TALKS
CURATED BY AARON CEZAR
Returning for ART SG 2025, the TALKS program, supported by AXA XL, will offer a diverse series of engaging discussions exploring a range of contemporary art themes and issues, from the Bangkok Art Biennale to the intersection of performance and art, the relationship between art and artificial intelligence, the current landscape of film and moving image practices, and more. The program will also spotlight Singaporean art, celebrating the rich landscape of the region. Led by director Aaron Cezar, Delfina Foundation (London) will collaborate with ART SG to create a series of programmes around collecting, philanthropy and creating private foundations.
ART SG is pleased to present artist talks by significant rising stars hailing from Southeast Asia who have made an international impact, London-based and Malaysian-born painter and mixed media artist Mandy El-Sayegh, and Thai multi-disciplinary artist Korakrit Arunanondchai, who in 2024 presented a major installation at the Bangkok Kunsthalle, nostalgia for unity, an ongoing solo exhibition at Museum MACAN, Jakarta, Sing Dance Cry Breathe, and is the founder of Ghost, tri-annual video and performance art series, which will return for its third and final edition in 2025.
Over the last 15 years, Aaron Cezar has positioned the Delfina Foundation as a meeting point and incubator of creative talent, forming partnerships with leading international institutions. He has also developed the Foundation’s groundbreaking thematic programs such as Collecting as Practice, the first ever integrated residency program for collectors and artists. In addition, Cezar has curated external exhibitions, performances and programs at the Hayward Gallery Project Space, SongEun Artspace, ArtBo, and Art Dubai, among others. As part of the official public program of the 58 th Venice Art Biennale, he conceived the opening week and final weekend performances with Ralph Rugoff. Cezar has also moderated high profile discussions in conferences as well as art fairs, including Art Basel, Frieze and Art Brussels. He is a Strategic Advisor to Asymmetry Art Foundation and Kunsthalle Praha, and has been appointed to numerous boards and committees.