The third edition of ART SG, the leading contemporary art fair for Southeast Asia, came to a close with galleries reporting robust sales to established and emerging collectors, attending from across the globe. This year’s edition welcomed an exciting lineup of 105 galleries from 30 countries and territories, spotlighting artistic practices from Singapore, Southeast Asia and the Indo Pacific region while fostering cultural dialogue and exchange globally.
Returning to the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre and presented by Founding and Lead Partner UBS, ART SG welcomed over 41,000 visitors across its four-day run, cementing its position as a key stop on the international cultural calendar and proudly hosted leading galleries, collectors, artists, institutions, and organisations as well as a strong audience of art-lovers.
Installation View at ART SG 2025_ Khairulddin Wahab, The Lands Below the Winds, 2024, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 500 x 500 x 160 cm. Presented by Cuturi Gallery. Image courtesy of ART SG 2025
Leading private collectors from around the world attended the fair, including from Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan as well as Europe and the US. Also in attendance were directors, curators, and patrons from international museums and institutions, including Delfina Foundation, United Kingdom; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, United States; Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art, Australia; Toledo Museum of Art, United States; ArtScience Museum, Singapore; Kim Lim Estate, United Kingdom; Sharjah Biennial 16 2025, Indonesia; Biennale Jogia Foundation, Indonesia; Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines; Tanoto Art Foundation, Singapore; Cloud Collection, China; Khao Yai Art, Thailand; 24th Biennale of Sydney (2024), Australia; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Germany; Mori Art Museum, Japan; The Institutum, Singapore; The OHD Museum of Modern and Contemporary Indonesian Art, Indonesia; Sunpride Foundation, Hong Kong; Museum MACAN Foundation, Indonesia; Consortium Museum, France; Jim Thompson Art Centre, Thailand; Tate, United Kingdom; Bellas Artes Projects, Philippines; Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), Philippines; MOCA Bangkok, Thailand; Cubitt Gallery, United Kingdom; Ayala Museum, Philippines; M Art Foundation, China; DIB Bangkok, Thailand; The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global, Hong Kong; Lorinet Foundation, Mongolia, Singapore, Switzerland; Bangkok Art Biennale, Thailand; Pure ArtLab, Singapore; Nguyen Art Foundation, Vietnam; M+, Hong Kong; Bangkok Kunsthalle, Thailand; Art Fair Philippines, Philippines; in-tangible institute, Thailand; Chisenhale Gallery, United Kingdom.
Beyond the fair, Singapore Art Week 2025 offered a dynamic roster of cultural programming. Leading visual art institutions, galleries, private foundations and collections held exhibitions, events and activations across the city, showcasing its vibrant and engaging cultural scene and fostering further dialogue within the region and beyond. Highlights include The Singapore Art Week Forum 2025, organised by the National Arts Council, National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum, which featured a keynote and panel discussions examining the relationship between art and the public and the inaugural symposium hosted by the newly launched Tanoto Foundation, a Singapore-based not-for-profit foundation dedicated to nurturing dialogues around the experience of contemporary art in Southeast Asia, among others.
Launched at this year’s ART SG fair, the SAM ART SG Fund allocated SGD $150,000 to the acquisition of key artworks for the permanent collection of Singapore Art Museum. This year’s acquisitions included: Kim Yun Shin’s Add Two Add One Divide Two Divide One 2023-6 (2023) from Lehmann Maupin; Kapwani Kiwanga’s Magma (2024) from Goodman Gallery; and Lêna Bùi’s Breathing no.2 (2024) from Galerie Urs Meile.
“We had an incredibly strong VIP day, with sales and reserves by all artists exhibited in the booth. By Saturday we had placed 6 major works by leading Thai-artist Pinaree Sanpitak in the range of USD 60,000 to 85,000. 22 works on paper by leading Filipino-artist Elmer Borlongan were sold on VIP day, as well as an important painting by Malaysian-Australian artist Abdul Abdullah. We are pleased to see strong interest and sales in our younger and emerging artists, such as Cheong See Min and Celine Lee.”
Caryn Quek, Gallery Director, Ames Yavuz (Singapore, Sydney)
The next iteration of ART SG will take place from 23 to 25 January 2026
