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.

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.