ART SG

2023 - 1 - 11

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S.E.A. Focus, a Curatorial Alternative to ART SG, Offers a Concise ... (ARTnews)

Initiated by STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery and the National Arts Council, S.E.A. Focus presents mostly galleries from Singapore and Southeast Asia, a ...

Focus Fund as a crucial initiative to build and expand a meaningful legacy for art from Southeast Asia.” One is a platform focused on Southeast Asian galleries and artists; the other is a major international fair with a much broader mandate,” Levy-Lambert said. Focus, our ultimate wish is for visitors to discover something new about Southeast Asia through its art, artists, and the dialogue around it. Focus](https://www.artnews.com/t/s-e-a-focus/) is a local boutique art fair in its fifth edition and the second year of a partnership with behemoth [Art Basel](https://www.artnews.com/t/art-basel/). The inaugural works acquired through the fund are a series of 13 works by Indonesian artist Agung Kurniawan presented by Jakarta-based gallery ROH Projects; and Mercurial Inscription (2022), a video work by Malaysian artist Tan Zi Hao, presented by Kuala Lumpur–based gallery A+ Works of Art. “The artist’s approach gave a contemporary language to the classic material that is important in many Asian cultures. We hope that this will translate to stimulating the region’s art market, and in turn catapult Singapore’s standing as a global art market player.” Focus, told ARTnews, “It is great to finally have more international dialogue on Singapore’s role in the global art market and as a hub for Southeast Asia. According to French collector Guillaume Levy-Lambert, who runs Art Porters Gallery in Singapore, “Visitors come out of S.E.A. Hong Kong–based art dealer Pascal de Sarthe, whose gallery is exhibiting at the fair, observed that the Southeast Asian art market is still emerging and is increasingly drawing the attention of collectors globally. Focus belongs to 39+ Art Space, a first-time fair participant presenting a solo presentation of Indonesian artist Jumaadi. [alternative](https://artasiapacific.com/news/new-commercial-platform-for-2019-singapore-art-week) to then-declining and now-defunct fair, Art Stage Singapore.

Connect with your artsy side at this massive art exhibition with over ... (Confirm Good)

Keep an eye out for pieces by some of the biggest names in contemporary art, like Banksy, Yayoi Kusama, and Damien Hirst, just to name a few. You may also spot ...

[Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/art.sg/) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/artsgfair) Keep an eye out for pieces by some of the biggest names in contemporary art, like Banksy, Yayoi Kusama, and Damien Hirst, just to name a few.

The Best Shows to See in Singapore Right Now (frieze.com)

On the occasion of Singapore Art Week and ART SG, here are the exhibitions not to miss in the city-state · An asian woman in teal dress holding binoculars up to ...

But do take the time to experience the art spread across various venues in the city and shores beyond to the Southern Islands. Samia Halaby’s striking Notes and sketches (1975–91) launches the show, revealing open, fluid or mobile forms: directed strokes end in endless tangles and irregular curves, and her lines have a vibrant, impulsive quality. In Soft Spaces and Fragility (both 2020), Chen’s earthy, intense and passionate charcoal drawings of malleable clay imprinted with finger marks bring us into contact with the self, conveying the soothing feeling of clay squishing between your own fingers. Dylan Chua’s photographs affixed to door arches function as an uncaptioned documentary record of private space and domestic life – a crumpled bed, a bare torso self-portrait, blades of grass dancing in the wind. In the group show ‘There are Flowers in the Morning Mist’, visitors find themselves unwittingly playing roles in an elaborate artistic game that suggests that the normal could be fantastic, and that everything might be art when looked at from a certain angle. In Lullaby for the Ancestors (2001), Suryodarmo, in a long dress, walks a horse on stage.

ART SG Co-Founder Tells-all on Southeast Asia's Largest-Ever Art ... (INQUIRER.net)

The ART SG logo reinvented in an installation conceptualized by London-based design studio The Plant with tropical plants endemic to Singapore by Humid.

Renfrew credits the Philippine art scene as ”dynamic with strong galleries and exceptional artists” that “compares favorably with those from anywhere in the world”. A talk Renfrew recommends is “Novel ways of supporting artists and art scenes to grow”, featuring the unique perspective of collectors as they discuss the dual role of acquisitions and advocacy. Renfrew explores ART SG’s ambitions on a regional scale with a vision “to create a world-class art fair for Southeast Asia on its doorstep and on its terms”. With a spotlight on Asian art, the fair will create “new conversations” by bringing in the best galleries from Europe and North America as well. Cited by ArtReview twice as one of the 100 most influential people in the international art world, Renfrew reflects that “Launching a fair is a demanding and exhilarating experience” as he continues to build the ecosystem of contemporary art. “The relentless boom in the art market is a topic of conversation” (Sarah Thornton, “The Fair”).

ART SG Launches Inaugural Edition During Singapore Art Week (HYPEBEAST)

Held during Singapore Art Week, ART SG debuts as the largest international art fair for Singapore and Southeast Asia. The event presented by Founding and ...