Museum Musings: Weixin Quek Chong Wins Grand Prize at Singapore Art Musuem’s President’s Young Talents 2018

The Singapore Art Museum has announced the winners of the seventh edition of the President’s Young Talents at an awards ceremony graced by Madam Halimah Yacob, President of the Republic of Singapore. Taking home the Grand Prize was artist Weixin Quek Chong with her artwork titled sft crsh ctrl, while Yanyun Chen‘s The scars that write us garnered the most votes by members of public … Continue reading Museum Musings: Weixin Quek Chong Wins Grand Prize at Singapore Art Musuem’s President’s Young Talents 2018

Museum Musings: Singapore Art Museum Introduces SAM Touch Collection, Specially for the Visually-Impaired Community

The Singapore Art Museum has introduced the all new SAM Touch Collection today, one of several initiatives by SAM to extend the contemporary art experience to audiences of all backgrounds and abilities. The SAM Touch Collection, as its name suggests, comprises art specifically developed to travel and engage with the visually-impaired community. The development of the SAM Touch Collection began back in 2014, with focus group … Continue reading Museum Musings: Singapore Art Museum Introduces SAM Touch Collection, Specially for the Visually-Impaired Community

Museum Musings: Boedi Widjaja Co-Comissioned For APT9 and Singapore Biennale 2019

Singapore-based Indonesian artist Boedi Widjaja has been co-comissioned by the Singapore Art Museum and Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) to produce a two-part architectural and sound installation, to be presented at ‘The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’ (APT9) in Brisbane, Australia and the Singapore Biennale 2019. This is the first project to be developed from a five-year partnership between the two … Continue reading Museum Musings: Boedi Widjaja Co-Comissioned For APT9 and Singapore Biennale 2019

Museum Musings: President’s Young Talents 2018 at Singapore Art Museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) returns this October with the 7th edition of the President’s Young Talents 2018 exhibition. Held at SAM at 8Q from 4th October 2018 to 27th January 2019, the latest edition of the exhibition features five Singaporean contemporary artists – Yanyun Chen, Weixin Quek Chong, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi and Zarina Muhammad. Inaugurated in 2001 by SAM, the President’s Young Talents … Continue reading Museum Musings: President’s Young Talents 2018 at Singapore Art Museum

Museum Musings: Installation in Progress at SAM

The Singapore Art Museum has launched its newest presentation this week. Titled Installation in Progress, the presentation is a retrospective on the SAM’s own history as it explores ideas of exhibitions and exhibition-making. Tracing the time from SAM’s opening in 1996 to its present day expansion and growth, Installation in Progress will be located at SAM Curve at the Singapore Art Museum till 26th August 2018. Having produced over 300 … Continue reading Museum Musings: Installation in Progress at SAM

Preview: Singapore Art Week 2018 – Discover, Engage, Experience

Kicking the arts calendar into motion next January is the 6th edition of the Singapore Art Week (SAW). A joint initiative by the National Arts Council (NAC), the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), SAW returns with an exciting lineup of art activities and experiences, from exhibition launches to gallery openings, to film screenings to boat tours. Said NAC Director … Continue reading Preview: Singapore Art Week 2018 – Discover, Engage, Experience