The ARTery, a pop-up exhibition at Marina Bay Sands, was arranged at a few days’ notice to house some of the galleries and artists slated for Art Stage Singapore, a major art fair cancelled days before the start of Singapore Art Week. Photo: Usha Chandradas The ARTery, a pop-up exhibition at Marina Bay Sands, was arranged at a few days’ notice to house some of the galleries and artists slated for Art Stage Singapore, a major art fair cancelled days before the start of Singapore Art Week. Photo: Usha Chandradas
The ARTery, a pop-up exhibition at Marina Bay Sands, was arranged at a few days’ notice to house some of the galleries and artists slated for Art Stage Singapore, a major art fair cancelled days before the start of Singapore Art Week. Photo: Usha Chandradas
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Singapore Art Week a triumph of community spirit after major fair’s last-minute cancellation

  • Pop-up shows arranged at short notice in galleries, studios, offices and private homes filled the gap left by Art Stage Singapore’s abrupt axing
  • Breadth of exhibitions and range of accessible works on show demonstrated that the city’s art scene is vibrant and diversified

Topic |   Art
Usha Chandradas

Updated: 9:44am, 30 Jan, 2019

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The ARTery, a pop-up exhibition at Marina Bay Sands, was arranged at a few days’ notice to house some of the galleries and artists slated for Art Stage Singapore, a major art fair cancelled days before the start of Singapore Art Week. Photo: Usha Chandradas The ARTery, a pop-up exhibition at Marina Bay Sands, was arranged at a few days’ notice to house some of the galleries and artists slated for Art Stage Singapore, a major art fair cancelled days before the start of Singapore Art Week. Photo: Usha Chandradas
The ARTery, a pop-up exhibition at Marina Bay Sands, was arranged at a few days’ notice to house some of the galleries and artists slated for Art Stage Singapore, a major art fair cancelled days before the start of Singapore Art Week. Photo: Usha Chandradas
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