Singapore already boasts more than 50 contemporary art galleries, including the newly opened Centre for Contemporary Art and the Singapore Art Museum, and hosts world-class art events including the recent Singapore Biennale and Art Stage Singapore, ...full story
Singaporean artist Charles Lim. Singapore will return to the prestigious Venice Biennale exhibition next year, represented by artist Charles Lim and curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, who researches art from Singapore and South-east Asia at the National ...full story
I suspect that the people behind any project to promote art in the HDB heartland has a kind of self-preservation checklist. There must be no obscenity – check. No reproduction of The Scream or Mona Lisa or risk getting sued – check. Don't anyhow draw ...full story
Singapore International Festival of Arts' inaugural edition will be held in August, with the theme "Legacy and the Expanded Classics'. A 50-hour performance piece by celebrated Indian artist Nikhil Chopra about India's fight against colonialism, and a ...full story
Filipino artist Rodel Tapaya's canvas Baston Ni Kabunian, Bilang Pero Di Mabilang (Cane Of Kabunian, Numbered But Cannot Be Counted, above) won him the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize in 2011. -- PHOTO: SINGAPORE ART ...full story
... Social Creatives and South West Community Development Council. More than 600 people, ranging from students to teachers and residents, were involved in the creation of the art pieces which depict Singapore's culture and history over the past 50 years.full story
Four Singapore artists - Ang Song Nian, Sarah Choo, Robert Zhao Renhui and Urich Lau - are among 30 finalists vying for a major regional art prize. The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, with an award of US$30,000 (S$37,368), is the largest regional award for art.full story
On Friday and Saturday, expect to see several star lots in the categories of fine jewellery, jadeite, 20th-century Asian and contemporary art and rare wines, cognac and single malt whiskey. These will be auctioned from May 17 to 26 at the Bonhams Hong ...full story
Following the National Art Gallery's new brand identity, it has had to deal with some fairly negative comments. This was part of its high profile efforts to promote Singaporean and Southeast Asian arts, and occupies two heritage buildings in Singapore ...full story
On the eve of this second edition, AMA met Camilla Hewiston, who, having led the activities of the Affordable Art Fair Singapore since it opened in 2010, is now director of both the Affordable Art Fair Singapore and Hong Kong. What's your history: how ...full story