The ultimate guide to Gillman Barracks in Singapore

Walk through the doors of Chan + Hori Contemporary and the space greets you with art masterpieces that provoke, challenge and stimulate the mind. Here's also where you can catch diverse and inclusive exhibitions that showcase how contemporary art plays a part in everyday lives. The gallery spotlights curational experimentations and discussion platforms that go beyond visual art like performance and fashion by emerging and established artists.

From now till September 1, explore national identity with 15 different artists through visual art, performances, events and relics at its latest exhibition, Singapore Utopia.

Since its establishment in 2006, FOST Gallery has built a reputation as one of Singapore's more innovative galleries, presenting works by up-and-coming artists from Singapore and abroad who have been included in international biennales and institutional exhibitions.

Established in 1994 by Mizuma Sueo in Tokyo's Aoyama area, Mizuma Gallery has made its way to Singapore, repping Japanese and other artists in the region. The gallery highlights a new vector of dialogue within Asia by showcasing art projects from East Asia to South East Asia. It has also exhibited works by the biggest names in art such as Ai Weiwei and Zhao Zhao.

From now until August 10, gain insight into Singaporean artist Zen Teh's world as she maximises the space with captivating sculptures, installations and more at Mountain Pass: Negotiating Ambivalence Exhibition. 

First founded in a sixteenth-century in Rome called Muti-Bussi, the Singapore branch of Partners &  Mucciaccia also dedicates itself to promoting modern and contemporary art in Italy and abroad – with an emphasis on Europe and the USA.

From now till September 8, see what Mucciaccia is all about with a selection of works by internationally acclaimed artists from the Mucciaccia gallery collection in Summer Collective Exhibition 2019.

Priding itself as a pioneer of Japanese contemporary art, it has given rise to various internationally-renowned Japanese artists including Yayoi Kusama who's known for her polka-dot ensembles. It utilises the space with various formats, such as painting, sculpture, multi-media installation as well as video art.

From now till August 8, open your mind and marvel at the experimental works of Japanese artists Tetsuya Umeda and Hiraki and Sawa in the Umeda + Sawa exhibition.

Malaysian designer Richard Koh branches out of Kuala Lumpur to Singapore with a gallery that introduces the world to an adventurous roster of emerging and established artists. The gallery's walls and floors are regularly decked with exhibitions that encourage fresh ideas and new practices, and also challenge the media.

Hailing from Shanghai, ShanghART Gallery has made a mark as one of China's most influential art institutions, a key player in repping and growing the contemporary art scene in China. It has represented over 60 artists including Ding Yi, Chen Xiaoyun, Sun Xun, Yu Youhan, Yang Fudong, Zeng Fanzhi, Li Shan, and Zhang Enli.

Founded in Sydney in 2005, Sullivan+Strumpf bring contemporary pieces by emerging and established artists to arts enclave Gillman Barracks – the first Australian Gallery of its kind in Asia. Sullivan+Strumpf represents 29 artists from the Asia-Pacific region, and aim to connect artists and art with museums and collectors.

From now till September 8, take a gander at a variety of mediums from ceramics to new media that embodies the concept of deterioration in its latest exhibition, Poor Imagination.

Established in 2000, with other branches in New York City and Hong Kong, the gallery focuses on contemporary artworks which explore the Western and non-Western cultural exchange. Sundaram Tagore is also renowned for supporting cultural activities such as poetry readings, book launches, music performances and film screenings. 

Yavuz Gallery features contemporary art predominantly from the Asian region. Exhibitions do not possess a stylistic trend, but are eclectic, with an element of surprise.

From now till August 18, get a taste of Yavuz through Filipino artist Bree Jonson's first solo exhibition in Singapore, Notes on Stillness. One look and you'll find yourself sucked into the allegorical paintings of animals in scenes of perpetual motion.

Yeo Workshop is a project space that produces exhibitions, artists projects, and gallery-based programmes such as talks, symposiums and guiding research. It aims to introduce Singapore – and the world – to the talented local artists that are making their mark with contemporary art.

From now till August 11, catch Post-Museum's first solo showcase with the gallery, Food, Lions, and Zombies. It features previously unexhibited works of The Bali Project by The Artist Village, which both founders of Post-Museum are members of.

A national research centre of Nanyang Technological University, the NTU CCA Singapore is a combo of exhibitions, residencies, research and academic education, presenting itself as a space for critical discourse and creative thinking. Tap into your imagination and think outside the box with its stellar public programmes like lectures, workshops, open studios, film screenings, exhibitions and stagings that revolve around the contemporary art ecosystem in Singapore and the region.

Don't miss two ongoing exhibitions, Phvoe Kyi: The Museum Project, and In the Vitrine: Nguyen Trinh Thi Landscape Series #1, 2013, that explores the concepts of death and empty locations within a landscape, respectively.