This year’s edition of ART SG shines a spotlight on South Asian contemporary art with a new pavilion that aims to spark intercultural dialogue. Supported by cultural partner TVS Motor Company and curatorially advised by Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, founder of Studio Public Memory, South Asia Insights features eight prominent galleries.
Ahead of the opening of Wan Hai Hotel: Singapore Strait, ART SG is pleased to introduce two of its participating artists / artist collectives, Joshua Serafin and Arka Kinari, in this interview.
As Singapore's cultural landscape matures, private foundations are playing an increasingly vital role. Here are three to watch.
Few institutions have had as profound an impact on artists, curators and collectors worldwide as the Delfina Foundation. The London-based nonprofit was founded in 2007 by the charismatic Spanish-born philanthropist Delfina Entrecanales. A key player in the city's art scene, she was passionate about funding artists and providing them with studio spaces. Today, the foundation has become a hub not only for artists but also for collectors and curators from across the globe. We sit down with Founding Director Aaron Cezar to explore his upcoming panel discussions at ART SG which explore the evolving role of collectors in Asia.
Within less than a year, Bangkok Kunsthalle has cemented itself as one of Thailand’s leading art institutions. Bangkok-based art patron Marisa Chearavanont opened the multidisciplinary space in January, taking over an abandoned printing house in Chinatown. Besides mounting experimental exhibitions, the space hosts artist residency program as well as residencies for curators. The Kunsthalle is part of an ambitious not-for-profit enterprise Khao Yai Art, helmed by Founding Director Stefano Rabolli Pansera. We spoke with Pansera to learn more about the organisation's activities in Thailand and the film program he is curating for ART SG.
Historic mosques, madrasas and caravanserais across Uzbekistan’s capital will come alive with contemporary art next September as the inaugural edition of the Bukhara Biennial takes over the city. One of the largest contemporary art events in Central Asia, it will bring together art, crafts, food, textiles and music. Titled “Recipes for Broken Hearts,” the biennial is helmed by Artistic Director Diana Campbell (also Founding Artistic Director of the Dhaka-based Samdani Art Foundation, and Chief Curator of the Dhaka Art Summit) working in collaboration with Creative Director of Architecture Wael Al Awar. We speak with Campbell to learn more.
The fourth edition of the Bangkok Art Biennale will open on 24 October 2024. This city-wide celebration of art has become a highly anticipated event in the regional art calendar, and ART SG speaks with Dr Apinan Poshyananda, who has helmed all four editions, to take stock of how far the Biennale has come and how it has contributed to the art ecosystem.
The spirit of experimentation runs deep in brothers Alex and Johnny Turnbull, ART SG Advisory Group members. As sons of two of Britain’s most prominent post-war artists—Singapore-born Kim Lim and Scottish-born William Turnbull—they were, paradoxically, discouraged from pursuing careers in art, a stark reminder of the challenging realities their parents’ generation of artists endured.
Coinciding with ART SG 2024, ArtScience Museum presents New Eden: Science Fiction Mythologies Transformed, showcasing the work of twenty-four Asian women artists and collectives, to offer fresh insights on a genre premised on envisioning alternative futures and imaginary realms. ART SG speaks to the exhibition’s curatorial team about the exhibition and the Museum’s upcoming season of science fiction.