There is no shortage of high-profile art fairs in Asia but in only its third outing, Art SG looks determined to put even more daylight between itself and its Southeast Asian rivals. This year’s edition – which coincides with Singapore Art Week 2025 (17-26 January) – brings together 106 blue-chip galleries and exhibitors from 30 countries, among them London’s Waddington Custot, Thaddaeus Ropac, Gagosian, White Cube, Neugerriemschneider and Taipei’s Eslite Gallery, alongside local hotshots Fost Gallery and Gajah Gallery.
The quality of both the participants and the programme is, perhaps, a reflection of the rising cachet of Singapore’s collectors, the Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting 2024 pointing out that 97 per cent of Singapore’s high-net-worth collectors are not just the most optimistic about the global art market, they also rank among the highest in favouring art fairs to purchase art.
