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Asian Contemporary Art at Singapore

Collectors’ Stage: Asian Contemporary Art from Private Collections
Singapore Art Museum
14 January 2011 – 17 February 2011
Organised by the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) in co-operation with Art Stage Singapore, SAM is pleased to present Collectors’ Stage: Asian Contemporary Art from Private Collections. Featuring 33 artworks by 18 collectors, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity for the public to view artworks by some of Asia’s most famous and critically acclaimed artists that are kept in the personal collections of eminent private collectors. The exhibition is supported by the Economic Development Board of Singapore, Helutrans and Mapletree.

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Trans-Cool TOKYO at Singapore Art Museum

Trans-Cool TOKYO
Singapore Art Museum
19 November 2010 to – 13 February 2011
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is proud to partner the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT) to present Trans-Cool TOKYO, an exhibition that showcases the outstanding collection of contemporary Japanese art from the MOT.
Charting the development of contemporary art in Japan through the years, the exhibition features thought-provoking works by artists who have made an indelible impact in contemporary Japanese art, including major names such as Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara as well as rising stars including Kiichiro Adachi and Haruka Kojin.

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Natee Utarit at Singapore Art Museum (SAM)

Natee Utarit: After Painting
Singapore Art Museum (SAM)
1 October 2010 – 20 February 2011
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is proud to present the first solo exhibition of a Thai artist, Natee Utarit entitled, Natee Utarit: After Painting. This extensive exhibition, which is sponsored by Credit Suisse AG as part of the Bank’s “Innovation in Art” series, is a mid-career survey of one of the leading figures in contemporary Thai painting. It marks Natee Utarit’s biggest solo show to date and his first museum retrospective. It has been made possible through the museum’s close ties with key local and overseas partners in both the public and private spheres.

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Singapore Art Museum (SAM) and the Centre Pompidou (CP) from Paris take a step forward in strengthening cultural alliances between Singapore and France

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) and the Centre Pompidou (CP) from Paris take a step forward this morning in strengthening cultural alliances between Singapore and France in the field of contemporary art. Both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for future cooperation to enhance the development and showcase of contemporary art, building upon a wider government-to-government framework agreement signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic Bernard Kouchner in January last year.

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Ming Wong at Singapore Art Museum

Ming Wong: Life of Imitation
Singapore Art Museum
22 April – 22 August 2010
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is proud to present Ming Wong: Life of Imitation, the solo exhibition of award-winning Singaporean artist, Ming Wong. Curated by Tang Fu Kuen, the exhibition was originally commissioned by the National Arts Council (Singapore) for the Singapore Pavilion, at the 53rd Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition in 2009. It was awarded a Special Mention from the jury – the highest accolade ever received by a Singaporean visual artist at one of the oldest and most prestigious contemporary art platforms for artists worldwide.

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Classic Contemporary

Classic Contemporary: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art from the Singapore Art Museum Collection Singapore Art Museum 29 January – 2 May 2010 With the dawn of a new decade, the Singapore Art Museum is ready to create a new identity for itself. Under the helm of Director, Mr. Tan Boon Hui and armed with a whole […]

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