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Singapore art

Peranakan Museum exhibition explores the peacock as status, religious, environmental symbol

Peranakan items featuring the peacock as a symbol of luxury and status.
Peranakan items featuring the peacock as a symbol of luxury and status.

Rare black-and-white works by late batik artist Sarkasi Said on show at restaurant The Aleeya

From left: Reza Ali, Najeeb Ali, Ika Sarkasi and Hairul Isa in front of works by Sarkasi Said.
From left: Reza Ali, Najeeb Ali, Ika Sarkasi and Hairul Isa in front of works by Sarkasi Said.

Singapore pop artist Jahan Loh makes art and apparel for Pharrell Williams’ Billionaire Boys Club

Artist Jahan Loh (centre), founder of ArtCEO Jonathan Toh (left) and co-founder of ACU Michael Chung (right) with Loh's sculptures at Le Freeport.
Artist Jahan Loh (centre), founder of ArtCEO Jonathan Toh (left) and co-founder of ACU Michael Chung (right) with Loh's sculptures at Le Freeport.

Galleries concerned about costs, duplication as art fair S.E.A. Focus moves to MBS alongside Art SG

Works by Wong Keen (right) and Dusadee Huntrakul (left) at S.E.A Focus 2025.
Works by Wong Keen (right) and Dusadee Huntrakul (left) at S.E.A Focus 2025.

‘Why is this here?’: The banks, law firms and hotels in Singapore buying local art

(Clockwise from top left) Vessels by Singapore ceramist Iskandar Jalil at WongPartnership, Suzanne Victor's work at Morgan Stanley, David Chan's The Grand History in UOB Plaza 1 and Kumari Nahappan's Saranggong at One Farrer Hotel.
(Clockwise from top left) Vessels by Singapore ceramist Iskandar Jalil at WongPartnership, Suzanne Victor's work at Morgan Stanley, David Chan's The Grand History in UOB Plaza 1 and Kumari Nahappan's Saranggong at One Farrer Hotel.

Singapore Art Museum shows probe afterlives of performance and common objects

SAM exhibition. Full cap to come.
SAM exhibition. Full cap to come.

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.

Buying Chen Wen Hsi’s old house led psychotherapist to build home around his murals

Ms Audrey Koh in her home at 5 Kingsmead Road . Behind her is the mural titled “Studio” painted by pioneering Singaporean artist Chen Wen Hsi.
Ms Audrey Koh in her home at 5 Kingsmead Road . Behind her is the mural titled “Studio” painted by pioneering Singaporean artist Chen Wen Hsi.

SG Culture Pass: Sneak peek at where you can spend your $100 credit

cxheart - Partial Eclipse Of The Heart by The Theatre Practice. 
PHOTO: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY
cxheart - Partial Eclipse Of The Heart by The Theatre Practice. 
PHOTO: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY

Why that hand-wringing in Singapore over The Projector isn’t pointless

In a nutshell, The Projector was, in the words of founder Karen Tan, “a home for creatives, misfits, and dreamers”, says the writer.
In a nutshell, The Projector was, in the words of founder Karen Tan, “a home for creatives, misfits, and dreamers”, says the writer.

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