ART SG, the leading international art fair for Southeast Asia, opens today with a VIP Preview at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. Organised by The Art Assembly and presented by Founding and Lead Partner UBS, ART SG opens to the public from 17 to 19 January 2025. The fair presents 105 galleries from 30 countries and territories around the world.
Ministerial Visit on the Opening Day
(From Left to Right) Mr Nicholas Ionides, Senior Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs, Marina Bay Sands; Ms Irene Lin, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Resort Marketing, Marina Bay Sands; Mr Paul Town, Chief Operating Officer, Marina Bay Sands; Mr Low Eng Teong, CEO, National Arts Council; Ms Young Jin Yee, UBS Co-Head Global Wealth Management, Asia Pacific, Country Head UBS Singapore; Mr Edmund Koh, Chairman, UBS Asia Pacific; Mr. Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Ministry of Trade and Industry; Mr Magnus Renfrew, Co-Founder, ART SG; Mr Sandy Angus, Co-Founder, ART SG; Mr Olivier Lim, Chairman, Singapore Tourism Board; Ms Jean Ng, Assistant Chief Executive, Experience Development Group, Singapore Tourism Board; Ms Guo Teyi, Director, Leisure Events, Singapore Tourism Board – Image courtesy of ART SG 2025.
Key fair highlights:
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Three gallery sectors, GALLERIES, FOCUS, FUTURES, feature solo, duo and group displays.
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Throughout the fair, PLATFORM presents five dynamic, large-scale and site-specific installations and performance art.
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Additionally, a DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT label highlights the participations that focus on the intersection of art and technology.
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Presented in collaboration with ArtScience Museum, and curated by Stefano Rabolli Pansera, the Founding Director of Bangkok Kunsthalle, FILM offers a daily screening of film, video art and moving image artworks from Southeast Asia and beyond.
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The fair’s TALKS programme, ART SG PERSPECTIVES, supported by AXA XL, offers a diverse series of engaging discussions exploring a range of contemporary art themes and issues. Aaron Cezar, Director of the Delfina Foundation (London) has collaborated with ART SG to curate programming inspired by the foundation’s groundbreaking initiative ‘Collecting as Practice’, featuring thought leaders such as significant collectors and private museum directors.
ART SG goes beyond the traditional art fair format by fostering accessibility and engagement with the broader community. Founding and Lead Partner UBS presents a solo showcase by contemporary artist Mit Jai Inn at the UBS Lounge and UBS Art Studio, featuring immersive new works that inspire exploration, movement, and a heightened awareness of space and perspective. In commemoration of Singapore’s 60th year of independence, UBS also unveils a 60-meter woven tapestry, recognised in the Singapore Book of Records, further celebrating collaboration and community spirit.
ART SG 2025 | Dates & Times
VIP PREVIEW (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Thursday, 16 January | 2 pm – 5 pm
VERNISSAGE
Thursday, 16 January | 5 pm–9 pm
GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, 17 January | 12 pm – 7 pm
Saturday, 18 January | 11 am – 7pm
Sunday, 19 January | 11 am – 5 pm
For further information about ART SG, please visit the following:
Website: artsg.com
Instagram: @art.sg
Facebook: @artsgfair
