About this Event
Curator Tour of
- Date: Sat, 5 December 2026
- Time: 2pm to 3pm
- Meeting Point: Gallery 4, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark (Level 3, 39 Keppel Road, S089065)
- Ticketing: Free, by registration (Tour only, not inclusive of exhibition admission fees. Please refer to our FAQ for more information)
Ever wondered how an exhibition comes to life, or how art helps us make sense of memory, identity, and change? Join exhibition curator Ong Puay Khim for an insider’s walkthrough of our SAMCollection: The Present is Unstable.
During the tour, discover how the gallery space is choreographed like a musical score—where works by Sin Wai Kin, Hao Jingban, Wei Leng Tay, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Jason Wee, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Chua Chye Teck, Manny Montelibano, and Farida Batool shift and connect as you move through the exhibition space.
Alongside behind-the-scenes insights into the exhibition, this walkthrough offers an open space to ask questions, exchange ideas, and share your own interpretations.
About the Exhibition
Since the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) opened in 1996, its collection has grown into one of the most significant public collections of contemporary art from Singapore, Southeast Asia, and beyond. Today, the collection focuses on contemporary practices and contains over 3,800 works spanning various media, histories, and artistic practices.
SAMCollection: The Present Is Unstable considers the exhibition as something fluid and constantly changing. Works from the collection will be brought in and out over time, placed in new relationships, and activated through talks, tours, and public programmes, allowing each configuration to pose a different question.
The works featured do not fall under a single theme. With each time an artwork from the collection is taken out of storage and put on display, it tells a different story. The work may reveal concerns that were not visible before, and connect older questions to present-day struggles, thus helping us understand what kind of world we are living in now. In whichever configuration you encounter the collection, try considering this question: what is the work trying to say, and how might it matter today?
Event venue & nearby stays
Singapore Art Museum, Gallery 4, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore, Singapore
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