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    Hopping on a Broken Bandwagon

    Nov 01, 2018 5 minutes
    BY REENA DEVI

    Despite evidence to the contrary, a network of fair organizers, galleries, so-called tastemakers, and even government bodies in Singapore continue to cultivate an art fair-industrial complex under the assumption that introducing more art fairs is a winning strategy for the local economy and art scene alike. The individuals and organizations in this network will do anything to impress the cool kids of the art world—namely mega galleries, mega fairs and mega-rich buyers—social and financial consequences be damned.

    Recently, it was announced that the inaugural edition of SEA Focus, a commercial showcase of around 30 galleries featuring Southeast Asian art, will be held in the gallery enclave Gillman Barracks, during Singapore Art Week next January. Soon afterwards, it was revealed that MCH Group, the owner of the Art Basel brand, will launch a new art fair in Singapore called Art SG, slated for November 2019. These newcomers join a landscape

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