The New Art Fair

ART SG Fair director Shuyin Yang on how the large-scale event will contribute to the nation's art ecosystem.

- MICHELE KOH MOROLLO

As part of The Art Assembly, a group of international art fairs, including Taipei Dangdai, India Art Fair, Sydney Contemporary, PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, and the forthcoming Tokyo Gendai, ART SG will bring together more than 150 leading galleries from 30 countries.

It is the first fair of this scale and will be of international significance in the region. Visitors can expect to see works from many galleries exhibiting for the first time in Singapore. Taking place at the same time as Singapore Art Week this January, ART SG will be a critical meeting point for both international galleries and collectors.

"Over the past decade, Singapore's art scene has evolved tremendously," says the fair's director Shuyin Yang. "The country's status as a leading centre of wealth is further accentuated by its rapidly developing cultural scene.

ART SG will not only invite the world's leading collectors and art leaders to experience Singapore and all that the region has to offer, but also encourage a new generation of emerging collectors to be inspired by the rich diversity of art in the region," she says.

Yang sees the fair's robust exhibitor list as proof of the international art world's confidence in Singapore's increasingly important role within the international art landscape, and its commitment to the regional art market and its collectors.

"It is vital that we complement this with a critical platform for the exchange of ideas between the most exciting voices among galleries, museum professionals, curators, critics, collectors and others. By creating a platform that facilitates these exchanges, ART SG aims to contribute to Singapore's art ecosystem by cultivating a new generation of collectors and thought leaders."