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SUMMARY:Lai Yu Tong: The Dogs
DESCRIPTION:ShanghART Singapore is pleased to present Lai Yu Tong’s first solo exhibition with the gallery\, The Dogs\, opening on 30 August 2025. Featuring a new series of works that centres around his encounters with a pack of stray dogs\, the artist invites us to reconsider our relationship with entities that exist on the fringes of our environments\, while reflecting upon his own experiences and interactions with the dogs across several months. \nDrawing upon observations of the present\, Lai’s practice examines the overlooked and neglected. Everyday objects and subjects such as cars\, crows\, hands\, and chairs feature as motifs across his works that are cast within the stories and scenarios that he creates around them. By looking at something for extended periods of time\, he brings out alternative perspectives on the familiar. Recently\, his gaze fixates upon the stray dogs that he encounters around a forested area close to where he lives. Their existence as wild\, untamed and shy creatures that roam under the shadows of Singapore intrigues him. \nIn a highly developed and controlled society\, the presence of these dogs introduces a degree of unpredictability\, even instilling a sense of danger. Initial encounters with them ended with Lai retreating out of fear. However\, following multiple visits where he would observe\, photograph and sometimes feed the dogs\, the fear that he felt eventually shifts into a kind of love\, as he forms a connection with these misunderstood creatures. \nStorytelling makes up a big part of Lai’s approach\, manifesting in forms such as drawing\, sculpture\, and sound. In these latest works\, Lai seeks to retell his encounters with these enigmatic creatures through intimate pieces of drawings and collages on various modest everyday materials — cardboard\, wood\, and paper. He simultaneously draws and obscures the dogs\, playing with techniques of erasure and transparency that render his subjects as ghostly figures and impressions. Such loose methods of representation alludes to the elusiveness and placelessness of the subjects he draws\, whilst also allowing them to take on other identities and connotations. \nThrough a selection of two-dimensional works\, a sculpture\, a sound piece and a performance\, the gallery space is transformed into a site of encounter between the audience and the dogs. Bridging the distance between us and them through Lai’s own experiences\, the exhibition encourages visitors to empathise and identify with the beings that live on the edges of our environments; out of sight and away from what we are familiar with.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/lai-yu-tong-the-dogs/2026-01-17/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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SUMMARY:Boedi Widjaja: Immortal Words :: 字基
DESCRIPTION:Immortal Words :: 字基 splices poetry with genetic code\, meditating on the diasporic condition. Boedi Widjaja asks: if history is displaced\, how might it take up new space through the body? His 4-line toponymic poem spatialises as DNA nano-sculptures—lines\, circles\, cubes—released through a capsule ball machine\, with the microfluidic molecular writing process unspooled on video. A living\, participatory work realized with geneticist Eric Yap (Institute of Digital Molecular Analytics and Science).
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/boedi-widjaja-immortal-words-%e5%ad%97%e5%9f%ba/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Regional,Singapore
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SUMMARY:Metamorphosis: Curated by Syed Muhammad Hafiz | Featuring Jaafar Latiff\, Anniketyni Madian\, Meta Enjelita and Khairulddin Wahab
DESCRIPTION:Cuturi Gallery is delighted to present Metamorphosis\, curated by independent curator and art historian Syed Muhammad Hafiz. The exhibition brings together works by Anniketyni Madian (b. 1986\, Malaysia)\, Meta Enjelita (b. 1994\, Indonesia)\, and Khairulddin Wahab (b. 1990\, Singapore) in dialogue with the late Singaporean batik modernist Jaafar Latiff (1937–2007\, Singapore). Through new responses to Latiff’s ideas and material experiments\, Metamorphosis explores legacy as restless and evolving\, highlighting contemporary practices across the Malay Archipelago\, where art\, craft\, and tradition are constantly reimagined. \nCentral to the exhibition is Jaafar Latiff’s lifelong commitment to pushing batik beyond convention. Working on his own terms\, he expanded the medium through abstraction\, material experimentation\, and an unwavering belief in artistic autonomy. His contributions\, recognised through major institutional exhibitions and his role as an influential art educator\, position him as a pivotal figure in Singapore’s post-independence art history. \nResponding to Jaafar Latiff’s sustained innovation with batik and abstraction\, the invited artists engage with his legacy through both material and conceptual transformation. Anniketyni Madian\, known for her abstract sculptural works\, draws on Iban folklore and Sarawakian cultural memory\, embedding personal and ancestral narratives within universal forms. Latiff’s persistent exploration of abstraction offers a point of departure for her practice\, where beneath seemingly universal forms lie traces of identity\, heritage\, and tradition. Meta Enjelita work explores the entangled matters of materiality\, ecological and social structures\, and her latest textile-based installation works incorporate stylised Jawi calligraphy inspired by Latiff’s Unspoken Dialogue series. Applying her signature rust-dyeing techniques\, her works weave together traditional batik and calligraphic techniques into contemporary installation\, giving form to a mutual conversation between art and craft. Khairulddin Wahab’s practice examines post-colonial histories\, cultural geography\, and environmental narratives. Similarly drawing on cultural narratives surrounding batik traditions\, his latest work adds another dimension to his practice\, especially after his residency at Lohjinawi\, Yogyakarta\, towards the end of 2025. Instead of working with his preferred acrylic paints\, Khairulddin has decided to adopt batik-inspired techniques for his latest work – a commentary on the spice and nutmeg trade during the colonial era. \nTogether\, these new works showcase some of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic young artists\, revealing their critical engagement with art history\, tradition\, and material practice. By placing Jaafar Latiff’s works alongside those of younger artists\, the exhibition offers additional perspectives through which to consider his practice. Metamorphosis positions Latiff’s ideas as ongoing and open to reinterpretation across generations. \n \nMetamorphosis runs from 17 January to 28 February 2026 at Cuturi Gallery\, Singapore.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/metamorphosis-curated-by-syed-muhammad-hafiz-featuring-jaafar-latiff-anniketyni-madian-meta-enjelita-and-khairulddin-wahab/
LOCATION:Cuturi Gallery\, 61 Aliwal Street\, Singapore 199937\, Singapore\, 228210\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cuturi Gallery":MAILTO:singapore@cuturigallery.com
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SUMMARY:In Our Own Frame (Photography Exhibition)
DESCRIPTION:In Our Own Frame brings together 22 imagemakers and grows out of the year-long POV: Photowalks programme designed by photographer Benjamin Tan.\nAlongside works from POV participants\, selected responses from WiSSG (Women in Street Singapore) and the wider Singapore photography community form a wall of moments\, with photography as a way to pause and return to the present. \nKantaya New presents her staged series “A Modern Day Affair” within the exhibition. \nFree admission.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/in-our-own-frame-photography-exhibition/2026-01-11/
LOCATION:Guoco Midtown Public Art Wall\, 128 Beach Rd\, Singapore\, 189773\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Regional,Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="DECK":MAILTO:meet@deck.sg
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SUMMARY:Gallery Children’s Biennale 2025: Tomorrow\, We’ll Be…
DESCRIPTION:The family-favourite Gallery Children’s Biennale 2025 is back with multi-sensory and immersive installations where art meets play! As National Gallery Singapore celebrates its 10th anniversary\, the fifth edition of the Biennale invites the young and young at heart to dream big\, express their creativity\, and explore a hopeful and inclusive future shaped by the core values of Joy\, Kindness\, Love\, and Dream. \nThrough interactive installations by artists from Singapore and Asia\, children across ages – even from as young as babies – can express themselves freely and be immersed as active participants! \nHighlights include Dance Dance Chromatics by Singaporean artist Wyn-Lyn where a seamless canvas of digital ‘paintings’ are activated via movement; and Japanese artist Hiromi Tango’s series of large-scale colourful flowers with petals carrying words of kindness engraved in Braille. \nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/festivals/gallery-childrens-biennale-2025-tomorrow-well-be.html
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/gallery-childrens-biennale-2025-tomorrow-well-be/
LOCATION:National Gallery Singapore\, 1 St. Andrew's Road #01-01\, Singapore\, 178957\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Gallery Singapore":MAILTO:info@nationalgallery.sg
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