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Art fairs/Art market

Singapore Art Week 2026

Over 43,000 at Art SG 2026, Singapore artist Anthony Poon breaks record at Sotheby’s

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Visitors at ART SG 2026 held at Marina Bay Sands on Jan 22, 2026.
shsaw28 ST20260122_202657100877 Ong Wee Jin / Shawn Hoo / 

Visitors at ART SG 2026 held at Marina Bay Sands on Jan 22, 2026.

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See million-dollar masterpieces before they disappear again

Selected David Hockney iPad drawings and an early painting by Walter Spies (right) will set the tone for a cross-cultural selection of exceptional works on view during Singapore Art Week.
Selected David Hockney iPad drawings and an early painting by Walter Spies (right) will set the tone for a cross-cultural selection of exceptional works on view during Singapore Art Week.

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.

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.   

Robot dogs bearing realistic faces of tech titans, famous artists surprise visitors at Miami art fair

Artist Beeple's robotic quadrupeds bearing faces of famous tech titans and artists were on display at Art Basel in Miami.
Artist Beeple's robotic quadrupeds bearing faces of famous tech titans and artists were on display at Art Basel in Miami.

Billionaire’s spat sparks Sotheby’s sale of Hokusai and Utamaro works at record-breaking prices

Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic The Great Wave Off The Coast Of Kanagawa was sold for a record-breaking HK$21.7 million on Nov 22.
Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic The Great Wave Off The Coast Of Kanagawa was sold for a record-breaking HK$21.7 million on Nov 22.

Renoir painting of son sold for $2.1m at auction

FILE PHOTO: Art consultant Pascal Perrin stands next to the painting \"L'enfant et ses jouets - Gabrielle et le fils de l'artiste, Jean\" (Child with Toys - Gabrielle and the Artist's Son, Jean), before 1910, by artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) on display before its auction at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Art consultant Pascal Perrin stands next to the painting \"L'enfant et ses jouets - Gabrielle et le fils de l'artiste, Jean\" (Child with Toys - Gabrielle and the Artist's Son, Jean), before 1910, by artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) on display before its auction at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Home-grown start-ups make it easy to buy and sell Singapore art

Art Again's Pasar managed to place two-thirds of the 50 works on show in new homes.
Art Again's Pasar managed to place two-thirds of the 50 works on show in new homes.

Art lovers stay conservative at Art Basel, with art market staying soft amid global challenges

A work by Ukrainian painter Sana Shahmuradova Tanska entlited "Zhai-Liza (angel), 2024" is on display at the booth of Gunia Nowik Gallery during the Art Basel fair for Modern and contemporary art, in Basel, on June 17, 2025. The fair will open to the public from June 19 to June 22, 2025, featuring over 290 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from five continents. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
A work by Ukrainian painter Sana Shahmuradova Tanska entlited "Zhai-Liza (angel), 2024" is on display at the booth of Gunia Nowik Gallery during the Art Basel fair for Modern and contemporary art, in Basel, on June 17, 2025. The fair will open to the public from June 19 to June 22, 2025, featuring over 290 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from five continents. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

In a troubled world, grown-ups find joy in doll’s houses

A picture shows miniatures at the London Dollhouse Showcase in London, on May 16, 2025. Every year since 1985, Kensington Town Hall becomes a centre for all dolls house & miniatures enthusiasts & collectors. The annual festival has been gathering some of the world's finest miniature craftspeople since 1985, celebrating a hobby that has seen rising interest in recent years especially with a mushrooming of online activity. It showcases tiny versions of almost any item needed to furnish a house from chandeliers and paintings to mahogany dining tables and ornaments and kitchen items. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Helen ROWE
A picture shows miniatures at the London Dollhouse Showcase in London, on May 16, 2025. Every year since 1985, Kensington Town Hall becomes a centre for all dolls house & miniatures enthusiasts & collectors. The annual festival has been gathering some of the world's finest miniature craftspeople since 1985, celebrating a hobby that has seen rising interest in recent years especially with a mushrooming of online activity. It showcases tiny versions of almost any item needed to furnish a house from chandeliers and paintings to mahogany dining tables and ornaments and kitchen items. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Helen ROWE

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.