1. Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
    Photograph: Singapore Art Museum
  2. Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
    Photograph: Singapore Art Museum
  3. Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
    Photograph: Singapore Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum

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Time Out says

When Singapore Art Museum first opened in 1996, it was the first art museum in Singapore. Housed in a former Catholic boys' school, it exhibited intimate, Southeast Asian contemporary art shows in its small, unusual and hidden gallery spaces. Now at a new location in Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore Art Museum continues to be a prime stop for 20th-century Asian visual art, often drawn from the museum's own collection of Southeast Asian 'pioneer' art. 

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Everyday Practices

What if the most mundane moments of your day held the potential for artistic revelation? Everyday Practices, the inaugural exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum’s new gallery in Tanjong Pagar Distripark, takes this concept and runs with it. With 21 thought-provoking artworks from 19 artists and 1 collective spanning 10 Asian countries, the exhibition delves into the rhythms of daily life, asking what happens when ordinary actions are pushed to their limits. Inspired by Hsieh Tehching’s legendary One Year Performance 1978-1979, the show offers an engaging look at how routine can be transformed into art, tapping into resilience and endurance. Complementing the exhibition are a series of public programmes designed to spark conversation and fresh perspectives on the contemporary world.

Seeing Forest

Did you know that there are hidden pockets of wilderness thriving at the fringes of Singapore’s cityscape? From now until May 18, step into this unseen world through the eyes of local artist Robert Zhao Renhui as he brings his acclaimed Venice exhibition home to SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark. Drawing on a decade of observing the relationship between humans and nature, this immersive showcase explores the city’s lesser-known secondary forests – areas that have regrown after deforestation. Soak up the sights, sounds and stories through a captivating mix of videos and sculptural installations featuring rare encounters: a herd of sambar deer once thought extinct, a buffy fish owl native to Southeast Asia, and even a wild boar giving birth near Zhao’s apartment. Discover a side of Singapore you never knew, and reflect on the possibilities of co-existence in these wild, untamed places.
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