31 October 2025 – 29 March 2026
Curators: Duncan Bass, Hsu Fang-Tze, Ong Puay Khim, and Selene Yap
www.singaporebiennale.org
The Singapore Biennale 2025 (SB2025), commissioned by the National Arts Council, Singapore (NAC) and organised by the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), will open on October 31, 2025 with the title Pure Intention. Bringing together over 80 artists and presenting more than 100 works, including over 30 new commissions, this edition situates art as a lens to examine Singapore’s evolving urban and social fabric while sparking new perspectives on contemporary life and the futures we share.
SB2025 extends far beyond traditional exhibition halls, activating a wide range of sites across Singapore: pre-colonial and colonial landmarks, historic housing estates, shopping malls, and green spaces, as well as roving projects that weave into the city’s daily rhythms. These diverse settings underscore the curatorial intent to bring art closer to everyday experience while amplifying Singapore’s role as a regional and global node for artistic exchange.
In a joint statement the curators Duncan Bass, Hsu Fang-Tze, Ong Puay Khim, and Selene Yap explained:
“SB2025 provides a unique opportunity for us to reflect on the many ways our city has been shaped by its architecture and systems, as well as the people who move through it. By inviting diverse voices to respond to themes of rapid urban development, historical contradictions and speculative futures with pure intention, this edition unpacks Singapore’s multifaceted realities within global narratives. In activating spaces that are part of our daily rhythms, we hope to foster greater dialogue across cultures and communities, sparking moments of connection and curiosity towards the cosmopolitan futures we share.”
Curatorial contributors include: Asian Film Archive (Singapore), Futura Trōpica Netroots (Tropical Belt), Hothouse (Singapore), Hyphen— (Indonesia), and The Packet (Sri Lanka).
Participating artists include:
Tini Aliman, Allora & Calzadilla, Paul Chan, Cian Dayrit, Debbie Ding, Emily Floyd, Forum Lenteng, Pierre Huyghe, Eisa Jocson, Jesse Jones, Kapwani Kiwanga, Angelica Mesiti, Kate Newby, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Ahmet Öğüt, Gala Porras-Kim, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Álvaro Urbano, Yuyan Wang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Guo-Liang Tan, Ming Wong, and many others.
The full list of contributors and artists can be found at www.singaporebiennale.org.
SB2025 offers an important perspective on pressing questions of urban transformation, social memory, and possible futures. By situating art within the spaces of daily life, the Biennale seeks to create moments of connection that resonate both locally and globally.
The Singapore Biennale 2025 will be on view from October 31, 2025 to March 29, 2026.
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