Art Stage Singapore
(26/01/2018 - 28/01/2018)
http://www.artstage.com
Art Stage Singapore
About ART STAGE
ART STAGE is the flagship show of the Southeast Asian art world and the
region’s key voice in representing the interests of Asian art in the global
arena. Through its insights on the regional art landscape, the Fair acts as
a catalyst for driving international interest in and understanding of
Southeast Asian art and igniting heightened market activity.
ART STAGE also plays a pivotal role in developing and bridging various
segmented art markets in the region. At the crossroads of Southeast Asia and
the world, ART STAGE creates a singular and unified Southeast Asian market,
positioned to be more competitive with the more developed global art markets
in the West and China.
ART STAGE Singapore 2018
In long-standing recognition of Asia’s dynamism and artistic excellence, ART
STAGE Singapore remains committed in focusing its engagement on Southeast
Asian art and strengthening the Fair’s Asian identity. In past editions of
the Fair, ART STAGE Singapore builds up the prominence of different regional
art scenes in Southeast Asia such as Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia,
and Indonesia with active promotions and engagements such as the highly
successful launch of ART
STAGE Jakarta 2016 and 2017. For the eighth edition, ART STAGE Singapore
will feature a special focus on the new andvibrant art scene flourishing in
the region – Thailand.
Looking beyond the Fair as Southeast Asia’s top art event recognised for its
strong intellectual and academic approach, ART STAGE Singapore presents a
more intimate engagement with art through the ART STAGE Experience. Driven
byspecially tailored programmes to provide local and international audiences
with a more comprehensive outlook of the general art world, ART STAGE
Singapore 2018 will ground the ART STAGE Experience in Interactions – an
initiative to foster efforts in listening and sharing.
Interactions I:
Southeast Asia Forum 2018
ART STAGE Singapore 2018 will present the third edition of its
successful Southeast Asia Forum, underscoring a trend in cross-disciplinary
practices in art and design and how modernity and dynamism in Asia
facilitate the development of these new practices. As a pillar component of
the Fair, the Forum is a thematic programme comprising an exhibition and a
series of lectures that offer more focused and in-depth views into global
social, cultural, economic and political issues that have direct impact on
Southeast Asia.
Moving beyond artistic discussions, the third Southeast Asia Forum adopts a
broader approach on discussing art by exploring different ways of seeing,
learning and interacting. The Forum seeks to bring about more
inter-disciplinary understanding and collaboration across art and other
creative industries through an increased engagement of key industry leaders
and individuals from the design sector.
For ART STAGE Singapore 2018, the Forum will span over three days,
comprising a series of six different talk sessions such as dialogues and
panel discussions with local and international keynote speakers, and a
two-part thematic exhibition.
In collaboration with The Artling, ART STAGE Singapore 2018 will present
Singapore’s first Asian-focused showcase on Collectible Designs. The
exhibition features a curated selection of the best contemporary Asian
designers and studios in response to the theme of the Southeast Asia Forum
2018.
Interactions II:
Signature Collectors’ Visits
Inaugurated at ART STAGE Jakarta, the Signature Collectors’ Visits
showcases the collections of the country’s collectors in their private
residences and highlight the importance of the role of the art collector in
encouraging and developing a more robust local art scene.
In response to the huge success at ART STAGE Jakarta 2016 and 2017, and
strong encouragement from local collectors, the Fair will be introducing the
Signature Collectors’ Visits for the first time in Singapore at ART STAGE
Singapore 2018.
These Singapore-based and Singaporean collectors will be opening up their
homes and presenting their extensive private collections in support of the
Fair’s initiative as well as Singapore’s art scene and artists. Positioned
as a platform to bridge the collectors and the public, the Signature
Collectors’ Visits fosters a dialogue and exchange of insights between local
collectors and visitors and contribute to the discourse on contemporary art
in Singapore and the region.
Interactions III:
Partnerships and Collaborations
Through the numerous partnerships and collaborations ART STAGE Singapore
establishes for each edition, the Fair extends its reach to initiate
discourse and cooperation across different markets and develop a more
extensive and inclusive network among various industries. For its eighth
edition, the Fair continues to connect with many international aswell as
local partners and focuses on coordinating with partners from affiliated
creative industries to boost networking
opportunities for key opinion leaders, collectors and audiences.
ART STAGE Singapore brings on founder and creative director Chris Lee of
Singapore-based creative agency Asylum as the returning spatial designer for
the hospitality spaces at the Fair’s eighth edition. After the first
successful collaboration in ART STAGE Singapore 2016 for the design of the
Fair’s VIP Lounge, titled Celebrations, Asylum was appointed to create ART
STAGE’s new brand identity and revamp the brand logo earlier this year. For
ART STAGE Singapore 2018, Chris Lee will be taking on the conceptual design
of the Fair’s Hospitality Lounges.
ART STAGE – The Definitive Meeting Point Between Regional and Global Art
Scenes
Building on the Fair’s strong commitment to develop an active
art ecosystem for the region, ART STAGE Singapore continues to boost
exchange and dialogue about contemporary art not only between Asia and the
West but amongst the countries of the Asian region as well. Featuring a
diverse range of carefully selected galleries from across Asia and the
world, the Fair will foster a culture of curiosity and cultivate interest in
contemporary art in Southeast Asia.