The future of art fairs in Southeast Asia looked uncertain after the abrupt cancellation of Art Stage Singapore earlier this year, but judging from Art Jakarta 2019, the big boom is on again.
Art SG puts off its launch from November 2019 to October 2020, but investors claim 鈥榗onsiderable interest鈥 from galleries as they ready tour to market the fair
Singapore fair Art SG announced in a press release dated June 20 that it has postponed its inaugural edition from November 2019 to October 2020, citing 鈥渞equests from galleries and key participants . . . to have more time to prepare.鈥
One thing was made abundantly clear following the last-minute cancellation of Art Stage Singapore in January 2019: industry players had seen the red flags months in advance.
The folding of an art fair is a complicated situation, one made even more complex when it collapses just nine days before it is due to open. Art fairs are usually cancelled far in advance.
In a spirit of camaraderie, galleries, a hotel, homeowners and an art collector offer space for artists and gallerists already in Singapore to show works
Efforts continue to find a large venue to give exhibitors maximum exposure
S.E.A. Focus, the new boutique art fair by STPI 鈥 Creative Workshop & Gallery, will take centre stage during this year's Singapore Art Week (19鈥27 January 2019).
Art Stage Singapore, the city鈥檚 main annual contemporary art fair, suddenly called off ahead of its planned January 24 opening
Reasons as yet unknown, but number of exhibitors has fallen sharply in recent years
Several galleries that were expecting to participate in next week鈥檚 Art Stage Singapore have said that the fair has been cancelled by its organisers, the Straits Times reports.