Australians Well Represented in Singapore



Singapore's Marina Bay precinct

The 2013 Singapore Art Week in late January was bigger and better than any previous year. As well as a large number of exhibition openings in art institutions, private galleries, and art centers such as Gillman Barracks, The Singapore Art Museum presented the President’s Young Talents show, featuring Singapore’s most promising artists under the age of 35, and the much anticipated Collectors Show: Weight of History. To top all this off there was the International Art Fair - Art Stage Singapore. 

Twice as many Australian galleries were represented this year with appearances by Sydneysiders - Gallery Barry Keldoulis, Brenda May Gallery, Chalk Horse, Gallery Ecosse (Exeter NSW), James Dorahy Project Space, and Sullivan+Strumpf. Melbourne galleries also participated with Utopian Slumps, Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Anna Pappas Gallery and Mossenson Galleries (Melbourne and Perth) all making their presence felt.


 Director of Art Stage Singapore, Lorenzo Rudolf, maintains Australian galleries have in the past tended to focus on European art fairs, however... "By providing Australian galleries with a dedicated platform we hope to increase their participation and profile in the Asian markets" he said. 

 

Marina Bay Sands, venue for Singapore Art Stage 2013