BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//pluralartmag.com - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pluralartmag.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for pluralartmag.com REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260324T170000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260505T082802Z CREATED:20260505T082802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T082802Z UID:10008654-1774371600-1777827600@pluralartmag.com SUMMARY:EAST OF ABSTRACTION: SHUHARI | SHIBUMI DESCRIPTION:Whitestone Gallery Singapore is pleased to present EAST OF ABSTRACTION: SHUHARI | SHIBUMI\, opening on 24th March 2026. Bringing together five artists from China\, Japan\, and Korea — Katsuyoshi Inokuma\, Liu Ke\, Masayuki Tsubota\, Soonik Kwon\, and Tetsuo Mizu — the exhibition demonstrates the evolution of Asian abstraction across generations\, geographies\, and philosophical traditions. \nThe exhibition’s conceptual framework draws upon the Japanese principle of SHUHARI(守破離)\, a structure of learning and mastery that translates as “to follow\, to break\, to transcend.” Complementing this progression is SHIBUMI (渋み)\, an aesthetic sensibility rooted in restraint\, quiet depth\, and understated elegance. Together\, these concepts offer a lens through which to understand Asian abstraction — disciplined yet exploratory\, minimal yet expansive\, meditative yet intellectually rigorous. URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/east-of-abstraction-shuhari-shibumi/ LOCATION:Whitestone Gallery Singapore\, 39 Keppel Road\, Tanjong Pagar Distripark\, #05-03/06\, Singapore\, Singapore\, 089065\, Singapore CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pluralartmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/East-of-Abstraction-01-1-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="Whitestone Gallery Singapore":MAILTO:alexis@whitestone.co.jp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260307T120000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260505T082802Z CREATED:20260505T082802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T082802Z UID:10008628-1772884800-1778353200@pluralartmag.com SUMMARY:Palma: The Conference of the Palm Trees | Featuring Mehdi-Georges Lahlou\, Curated by Virginie Puertolas-Syn DESCRIPTION:Cuturi Gallery is delighted to present Palma: The Conference of the Palm Trees. Curated by London-based French curator Virginie Puertolas-Syn\, this exhibition marks the first presentation in Singapore and Asia of Mehdi-Georges Lahlou (b. 1983\, Les Sables-d’Olonne)\, a French and Moroccan artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans drawing\, sculpture\, installation\, photography\, and performance. Over the past two decades\, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou has developed a poetic and critical visual language addressing questions of identity\, hybridity\, belief systems\, and the politics of representation. \nFor his inaugural presentation at Cuturi Gallery\, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou presents a body of work previously shown internationally and here recontextualised within Singapore’s cultural\, historical\, and ecological landscape. The project draws inspiration from The Conference of the Birds\, the 12th-century Sufi allegory by Farid ud-Din Attar\, reimagined through the figure of the palm tree\, one of the world’s oldest cultivated plant species. \nPresented in Singapore\, where palm trees are integral to the city’s urban identity and “garden city” image\, the exhibition introduces a critical distance from their decorative and symbolic function. Through drawings\, sculptures\, photographs\, and installations\, Mehdi-Georges Lahlou isolates and re-frames the palm as both subject and archive\, revealing tensions between nature and control\, visibility and erasure\, ecology and exploitation. \nPalma: The Conference of the Palm Trees will be on view at 61 Aliwal Street\, Singapore 199937\, from 7 March to 9 May 2026. URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/palma-the-conference-of-the-palm-trees-featuring-mehdi-georges-lahlou-curated-by-virginie-puertolas-syn/ LOCATION:Cuturi Gallery\, 61 Aliwal Street\, Singapore 199937\, Singapore\, 228210\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Regional,Singapore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://pluralartmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1200-x-600-px-Palma-KV_1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Cuturi Gallery":MAILTO:singapore@cuturigallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260307T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260505T082802Z CREATED:20260505T082802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T082802Z UID:10008595-1772877600-1778353200@pluralartmag.com SUMMARY:SAY YES TO EVERYTHING: Origami DESCRIPTION:Create simple origami forms inspired by Rirkrit Tiravanija’s works\, Tomorrow is another fine day (2015) and untitled 2020 (extinction series) (2023).\n\nThis interactive activity\, like the artist’s other participatory works\, centres the shared time and experience between participants\, presenting art as a social exchange between people\, rather than an object.\n\nRecommended for all ages. URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/say-yes-to-everything-origami/ LOCATION:STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pluralartmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rirkrit-Outreach-2026-24.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="STPI %E2%80%93 Creative Workshop &%3B Gallery":MAILTO:stpi@stpi.com.sg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260307T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260509T190000 DTSTAMP:20260505T082802Z CREATED:20260505T082802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T082802Z UID:10008624-1772877600-1778353200@pluralartmag.com SUMMARY:Rirkrit Tiravanija: SAY YES TO EVERYTHING DESCRIPTION:STPI presents Rirkrit Tiravanija: SAY YES TO EVERYTHING\, a solo exhibition by the internationally acclaimed Argentine born Thai artist. One of the most widely celebrated figures in the contemporary art world\, Tiravanija has pioneered participatory practices that reshaped how institutions consider audience\, social connection\, and art objects themselves. URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/rirkrit-tiravanija-say-yes-to-everything/ LOCATION:STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore CATEGORIES:International,Regional,Singapore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pluralartmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rirkrit-Tiravanija-untitled-lunch-box-1996-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="STPI %E2%80%93 Creative Workshop &%3B Gallery":MAILTO:stpi@stpi.com.sg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260116T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260531T190000 DTSTAMP:20251215T071506Z CREATED:20251215T071506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251215T071506Z UID:10008043-1768557600-1780254000@pluralartmag.com SUMMARY:Elia Nurvista and Bagus Pandega: Nafasan Bumi ~ An Endless Harvest DESCRIPTION:Artists Elia Nurvista and Bagus Pandega explore how the demands of a relentless extraction\, from plantations to electric futures\, cast a shadow on the very “breath of the Earth.” \nElia Nurvista and Bagus Pandega: Nafasan Bumi ~ An Endless Harvest imagines the afterlives of materials that persist long after their use\, outlasting our time in this age of excess. Plantations\, mining sites\, and the promise of electric vehicle technologies become places where the stories of tomorrow are formed\, bound by Indonesia’s extractive economies whose resources sustain the pulse of today’s global demand. \nFrom the need for oxygen to nickel’s role in lithium-ion technologies\, from the cutting down of forests to palm oil’s many applications\, these materials represent the state of the Earth’s breath (Nafasan Bumi) today\, strained by extraction. The planet’s natural rhythms no longer move freely but are drawn into the labour of industry\, breathing through the exhaustion of a harvest that never ends. \nAcross the exhibition\, labour appears as both memory and speculation\, a rhythm shared by humans\, machines\, and the living world. Conveyor belts\, once emblems of the industrial revolution and the mechanisation of labour\, now hum to the pulse of tropical plants\, creating a continuous cycle of productivity. Nearby\, sculptures cast in palm oil wax evoke the stillness of carved stone yet resist ideals of perfection\, creating a dreamscape haunted by plantation residues. Others\, made from discarded palm waste\, hold the tension between fragility and endurance. \nTogether\, these artworks trace how human and non-human life have been enmeshed in cycles of ceaseless pursuit of productivity\, asking: What will the future shaped by these material conditions? Like the recurring haze that engulfs Indonesia\, Singapore\, and Malaysia during the southwest monsoon\, the Earth’s breath\, shadowed by an endless harvest\, lingers as a reminder of what extraction conceals and refuses to let us forget. ~ URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/elia-nurvista-and-bagus-pandega-nafasan-bumi-an-endless-harvest/ LOCATION:Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark\, 39 Keppel Rd\, #01-02 Tanjong Pagar Distripark\, Singapore 089065\, Singapore\, 089065\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Singapore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pluralartmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Key-Visual-Elia-Nurvista-and-Bagus-Pandega_-Nafasan-Bumi-An-Endless-Harvest-Image-courtesy-of-Singapore-Art-Museum.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608 DTSTAMP:20250908T081107Z CREATED:20250908T081107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T081107Z UID:10007799-1757030400-1780876799@pluralartmag.com SUMMARY:Let’s Play! The Art and Design of Asian Games DESCRIPTION:Games are among humanity’s oldest shared experiences – a source of joy\, challenge\, and connection for thousands of years. In Asia\, they have developed in remarkably diverse ways\, from the lively\, fast-paced rhythms of mahjong and congkak to the contemplative strategy of go and chess. They have entertained and educated\, reflected power and status\, and acted as metaphors for life. \nThis exhibition explores the rich history of Asian games and the role they have played in shaping culture\, identity\, and community. Some travelled widely\, taking on new forms and meanings across borders. Others became tools for mental training or expressions of artistic ideals. Even today\, they remain at the frontier of innovation – as seen in the rise of artificial intelligence. \nMany of the games on display are also works of extraordinary beauty and craftsmanship. As you explore the exhibition\, we invite you to discover how the act of play continues to inspire\, evolve\, and connect people across time and place. \nLet’s Play! incorporates playable interactives\, outdoor installations\, collaborations with schools and local game associations\, and a diverse line-up of programmes and talks. URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/lets-play-the-art-and-design-of-asian-games/ LOCATION:Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)\, 1 Empress Place\, 179555\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Singapore ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://pluralartmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Key-Visual-Lets-Play-The-Art-and-Design-of-Asian-Games.-Image-courtesy-of-Asian-Civilisations-Museum.jpg GEO:1.2874969;103.8513861 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) 1 Empress Place 179555 Singapore;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Empress Place:geo:103.8513861,1.2874969 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR