| Filed under: Reviews | Tags: fx harsono, Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru, Hendro Wiyanto, Indonesia, New Art Movement, New Order, Reformasi, Singapore Art Museum 
FX Harsono: Testimonies a retrospective and tribute to the Indonesian’s artist position in the development and redefinition of contemporary art within the country.
| Filed under: Highlights, Reviews | Tags: chua mia tee, fernando amorsolo, koeh sia yong, lai foong moi, lee boon wang, Realism in Asia, shimizu toshi, Singapore Art Museum 
Realism in Asia had evidently moved beyond a strategy appropriated from the West as it began to advance in response to specific cultural-historical contexts.
| Filed under: Reviews | Tags: agnes arellano, agus suwage, classic contemporary, jim supangkat, Montien Boonma, redza piyadasa, simryn gill, Singapore Art Museum, southeast asia, suzann victor, Tang Da Wu, Vuong Van Thao 
Canonisation is apparently no longer a task meant for the descendants. Our Singapore contributor looks at the sticky relationship between contemporary art and art history.
| Filed under: Essays, Profiles | Tags: Asian Museum Curator's Conference, Balai Seni Lukis Negara, conference, curator, curatorial, institutions, Japan Foundation, museum, Singapore Art Museum, southeast asia 
5th Asian Museum Curator’s Conference: Independent & institutional curators from across South East Asia and Japan share their responses.
| Filed under: Reviews | Tags: A View with a Room, Donna Ong, Felicia Low, Ho Rui An, Lifeblood, President's Young Talents, Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, The Stimulus and the Conversation, Twardzik Ching, Vertical Submarine 
by Ho Rui An
The President’s Young Talents, Singapore’s answer to the Turner Prize, is the talk of the town. Our correspondent takes us on an exhibition walkthrough, and along the way, muses about the cultural climate of the island nation.