Art in Public Space: Singapore

Focusing on art in Singapore’s public spaces, this volume offers spatially-informed perspectives of how art shapes, and is shaped by, the formation of public spaces in Singapore and its public. Highlighting voices from architecture, urban and historical studies, and art history, Art in Public Space reconsiders the centrality of art practices situated in public space for engendering local and global modes of urban space, culture, identity, economy and labour.

The opening essay on the relationship between public space, art, and its public audience is complemented by an extended interview with art historian T.K Sabapathy about the future of public art in Singapore.

As art in public space diversifies in its reach, durations, and affinities with multiple audiences, this volume asks what art in the public domain might mean for Singapore today, and its role in contributing to a sense of place and identity given the rapid transformation of its proverbial urban site.

Link to book: https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Resources/Publications/Books/Book-Details/Art-In-Public-Space