Visual arts

Art takes over everyday spaces for Singapore Art Week

(From left) IMBA CEO Michael Lee; Gardens by the Bay CEO Felix Loh; Colombia Ambassador Margarita Manjarrez; Mr Fernando Botero Quinta, grandson of the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero; and Mr Fernando Botero Zea, co-president of the Fernando Botero Foundation unveiling the sculpture Horse at Silver Garden in Gardens by the Bay on Jan 23.

Arts Picks

Inflatable monkeys take over Gillman Barracks for Singapore Art Week

Antz's inflatable monkeys take over Gillman Barracks in a multi-site installation.

Singer Nick Jonas at Singapore Art Week: Wife Priyanka Chopra, brother Joe inspired his love of art

American singer-actor Nick Jonas was a guest at the Singapore Art Week 2026 Opening Reception Party at National Gallery Singapore.

3 new arts venues opening during Singapore Art Week

Flock at Kampong Java (left) and Project Art Hunter.

Singaporean Ming Wong’s take on Saint Sebastian at London’s National Gallery

ohming - Singaporean artist Ming Wong, pierced with arrows, in a still from his film 'Dance of the sun on the water | Saltatio solis in aqua’, created as part of his residency with the National Gallery in London.

Photo credit: Ming Wong. ONE TIME USE
for Life

New NAC study divides people into 12 kinds of arts consumers, some more willing to pay than others

Each persona is dependent on their age, whether they have children, and their existing interest in and attendance of arts events.

Arts Picks

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.

School for Humans

Now that we have AI, what are the arts for?

You cannot hope to be a thoughtful developer of code if you lose the very creative instincts and critical thinking that excessive Gen AI use can slowly wear down, says the writer.

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.

Singapore Art Week

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

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

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