The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) and the Centre Pompidou (CP) from Paris take a step forward this morning in strengthening cultural alliances between Singapore and France in the field of contemporary art. Both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for future cooperation to enhance the development and showcase of contemporary art, building upon a wider government-to-government framework agreement signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic Bernard Kouchner in January last year.

The curatorial team of Singapore Biennale 2011 (SB2011), the country’s largest international contemporary visual arts exhibition, today announced the first artists to be presented in next year’s event (from 6 March to 8 May 2011).

Ming Wong: Life of Imitation
Singapore Art Museum
22 April – 22 August 2010
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is proud to present Ming Wong: Life of Imitation, the solo exhibition of award-winning Singaporean artist, Ming Wong. Curated by Tang Fu Kuen, the exhibition was originally commissioned by the National Arts Council (Singapore) for the Singapore Pavilion, at the 53rd Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition in 2009. It was awarded a Special Mention from the jury – the highest accolade ever received by a Singaporean visual artist at one of the oldest and most prestigious contemporary art platforms for artists worldwide.

FX Harsono: Testimonies
Singapore Art Museum
4 March – 9 May 2010
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM), as part of its initative to support the development of living artists in Singapore and the region, will officially open its first of four solo exhibitions for the year – FX Harsono: Testimonies tomorrow.

Classic Contemporary: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art from the Singapore Art Museum Collection
Singapore Art Museum
29 January – 2 May 2010

With the dawn of a new decade, the Singapore Art Museum is ready to create a new identity for itself. Under the helm of Director, Mr. Tan Boon Hui and armed with a whole new attitude, the museum’s new line-up of programmes for 2010 aims to breathe new life into the space, focus attention on building relationships with living artists and develop SAM into the contemporary arts hub in the region.
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