Singapore Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum SAM is a Museum In Action, bringing art experiences into everyday spaces. Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore.

Also known as SAM, we present contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar. SAM is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public

and future generations through exhibitions and programmes. SAM is working towards a humane and sustainable future by committing to responsible practices within its processes. For more information, visit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg.

29/05/2026

Step inside and experience light, shadow and form unfold around you in ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด.

From vast photographic seascapes and luminous theatres to sculptural forms, calligraphic gestures and ancient fossils, the exhibition brings together more than five decades of Sugimotoโ€™s practice.

Move through interconnected spaces designed by the artist himself, where each room invites a slower, more contemplative way of seeing.

Plan your visit to SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark today at bit.ly/SAMHiroshiSugimoto

27/05/2026

Singapore Art Museum is pleased to announce the publication ๐˜ผ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™– ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ: ๐™Š๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Š๐™ฃ

Published in conjunction with ๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š โ€” Amanda Hengโ€™s exhibition for the Singapore Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale (May 9โ€“November 22, 2026).

This book brings together four decades of Hengโ€™s artistic practice and sustained experimentation, from the artistโ€™s early drawings of the female body to the photographic studies and artworks with herself and her mother, and the performances she staged in the public spaces of Singapore and elsewhere.

Edited by curator Selene Yap, the book includes essays by curator Anca Rujoiu, critic Lee Weng Choy, architectural theorist Lilian Chee, and anthropologist Souchou Yao, as well as Hengโ€™s own distinct voice, which accompanies a series of visual essays of her workโ€”much of it seen here for the first time.

Co-published by Singapore Art Museum and Stolon Press.

Concept and editorial: Stolon Press; design: Currency;
copyediting: Naomi Riddle; Proofreading: Heather Anderson and Li Fangqing; Typographic advice: Jeroen Wille; Prepress: Spitting Image; Library and Archivist: Andy Koh; Research: Li Fangqing. Printed by AC Dominie, Singapore.

The publication is available at the Singapore Pavilion in Venice throughout the exhibition from now till 22 Nov, and will be available for sale at Singapore Art Museum from end 2026.



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๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ: Selections from ๐˜ผ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™– ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ: ๐™Š๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™Š๐™ฃ. Video courtesy of Currency and Stolon Press.

25/05/2026

After our very โ€œseriousโ€ guide to navigating SAM like a pro, we made it real.

Only 100 copies printed. Available for purchase at SIP at SAM from 30 May.

22/05/2026

Take a closer look. A theatre. An ocean. A room of shadows. A field of Buddhas.

Designed as a mandala-like spatial journey inspired by Buddhist cosmology, ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด brings together over 60 works across 11 series, inviting visitors to move through interconnected spaces that reflect on form, emptiness and the act of seeing. Opening 29 May.

Early bird tickets at 20% off, available from now to 28 May. Plan your visit ahead and be the first to experience it.



๐Ÿ“ท 1-5, 7, 10-12: Image courtesy of the artist.
๐Ÿ“ท 6: Image courtesy of Lisson Gallery.
๐Ÿ“ท 8: Image courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation.
๐Ÿ“ท 9: Image courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation.

What memories do everyday objects carry with them?In ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, from ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ, artist Sim Chi Yin reflect...
17/05/2026

What memories do everyday objects carry with them?

In ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, from ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ, artist Sim Chi Yin reflects on memory, absence, and the traces people leave behind. Pairing photographs of belongings with cinematic landscapes, the work reveals how ordinary objects can hold unrecorded stories.

Once used in everyday life and struggle, the belongings are presented alongside landscapes shaped by absence and remembrance. Together, the images create spaces suspended between past and present, inviting us to consider how memories linger quietly within places and things.

See ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด as part of ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด, on view through 2 Aug 2026. In celebration of International Museum Day on 18 May, enjoy free admission to all exhibitions. Plan your visit via bit.ly/SAM-Talking-Objects.

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Presented together in Gallery 4, ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด and ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ invite you to discover how art is experienced, interpreted, and carried across time and space.

16/05/2026

Weโ€™re still reflecting on the excitement and energy of the Singapore Pavilionโ€™s inauguration at Biennale Arte 2026, held on 6 May in Venice.

Visitors and invited guests gathered for the opening of ๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š by Amanda Heng Liang Ngim, curated by Selene Yap, within the historic Sale dโ€™Armi at the Arsenale.

Across the Pavilion, visitors encountered stepped wooden platforms, close-up photographic studies from ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜บ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ (1990, reprinted 2026), and ๐˜ˆ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ (2025โ€“26), a new dual-channel video filmed across Singapore and Venice. Together, the works reflect Hengโ€™s longstanding engagement with the body and the everyday, tracing how moments of pause and renewal emerge through ordinary rhythms and gestures.

Watch the full video for moments from the inauguration, and hear from the artist and curator on ๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ช๐™จ๐™š.

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The Singapore Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2026 (La Biennale di Venezia ) is commissioned by the National Arts Council (National Arts Council Singapore ), supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth (Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth - MCCY ) and organised by Singapore Art Museum. The exhibition is open to the public from 9 May to 22 November 2026 at the Arsenale โ€“ Sale dโ€™Armi in Venice, Italy.

14/05/2026

Opening 29 May, ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ: ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด marks the internationally acclaimed artistโ€™s first major survey exhibition in Southeast Asia. Spanning across photography, sculpture and installation, the exhibition brings together 63 works across 11 series alongside fossils from Sugimotoโ€™s personal collection.โ 

Early bird tickets at 20% off, available from now to 28 May. Plan your visit ahead and be the first to experience it.



๐Ÿ“ท: Hiroshi Sugimoto, ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, 1547, 2024, gelatine silver print, 93.6 x 75 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.

๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ + ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต by artist Alwin Reamillo in ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด comes alive through a live recital f...
12/05/2026

๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ + ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต by artist Alwin Reamillo in ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด comes alive through a live recital featuring Opus Piano Ensemble, Singaporeโ€™s first independent piano ensemble.

Come experience melodies that resonate with the artworkโ€™s stories and themes.

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๐——๐—˜๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 6 Jun (Sat)
โฐ 4pm - 5pm
๐Ÿ“ bit.ly/SAM-TalkingInTune
๐ŸŽŸ Free for all
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11/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐˜†?

This Sunday, Herdimas Anggara activates ๐™๐˜ผ๐™Ž๐™๐™† โ€” a live performance that treats digital platforms as sites to inhabit, interrupt, and reshape.

Part of ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏ: ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—น๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, the work draws on โ€œpossessionโ€ as a form of resistance, reimagining everyday software not as neutral tools, but as systems that shape behaviour, control, and interaction.

At 7PM, the exhibition website transforms into a live portal for the performance, where familiar interfaces are temporarily reoriented in real time.

Join us for the live performance, followed by a conversation with curator Celine Wong Katzman, moderated by SAM Curator Duncan Bass.

Log on. Stay with it. See what shifts.
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๐——๐—˜๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 17 May (Sun)
โฐ 7pm
๐Ÿ“ bit.ly/OS3-Herdimas-Anggara
๐ŸŽŸ Free for all

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Visual animation by Herdimas Anggara

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