Belinda Tanoto Launches Tanoto Art Foundation with Inaugural Exhibition in Singapore
Belinda Tanoto, an Indonesian art patron and managing director of Royal Golden Eagle, established the Tanoto Art Foundation (TAF) in Singapore. TAF's inaugural exhibition, 'Rituals of Perception,' opened in late January during Singapore's art week at New Bahru on Kim Yam Road, housed in the former Nan Chiau High School building from 1969. Tanoto, the youngest daughter of businessman Sukanto Tanoto, drew inspiration from her time in Shanghai from 2021 to 2024, where she visited cultural sites like the He Art Museum in Foshan, Guangdong. There, she saw American artist Roni Horn's cast-glass sculptures in a 2023 solo show, which influenced her philanthropic vision. The foundation aims to rejuvenate the art ecosystem, with Tanoto also serving on the board of the Jakarta-based Tanoto Foundation, founded by her parents in 1981. The New Bahru complex, a creative lifestyle destination, reflects Singapore's urban renewal since the 1960s, transforming colonial-era plantations into upscale areas like River Valley.
Key facts
- Belinda Tanoto founded the Tanoto Art Foundation (TAF) in Singapore.
- TAF's inaugural exhibition 'Rituals of Perception' opened in late January during Singapore's art week.
- The exhibition is located at New Bahru on Kim Yam Road in a refurbished brutalist building from 1969, formerly Nan Chiau High School.
- Belinda Tanoto is the managing director of Royal Golden Eagle, a conglomerate founded by her father Sukanto Tanoto in 1973.
- She serves on the board of the Tanoto Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by her parents in 1981 in Jakarta.
- Tanoto was inspired by her time in Shanghai from 2021 to 2024, where she visited museums and studios across China.
- She cited Roni Horn's 2023 solo exhibition at the He Art Museum in Foshan, Guangdong, as a formative experience.
- New Bahru is in River Valley, an area that was once colonial-era pepper and nutmeg plantations, transformed through government urban renewal schemes starting in the 1960s.
Entities
Artists
- Belinda Tanoto
- Sukanto Tanoto
- Roni Horn
Institutions
- Tanoto Art Foundation
- Royal Golden Eagle
- Tanoto Foundation
- He Art Museum
- Nan Chiau High School
- New Bahru
Locations
- Singapore
- River Valley
- Kim Yam Road
- Indonesia
- Jakarta
- China
- Shanghai
- Foshan
- Guangdong