How does Southeast Asian contemporary art engage the city and audiences? How do artists co-opt public space (physical or symbolic) to speak to the status quo and empower the public on contemporary issues or shared concerns? 

Stealing Public Space features a blockbuster...

The Substation - a leading contemporary arts platform was recognised at the Charity Transparency and Governance Awards 2019. Organised by the Charity Council, this annual event presents charities in Singapore with two sets of awards: Charity Governance Awards (CGA) and...

Many people around the world are doing their part to save our seas, including contemporary artists. Through their art, they evoke powerful sensations that not only celebrate the beauty of the ocean, but also showcase the devastating effects of human impact.

Creating art...

At Asian Art Advisory we are delighted that client Australian born soprano Jassy Husk is set to make her debut with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in March 2020. Husk has been performing in opera houses and concert halls from the Sydney Opera House to the London Coli...

A Public Square is a year-long programme held at the Substation,Singapore that looks at how our physical spaces reflect or extend our ideas and attitudes about the public sphere. Public space is always contested. In Singapore, public space and infrastructure is dominat...

On May 16, Singapore, Facebook hosted IPG Media and the first poetry slam for companies training day.  And what a time was had by all participants!  Poetry Slam™ is the most popular spoken word event in Southeast Asia, attracting people of all ages, professions and bac...

A string of recently discovered old masters pieces have found new life in the art and auction worlds. But what effect does this have on the value of the masterpiece itself?

When he was in his early teens, Jan Six wrote in a friend’s school agenda: “One day I will discov...

"In Taiwan there has been a radical shift from buying contemporary Chinese art to taking an interest in Asian names from the whole region".

In the early 2020s, Taiwan had a bigger share of the global art market than mainland China, which was only just beginning to emerg...

In Singapore there resides an enormously valuable gem. Precious and symbolic this jewel is actually a reconstruction of a 9th century Arab dhow and a “shining example of what can be achieved by international cooperation,” according to Terry Garcia, Chief Science and Ex...

Indices allow investors to gain an insight into the performance of an asset class or a segment of that asset class.  In the case of financial markets, stock and bond market indices typically consist of an imaginary portfolio of securities representing a particular mark...