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Singapore Biennale Sets 2016 Dates for Fifth Edition

festival-fair · 2026-04-20

From 28 October 2016 to 26 February 2017, the fifth edition of the Singapore Biennale will take place. This event, organized by the Singapore Art Museum, is commissioned by the National Arts Council, maintaining a collaboration that started with the biennale's inception in 2006. The 2013 edition, named If the World Changed, showcased the work of 27 curators who explored how artists from Southeast Asia respond to swift transformations in the region.

Key facts

  • The Singapore Biennale's fifth edition runs from 28 October 2016 to 26 February 2017
  • It is commissioned by the National Arts Council
  • The Singapore Art Museum organizes the biennale
  • The biennale started in 2006
  • The 2013 edition was titled If the World Changed
  • 27 curators co-curated the 2013 edition
  • The 2013 edition explored artists' responses to transformation in Southeast Asia
  • The biennale is a recurring event

Entities

Institutions

  • National Arts Council
  • Singapore Art Museum

Locations

  • Singapore
  • Southeast Asia

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