Art What!: Aesop brings the woodlands to the city with olfactory installation Scents of Being

‘Come wander with me, for the moonbeams are bright / On river and forest, o’er mountain and lea.’ Charles Jefferys Marking its second collaboration with the Singapore Night Festival, Aesop presents ‘Scents of Being,’ an olfactory installation that delves into the intricate relationship between scent and self. Running from 23 August to 7 September 2024 at the National Design Centre, this immersive showcase celebrates the … Continue reading Art What!: Aesop brings the woodlands to the city with olfactory installation Scents of Being

Art What!: Robert Zhao Renhui’s ‘Seeing Forest’ makes premiere at the Singapore Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

VENICE, ITALY – Representing Singapore with the country’s national Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is artist Robert Zhao Renhui, who presents his work Seeing Forest. Created in collaboration with curator Haeju Kim, Seeing Forest acts as an invitation for visitors to enter a mysterious, forested zone that exists both in the imagination and in Singapore. In this in-between … Continue reading Art What!: Robert Zhao Renhui’s ‘Seeing Forest’ makes premiere at the Singapore Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Art What!: National Gallery Singapore announces the participation of artists from its collection at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

VENICE, ITALY – National Gallery Singapore is delighted to announce that for the first time in the country’s history, artists from the Gallery’s collection have been invited to participate in the Main Exhibition of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Arte 2024), entitled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. The artworks will be featured in the “Nucleo … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore announces the participation of artists from its collection at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Art What!: 60th La Biennale di Venezia announces the Jury, chaired by Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson

VENICE, ITALY – The International Jury of the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia is made up of Julia Bryan-Wilson (president), American curator and professor at Columbia University; Alia Swastika, Indonesian curator and writer; Chika Okeke-Agulu, Nigerian curator and art critic; Elena Crippa, Italian curator; and María Inés Rodríguez, French-Colombian curator. The appointment of the Jury has been deliberated by the Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia upon recommendation by Adriano Pedrosa, the Curator of the 60th Exhibition titled Stranieri Ovunque – … Continue reading Art What!: 60th La Biennale di Venezia announces the Jury, chaired by Professor Julia Bryan-Wilson

Art What!: 60th La Biennale di Venezia takes on the title of ‘Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere’, to welcome 88 participating countries

VENICE, ITALY – The 60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, will open to the public from Saturday 20th April to Sunday 24th November, 2024, at the Giardini and the Arsenale; it will be curated by Adriano Pedrosa and organised by La Biennale di Venezia. The pre-opening will take place on April 17, 18 and 19; the awards ceremony and inauguration will be held on 20 April 2024. Since 2021, La Biennale di Venezia launched … Continue reading Art What!: 60th La Biennale di Venezia takes on the title of ‘Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere’, to welcome 88 participating countries

Art What!: Figuring A Scene at National Gallery Singapore

How do you understand and make sense of artworks? Dr. Patrick Flores, Deputy Director of Curatorial and Research at National Gallery Singapore suggests that elements from nature can lend meaning by animating social forms and shaping each viewer’s unique understanding of artworks. This inquiry is explored in National Gallery Singapore’s upcoming exhibition, Figuring a Scene, which runs till 1st December 2024. Housed in Dalam Southeast … Continue reading Art What!: Figuring A Scene at National Gallery Singapore

Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore

Step into a fascinating world of stories within leading Singaporean artist Cheong Soo Pieng’s artworks with National Gallery Singapore’s new exhibition Cheong Soo Pieng: Layer by Layer. The free exhibition is Southeast Asia’s first to use in-depth material analysis, through tools such as x-ray scans and infrared photography to reveal fresh insights into Cheong’s artistic processes and innovative use of materials. Layer by Layer breaks … Continue reading Art What!: Cheong Soo Pieng – Layer by Layer at National Gallery Singapore

Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum

This April, Goddess: Brave. Bold. Beautiful. is set to make its dazzling Asian premiere at ArtScience Museum on, casting a powerful spotlight on screen legends who have challenged narratives, defied expectations, and broken boundaries across 120 years of cinematic history from the silent era to modern day film and television. Originally hailing from ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture in Melbourne, this new iteration … Continue reading Art What!: Goddess – Brave. Bold. Beautiful. at ArtScience Museum

Arts of Hong Kong: Largest edition of Art Basel Hong Kong since 2019 draws to a close, with significant sales and bristling showcases

The 11th edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Basel’s premier fair in Asia, concluded today, offering local and international audiences a vibrant overview of the region’s flourishing art scenes. Marking the second decade of Art Basel’s operation in Asia’s world city, the show assumed its pre-pandemic scale for the first time since 2019, welcoming 242 leading galleries from the Asia –Pacific, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Largest edition of Art Basel Hong Kong since 2019 draws to a close, with significant sales and bristling showcases

Art What!: Ho Tzu Nyen – Time & the Tiger at SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark 

This month, Singapore Art Museum (SAM) opens Ho Tzu Nyen: Time & the Tiger, a solo exhibition by critically acclaimed Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen that features eight major installations, including a new commission titled T for Time. Co-organised by SAM and Art Sonje Center (ASJC), this is the first mid-career survey devoted to Ho’s practice over the past two decades, drawing largely from SAM’s collection. The … Continue reading Art What!: Ho Tzu Nyen – Time & the Tiger at SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark