SINGAPORE, 21 November 2019: The Singapore Tourism Board is partnering Frieze to bring the Frieze Art and Architecture Summit to Singapore.
It will mark the first time the Frieze’s flagship summit is taking place outside of the UK.
The event will be hosted Friday 22 November at the National Gallery featuring a one-day conference with eminent speakers from the art and architecture scene.
Keynote speakers include wHY founding partner and Creative Director Kulapat Yantrasast, and WOHA founding director of Singapore-based architecture firm, Richard Hassell.
The Summit is the final event of a three-part series of art events under STB’s partnership with Frieze, which taps on the growing interest in Southeast Asian art.
STB’s director for arts and cultural precincts, Serene Tan said: “There is a growing appetite among our visitors for quality art experiences. Hence, we are pleased to partner Frieze Academy is hosting the first international edition of the Frieze Art and Architecture Summit outside of London. The event is a boost to Singapore’s standing as a leading arts hub in the region, and accentuates our appeal as a cultural and lifestyle destination.”
The Summit is one of a series of arts and culture events taking place in Singapore’s key lifestyle and cultural precincts in November. Anchored by the Singapore Biennale 2019, the events are aimed at celebrating Singapore’s unique heritage and culture.
Frieze will present the fifth edition of the Art and Architecture Summit at the National Gallery Singapore on Friday 22 November, in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board.
A collateral event of the Singapore Biennale 2019, the first international edition of Frieze’s flagship summit brings together leading artists, architects, thinkers and museum professionals to explore the connection between the fields of art and architecture.
