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Curator Syed Muhammad Hafiz starts the day with reading to set the tone

Independent curator Syed Muhammad Hafiz curated the ongoing show Metamorphosis, featurng Singaporean batik modernist Jaafar Latiff, at Cuturi Gallery.
Independent curator Syed Muhammad Hafiz curated the ongoing show Metamorphosis, featurng Singaporean batik modernist Jaafar Latiff, at Cuturi Gallery.

Arts Picks

The Private Museum’s show focuses on the state of being human

Human Being Human at The Private Museum
Human Being Human at The Private Museum

Singapore Art Week 2026

Quick takes: Performance art and new districts take the spotlight

Melati Suryodarmo's I Love You performance at ART SG 2026 held at Marina Bay Sands on Jan 22, 2026.
Melati Suryodarmo's I Love You performance at ART SG 2026 held at Marina Bay Sands on Jan 22, 2026.

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.

SG Culture Pass should open new windows – don’t narrow its potential

Singapore International Festival Of Arts' Bedok Pavilion showed that people can be enthralled by "high" art.
Singapore International Festival Of Arts' Bedok Pavilion showed that people can be enthralled by "high" art.

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

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

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