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 

Heman Chong at Serpentine Pavilion 2024

Serpentine Galleries London, United Kingdom

The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion is curated by Minsuk Cho, titled ‘Archipelagic Void’. The Pavilion is composed of five ‘islands’, with one featuring ‘The Library of Unread Books’ by artist Heman Chong and archivist Renée Staal.   Event information from Serpentine Galleries, May 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 

Wilawan Wiangthong – ‘Mom of Alterity’

MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum Chiang Mai, Thailand

Wilawan crafted a narrative through her meticulous observations of the areas surrounding Khon Kaen province, seeing the exploitation of land and cities alike for the sake of profits for both the state and private sector. The project illustrates the symbiotic relationship between the landscape, wildlife, flora, and other non-human entities, all of which have a…

Stephanie Syjuco – ‘Inherent Vice’

Silverlens Gallery Manila Manila, Philippines

Silverlens proudly presents Inherent Vice, Stephanie Syjuco's solo debut in the Philippines. Stephanie Syjuco has spent the past 5 years exploring American museums and institutional archives for representations of the Philippines during the American occupation. Event information from Silverlens, September 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

Gary-Ross Pastrana – ‘re_mediations’

Silverlens Gallery New York New York, NY, United States

A keen attentiveness to material qualities motivates the transformations that play out in Pastrana’s artmaking. The metamorphoses are far from mechanical: two rings into sword, skin into flower, car parts to a branch of a tree, book pages into leaves, half of a ladder into a charred bird, perhaps a crow. Analogous affinities signal each…

Patricia Perez Eustaquio – ‘Emporium’

Silverlens Gallery New York New York, NY, United States

The first artist to be represented by the gallery in Manila, Eustaquio debuts her tapestry works in the United States with Emporium, which also marks the first-ever representation of the artist’s all-new series of large-scale woven rope sculptures. Event information from Silverlens, September 2024