Singapore Biennale: pure intention

Singapore Art Museum

31 October 2025 to 29 March 2026

10am - 7pm

Free during Singapore Art Week

SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark and citywide venues

https://singaporebiennale.org/

Exhibition Contemporary Art Across Singapore

Synopsis

Singapore Biennale 2025: pure intention presents contemporary art in unexpected places - from pre-colonial and colonial landmarks to shopping malls, historic housing estates, and greenspaces. Featuring over 100 artworks and 30 new commissions by more than 80 artists, the Biennale invites audiences to experience Singapore's many layers of history – collectively creating a city that is as planned as it is full of discovery, surprises, and intriguing juxtapositions.

Duncan Bass, Curator

Hsu Fang-Tze, Curator

Ong Puay Khim, Curator

Selene Yap, Curator

Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) Tour of Singapore Biennale (Tanglin Halt)

24 January 2026

Tanglin Halt

Free with registration

Join Deaf facilitators on a tour of Singapore Biennale 2025: pure intention at Tanglin Halt. Experience contemporary art in familiar spaces of Singapore with fresh eyes and new perspectives.

This tour is intended for the Deaf and Hard of hearing community. SgSL interpretation will be provided by Equal Dreams. This tour is suitable for participants aged 6 and up; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Exhibition

Citra Sasmita: Women Who Carry The Mountain

Yeo Workshop

17 Jan 2026 to 1 Mar 2026

Free admission

Yeo Workshop, Gillman Barracks 47 Malan Rd, #01-25, Singapore 109444

In Balinese myth, Bedawang Nala embodies balance. Rituals honor Earth-Mother's abundance, while women, as custodians of wisdom and tradition, sustain resilience and harmony between humanity and nature.

Exhibition

The Strange Archive

Adrian Tan

17 Jan 2026 to 1 Feb 2026

Free admission

Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Block 37, #04-01D, 37 Keppel Road, Singapore 089064

The Strange Archive reimagines the archive as a living, contested space of care, continuity, and labour, where omission and desire surface forgotten stories and unrealised projects through exhibition making.