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ArtReview Asia Highlights 20 Global Exhibitions and Events for Early 2016

publication · 2026-04-20

ArtReview Asia's January 2016 edition highlights twenty art exhibitions and events spanning various continents. Heman Chong is showcasing concurrent solo exhibitions at South London Gallery until February 28 and at Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai through May 3, featuring conceptual pieces such as one million blank business cards and Mr. Bean reruns. The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Picture This: Contemporary Photography and India' until April 3, featuring artists like Gauri Gill and Sunil Gupta. Singapore Art Museum's 'Time of Others' runs until February 28, with seventeen artists including Danh Võ and On Kawara. Other notable exhibitions include Jane Lee's 'Freely, Freely' at Singapore Tyler Print Institute until March 5 and William Kentridge's solo show at Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea until March 27.

Key facts

  • Heman Chong has concurrent exhibitions in London and Shanghai
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art presents four photographers exploring India
  • Singapore Art Museum's survey includes seventeen Asia-Pacific artists
  • Jane Lee utilizes papermaking techniques at Singapore Tyler Print Institute
  • Yutaka Sone exhibits marble sculptures and paintings at David Zwirner
  • Joan Jonas's Venice Biennale work travels to Singapore
  • William Kentridge holds first solo exhibition in South Korea
  • Dhaka Art Summit runs February 5-8 in Bangladesh

Entities

Artists

  • Heman Chong
  • Gauri Gill
  • Sunil Gupta
  • Max Pinckers
  • Pamela Singh
  • Danh Vō
  • On Kawara
  • Vandy Rattana
  • Tozer Pak
  • Jane Lee
  • Yutaka Sone
  • Joan Jonas
  • William Kentridge
  • Lee Yongbaek
  • Minouk Lim
  • Haegue Yang
  • Yee Sookyung
  • Suntag Noh
  • Jung Yeondoo
  • Chung Chang-Sup
  • Park Seo-Bo
  • Zhai Liang
  • Yoko Ono
  • Zhang Hongtu
  • Yuichi Inoue
  • Lynda Benglis
  • Tino Sehgal
  • Shumon Ahmed
  • Haroon Mirza
  • Simryn Gill
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist
  • Chus Martínez
  • Beatrix Ruf
  • Douglas Coupland
  • Ken Liu
  • Jackson Pollock
  • John Lennon
  • Alban Berg
  • Kim Jong-il
  • Park Jung-hee
  • Hiroshi Sakurazaka

Institutions

  • ArtReview Asia
  • South London Gallery
  • Rockbund Art Museum
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Singapore Art Museum
  • National Gallery Singapore
  • Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
  • National Museum of Art Osaka
  • Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art
  • Singapore Tyler Print Institute
  • David Zwirner
  • NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
  • Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea
  • Seattle Asian Art Museum
  • PLATEAU, Samsung Museum of Art
  • Kukje Gallery
  • White Cube
  • White Space Beijing
  • Faurschou Foundation
  • Queens Museum
  • 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Kanazawa
  • Dhaka Art Summit
  • Samdani Art Foundation
  • Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Complex
  • ArtReview
  • UCCA
  • MoMA
  • KBS
  • The Japan Times
  • Hugo Boss Asia Art Award
  • Venice Biennale
  • Documenta 13
  • Fluxus
  • Plastic Ono Band

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Shanghai
  • China
  • Philadelphia
  • United States
  • Singapore
  • Tokyo
  • Japan
  • Osaka
  • Queensland
  • Australia
  • New York
  • Seoul
  • South Korea
  • Seattle
  • Beijing
  • Kanazawa
  • Dhaka
  • Bangladesh
  • South Asia
  • Reykjavík
  • Iceland
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico
  • Amsterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Cape Town
  • South Africa
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
  • Cambodia
  • North Korea
  • Manhattan

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