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Sotheby’s to host Singapore auction of Raden Saleh, Walter Spies, David Hockney and more

Indonesian artist Raden Saleh's The Eruption Of Mount Merapi, By Day (1865) is expected to go for between $700,000 and $1.3 million at Sotheby's Modern And Contemporary Art Auction on Jan 25.
Indonesian artist Raden Saleh's The Eruption Of Mount Merapi, By Day (1865) is expected to go for between $700,000 and $1.3 million at Sotheby's Modern And Contemporary Art Auction on Jan 25.

Singapore Art Week 2026

Artist Lawrence Lek sends self-driving cars to therapy with Guanyin in new exhibition

London-based artist Lawrence Lek's exhibition NOX: Confessions Of A Machine opens at the ArtScience Museum from Jan 23 to Apr 19.
London-based artist Lawrence Lek's exhibition NOX: Confessions Of A Machine opens at the ArtScience Museum from Jan 23 to Apr 19.

Singapore Art Week

World’s most influential artist Ibrahim Mahama holds solo show at Singapore Art Week

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama

Singapore Art Week

Art SG aims to keep edge with new offerings, from S.E.A. Focus to an art hotel to a $10,000 prize

Filipino artist Elmer Borlongan's paper works in coffee and ink, presented by gallery Ames Yavuz, at Art SG 2025.
Filipino artist Elmer Borlongan's paper works in coffee and ink, presented by gallery Ames Yavuz, at Art SG 2025.

Six must-see shows at Singapore Art Week 2026

cxsaw Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Manet Luncheon on the Grass), 2019,  Archival Pigment Print on Innova rag paper, glass
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
cxsaw Jeff Koons, Gazing Ball (Manet Luncheon on the Grass), 2019,  Archival Pigment Print on Innova rag paper, glass
PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST

The Straits Times Weekly Bestsellers Jan 10 

Ukraine, arms and Indomie: Book on relations between Russia and S-E Asia plots shifts in attitudes

Singapore-based researcher and author Ian Storey delves into the diversity of regional views towards Russia in his book, Putin’s Russia And Southeast Asia.
Singapore-based researcher and author Ian Storey delves into the diversity of regional views towards Russia in his book, Putin’s Russia And Southeast Asia.

Banker-turned-author tells forgotten story of Indian prisoners in Singapore during World War II

Author Gautam Hazarika, with his book, The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II, at SPH on Nov 28, 2025.
Author Gautam Hazarika, with his book, The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II, at SPH on Nov 28, 2025.

Singapore actor Faizal Abdullah plays The Tempest’s Caliban at London’s Shakespeare’s Globe

Faizal Abdullah (right) with castmate Sophie Steer during rehearsals for The Tempest.
Faizal Abdullah (right) with castmate Sophie Steer during rehearsals for The Tempest.

130 Botero works at Gardens by the Bay during Singapore Art Week, world’s largest showcase

Mr Fernando Botero Jr at his home in Mexico City.   
Mr Fernando Botero Jr at his home in Mexico City.   

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