What’s On: Singapore and Southeast Asia
From Singapore to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City and more: a round-up of Southeast Asia's best contemporary art exhibitions and events.
Singapore
Rooting for Change: Artistic Responses to Climate Change and Sustainability
DASSAD, Robert Zhao, and Ong Wei Ting
National Museum of Singapore
20 April – 31 July
Siew Kee Liong, Thasnai Sethaseree, Han Sai Por, Paul Nickson, Herru Yoga, Yunizar, Wei Ligang, Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro, Suzann Victor, Rudi Mantofani, Li Jin, Gu Gan, Erizal As. Dini Nur Aghnia, Choong Kam Kow, and Ashley Bickerton
Gajah Gallery
2 June – 11 July
Annual Special Exhibition: Second Movement
Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, Heman Chong, Genevieve Chua, Richard Deacon, Heri Dono, Ryan Gander, Goh Beng Kwan, Han Sai Por, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Shirazeh Houshiary, Teppei Kaneuji, Kim Beom, Jason Lim, Zul Mahmod, Eko Nugroho, Manuel Ocampo, Anri Sala, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Hema Upadhyay, Ian Woo, Haegue Yang, and Anni Albers
STPI
11 June – 24 July
Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, and Nobuaki Takekawa
Ota Fine Arts
15 July – 17 Aug
Dislocations: Memory & Meaning of the Fall of Singapore, 1942
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National Museum of Singapore
29 Jan – 31 July
Cheryl Teo, Jumaadi, Nabilah Said, Li Hongbo, PHUNK, and Keiichi Tanaami
Singapore Art Museum
28 May – 14 Aug
Emak Kata Jangan Seniman’ [Mum said don’t be an artist]
Johann M Fauzi, and Masuri Mazlan
Art Porters
1 June – 17 July
Shu Lea Cheang, Tiffany Chung, Cian Dayrit, Ho Rui An, Ho Tzu Nyen, Zarina Muhammad, Joel Tan, Zachary Chan, P7:1SMA , and Bo Wang
Singapore Art Museum
3 June – 4 Sep
OFF / ON: Everyday Technology that Changed our Lives, 1970s – 2000s
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National Museum of Singapore
10 June – 30 Oct
Broken White Project : Tropenwelle
Dian Suci Rahmawati, Meliantha Muliawan, Prihatmoko Moki, Restu Ratnaningtyas, Riono Tanggul Nusantoro, Rudy ‘Atjeh’ Dharmawan, Widi Pangestu, and Wisnu Auri
Mizuma Gallery
2 July – 31 July
Artist and Sustainability: Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2022 Art Exhibition
Muhammad Raihaan, Quek Sau Ming, Aung Kaung Oo, Tan Ngaik Boon, Cai Xingmeng, Tay Yong Yu Remus, Graham Wei Jie Howarth, Kieran Lim Jay Ren (Lin Jieren), Taegon Low, Muhammad Ridq Aufa Rusyaidi Bin Ruzairi, Zhuo Yiting, Nur Emelda Binte Eirie
National Museum of Singapore
13 July – 25 July
Emiria Sunassa, Eduardo Masferré, and Yeh Chi Wei
National Gallery Singapore
25 July 2022 – 31 Jan 2023
REGIONAL
The 11th White Elephant Art Award Exhibition “Endless Giving”
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Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
26 April – 28 Aug
Tawee Ratchaneekorn, 1960 – 2022: A Retrospective Exhibition
Tawee Ratchaneekorn
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), and Tawee Ratchaneekorn Art Gallery
17 May – 11 Sep
Crossover II: The Nature of Relationships
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BACC & Thai Art Collector Association (TACA)
19 May – 11 Sep
Ridho Rizki, Herru Yoga, Jane Lee, Yunizar, Semsar Siahaan, Rudi Mantofani, Mahalakshmi Kannappan, I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih, Handiwirman Saputra, Erizal As, and Ashley Bickerton
Gajah Gallery
1 June – 18 July
The dreamer: heterotopia, tabula rasa, noble silence (a part of ongoing project 0395A.ĐC)
Ly Hoàng Ly
Manzi
5 June – 17 July
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Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), Hear & Found, Supachai Ketkaroonkul, and DuckUnit
19 July – 31 July
Theresia Agustina Sitompul
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MACAN)
9 April – 30 Oct
A.D Pirous, Ahmad Sadali, But Muchtar, Damien Hirst, David LaChapelle, I Nyoman Masriadi, Jeff Koons, Keith Haring, Liu Ye, Richard Prince, S. Sudjojono, Srihadi Soedarsono, Takashi Murakami, Tang Zhi Gang, Wang Guangyi, Wang Xin, Yue Minjun, and Yoshitomo Nara, and others.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MACAN), and the Museum Seni Rupa dan Keramik
30 April – 18 Sep
Azizan Paiman, Azzaha Ibrahim, Blankmalaysia, CC Kua, Chang Yoong Chia, Cheng Yen Pheng, Chong Yan Chuah, Dhavinder Singh, Dipali Gupta, Eddie Wong, Engku Iman, Haffendi Anuar, Haris Abadi, Hasanul Isyraf Idris, Hoo Fan Chon, Ivan Lam, Izat Arif, Kamal Sabran, Kim, Kumpulan Ukir Kite’ Kelab Kebudayaan Mah Meri, Leon Leong, Mimi Aslinda, Minstrel Kuik, Pangrok Sulap, Samsudin Wahab, Sharon Chin, Tan Kian Ming, Tan Zi Hao, Tetriana Ahmed Fauzi, Tin and Theyvapaalan S Jayaratnam, and Yeoh Choo Kuan
Ilham Gallery
17 May – 23 Oct
Agus Suwage: The Theatre of Me
Agus Suwage
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MACAN)
4 June – 15 Oct
Jane Lee, Yunizar, Wei Ligang, Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro, Suzann Victor, Handiwirman Saputra, and Ashley Bickerton
Gajah Gallery
26 June – 26 July
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National Art Gallery Malaysia, National Museum of Australia, and Mosster Studio
30 June – 11 Sep
Loi Cai Xiang, Yeo Siew Hua, Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro, Suzann Victor, Ashley Bickerton, and Arron Teo
Gajah Gallery
29 July- 21 Aug