ART SG & Thailand

OVERVIEW

Over the past decade, Southeast Asia’s place on the global art stage has grown significantly, with artists drawing on diverse traditions to create new ways of understanding our complex present. This tour takes in two rising regional centres of the arts: Singapore, whose established Art Week is now complemented by the presence of a world-leading art fair, Art SG; and Bangkok, a treasure trove of artists, new arts spaces and private museums.

We begin the tour with five nights in Singapore, where we enjoy Art SG and its opening festivities with behind-the-scenes access to curators, artists and events. We then explore the art on show throughout the island city with Dr Nick Gordon, including novel public art projects and carefully curated exhibitions. We are then joined by Fiona McIntosh, art advisor and VIP manager for Art SG, as we travel to Bangkok for five nights. Here we uncover Thailand’s contemporary side on visits to private art museums and galleries, and in meetings with the artists themselves.

The tour is rounded out by select dining experiences in each city, both renowned for their food scenes. We have selected the 5-star accommodation to provide both ease of access as well as opportunities for relaxation.

TOUR LEADERS

Dr Nick Gordon studied history at the University of Sydney, receiving First Class Honours and the University Medal in 2003, and his PhD in 2008. Nick has taught medieval and Renaissance European history at the University of Sydney and the history of political thought at WSU. 

Nick is also an artist, working across painting, collage and photography. His love of travel, art and education led Nick to design art and history-focused tours across Europe, East Asia and Australia, as well as to international art events, including the Venice Biennale and Art Basel in Switzerland and Hong Kong. He has been leading and designing tours for almost 20 years, and is a director of Limelight Arts Travel.

Fiona McIntosh is an art advisor and tour leader with extensive knowledge of the visual arts and a deep understanding of contemporary art practices and the art industry. She is a widely respected industry professional, freelance art advisor and art tour guide, with a strong network of artists, curators, commercial and public gallerists, collectors and benefactors through Australia. Fiona has worked with the Art Gallery of NSW and the Biennale of Sydney, among others, and, as a tour leader, with Renaissance Tours for the Art Gallery Society and Local Eyes Australia. She is the VIP Relations Manager (Australia) for ART SG, the leading international contemporary art fair in Singapore.

highlights

• Explore Art SG, a rising star in the Asia Pacific art scene, with expert guidance and behind-the-scenes access to exhibitions and curators

• Enjoy Singapore on show during Art Week, from novel public art projects to a carefully curated program of thematic exhibition visits

• Discover the vibrant contemporary art scene in Bangkok on artist visits and curator-led tours

• Visit Bangkok’s excellent museums, including the privately owned Bangkok Kunsthalle and Dib Bangkok, the brand new museum of contemporary art

• Enhance your understanding with the expertise of your tour leaders, who have both led tours to contemporary art fairs for over a decade