The Scene
Art SG and the New Collector
How Singapore became Southeast Asia's most important contemporary art fair city — and the millennial collectors changing the game.
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Every city has a scene. Singapore's is unlike any other — it is multilingual, multiracial, deeply rooted and yet perpetually becoming. The Scene is our love letter to the arts, the nights, the galleries, the hawker stalls, the street corners, and the quiet moments that make Singapore the most quietly extraordinary city in the world.
When the last office light flickers off, Club Street wakes up. This former gathering ground for clan associations is now Singapore's most literary, cocktail-soaked neighbourhood. From speakeasies hidden above shophouses to independent bookstores that only come alive after midnight, Club Street after dark is a ritual of taste, conversation, and chance encounters. We spent a long weekend tracing every corner of this storied street — here is our report.
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"The scene in Singapore is not staged. It just looks that way because we have very good lighting."
— Chapters Asia · The Scene