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ART SG - Performance Art

ART SG

As part of a new curatorial collaboration with Rockbund Art Museum (RAM), Shanghai, X-Zhu Nowell, Executive Director and Chief Curator of RAM, will serve as ART SG’s Film and Performance Art Curator, marking the introduction of a dedicated Performance Art sector at the fair.

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Date: 23 - 25 January 2026
Venue: Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands

Towards Happiness, Prosperity & Progress: Reflections on the Singapore Spirit

Towards Happiness, Prosperity & Progress: Reflections on the Singapore Spirit

In celebration of SG60, this landmark exhibition brings together 60 Singaporean and Singapore-based artists, 60 artworks, and 6 curators in a profound reflection of the Singapore spirit.

Shaped by a myriad of curatorial perspectives by six curators, the exhibition unfolds as a set of artistic conversations. Some works reflect on belonging, care, and vulnerability; others explore histories, stories, and names that shape how we understand ourselves. Everyday culture, sightseeing, humour, and local codes appear alongside more universal expressions of identity and memory. Themes of loss and reconnection surface too, asking what it takes to feel present again. Elsewhere, ideas of home, virtue, and lived experience open space for multiple ways of being Singaporean.

Together, these works do not define the Singapore Spirit but trace its many expressions. They suggest that happiness, prosperity, and progress are not endpoints, but ongoing practices revisited across generations, renewed through art, and shared by all who call Singapore home.

Exhibition Date: Oct 2 - Dec 7, 2025
Venue: The Private Museum, 11 Upper Wilkie Road, Singapore 228120

Ghost2568: Wish We Were Here

𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝟮𝟱𝟲𝟴: 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲
Curated by Amal Khalaf

Date: 15 October – 16 November
Venue: Jim Thompson Art Center

Artist Talk on 24 Oct (Fri), 4pm

The Lie of the Land: Sediments

 

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙: 𝙎𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, a group exhibition in conjunction with Singapore’s National Day

Exhibition Date: Aug 2 - Sep 6, 2025
Venue: FOST Gallery, 1 Lock Road, #01-02 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108932
Artists: Lavender Chang, Kray Chen, John Clang, Ong Si Hui, Grace Tan, Wyn-Lyn Tan,
Sebastian Mary Tay, Yeo Tze Yang

Summer Reads

 

Summer Reads
a group exhibition curated by Grace Hong

Exhibition Date: June 26 - August 1, 2025
Opening Reception with a public performance: June 26 (Thu), 6 - 8pm
Venue: Galerie Lelong
Address: 528 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001


Galerie Lelong, New York, is pleased to announce the upcoming group exhibition Summer Reads, featuring artists Etel Adnan, McArthur Binion, John Clang, Petah Coyne, Ficre Ghebreyesus, Sarah Grilo, Alfredo Jaar, Rosemary Laing, Lin Tianmiao, Yoko Ono, Jaume Plensa, Martha Rosler, Tariku Shiferaw, Nancy Spero, Michelle Stuart, and Krzysztof Wodiczko. Organized by Grace Hong, Assistant Director at Galerie Lelong, New York, the exhibition largely draws from the gallery’s international program and features activations from an ongoing performance series by John Clang. Summer Readsinvites visitors to ponder the act of reading in contemporary art, exploring the role of source materials across literature and how the legibility of material informs artmaking.

Summer Reads marks the New York debut of the ongoing performance series Reading by an Artist by Singapore-born, New York-based artist John Clang. Most recently presented at the Sharjah Biennial 16, Clang adopts the technique of zi wei dou shu (紫微斗数)—a philosophy dating back to imperial China to forecast life events based on birth timings—to create a metaphysical portrait of an individual sitter. Visitors are welcome to participate during the opening reception in which the artist will present readings of anonymous subjects, or to sign up for individual readings in the gallery, which will occur every Wednesday.

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Artist’s Proof: Singapore at 60

Artist’s Proof: Singapore at 60, a group exhibition curated by Kwok Kian Chow

Exhibition Date: July 13 - August 17, 2025
Presented by The Culture Story
Venue: Artspace @ Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065
Artists: David Chan, Jon Chan, Lavender Chang, Cheo Chai-Hiang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chng Seok Tin, Chow and Lin, Chua Mia Tee, Anthony Chua Say Hua, John Clang, Foo Kwee Horng, Foo Tee Jun, Kanchana Gupta, Han Sai Por, Sydney Harpley (United Kingdom), Hilmi Johandi, Ho Chee Lick, Hong Sek Chern, Hor Kwok Kin, Hua Chai Yong, Israfil Ridhwan, Rajesh P. Kargutkar (India), Khairulddin Wahab, Koh Cheng Jin, Koh Nguang How, Raymond Lau Poo Seng, Lee Wen, Leo Hee Tong, Sonny Liew, Lim Hwee Tiong, Kim Lim, Lim Soo Ngee, Lim Yew Kuan, Loi Cai Xiang, Loke Hong Seng, Nan Qi (China), Dawn Ng, Ng Joon Kiat, Milenko Prvački, Joel Seow, Siew Hock Meng, Darren Soh, Sujak Rahman, Tang Da Wu, Tay Boon Pin, Teng Nee Cheong, Tong Chin Sye, Suzann Victor, Wong Keen, Ming Wong, Shavonne Wong, Yang Zhongda, Yeo Tze Yang, Yong Mun Sen (Malaysia), Zhuang Shengtao, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023

Art Basel Hong Kong 2023
Date: March 21 - 25, 2023
Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Booth 3C09

Exhibitor: FOST Gallery
Participating artists: John Clang, Phi Phi Oanh, Donna Ong, Grace Tan, Yeo Tze Yang, Ian Woo

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