Rituals of Perception

Synopsis

Tanoto Art Foundation’s (TAF) first major group exhibition Rituals of Perception will open on 21 January 2026 during Singapore Art Week. On view through 1 March 2026, the exhibition gathers works born from intimate dialogues between body and matter, unfolding through slow, contemplative, and iterative processes. Against the backdrop of digital acceleration and collective disenchantment, the exhibition turns toward practices that reattune us to presence, where every gesture and touch becomes a quiet act of resistance against an increasingly dehumanized sense of time. Staged at Singapore’s New Bahru School Hall, the exhibition features works from the Tanoto Family Collection, loans and new commissions by over twenty leading contemporary artists. Rituals of Perception is curated by Xiaoyu Weng, TAF Artistic Director. During the opening reception, artist Sriwhana Spong will present a new performance as part of her ongoing research, premiering in Singapore.