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Curator formerly known as Aaron Cezar wows as Prince

The director of the Delfina Foundation showed off his inner purple during Singapore's Art SG fair

An insider's guide to Singapore Art Week: Emmeline Yong

The co-founder and director of Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film on her upcoming exhibitions and the best place to see the city's skyline

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An insider's guide to Singapore Art Week: Ning Chong

Ning Chong is the co-founder of the private gallery The Culture Story with her father Chong Huai Seng

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Singapore Art Week: art off the beaten track

As well as the big museums and fairs, Singapore Art Week gives smaller projects a chance to shine

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An insider's guide to Singapore Art Week: Robert Zhao Renhui

The artist on how the city’s art scene is becoming more focused on sustainability and ecological themes

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An insider's guide to Singapore Art Week: Yeo Shih Yun

The founder of INSTINC art space on the DIY spirit of Singapore’s art scene

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An insider's guide to Singapore Art Week: Tini Aliman

The sound artist describes creating ‘poetic cartography’ that retells the stories of the land

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From organisations nurturing young talent to a successful new art fair, Singapore's art scene is hitting its stride

As this year's Singapore Art Week kicks off, we take a look at the development of the city-state's museums, galleries and wider arts ecosystem over recent years

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Let there be light: Singapore Art Week brings art to every part of the city

Visitors to this year's Singapore Art Week are spoilt for choice, with more than 160 events and exhibitions to take in, from art fairs to shows of established and emerging Southeast Asian artists

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Five shows to see: we pick the highlights of Singapore Art Week

Taking place from 17-26 January, the week includes everything from museum shows to one-off pop-ups

Moon paintings and fictitious flowers: Our pick of the art on show at Art SG

Silkscreens, videos and abstract paintings are among the works to look out for

Politicsanalysis

Singapore’s guitar-strumming new prime minister sparks hopes of more artistic support and freedom

Lawrence Wong has shown signals that he intends to support arts-related initiatives with significant funding, though entrenched societal attitudes mean concerns about censorship remain

Rybolovlev vs Sotheby’s: a closer look at the epic court battle

Plus, Singapore's art scene and a photograph by Zanele Muholi

Art fairsanalysis

Smaller than last year but with 'swifter sales': second edition of Singapore's Art SG opens to VIPs

The fair has seen exhibitor numbers decrease by 29% since 2023, but many galleries are reporting a better turnout

Singapore Art Week exhibitions explore connections between the city-state and the Global South

Parallels between Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa are the subject of two thematic shows

Art SGnews

Art SG Singapore fair report: has the city-state’s moment in the sun finally come?

Prestigious international galleries and regional heavyweights alike have gathered for the fair's much-delayed inaugural edition

'It helps Hong Kong if other Asian cities do well': Chinese gallerist Kevin Poon discusses his new Singapore gallery

The influencer and dealer has opened an outpost of his WOAW gallery in the Southeast Asian city, which is enjoying a new art market spotlight

Long-delayed Art SG fair finally makes its debut—and Singapore is ready

An influx of wealth during the pandemic coupled with increased attention from blue-chip galleries has primed the city for an art market boom

New faces and major anniversaries: art fair highlights of 2023

East Asia gains two new commercial art events and Frieze London turns 20

NFTnews

NFTs ruled as digital assets after Singapore court freezes blockchain sale of Bored Ape

Collector has won a court injunction to stop the sale of an NFT that was used as collateral against a loan

'We approach it like dating—try it for one year first, and see': Art Basel partners with S.E.A. Focus fair in Singapore, but insists it is committed to Hong Kong

The fair company has already collaborated with Art Week Tokyo next week, and says its role is to help and "hold their hands"

Influential Singapore arts centre the Substation closes down permanently after 30 years

Venue's board announced closure "with profound sadness" in March after losing sole tenancy of the theatre and gallery space

Will it ever happen? Inaugural Art SG postponed for a fourth time

The first edition of the Singapore fair, first announced in 2018, is now scheduled to happen in January 2022

Singapore art space prepares final show in Gillman Barracks after Covid-19 shortfall

NTU Centre for Contemporary Art to close physical venue in March, casting doubt on future of gallery district

Art SG cancels inaugural fair—again

After postponing last year, first edition planned for this autumn will now happen in November 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

Art marketanalysis

Singapore's SEA Focus fair navigates censorship and Taipei Dangdai date clash

Strong second edition of event, dedicated to Southeast Asian art, narrowly avoided coronavirus panic

Inaugural Taiwan and Singapore fairs shrug off the gloom

Predicted stockmarket slowdown and stiff competition do not deter two debut fairs, but Art Stage Singapore is cancelled at the eleventh hour

Art Stage Singapore cancelled

Fair director Lorenzo Rudolf says the "given circumstances" leave no other choice

Art marketarchive

What Chinese collectors are really buying

While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art