WHAT’S ON: THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND

FAIRS & SALES World of reptiles Seacon Square, Srinakarin Road Until March 22, 11am-8pm

The “Reptile Island” fair gathers more than 100 species of colourful reptiles. The snake zone sees both venomous and non-venomous snakes, and popular species often kept as pets, while the chameleon zone brings the Cuban native chameleon, Gila monster and Mexican beaded lizard. Also expect to see giant white softshell turtles and a Malaysian giant turtle. Pet products are available from 80 shops while the Little Zoo Cafe brings cute Corgis to entertain visitors.

Call 02-721-8888.

Wedding fair St. Regis Bangkok Ratchadamri Road March 21-22, 11am-7pm

The “Exquisitely Yours Wedding Fair 2020” will draw cues of timeless simplicity from the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year — Classic Blue, referencing the exquisite ease and attention to detail that distinguishes The St. Regis brand. The hotel’s Ballroom spaces will be specially styled and curated to bring visions of love to life. Vendors will offer customisation options including personal consultancies from Hug Wedding Planner, Tepparit Wedding Gown, Miidear Invitation Card, Lalin Product, Social Touch, Smallmoon Photography, and Ploenjit the Music Organizer. Top spender at the fair will receive a two-night stay in a Reserve Pavilion at Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi.

Call 02-207-7777.

Hope fair

Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel Ratchadamri Road

May 21, 9am-3pm

The first “Hope Fair” of 2020 will be an opportunity for shoppers to indulge with clothes, accessories, home decor and organic cosmetics. Visitors are invited to learn about innovative tools that will make their lives easier and parents can also spoil their little ones with educational games, clothes and fun accessories. Donation treasures that can be reused by the less fortunate are welcome. Hope Fair is renowned on the Bangkok scene for its selection of 100 artisans and entrepreneurs offering quality products and services which cannot be found elsewhere.

Visit facebook.com/hopefairbangkok or call 081-823-5608.

EXHIBITIONS Naked beauty

Museum of Contemporary Art Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road

Until March 25, 10am-6pm Tuesday-Sunday

“Naked Beauty” features 300 images of beautiful models and animals presented in fine art photography with the utmost aesthetic quality by model-turned-photographer Sylvie Blum. They include 100 original prints from her “Naked Beauty Series”, her world-famous “Big Cat Series” and her “Animal Series” as well as 200 images showing her very own diary over the past 20 years. Hailed as Ansel Adams of the female form, Blum is well-known for her embracing the classic aesthetic of hard light, clean angles and strong graphic elements in order to resume to the female shape to overlapping and abstracted forms or even a sculpture.

Call 02-016-5666/7.

Flower talk RCB Artery, River City Bangkok Charoen Krung 24 Until March 28, 10am-8pm

“Flower Talk” features artworks of various forms and media by 20 female artists — both professional and amateur, of any age and of different backgrounds ranging from students, new graduates, housewives and hilltribe women from remote areas. The exhibition is inspired by a magazine article that recounted the importance of flowers in Victorian-era England, where they were regarded as a communication tool to express feelings.

There is no admission fee. Visit rivercitybangkok.com or call 02-237-0077.

Mexican printmaking Alliance Francaise Bangkok Witthayu Road Until March 30, 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 8.30am-12.30pm on Sunday

The Embassy of Mexico presents the “La Máquina / La Machine” exhibition featuring an exclusive collection of 25 printmaking works by Mexican artists, inspired and performed in the old Paris manual printmaking style. This is a project that highlights the synergies of the francophone world, deeply connected with artistic expressions in different places of the world.

There is no admission fee.

Call 02-670-4200.

Landscapes of time River City Bangkok’s Room 240 Charoen Krung 24 Until March 30, 10am-10pm

The “All Things Left Behind” exhibition features 30 images captured predominately with medium and large format analogue cameras by Italian photographer Carolina Sandretto who takes viewers to Cuba, Svalbard and Antarctica to explore the idea of time and its passing and what it signifies for the landscape of things that belong to us.

There is no admission fee.

Call 02-237-0077/8.

Kostar’s selected masterpieces Park Lobby of So/ Bangkok Hotel Sathon Road Until March 31, 9am-9pm

“Fly Me To The Moon” is a dynamic showcase of French-born artist

Kostar’s urban art and graffiti including the space-trotter sculpture named Mister Balloon. Based in and inspired by many different cities, the artist experiments with a myriad of surfaces and textures to redefine urban art and graffiti. With a fun dose of humour and colour, Kostar is best known for creating new dimensions, especially through artistic hybrids of two contrasting concepts.

Call 02-624-0000.

Art to understand mental health Sathorn 11 Art Space, Sathon 11 Until March 31, 5pm-1am Tuesday-Sunday

“Mind The Unseen Heart: A Journey To Wholeness” is an exhibition series that brings together many talented multidisciplinary artists and professional health practitioners to open up the conversation on how their personal craft has been a valuable resource during their mental health journeys. Visitors can enjoy the works of several artists displayed at the gallery venue while dedicated activities celebrating a specific art form will be held on selected nights, from 7-11pm. Each event is curated with the intention to answer the question of “why mental health matters”, within the framework of different artistic disciplines and mindfulness practices. The aim of the event is to promote mental health literacy within the community.

There is no admission fee. Visit facebook.com/MindTheUnseenHeart, email shelly1311@gmail.com or call 081-172-0774.

Collage of things Case Space Revolution, 2nd floor Broccoli Revolution, corner of Sukhumvit 49 Until April 5, 11am-7pm Tuesday-Sunday

“Erstwhile Maps” is a collage exhibition by Gary-Ross Pastrana whose collage practice could be traced back to 1999 when he started making small paper-based works using magazine cut-outs that were primarily meant as exercises in colour and compositional strategies. A glimpse into his collage-based works provides an interesting counterpoint to his more well-known object and concept-based projects, offering new insights into his thought process and his long-standing investigations into meaning, form, and material.

Email case.spacerevolution@gmail. com or call 082-495-5484.

Cute girl Sky Lobby, 23 floor Centara Grand at CentralWorld Ratchadamri Road Until April 10, 8am-6pm

“Again” features acrylic on canvas paintings by Pakinee Rattana, aka Kingtun, who tells a story about her life with a sense of humour and sometimes in a sarcastic and innocent way using her trademark big-headed girl as the subject matter. The exhibition is aimed to make viewers feel happy and receive positive energy. Part of the proceeds from sale of the works will be donated to the Art for Cancer by Ireal Foundation.

There is no admission fee. Call 02-100-1234 ext 6753—6.

Nouveau art in Bangkok Museum of Digital Art 2nd floor of River City Bangkok Charoen Krung 24 Until April 16, 10am-8pm

“Something Nouveau” is a multimedia exhibition where the works of Klimt, Mucha and Beardsley spring to life with light and music, celebrating the golden period of art, design and architecture known as Art Nouveau. The exhibition consists of three “novels”, devoted to the art of these reputable masters of the style. Over 500 stunning images are projected onto large screens at different angles in a huge multimedia room so visitors can take a closer look at every last detail.

Tickets cost 350 baht for adults (250 baht for children and students up to bachelor’s degree). Visit zipeventapp. com/e/Something-Nouveau.

Motion in visual art Bridge Art Space Charoen Krung Road Until April 18, 10am-10pm Wednesday-Monday

“Studies In [E]motion And Time” is a solo exhibition by former TV and film director Paul Holmes who provides a handful of glimpses into the primacy of the time dimension through four video installations and sound art. Holmes’s practice focuses on the gestures and actions of the human face, voice and body. He uses still images, light, film, graphics and sound to renegotiate our understanding of modes of expression and viewing, of narrative and performance, often taking himself as the subject.

Visit facebook.com/bridgeartspace or call 089-666-2051.

Female voices

N. ATTA Gallery, OP Garden Charoen Krung 36

Until April 18, 1pm-7.30pm Tuesday-Saturday

“Venus & Vases” gathers seven female artists from different disciplines and cultures to reflect the notion of women’s rights and freedom through artworks in various media. The artists include Eddy Carroll from Australia; Floor Mommersteeg from the Netherlands; Kara Inez from Malaysia; Yuki Sumiya from Japan; and Maliwan Saihong, Pokchat Worasub and Imhathai Suwatthanasilp from Thailand.

Call 02-238-6422.

In memory of great teacher

National Gallery Bangkok Chao Fa Road

Until April 30, 9am-4pm Wednesday-Sunday

The “Reminiscences: 111 Years Of

Fua Haripitak” exhibition features more than 30 paintings in oil, acrylic and mix media on canvas, wood and metal by Prof Emeritus Vichoke Mukdamanee, former student of the late national artist Fua. He takes inspiration from his own artworks created while studying with his teacher and his style of teaching.

Visit facebook.com/TheNationalGalleryThailand or call 02-281-2224.

Living solar Jaras Lab, 3rd floor Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Pathumwan intersection Until May 3, 10am-9pm Tuesday-Sunday

“Living Solar: Affordable And Clean Energy” is the second exhibition by Jaras Lab: Clean Energy Learning Centre for Everyone that provides information about the development, innovation and the use of solar cells in everyday life. It’s aimed to create an understanding of the use of solar energy through practical information within the exhibition, experimental learning activities, and exchanging of opinions on future developments of clean energy, in order to promote social participation in improving energy sustainability for all.

Visit bacc.or.th or call 02-214-6630 ext 501—3.

Exquisite corpse Toot Yung Art Center Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai Until May 18, 9am-5pm Friday-Sunday

The “Cadavres Exquis” exhibition features a selection of 50 old and new works by Thailand-based French curator and painter Myrtille Tibayrenc. The title, which translates as “exquisite corpse”, is a French term referring to a kind of collective collage of words or images. The artist uses this technique to present a selection of 50 old and new works. She unites the common and the extraordinary, the sacred and the profane, the personal and the collective. Her erotic works show the historical gravity surrounding the female nude, and the ubiquity of pornographic images in the Internet era.

Visit tootyungartcenter.com or call 084-914-5499.

GET-TOGETHERS Vocational training Paradise Park, Srinakarin Road Until May 31, 11am-7pm

Paradise Park has transformed its Beauty and Health zone on the 3rd floor into a vocational training centre offering many different training courses for interested people looking for a career including fabric painting, quilting and wicker weaving.

There is no admission fee but seats are limited. Contact Call Center on 1285 or call 02-780-1429 and 091-735-9763.

Creative for the elderly Edutainment Zone 3rd floor of Paradise Park Srinakarin Road March 21 and 28, 10.30am-4pm

The Young Wai Club at Paradise Park is holding a series of DIY workshops designed for the retirees on every last two Saturdays of the month. For March 21, participants will learn to decorate a photo frame with light clay and paint acrylic on canvas, conducted by Perfect Art institute. Next Saturday March 28, they will work out on their muscles through Zumba dance, conducted by the Olympic Fitness Club. Registration should be made at the Information Counter, 1st floor.

There is no admission fee but seats are limited. Call 1285, 02-780-1429 or 091-735-9763.

DISCUSSION Tourism future March 25, 7-9pm

The outbreak of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, has brought unprecedented challenges, blindsiding not just this industry but many forms of trade, markets and business, for Thailand, the region and the world. “Fasten Your Seat Belts: Turbulent Times For Thailand’s Tourism Industry” is the topic of a discussion with distinguished speakers who will discuss the effects of the crisis and assess the short, medium and long-term prospects for Thailand’s tourism industry. They include TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn; Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president and CEO of Bangkok Airways; Vichit Prakobgosol; president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents; Marisa Sukosol Nuntibhakdi, vice-president of the Thai Hotels Association; and Charles Blocker, chairman, American Chamber of Commerce Travel & Tourism Committee.

It will be livestreamed online via youtube.com/channel/UCnhrBXCghVWqGXmc1fV99gw.

Call 02-652-0580.

CONTEST Perform as a pro

Held for the first time, the “Side By Side With The Thailand Phil” project is open to anyone wishing to perform as a professional musician with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Those who pass the audition will get experience in one on one practising and performing a concert with the TPO led by maestro Gudni A Emilson, together with flute soloist Yu Jin Jung, later in June at Prince Mahidol Hall, Mahidol University, Salaya campus.

Interested persons are required to send a video recording of the selected excerpts of their instrument. The application deadline is March 27. There is no admission fee. Visit thailandphil.com/events/side-by-side-thailand-phil or call 02-800-2525 ext 3108.