Finding Serenity: A New Exhibition at The Standard, Bangkok
This June, I'm honored to present Serenity, a solo exhibition at The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, as part of their House of Pride celebration. On view from June 5–30, 2025, Serenity is a meditation on the color blue—its symbolism, its aspirations, and its emotional weight within both my personal story and the broader LGBTQIA+ community.
Pre-installation view of Serenity by Trey Hurst at The Standard, Bangkok. Featuring new abstract paintings and sculptural works reflecting on the color blue as a symbol of peace and identity during Pride Month 2025.
About the Exhibition
Serenity began with a single question: “Where do I belong within the spectrum of the Pride flag?”
As a Black, gay man—an American in a time when the policies and priorities of my government grow increasingly hostile toward people who look and love like me—this question feels increasingly urgent. My work has always been about seeking calm, balance, and connection in the face of inner turmoil and outer chaos. In this exhibition, I turn to the color Blue as both a meditation and a guide.
Historically, Blue in the Pride flag stands for serenity, peace, and harmony. In the current eleven-color iteration of the flag, it sits as one piece in a broader map of collective identity and shared values. For me, Blue is not a reflection of how I always feel, but an aspiration. A North Star.
The work in Serenity explores this idea through new paintings and sculptural forms. In pieces like Spectre 13, layers of navy, ultramarine, and cobalt shift and blend into abstract figures—two bodies leaning into each other.
A Serenity Sculpture by Trey Hurst in progress at his Bangkok studio. These curved blue forms serve as three-dimensional meditations on peace and presence, created for his Pride Month exhibition at The Standard, Bangkok.
The Serenity Sculptures, curved wooden forms wrapped in hand-painted blue leather, extend this meditation into three dimensions. They invite a moment of stillness. A breath. A sense of pause in a world that rarely gives us one.
I hope this show offers a quiet space within the celebration. A space to reflect, reconnect, and remember what stillness feels like.
Opening Party & Artist Talk — June 5th
Please join me on Thursday, June 5 for an opening party and artist talk at The Standard, Bangkok. We’ll kick off the exhibition with a conversation about art, identity, and the creative process behind Serenity, followed by music, cocktails, and community.
Time: 6:00 PM – late
Location: The Parlor, The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon
No RSVP required.
The Afternoon Tea at The Standard, Bangkok, inspired by Trey Hurst’s Serenity exhibition. This limited-edition set celebrates Pride Month with artful desserts and cocktails echoing the show’s calming blue palette.
Afternoon Tea Set
To accompany the show, I’ve co-created a limited-edition Afternoon Tea set with Tease—a visual and sensory tribute to serenity, harmony, and peace. Inspired by my work on view at House of Pride. Designed to be shared, this is an invitation to slow down, connect, and celebrate community over bites as thoughtful as they are beautiful. Available daily from June 1 to July 31.
Serenity is on view throughout June in The Parlor and Tease at The Standard, Bangkok as part of House of Pride. Come see it if you’re in town, and happy Pride!
-Trey