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Performance artist Amanda Heng talks about her renaissance and the Venice Biennale

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Artist Amanda Heng, Singapore’s representative to the Venice Biennale 2026 pictured with her work at the National Gallery Singapore on Jan 21, 2026. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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Artist Amanda Heng, Singapore’s representative to the Venice Biennale 2026 pictured with her work at the National Gallery Singapore on Jan 21, 2026. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Giraffe sculptures around Singapore to inspire people to ‘stick their necks out’ and help others

Life Awards 2025

The Great ‘Bust’ Up Award goes to SG60 art exhibitions

Culture Story founder Chong Huai Seng (R) and curator Kwok Kian Chow pictured with the Lee Kuan Yew bust and a work by Ming Wong.
Culture Story founder Chong Huai Seng (R) and curator Kwok Kian Chow pictured with the Lee Kuan Yew bust and a work by Ming Wong.

Singapore’s Ho Tzu Nyen and Eugene Tan make ArtReview’s Power 100 list

Artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right) and Dr Eugene Tan, director and chief executive of both the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, have been named the top 100 most influential people in the art world by ArtReview on Dec 4.
Artist Ho Tzu Nyen (right) and Dr Eugene Tan, director and chief executive of both the National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, have been named the top 100 most influential people in the art world by ArtReview on Dec 4.

Free entry, Milo and pop-up market: National Gallery Singapore’s 10th birthday wish is art for all

NGS' GalleryToddlers! encourages children to engage with art.
NGS' GalleryToddlers! encourages children to engage with art.

Singapore Biennale 2025: Four ways to see art and clock steps

(Clockwise from top left) Kate Newby’s A Line Through Time (2025), Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Temple (2025), Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), and Salad Dressing’s Square Forest (2025).
(Clockwise from top left) Kate Newby’s A Line Through Time (2025), Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s Temple (2025), Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), and Salad Dressing’s Square Forest (2025).

Singapore Biennale 2025, Tanjong Pagar Distripark edition: See art indoors on hot or rainy days

Indian collaborative studio Camp’s Metabolic Container (2025), Indonesian art collective Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), Ming Wong’s Filem-Filem-Filem (2008 to 2010), and Cui Jie’s Thermal Landscapes (2025).
Indian collaborative studio Camp’s Metabolic Container (2025), Indonesian art collective Hyphen’s Tokoh-tokoh, pengabdian, dan peradaban (Figures, dedications and civilisations) (2025), Ming Wong’s Filem-Filem-Filem (2008 to 2010), and Cui Jie’s Thermal Landscapes (2025).

Singapore Biennale 2025, Orchard edition: See five artworks at strata malls and old Raffles Girls’

See art at Lucky Plaza and Far East Shopping Centre from Oct 31 to March 29, 2026.
See art at Lucky Plaza and Far East Shopping Centre from Oct 31 to March 29, 2026.

Singapore Biennale 2025, Rail Corridor edition: Take a family-friendly hike for four must-see artworks

See art in Tanglin Halt and Wessex Estate from Oct 31 to Mar 29, 2026.
See art in Tanglin Halt and Wessex Estate from Oct 31 to Mar 29, 2026.

Arts Picks: Masters show at Opera Gallery, The More We Get Together, UOB’s painters exhibition

Opera Gallery's The Singapore Masters Show: From Monet To Condo features the works of artists including Claude Monet, Fernando Botero and George Condo. 
PHOTO: ODDINARY STUDIOS
Opera Gallery's The Singapore Masters Show: From Monet To Condo features the works of artists including Claude Monet, Fernando Botero and George Condo. 
PHOTO: ODDINARY STUDIOS

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