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Exhibition Extravaganza: Johnny Quek’s My Brush at the Merlin Gallery

In his inaugural exhibition, gallerist, entrepreneur, art collector, and calligrapher Johnny Quek presents My Brush at the Merlin Gallery. In My Brush, the exhibition honors the private collection of calligraphy works by the 72-year old Quek, who is also a long-time director of Merlin Gallery, besides being known as a key collector and promoter for works by Singapore’s pioneering artist Dr Chen Wen Hsi. From an early … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Johnny Quek’s My Brush at the Merlin Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection at The Private Museum

This January, The Private Museum (TPM) presents Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection, an exhibition of works by the DUO collectors, who have been semi-anonymously collecting the art of Singapore-based emerging artists over the past 5 years. Held alongside Singapore Art Week 2020, the exhibition will showcase 20 artworks from 16 emerging artists. As part of TPM’s 10th anniversary, the museum revisits its … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Emerging: Collecting Singapore Contemporary – Selections from the DUO Collection at The Private Museum

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Hello /enter by Divaagar (SG) x Ryosuke Tanaka (TYO) at UltraSuperNew Gallery

For their first ever inter-gallery collaborative exhibition, UltraSuperNew Gallery in Tokyo and Singapore present Hello /enter this January. In an effort to aid local artists in building networks outside of the country, UltraSuperNew Gallery has initiated the programme Hello /enter, leveraging on thee relationship between both galleries in Tokyo and Singapore. Gallery coordinators help connect local artists with each other across countries, and over an … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Hello /enter by Divaagar (SG) x Ryosuke Tanaka (TYO) at UltraSuperNew Gallery

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Museum Musings: 2219 – Futures Imagined at the ArtScience Museum

While most institutions and organisations may be busy celebrating our Bicentennial this year, the ArtScience Museum has gone in quite the opposite direction with their newest exhibition, as they instead celebrate our future, 200 years later. With 2219: Futures Imagined, the ArtScience Museum takes inspiration from local poet Alvin Pang to present a speculative exhibition of works from over two dozen artists, architects, filmmakers, writers and theatre companies from Singapore and … Continue reading Museum Musings: 2219 – Futures Imagined at the ArtScience Museum

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Rooted in Bali at the Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced Rooted in Bali, a group exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto, featuring three Indonesian artists: Budi Agung Kuswara, I Made Djirna, and Made Wianta. Rooted in Bali presents the works of three contemporary artists who were born, raised, and are now working in Bali. Coming from three different generations with different artistic approaches as well as techniques and media, Budi Agung Kuswara, … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Rooted in Bali at the Mizuma Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: André Hemer’s Images Cast by the Sun at Yavuz Gallery

Yavuz Gallery Singapore presents Images Cast by the Sun, a solo exhibition by New Zealand artist André Hemer this November. Hemer’s practice foregrounds the intersections between digital form and traditional painting. Central to his practice is an exploration of what it means to create paintings during a time in history in which the experience of an object is being continuously torn between states of physical … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: André Hemer’s Images Cast by the Sun at Yavuz Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Melissa Tan’s Under The Arched Sky at Richard Koh Fine Art

Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) presents local artist Melissa Tan’s solo exhibition in Singapore, titled Under the Arched Sky. The artist will present 7 wall-bound mixed media pieces and an extensive installation work. A state of suspension is something that can be considered in several facets. While it suggests a withholding or removal, it can also be the means by which something is supported. There … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Melissa Tan’s Under The Arched Sky at Richard Koh Fine Art

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Pinaree Sanpitak’s Bodily Space – Confessed and Concealed at Yavuz Gallery

This October. Yavuz Gallery presents internationally-acclaimed Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak in her solo exhibition, Bodily Space: Confessed and Concealed. Over the period of three decades, Sanpitak’s practice has expanded from painting and collage to other media, spanning across sculpture, installation, print and participatory projects. Undergirding this diverse practice is her consistent engagement with the human body as a key thematic subject and iconography. Distilled into … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Pinaree Sanpitak’s Bodily Space – Confessed and Concealed at Yavuz Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s Variations on Symmetry at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced a brand new solo exhibition, Variations on Symmetry, by Indonesian artist, Albert Yonathan Setyawan. Albert Yonathan Setyawan graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology with an MFA in Ceramics in 2012. Following that, he moved to Kyoto, Japan, to continue his research and training in contemporary ceramic art at Kyoto Seika University where he is a doctoral degree candidate. Setyawan has participated … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s Variations on Symmetry at Mizuma Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere – Art Education Summit by NTU CCA at Gillman Barracks

NTU CCA Singapore presents Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere, which engages with art in privately owned public spaces through a Public Art Education Summit and research presentation. Taking as its point of departure the neighbouring Culture City. Culture Scape. Public Art Trail at Mapletree Business City—developed with curatorial consultation by NTU CCA Singapore— the Summit and presentation explore broader cultural and artistic developments … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere – Art Education Summit by NTU CCA at Gillman Barracks

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