singapore art week 2018

The annual Singapore Art Week 2018 is back (17-28 January) with its usual smorgasbord of offerings all around town and we totally get that it can get quite overwhelming, with over 100 events and exhibitions to check out. Here, some of the events that we think you shouldn’t miss out on at the sixth edition of the festival:

singapore art week 2018

Kim Light: Sculpting Light

The late Kim Lim was one of Singapore’s greatest minimalist sculptor and printmaker, and the Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI) over at Robertson Quay is throwing the late artist’s first show in over 30 years. Fans of minimalism will definitely lap up this show – I’d personally never heard of Lim myself until I attended the exhibition, but I was definitely a fan after. She’s very much an underrated artist in Singapore’s scene, that’s for sure.

On now till March 2, 2018

Singapore Tyler Print Institute, 41 Robertson Quay

 

singapore art week 2018
Singapore Art Week x Art After Dark

The Singapore Art Week edition of Gillman Barracks’ signature late night Art After Dark party simply means the volume will be turned up. There’ll be plenty of food and drinks, all the galleries will be open till late with new exhibitions, live music – in other words, the perfect setting to see and be seen. You might just find the love of your life here, you never know.

January 26, 7pm till late 

Gillman Barracks, 9 Lock Road

 

singapore art week 2018

Art Stage

South-East Asia’s biggest art show is back for the eighth edition – and this year the theme is Interactions – where organisers are aiming to unify the SEA market in order for a better standing against giant foreign markets. As per usual, expect plenty to eyeball – and that includes both artworks and the people who attend Art Stage in eye-catching get-ups.

January 26-28, various times, more details here

Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre Level 1 Hall A – C, 1 Bayfront Avenue

singapore art week 2018

Light to Night Festival

The National Gallery’s signature event, the Light to Night Festival, will once again dazzle the Civic District with its wide array of light-based spectacles. Not to miss: Melbournian artists Christian Wagstaff and Keith Courtney’s multi-sensory installation which consists of endless mirrors and which takes place in a house-sized kaleidoscope after dark (see above).

January 19 – 28, various times
Various locations around the Civic District and Marina Bay

singapore art week 2018

Art from the Streets

Featuring nearly 200 works from 50 of the world’s top street artists (yes Banksy is included), Art from
the Streets is the first major retrospective of street art ever shown in the region. If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to educate yourself on street art, this is the exhibition to hit.

January 13 – June 3
ArtScience Museum, 6 Bayfront Avenue

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