60th Venice Biennale

Various Galleries Venice, Italy

The 60th International Art Exhibition, titled ‘Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere’, is curated by Adriano Pedrosa and organised by La Biennale di Venezia. This year’s Southeast Asian pavilions include Singapore and Philippines. Event information from Venice Biennale, April 2024

Philippines Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale

Various Galleries Venice, Italy

The Philippines has chosen a representative for the 60th Venice Art Biennale. They will be represented by artist Mark Salvatus, whose works create direct or indirect engagements with the audience to reinterpret everyday urban politics and narratives of national history.  Event information from Philippine Arts in Venice Biennale, April 2024 

Timor-Leste Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale 

Various Galleries Venice, Italy

Timor-Leste’s inaugural pavilion at the upcoming 60th Venice Biennale will present Maria Madeira’s new project, ‘Kiss and Don’t Tell’ (2024), curated by Natalie King. Madeira’s exhibition coincides with the 22nd anniversary of Timor-Leste’s independence from Indonesia.  Event information from ArtAsiaPacific, April 2024 

Singapore Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale

Various Galleries Venice, Italy

Singapore’s participation at the prestigious International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (Biennale Arte) underscores this commitment to present the finest examples of Singapore contemporary art and highlight our contributions to artistic discourse to a global audience.  Event information from Singapore Art Museum, April 2024 

Albert Yonathan Setyawan – ‘Transitory Nature of Earthly Joy’

Tumurun Museum Surakarta, Indonesia

Tumurun Museum is proud to announce artist Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s solo exhibition, ‘Transitory Nature of Earthly Joy’. The exhibition is meant to bring our attention to contemplate ideas such as transformation, impermanence and the ever-changing nature of our material existence.  Event information from Tumurun Museum, June 2024 

Group Exhibition – ‘Everyday Practices’

Singapore Art Museum Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore

The exhibition brings together work from the SAM collection, examining the inventive ways artists have appropriated quotidian routines and lived experiences to express powerful statements of resilience and endurance.  Event information from SAM, September 2024

Teo Eng Seng – ‘We’re Happy. Are You Happy?’

National Gallery Singapore , Singapore

This expansive solo exhibition celebrates Teo’s profound impact on the Singapore art scene. His work undermines conventional ways of thinking about and making art while staying relevant to local and global issues. Event information from National Gallery Singapore, September 2024  

Group Exhibition – ‘Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists’

MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) Seoul 30 Samcheong-ro, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Connecting Bodies: Asian Women Artists attempts a new examination of the contemporary meaning of post‒1960s art by Asian women from the perspective of ‘corporeality.’ It was developed as part of an Asian art project by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), which has carried out comparative research and exhibitions on Asian contemporary…

Diem Phung Thi – ‘The Curious Adventure of the Modules’

The Outpost Art Organisation Tháp B1 Roman Plaza, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

The Outpost proudly presents “The Curious Adventure of the Modules”, a research-focused exhibition dedicated to exploring the evolution of the late artist Điềm Phùng Thị’s unique sculptural language. The exhibition places Điềm Phùng Thị’s original works alongside a new video installation by contemporary artists born more than 50 years after her, fostering a dialogue across generations…

Pio Abad – Turner Prize 2024

Tate Britain London, United Kingdom

Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas are the four artists shortlisted for the 2024 Turner Prize. They will showcase their eclectic work at Tate Britain from 25 September 2024, with the winner announced on 3 December 2024. Named after the radical painter JMW Turner, the Turner Prize was first awarded in…

Natee Utarit – ‘Déjà vu: Buddha is Hiding’

STPI Creative Workshop and Gallery , Singapore

STPI  is pleased to present Déjà vu: Buddha is Hiding by leading Thai contemporary artist, Natee Utarit. the exhibition will comprise of over 40 artworks by Utarit, and is curated by John Tung, one of Singapore’s most prominent curators with significant experience curating past editions of S.E.A. Focus (2024) and the Singapore Biennale (2016 and 2019). This…

Christina Quisumbing Ramilo – ‘Lived/Loved’

Calle Wright Manila, Philippines

Christina Quisumbing Ramilo’s practice begins with the objects—the tools, the scraps, the remnants of daily life. They are humble things, gathered from the edges of routine: used sandpaper, frayed painting rags, discarded pencils, the fragments and detritus of construction. In her hands, these objects are not merely collected but transformed. They speak of use, of…