VENUS IN THE SHELL

Until February 28

In Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love, desire, beauty, prosperity, fertility, and victory. Over the centuries she has been depicted in iconic artworks, including The Birth

of Venus by the early Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, and the famous Venus de Milo armless torso sculpture. This month, at River City Bangkok’s RCB Galleria (2nd floor), the internationally acclaimed Thai artist and illustrator Phannapast “Yoon” Taychamaythakool presents her own interpretations of this mythic beauty in a solo show that is divided into five separate chapters: Venus in the Shell, Forbidden Flower, Moonlight Dive, Mandragora in the Vase, and The Wanderer. She takes visitors into her own extraordinary and enchanting world of mythology and imagination, delving into the secretive corners of humanity’s fragility, anger, disappointment, love, joy, jealousy, brightness, and darkness.