SAW 2020 Highlights
Exhibition
Pneuma: Of Spirituality in Contemporary Age
Pneuma: Of Spirituality in Contemporary Age
Stamford Arts Centre
11 Jan – 6 Feb
Pneuma: Of Spirituality in Contemporary Age is an attempt on a visual symposium using art as a creative medium and the framework of an exhibition as a catalyst for further discourse in the current state of global flux.
Exhibition
DE:VOTED
DE:VOTED
Artspace@HeluTrans
13 – 19 January
Organised by INSTINC, DE:VOTED is an immersive mash-up of light, sound, performance, and technology by seven local artists and two Japanese artists.
Exhibition
The Open Workshop
The Open Workshop
Supernormal
3 – 18 January
The Open Workshop references the traditions of process art, where processes in art-making are not hidden but a prominent aspect of the completed work.
Public Art
AR.T Trail
AR.T Trail
Various Locations
11 – 19 January
The MeshMinds Foundation offers Singapore’s first public art walking trail, AR.T Trail, powered by Facebook’s Spark AR platform, which augments six sculptures by local artists.
Exhibition
Jaafar Latiff: Beyond the Familiar
Jaafar Latiff: Beyond the Familiar
Artspace@HeluTrans
8 – 19 January
Curated by Syed Muhd Hafiz, this exhibition features the works of the late Singaporean artist, Jaafar Latiff, who was known for his relentless experimentation with colours and the batik medium.
Exhibition
State of Motion 2020: Rushes of Time
State of Motion 2020: Rushes of Time
Various Locations
10 Jan – 2 Feb
Set against the newly reopened National Archives of Singapore as one of its exhibition sites, State of Motion 2020: Rushes of Time reflects on the relations between ideas of time, bodies of memory and the moving image.
Exhibition
IMPART Collectors' Show 2020: Material Agendas
IMPART Collectors' Show 2020: Material Agendas
SOTA Gallery
10 – 19 January
Now in its third edition, the IMPART Collectors’ Show is a marquee event on the Singapore Art Week calendar.
Workshop
Understanding Art Conservation
Understanding Art Conservation
Tanjong Pagar Distripark
11 – 19 January
To help bring art conservation to the forefront, YH Conservation is opening up its studio for an open house during Singapore Art Week 2020 and conducting a series of workshops.
Tour & Trail
CBD Arts Trail
CBD Arts Trail
Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre
14 – 23 January
Organised by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, CapitaLand, and Facebook Art Department, participants on the trail are given access to hidden artworks located in the CBD that are not often accessible to the public.
Exhibition
Dancing Alone (Don't Leave Me)
Dancing Alone (Don't Leave Me)
Objectifs – Centre for Photography and Film
8 Jan – 9 Feb
Dancing Alone (Don’t Leave Me) by artist Susie Wong is an immersive video installation of solitary women dancing freely, evoking imagery of dance halls in the 1950s and 60s.
Art Fair & Galleries
Art Week at Bras Basah Complex: Joint Exhibition by Ten Galleries
Art Week at Bras Basah Complex: Joint Exhibition by Ten Galleries
Bras Basah Complex
11 Jan – 11 Feb
This annually curated show aims to promote the art industries in Singapore and to challenge the normal exhibition concept via a collective of galleries hosting under one roof.
Exhibition
Justice for All
Justice for All
The Arts House, The Chamber
13 – 30 January
The Asian Art Institutum, together with The Arts House and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, are proud to present Justice for All, an immersive, site-specific installation by acclaimed British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE, RA.
