Horse illustration by artist Anusone ‘Mix’ Tunarin. A portion of proceeds supports Artstory By Autistic Thai’s work with autistic artists and employment opportunities. Choose four mooncakes from five flavours: durian with melon seed & egg yolk, custard, caramel latte & almond, sesame chocolate mochi, and savoury chicken floss & chilli paste. Designed to live on beyond the festival, the keepsake box doubles as a jewellery case, accessory holder or desk piece. September 1-25. B1,888. Pick-up available at Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok until September 25