Visual Art: 15 Maldivian Artists Rewrite the Story of Paradise at Oaga Art Resort’s ‘The Shape of Return’

When most people picture the Maldives, they imagine turquoise lagoons, overwater villas and endless horizons. But beneath the postcard-perfect scenery lies another story—one shaped by memory, folklore, craftsmanship and the rhythms of island life. That is the story told by The Shape of Return, an exclusive Singapore exhibition presented by Suvāsthi by Oaga Art Resort in collaboration with Oevaali Art Gallery. Running from 21 June … Continue reading Visual Art: 15 Maldivian Artists Rewrite the Story of Paradise at Oaga Art Resort’s ‘The Shape of Return’

Visual Art: Hyundai Motor Group Opens Applications for the 7th VH AWARD, Expanding Opportunities for Emerging Media Artists Across Asia

Emerging media artists exploring the complexities, cultures and contemporary realities of Asia now have a new opportunity to bring their ideas to the global stage. Hyundai Motor Group has officially launched the open call for the 7th VH AWARD, inviting artists from across Asia and its diasporas to submit proposals between 26 May and 21 July 2026. Since its inception in 2016, the award has … Continue reading Visual Art: Hyundai Motor Group Opens Applications for the 7th VH AWARD, Expanding Opportunities for Emerging Media Artists Across Asia

Visual Art: Jeon Byeong Sam explores AI and Identity through his art at SAW 2026

Singapore Art Week 2026 is set to unfold across the city with its signature blend of global creativity and cultural dialogue, and one of its most anticipated highlights comes from Korean contemporary artist Jeon Byeong Sam, who will host two large-scale solo exhibitions across some of Singapore’s most iconic heritage landmarks. Opening on January 22, 2026, Jeon’s dual exhibitions will take over Capitol Singapore and … Continue reading Visual Art: Jeon Byeong Sam explores AI and Identity through his art at SAW 2026

Visual Art: Ibrahim Mahama’s Digging Stars makes art of care and caring

Ibrahim Mahama’s Digging Stars unfolds not only as an exhibition, but as a proposition for how art might be made, shared, and sustained under conditions of structural inequality and scarcity. While the works on view trace material histories of colonialism, trade, and industrial labour, the exhibition also gestures toward a broader set of questions: where does art take place, who is it for, and what … Continue reading Visual Art: Ibrahim Mahama’s Digging Stars makes art of care and caring

Visual Art: Wan Hai Hotel – Singapore Strait turns the Warehouse Hotel into living art

For twelve days in January, The Warehouse Hotel ceases to function merely as a site of transit and hospitality. Instead, it becomes something more porous, more unstable, and more alive. As part of Singapore Art Week 2026, Wan Hai Hotel: Singapore Strait transforms the hotel lobby into a speculative maritime commons, one in which performance, sound, moving image, and object-based works unfolded not as static … Continue reading Visual Art: Wan Hai Hotel – Singapore Strait turns the Warehouse Hotel into living art

Visual Art: Marigold Santos awarded inaugural ART SG FUTURES Prize by UBS and ART SG

ART SG and UBS announced Filipino-Canadian inter-disciplinary artist Marigold Santos as the inaugural recipient of the ART SG FUTURES Prize, presented by UBS, at ART SG 2026. Awarded to the most outstanding emerging artist featured in the fair’s FUTURES sector, the prize includes USD 10,000 and underscores a shared commitment by ART SG and UBS to championing new voices, experimentation and the future of contemporary … Continue reading Visual Art: Marigold Santos awarded inaugural ART SG FUTURES Prize by UBS and ART SG

Visual Art: Philip Colbert’s Lobster Beach takes over Sentosa

Sun, sand and a giant steel lobster holding an ice cream: this is not your average day at the beach. This January, Sentosa Island becomes the stage for one of Singapore’s most ambitious public art moments as international contemporary artist Philip Colbert unveils Lobster Beach, a large-scale takeover of Tanjong Beach that blends art, leisure and pop spectacle in irresistible fashion. Stretching across shoreline, sea … Continue reading Visual Art: Philip Colbert’s Lobster Beach takes over Sentosa

Visual Art: S.E.A. Focus 2026 arrives at ART SG to tackle ‘The Humane Agency’

This January, amid the buzz of Singapore Art Week, one homegrown platform is entering a bold new chapter. S.E.A. Focus 2026 makes its debut within ART SG, Southeast Asia’s leading international art fair, bringing with it a powerful curatorial proposition: art as an act of compassion. Staged at Marina Bay Sands from 23 to 26 January 2026, S.E.A. Focus 2026 invites audiences to slow down, … Continue reading Visual Art: S.E.A. Focus 2026 arrives at ART SG to tackle ‘The Humane Agency’

Visual Art: Fourth edition of ART SG brings world class art to Singapore once more

January in Singapore has become a season of recalibration. The city’s usual velocity gives way, briefly to a slower rhythm shaped by exhibitions, conversations, and encounters that extend well beyond gallery walls. With the opening of ART SG 2026, now in its fourth edition, that pause feels intentional. This is a fair increasingly interested not just in scale or spectacle, but in process, dialogue, and … Continue reading Visual Art: Fourth edition of ART SG brings world class art to Singapore once more

Visual Art: The 6th VH AWARD Exhibition opens for Singapore Art Week 2026

Opening this January at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, the 6th VH AWARD Exhibition brings together five newly commissioned media artworks by artists working across Asia and its diasporas. Presented by Hyundai Motor Group’s VH AWARD in partnership with the National Arts Council Singapore, the show feels more like a collective thought experiment, as it asks how we live, remember, and care in an age shaped by … Continue reading Visual Art: The 6th VH AWARD Exhibition opens for Singapore Art Week 2026