Visual Art: An interview with artist Shuang Li on ‘Alliance’, and Kim Association’s Alan Lo

In a city engineered for smooth circulation, of people, data, and capital, Alliance arrives as a quiet interruption. The exhibition marks Shuang Li’s first solo presentation in Southeast Asia and unfolds at Kim Association, a new project space in Singapore dedicated to transnational Asian practices. Anchored in Li’s recent work with storm chasing and livestreamed weather phenomena, the exhibition considers how contemporary life is shaped … Continue reading Visual Art: An interview with artist Shuang Li on ‘Alliance’, and Kim Association’s Alan Lo

Visual Art: IMBA’s ‘Botero in Singapore’ sees the city embracing life in full volume

IMBA will present Botero in Singapore at Gardens by the Bay, a landmark, first-of-its-kind celebration of one of the world’s most beloved artists, Maestro Fernando Botero. Jointly presented with the Fernando Botero Foundation as part of IMBA’s official launch, the exhibition brings together close to 130 original works across three dynamic formats, the world’s first Botero immersive experience, a major gallery exhibition of paintings, drawings … Continue reading Visual Art: IMBA’s ‘Botero in Singapore’ sees the city embracing life in full volume

Preview: SCO launches 《春乐满狮城》(Spring Melodies of the Lion City), first CNY album in over a decade

If Chinese New Year in Singapore had a soundtrack for 2026, this would be it. After more than a decade, the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is welcoming the festive season with a brand-new Chinese New Year album — one that feels both comfortingly familiar and unmistakably local. Titled 《春乐满狮城》(Spring Melodies of the Lion City), the digital release reimagines traditional New Year tunes through a Singapore … Continue reading Preview: SCO launches 《春乐满狮城》(Spring Melodies of the Lion City), first CNY album in over a decade

Arts of Hong Kong: M+’s facade features Shahzia Sikander’s ‘3 to 12 Nautical Miles’

HONG KONG – If you find yourself walking along Victoria Harbour this spring, look up. Stretching across the M+ Facade after dark is 3 to 12 Nautical Miles, a hypnotic new animation by Shahzia Sikander that turns centuries of global trade, empire, and maritime power into a slow-moving, painterly spectacle. Made from hand-painted watercolours and animated on a monumental scale, the work feels both intimate … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: M+’s facade features Shahzia Sikander’s ‘3 to 12 Nautical Miles’

Arts of Hong Kong: M+ proudly presents ‘Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now’ this March

HONG KONG – This spring, Hong Kong’s skyline of glass and steel finds an unexpected mirror inside M+. From March 2026, the museum will host Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now, a sweeping, immersive exhibition that charts nearly three decades of work by one of Asia’s most influential contemporary artists. It is ambitious, visually arresting, and uncannily timely, the kind of show that lingers long … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: M+ proudly presents ‘Lee Bul: From 1998 to Now’ this March

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: KENGO KUMA: MAKERU Architecture — The Ecology of Rhythm and Particle at New Art Museum Singapore

Step inside New Art Museum Singapore’s newest exhibition, and the world begins to shift. Walls breathe, floors whisper, and light drifts through porous layers of wood and bamboo. KENGO KUMA: MAKERU Architecture — The Ecology of Rhythm and Particle presents architecture not as static objects to be admired, but as lived, sensorial experiences — a choreography of material, memory, and environment that unfolds through the … Continue reading Visual Art: KENGO KUMA: MAKERU Architecture — The Ecology of Rhythm and Particle at New Art Museum Singapore

Visual Art: HOBBYHORSE – Rhythm and Forms of Play takes over Funan for Creative Intersections 2026

This Chinese New Year, it’s time to spend some time at Funan and horse around. Returning for its sixth edition, Creative Intersections gallops into Singapore Art Week 2026 with HOBBYHORSE: Rhythm and Forms of Play, a mall-wide experiential exhibition that transforms Funan into a playground of art, imagination, and motion. Running from 22 January to 22 February 2026, the free-to-enter showcase invites visitors to rediscover … Continue reading Visual Art: HOBBYHORSE – Rhythm and Forms of Play takes over Funan for Creative Intersections 2026

Visual Art: Human Being Human – Selections from the Collection of John and Cheryl Chia at The Private Museum

In a world shaped by constant change, fractured identities, and collective uncertainty, one question quietly persists: what does it really mean to be human? This is the starting point of Human Being Human, a major exhibition opening at The Private Museum, Singapore, in conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2026. Running from 19 January to 26 April 2026, the exhibition offers an intimate yet expansive look … Continue reading Visual Art: Human Being Human – Selections from the Collection of John and Cheryl Chia at The Private Museum

Preview: Alliance Française de Singapour presents the 2026 French Excellence Programme – À TABLE!

Wine, like art, is never just about what’s in the glass. It carries memory, place, ritual and emotion, ideas that sit at the heart of À TABLE!, the latest edition of the French Excellence Programme by Alliance Française de Singapour. Running from 7 February to 18 April 2026, the sixth instalment of the programme invites audiences to explore French winemaking not only as a craft, … Continue reading Preview: Alliance Française de Singapour presents the 2026 French Excellence Programme – À TABLE!