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SUMMARY:LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 – 18TH EDITION
DESCRIPTION:LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 – 18TH EDITION\nJuly 10 – 23\, 2026\nELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space\, London\nITSLIQUID Group\, along with YMX Arts\, is excited to present the 18th edition of LONDON\nCONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026\, taking place from July 10 to July 23\, 2026\, at\nELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space in London. The international exhibition brings\ntogether contemporary artists from around the world\, creating a dynamic platform where\nartistic research investigates the fluid evolution of identity within the ever-changing\nlandscapes of contemporary society.\nLONDON CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR 2026 invites a profound exploration of the human\nexperience through the relationship between body and space\, reflecting on the\nhybridisation of identities within the cultural\, physical\, social\, and urban landscapes of\ncontemporary society. Inspired by London’s unique atmosphere\, the exhibition examines\nhow the city’s dynamic energy shapes personal narratives and collective experiences\,\ninfluencing how individuals perceive themselves and interact with the world around them.\nThrough diverse artistic practices\, the artists investigate the connections between desires\,\nneeds\, and fears\, revealing the transformative processes that shape human existence. In\nthis context\, the exhibition becomes a space of metamorphosis\, where memory\,\nperception\, and emotion converge\, creating a dialogue between personal identity and the\ncollective urban environment.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/london-contemporary-art-fair-2026-18th-edition/
LOCATION:ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space 253 Hoxton Street\, London N1 5LGù\, 253 Hoxton Street\, London N1 5LG\, 253 Hoxton Street\, London N1 5LG\, London\, GB\, N1 5LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:International
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SUMMARY:LONDON CONTEMPORARY 18TH EDITION
DESCRIPTION:ITSLIQUID Group\, along with YMX Arts\, is proud to present the 18th edition of LONDON CONTEMPORARY\, hosted at the ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space from July 10 to July 23\, 2026. This international exhibition will be a dynamic platform for global creators to showcase their latest research\, focusing on the fluid evolution of new identities within the shifting landscapes of contemporary spaces. Through a diverse range of media\, the selected artists explore how we define ourselves and interact with the modern world\, offering a profound look at the intersection of personality\, architecture\, and digital environments.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/london-contemporary-18th-edition/2026-07-10/
LOCATION:ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space 253 Hoxton Street\,  London N1 5LG\, ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space 253 Hoxton Street\, London N1 5LG\, London\, N1 5LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:International
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SUMMARY:Days That Slip Away Untouched: A Solo Exhibition by Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Gajah Gallery Singapore presents Days That Slip Away Untouched\, a solo exhibition by Indonesian artist Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro. Following its debut in Jakarta\, the exhibition continues Hahan’s investigation into the shifting relationship between physical reality and its digital mediation. \nWorking across painting\, sculpture\, and sound\, Hahan examines how perception and meaning are conditioned within digitally mediated environments. His work probes the terms by which images and experiences are encountered\, tracing how distinctions between the real\, the constructed\, and the circulated are produced\, and how authenticity is negotiated in their wake. \nIn contrast to the immediacy of digital systems\, Hahan’s practice emphasises slowness and material engagement. Developed in close dialogue with the Ace House collective and his studio artisans\, the works emerge through what he describes as an “aesthetic kinship”\, a process rooted in shared labour and collective exchange. Across the exhibition\, Hahan appropriates imagery from works by Raden Saleh\, Tomás Sánchez\, and Walter Spies\, using these references to reflect on how knowledge\, power\, and ways of seeing have shaped historical narratives. In doing so\, the works draw attention to the instability of images in an era governed by algorithmic visibility\, where depth and context risk being flattened.Within these compositions\, moments of disruption appear through hybrid figures and altered landscapes\, introducing a sense of dissonance that unsettles familiar visual frameworks. These gestures operate as subtle “glitches”\, interrupting dominant modes of representation and\nopening up alternative ways of seeing and understanding. \nThe exhibition title\, Days That Slip Away Untouched\, speaks to an awareness of time that often passes without full attention. Across his practice\, Hahan foregrounds attentiveness —to history\, process\, and everyday experience— as a means of resisting this condition. Here\, authenticity is approached as something continually negotiated within the conditions of contemporary life.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/days-that-slip-away-untouched-a-solo-exhibition-by-uji-hahan-handoko-eko-saputro-opening-night/
LOCATION:Gajah Gallery\, 39 Keppel Rd\, #03-04\, Singapore\, 089065\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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SUMMARY:Days That Slip Away Untouched: A Solo Exhibition by Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro
DESCRIPTION:Gajah Gallery Singapore presents Days That Slip Away Untouched\, a solo exhibition by Indonesian artist Uji “Hahan” Handoko Eko Saputro. Following its debut in Jakarta\, the exhibition continues Hahan’s investigation into the shifting relationship between physical reality and its digital mediation. \nWorking across painting\, sculpture\, and sound\, Hahan examines how perception and meaning are conditioned within digitally mediated environments. His work probes the terms by which images and experiences are encountered\, tracing how distinctions between the real\, the constructed\, and the circulated are produced\, and how authenticity is negotiated in their wake. \nIn contrast to the immediacy of digital systems\, Hahan’s practice emphasises slowness and material engagement. Developed in close dialogue with the Ace House collective and his studio artisans\, the works emerge through what he describes as an “aesthetic kinship”\, a process rooted in shared labour and collective exchange. Across the exhibition\, Hahan appropriates imagery from works by Raden Saleh\, Tomás Sánchez\, and Walter Spies\, using these references to reflect on how knowledge\, power\, and ways of seeing have shaped historical narratives. In doing so\, the works draw attention to the instability of images in an era governed by algorithmic visibility\, where depth and context risk being flattened. Within these compositions\, moments of disruption appear through hybrid figures and altered landscapes\, introducing a sense of dissonance that unsettles familiar visual frameworks. These gestures operate as subtle “glitches”\, interrupting dominant modes of representation and\nopening up alternative ways of seeing and understanding. \nThe exhibition title\, Days That Slip Away Untouched\, speaks to an awareness of time that often passes without full attention. Across his practice\, Hahan foregrounds attentiveness —to history\, process\, and everyday experience— as a means of resisting this condition. Here\, authenticity is approached as something continually negotiated within the conditions of contemporary life.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/days-that-slip-away-untouched-a-solo-exhibition-by-uji-hahan-handoko-eko-saputro/
LOCATION:Gajah Gallery\, 39 Keppel Rd\, #03-04\, Singapore\, 089065\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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SUMMARY:Collagraphy Class | Mapping Memories
DESCRIPTION:Create monochromatic collagraphs inspired by Zarina’s minimalist musings on histories and geographies. \nCollage a variety of materials to form textured printing plates based on archival and current maps of Singapore. Learn inking techniques to transfer these collaged compositions onto paper\, creating tactile works that capture the beauty of personal cartographies. \nRecommended for ages 12 and above. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring materials with textured surfaces such as cardboard or thin pieces of wood for this class.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/collagraphy-class-mapping-memories/2026-07-08/
LOCATION:STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260708T180000
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SUMMARY:LONG WALK FROM AUSTRALIA TO ROMA – E ‘ndo so nato\, vissuto\, cresciuto e pasciuto
DESCRIPTION:LONG WALK FROM AUSTRALIA TO ROMA – E ‘ndo so nato\, vissuto\, cresciuto e pasciuto\nA solo exhibition by Giovanni Tozzetti\nJuly 08 – 19\, 2026\nPalazzo Velli\, Rome \nITSLIQUID Group is extremely proud to present “LONG WALK FROM AUSTRALIA TO ROMA – E ‘ndo so nato\, vissuto\, cresciuto e pasciuto”\, the highly anticipated solo exhibition by Italian-Australian artist Giovanni Tozzetti. Hosted from July 08 to July 19\, 2026 during the ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR 18th Edition at the prestigious Palazzo Velli in Rome\, this exhibition represents a profound emotional and creative homecoming\, marking the definitive Roman showcase of a brilliant contemporary figurative artist.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/long-walk-from-australia-to-roma-e-ndo-so-nato-vissuto-cresciuto-e-pasciuto/
LOCATION:palazzo velli\, Piazza di S. Egidio n. 10\, Rome\, Rome\, Roma\, 00153\, Italy
CATEGORIES:International
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SUMMARY:ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR – 18TH EDITION 2026
DESCRIPTION:ITSLIQUID Group is proud to announce the 18th edition of ROME INTERNATIONAL ART\nFAIR 2026\, taking place from July 08 to July 19\, 2026\, at ITSLIQUID Art Space – Rome\,\nlocated in the historic district of Trastevere. Hosted in a remarkable 15th-century palace\,\nthe exhibition brings together contemporary artistic languages from around the world\,\ncreating a dynamic platform where artistic research encounters the timeless cultural\nheritage of the Eternal City.\nExploring the relationship between body and space\, ROME INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR\n2026 reflects on the ongoing hybridization between identities and cultural\, physical\, social\,\nand urban contexts in contemporary society. Through its two curatorial sections\, MIXING\nIDENTITIES and FUTURE LANDSCAPES\, the exhibition invites visitors to investigate\nperception\, memory\, transformation\, and the evolving interaction between individuals and\nthe environments they inhabit.\nMIXING IDENTITIES analyses the hidden dimensions of identity through an immersive\njourney into the labyrinths of consciousness. At the same time\, FUTURE LANDSCAPES\nexplores the concept of boundaries – between body\, mind\, and spirit; between individuals\nand the city; and between space and ground – transforming everyday surfaces into fluid\nterritories of open and evolving ideas. Within this framework\, the selected artists offer\nunique perspectives on contemporary existence through deeply personal visual narratives.\nPresented as a compelling solo exhibition\, Giovanni Tozzetti’s “LONG WALK FROM\nAUSTRALIA TO ROMA – E ‘ndo so nato\, vissuto\, cresciuto e pasciuto” masterfully opens a\nvibrant dialogue between individual narrative and collective experience. The project\nunfolds as a deeply personal yet universally resonant journey\, bridging vast geographical\ndistances with intimate roots to explore how private memories intersect with shared\ncultural identities. Through this fluid interaction\, the exhibition invites the audience to\nreflect on the universal themes of migration\, home\, and the continuous evolution of self.\nRooted in a practice that explores the relationship between painting and photography\,\nTozzetti transforms observed reality into a refined painterly language\, preserving the\nimmediacy of the original image while emphasizing its symbolic and communicative power.\nGestures\, symbols\, and shared spaces become communication vehicles\, revealing how\npersonal narratives are continuously negotiated within broader cultural and urban contexts.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/rome-international-art-fair-18th-edition-2026/
LOCATION:ITSLIQUID Art Space Rome
CATEGORIES:International
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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/2026-07-04/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260705T170000
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SUMMARY:Pocket Fest
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT POCKET FEST 2026\nhttps://artdis.org.sg/pocket-fest-2026/\nStep into a vibrant celebration of creativity\, connection and community. Back for its second edition\, ART:DIS’s Pocket Fest returns from 4-5 July at Objectifs with exciting opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to create\, learn and connect through inclusive workshops\, performances\, activities and exhibitions. Best of all\, the festival showcases the creativity of more than 50 artists with disabilities\, sharing their talents and stories with the wider community. \nMore than just a festival\, Pocket Fest is a welcoming space where everyone is invited to take part. Whether you’re crafting something new\, discovering an artist’s perspective\, joining a community activity or simply enjoying a performance\, every experience is designed to bring people together. Through creativity and shared experiences\, Pocket Fest celebrates the idea that everyone has something valuable to contribute and that the arts are for everyone. \n\n\n\nFree admission\n(Includes free activities and performances for all to enjoy) \nRegister for ticketed workshops: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/cc/pocket-fest-workshops-4847787
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/pocket-fest/
LOCATION:Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film\, 155 Middle Road\, Singapore\, 188977\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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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/2026-07-03/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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SUMMARY:Illustration Arts Festival (IAF) 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Illustration Arts Festival (IAF) returns this year in a landmark celebration as part of the 10th anniversary of OIC Singapore. As Singapore’s leading independent festival dedicated to the vibrant world of illustration\, this special edition continues OIC Singapore’s commitment to championing creativity shaped entirely by human hands\, imagination\, and lived experience. In an era of rapidly evolving AI\, the festival reaffirms the value of authentic artistic expression\, where every line\, texture\, and story is crafted by artists themselves. \nThis year\, IAF brings together more than 260 participating artists from 16 countries\, forming a diverse international creative community that fosters rich cultural exchange and collaboration across the region. \nThe festival also proudly features artists from our partner networks\, including \n\nCo-curators FLABSLAB\, Tell Your Children\, and Gofy\nSoutheast Asia Illustration Council\, with artist exchange initiatives involving BKKIF (Bangkok Illustration Fair) and KLIF (Kuala Lumpur Illustration Fair)\nTokyo Illustrators Society\n\nThese partnerships strengthen regional connections and celebrate the shared spirit of illustration across Asia. \nAs part of the celebrations\, visitors can collect the IAF 10th Anniversary Commemorative Cards\, available in a series of three designs\, alongside exclusive one of one hand drawn cards created by participating artists are available for purchase during the festival.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/illustration-arts-festival-iaf-2026/
LOCATION:New Art Museum Singapore\, 39 Keppel Rd\, #05-03/06 Tanjong Pagar Distripark\, 089065\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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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/2026-07-02/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260701T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260903T180000
DTSTAMP:20250908T081037Z
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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/2026-07-01/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="ShanghART Singapore":MAILTO:shanghartgallerysg@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260628T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260831T180000
DTSTAMP:20250908T081037Z
CREATED:20250908T081037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T081037Z
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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/2026-06-28/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="ShanghART Singapore":MAILTO:shanghartgallerysg@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260627T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260808T180000
DTSTAMP:20260708T140826Z
CREATED:20260708T140826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T140826Z
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SUMMARY:pbdq 排排
DESCRIPTION:A small shift in orientation\, and one thing becomes another. Like the letters p\, b\, d\, q — which become one another through simple rotation — each work in the exhibition carries traces of something that came before\, then landing somewhere new. In pbdq\, exhibiting artists Catherine Hu\, Cally Tan and Genevieve Leong revisit works\, materials and obsessions from past experiences\, revealing an intimate and sustained relationship with the physical\, visual and sensorial in their everyday life.  \nCatherine Hu’s process often involves recreating existing objects to explore the gradient between looking like and being something. One of her exhibited works\, Found Tile Stool (2023)\, is a stool made with stray mosaic tiles\, collected over three years from various locations: on the street\, in drains\, in nature parks\, at public playgrounds\, washed up on beaches\, in carparks\, or half-buried in the soil of a stranger’s garden. Perfect squares of colour shed from buildings that might no longer exist\, or from walls and floors that might have since been remodelled\, are repurposed and given a new lease of life.  \nCally Tan\, a textile-forward object-maker whose practice explores the representation of objecthood and potency in non-human matter\, presents Milky Way Finds (2025)\, a series of small items encased in double-woven pockets. Contributed by friends\, these items that have been tucked away\, accumulated\, and often forgotten\, represent traces and memories of their owners’ lives: a grocery receipt tucked into a coat pocket bearing witness to a loved one’s cooking\, an accumulation of sweet wrappers marking the rhythm of daily habits. Lingering at the edges of daily life\, they become akin to drifting debris in the Milky Way – also the name of the woven silk material given by its Nagano manufacturers in Japan.   \nan attempt at solidifying make-believe landscapes (2026) is a series of object assemblages by Genevieve Leong\, that draws from the nostalgic vocabulary of children’s imaginative play and ‘masak masak’\, or make-believe cooking. It follows an earlier print series An attempt at exhausting a place from my window (2020–21) of 26 variations of a landscape\, that explores various possibilities of looking at a single vantage point. Continuing this inquiry\, an attempt at solidifying make-believe landscapes extrapolates the two-dimensional landscapes into three-dimensional object constellations arranged on the ground.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/pbdq-%e6%8e%92%e6%8e%92/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="ShanghART Singapore":MAILTO:shanghartgallerysg@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260712
DTSTAMP:20260623T023508Z
CREATED:20260623T023508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T023508Z
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SUMMARY:Of Light and Matter
DESCRIPTION:Of Light and Matter explores the relationship between light\, materiality\, and the natural world through a diverse collection of paintings\, mixed-media works\, and sculptural forms. The exhibition brings together artists whose practices are rooted in observation\, transformation\, and reflection\, inviting viewers to reconsider how we perceive and connect with our surroundings.\n\n\n\nNature is never merely a backdrop in these works. Mineral crystals pressed into paper\, mirrors casting full spectrums of colour\, figures reaching toward streaks of light breaking through storm clouds\, and landscapes distilled into rhythmic patterns all reveal the subtle interplay between physical matter and intangible experience. Through their distinct artistic languages\, the participating artists explore themes of renewal\, resilience\, memory and wonder.\n\nThe exhibition brings together nine contemporary artists from Singapore\, China and Japan\, each offering a unique perspective on the relationship between light\, materiality and the natural world. Participating artists include Daiki Nishimura\, Karina D. Simon\, Kim Xu\, Wang Jiang\, Yin Chua\, Zhang Qiao\, Zhang Yihan\, Zhang Ziheng and Zhu Feng.\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition is presented by Y Art Project in collaboration with Art Seasons Gallery. Through this partnership\, the two galleries share a commitment to supporting contemporary artists\, fostering artistic exchange and creating meaningful opportunities for public engagement with the arts.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/of-light-and-matter/
LOCATION:Art Seasons Gallery\, 50 Genting Lane\, Cideco Industrial Complex #03-02\, Singapore\, Singapore\, 349558\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="Art Seasons Gallery":MAILTO:info@artseasonsgallery.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Indian/Maldives:20260621T103000
DTEND;TZID=Indian/Maldives:20260705T200000
DTSTAMP:20260623T023508Z
CREATED:20260623T023508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T023508Z
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SUMMARY:The Shape of Us Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Shape of Return exhibition on 21 June to 5 July\, 2026\, brings together fifteen Maldivian artists in a single\, distilled narrative moving through myth\, oceanic memory\, ecological fragility\, longing\, and ultimately\, return. The works now gather not as separate pieces\, but as chapters in a shared epic. \nThe Maldives is a place the world thinks it knows: turquoise\, pristine\, suspended in paradise. The Shape of Return looks beneath that surface: at ancestry\, craftsmanship\, folklore\, environmental vulnerability\, and the ongoing negotiation between tradition and modernity in a small island nation shaped equally by story. \nPresented collaboratively by Suvãsthi\, Oaga Art Resort\, and Oevaali Art Gallery\, this exhibition situates Maldivian contemporary art within a broader regional conversation\, while remaining firmly rooted in its oceanic heritage.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/the-shape-of-us-exhibition/
LOCATION:Oevaali Art Gallery\, 10 Bussorah St\, Singapore 199488\, Singapore\, 199488\, Maldives
CATEGORIES:Singapore
ORGANIZER;CN="OevaaliArt Shop":MAILTO:chevyn@oevaaliartshop.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260620T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260623T023508Z
CREATED:20260623T023508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T023508Z
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SUMMARY:Zarina: Directions to My House | Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join our expert docents for a guided tour and ruminate on Zarina’s ideas of belonging\, displacement and memory. Gain a deeper understanding of how her she translated her lived experience into minimalist print and paper works—endearing expressions of yearning and searching for home. \nThe tour will include a glimpse into our Workshop\, where Zarina’s legacy continues to inspire contemporary print and papermaking practices. \nGuided tours at STPI are free of charge. Drop-in guests are welcome. \n20 June – 1 August 2026\nSelected Wednesdays\, Thursdays and Saturdays
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/zarina-directions-to-my-house-guided-tour/
LOCATION:STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="STPI %E2%80%93 Creative Workshop &amp%3B Gallery":MAILTO:stpi@stpi.com.sg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260606T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260809T180000
DTSTAMP:20250908T081037Z
CREATED:20250908T081037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T081037Z
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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/2026-06-06/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="ShanghART Singapore":MAILTO:shanghartgallerysg@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260606T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260801T190000
DTSTAMP:20260623T023720Z
CREATED:20260623T023720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T023720Z
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SUMMARY:STPI Annual Special Exhibition  2026 | Zarina: Directions to  My House
DESCRIPTION:STPI presents Zarina: Directions to My House\, the artist’s largest solo exhibition in Southeast Asia. One of the most significant printmakers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries\, Zarina (1937–2020\, Aligarh\, India; London\, United Kingdom)\, was a key figure in minimalist and diasporic practice. Curated by New York-based independent curator and Zarina’s former studio manager Sarah Burney \, Directions to My House offers a deeply informed perspective on the artist’s life and work\, bringing together over 50 works from 12 lenders across multiple cities\, reflecting her life that was profoundly shaped by numerous continents – having lived across Bangkok\, New Delhi\, Paris\, Bonn\, Tokyo\, Santa Cruz\, and finally New York.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/stpi-annual-special-exhibition-2026-zarina-directions-to-my-house/
LOCATION:STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="STPI %E2%80%93 Creative Workshop &amp%3B Gallery":MAILTO:stpi@stpi.com.sg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260606T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260801T190000
DTSTAMP:20260623T023639Z
CREATED:20260623T023639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T023639Z
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SUMMARY:Maps | Directions to My House
DESCRIPTION:Mirroring how migration and movement shaped Zarina’s practice\, create a personal map of your journey to STPI. Add your map to the collection of cartographies from other visitors and witness how others have embarked on similar journeys.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/maps-directions-to-my-house/
LOCATION:STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery\, 41 Robertson Quay\, Singapore\, 238236\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="STPI %E2%80%93 Creative Workshop &amp%3B Gallery":MAILTO:stpi@stpi.com.sg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260605T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260808T180000
DTSTAMP:20250908T081037Z
CREATED:20250908T081037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T081037Z
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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/2026-06-05/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="ShanghART Singapore":MAILTO:shanghartgallerysg@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260604T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260807T180000
DTSTAMP:20250908T081037Z
CREATED:20250908T081037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T081037Z
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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/2026-06-04/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="ShanghART Singapore":MAILTO:shanghartgallerysg@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260603T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260806T180000
DTSTAMP:20250908T081037Z
CREATED:20250908T081037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T081037Z
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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/2026-06-03/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260531T120000
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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/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260529T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261004T190000
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SUMMARY:Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form is Emptiness
DESCRIPTION:Singapore Art Museum proudly presents Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form is Emptiness\, the first major solo exhibition in Southeast Asia dedicated to the practice of internationally renowned Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto. Conceived in dialogue with the Buddhist cosmological concept of the Five Elements (Earth\, Water\, Fire\, Wind and Void)\, the exhibition unfolds across five interconnected sections that loop into one another\, mirroring the cyclical rhythms of nature and life. This elemental framework reflects Sugimoto’s enduring inquiry into time\, perception\, and the structure of reality. \nBringing together over 60 works spanning five decades of his multidisciplinary practice\, including significant\, new\, and rarely seen works\, the exhibition reveals the breadth of Sugimoto’s oeuvre across photography\, sculpture\, and large-scale installation. From his meditative seascapes to architectural interventions and contemplative objects\, Sugimoto’s works delicately balance a strong material presence with a deep metaphysical inquiry.  \nForm is Emptiness offers an immersive introduction to the work of one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists. Moving between permanence and impermanence\, visibility and void\, the exhibition invites audiences to slow down and consider how form itself can become a vessel for reflection\, and how\, through Sugimoto’s lens\, the material world becomes a mirror for the mind.
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/hiroshi-sugimoto-form-is-emptiness/
LOCATION:Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark\, 39 Keppel Rd\, #01-02 Tanjong Pagar Distripark\, Singapore 089065\, Singapore\, 089065\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Regional,Singapore
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SUMMARY:Hands Up!
DESCRIPTION:𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘\, 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 & 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘\n29 May 2026 | 5pm\n9 Jalan Kukoh\, Level 4 Void Deck (S) 160009 \n\n\n30 May 2026 | 11am\nBlk 54\, Cassia Crescent S390054 \n\n\n5 June 2026 | 6:30pm\nPulau Ubin (Meet at Changi Point Ferry Terminal S499172) \n\n\n6 June 2026 | 4:30pm\nTengah Community Club\, Blk 119 Plantation Crescent S690119 \n\n\n𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗢𝗣𝗦𝗜𝗦\nPresented by The Finger Players\, Hands Up! is an interactive performance that invites families and individuals from all walks of life to gather together and experience Traditional Chinese Hand Puppetry up close. Come celebrate the beauty of hand puppetry and try your hands at moving the puppets. Everyone\, hands up!
URL:https://pluralartmag.com/event/hands-up/
LOCATION:Singapore\, Singapore city\, Singapore\, Singapore\, 018956\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Finger Players":MAILTO:admin@fingerplayers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260509T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260712T180000
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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/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260508T120000
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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/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260507T120000
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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/2026-05-07/
LOCATION:ShanghART Singapore\, Block 9 Lock Road #02-22\, 108937\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Singapore
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