An immersive and thought-provoking showcase that encourages visitors to explore and discover their sense of self through the deeper narrative behind the popular SKULLPANDA character, taking at the National Museum of Singapore from 12th December 2025 to 22nd February 2026.

SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore 

SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore is presented by POP MART, in collaboration with SKULLPANDA character creator, Chinese artist Xiong Miao, and in partnership with the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Tourism Board.

“I’m truly excited and honoured to present SKULLPANDA’s work outside of China for the first time through the immersive showcase SKULLPANDA CAGE–UNCAGE. Singapore, with its unique charm—balancing tradition with innovation, structure with creativity—is a truly fitting venue for an exhibition that explores the tension between contrasting ideas and perspectives,” said Chinese artist Xiong Miao, creator of the original SKULLPANDA character series. 

SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore presents a visual journey through popular culture, that explores the tensions between containment and release that exist within our decisions. Through creative spatial design and unique visual language, this showcase is a space for visitors to contemplate, where they are invited to stand with SKULLPANDA, and confront how our choices are shaped by the multiple layers of our identity: as an individual, a part of a larger community, and more. 

Exploring Contemporary Culture in Singapore 

While the National Museum of Singapore presents shared narratives that shaped Singapore,  the SKULLPANDA CAGE-UNCAGE Singapore presents a totally different approach, turning the visual storytelling lens inward, inviting visitors to discover and explore the personal choices, contradictions, and conflicts that shape their own stories and identities. 

Through this form of self-reflective meditation, the National Museum of Singapore has created a space for introspection that allows one’s deeper understanding of self. This showcase also continues on the museum’s exploration of enduring appeal of contemporary collectible culture in Singapore, building upon its popular 2024 showcase Play:Date – Unlocking Cabinets of Play, that demonstrates how popular culture has resonated across generations. 

These showcases present the museum’s commitment to examining contemporary Singapore culture through fresh perspectives and unique experiences, creating new pathways to engage diverse audiences.

Six Zones for you to Uncover the Complexities and Contradictions of your Choice

Based on the SKULLPANDA The Paradox Series, there are six thematic zones for you to uncover the complexities and contradictions of your different choices and aspects that you have to make in your everyday life. They are Emotion, Direction, Fortune, Rules, Life, and Exploration. 

Spot the keys and locks at SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore, visual metaphors of our everyday life. Each zone presents an interactive and sensory experience that transforms abstract ideas into tangible reflections on life, inviting visitors to engage through touch, movement, and sound. Throughout your journey at SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore, you are encouraged to draw from your own lived experiences, and to physically connect with installations and sculptures, discovering the possibilities that lie within.

The Key

Begin your SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore experiential journey with The Key, where fragmented mirrors and keys invite you to reflect on the boundaries between reality and infinite possibilities. 

Now, it’s time to continue on into the six sections:

• Emotion: The lock and key are placed in opposition to each other, dissolving the conventional relationship. The SKULLPANDA’s signature astronaut helmet is reimagined as a floating sphere, catching the light, casting a shadow below. The interplay of light and dark, mirrors the tensions and harmony between perception and truth. Your emotional connections become visible through the threads of entangled lines. 

• Direction: Flip through the giant book, as the symbols unfold transparent book pages carrying images of imprisonment through thorns, shackles and webs. Unfolding page by page, presenting different paths to freedom, revealing how one might navigate through the obstacles and break free or they can find sanctuary within those constraints themselves. 

• Fortune: The Fortune that you have, it can have a dual nature of both dazzling and sharp. Look at the enclosed cabinet, look at the mirror. Do you see reflected images of yourself? How are you shaped by notion of wealth, the fragile balance between wealth and imprisonment? 

• Rules: An endless spinning top, presenting the concept of time, gravity and discipline, placed on a precarious scale, vulnerable to the slightest touch. The law of order distorts over time, they are on the verge of imbalance yet still seeking new equilibrium through motion. Is this the type of personal and working life that you have been going through or went through? 

• Life: Observe the sand flowing through, just like time itself in Life, experiencing the meditative theatre of life. Watch how life can unfold in both breath and depth, and how it can allow you to reshape how you view the idea itself.

• Exploration: Enter into a cage that has a interactive set of rotating blocks, build and rebuild your own patterns. Explore and ignite your curiosity to understand the world around you, opening up new perspectives. 

The Room

At the heart of this showcase is The Room, combining all of the six thematic zones together. Inside this chamber of one-way mirrors, two SKULLPANDA sculpture sit back-to-back, with a key in each sculpture’s hand, symbolising the weight of constraint and hope of freedom.

Do you feel the paradox of perception? When you are outside, it’s recognisable. Once inside, you can see and feel the infinite maze of displaced reflections. You are both the observer and the one being observed, giving you the feel of being trapped in a prison within it yet you are also observing the prison. 

Exclusive Highlights at SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore
There are exclusive highlights at this exclusive co-curated SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore, it pays homage to bird singing in Singapore. This is a beloved past time enjoyed in Singapore’s housing estate, a very much less-known aspect of Singapore life, that is introduced to international audiences. 

Observe the suspended bird cages, they are home to the original prototype of figurines from the SKULLPANDA The Paradox Series. This artwork is accompanied by a specially created video artwork by Xiong Miao, featuring her signature butterfly emblem gliding past familiar local sights of Singapore.

From one popular local culture bird singing uniting bird singing enthusiasts, to another popular culture shown by the passion and dedication of contemporary culture collectible fans. 

SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore Showcase-Exclusive Merchandise

Want to bring home a special memory from your visit to SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore at the National Museum of Singapore? Don’t miss the showcase-exclusive merchandise available for purchase at the Gallery Theatre retail zone to ticket holders only and is subject to eligibility and purchase limitations. 

Additional POP MART merchandise can be purchased at the POP MART POP-Up store at the National Museum of Singapore Longer Concourse, which is open to the general public.

Visitors can look forward to a special SKULLPANDA Plush Doll-Cage-Uncage, and POPOP, POP Mart’s jewellery line making its Singapore debut at the showcase for a limited time only. For more information on the showcase-exclusive merchandise, please visit this link. Details on purchase conditions may be found here.

New Era of Contemporary Popular Culture Visual Storytelling

Coming from a more old school era of popular culture collector, it is exciting and fun to see how popular culture has grown, risen and established a new era of contemporary popular culture. SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore at the National Museum of Singapore is more than just an eye opener, this special showcase has shown how contemporary popular culture has grown in stature and perception, from the small cute plushies that you might hang on your bag, they can become a contemporary cultural exhibition with its own stories and themes that connect with people from all walks of life beyond contemporary popular culture. 

SKULLPANDA CAGE:UNCAGE Singapore Exhibition Information

• Venue: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897
• Date: 12th December 2025 – 22nd February 2026

Locations:

• Ticketed Showcase – Stamford Gallery (Level 1) and Gallery Theatre (Basement Level)
• Merchandise POP-Up Stores – Longer Concourse (Level 1) and Gallery Theatre (Basement Level)
• Free-to-Access Art Installations – Front Lawn and Level 1 Spaces

Ticketing Details

Ticket Tier Details:

• Early All Access Tickets – Priority access to the showcase and priority to purchase exclusive merchandise from 12th to 16th December 2025.
• Standard All Access Tickets – Entry to the showcase and access to purchase showcase exclusive merchandise from 17th December onwards
• All Ticker Tiers – Includes entry to the National Museum’s current exhibitions, Once Upon a Tide: Singapore’s Journey from Settlement to Global City I and Singapore Odyssea: A Journey Through Time.

Tickets can be purchased here or through the showcase’s ticketing partner Trip.com

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AFASG25 is organised by SOZO, supported by Singapore Tourism Board, it’s held in Singapore! 

“It’s amazing to see how far AFA has come since our very first event back in 2008. What started as a small celebration of Japanese pop culture has now grown into one of the biggest and longest running events of its kind in Asia. J-pop and anime culture have become mainstream as well. Today, anime events are happening almost every weekend somewhere in Southeast Asia. Over the years, the community surrounding AFA has also evolved. It’s no longer just Japanese inspired – we’ve seen local creators and talents turn that inspiration into world-class content,” said Mr. Shawn Chin, Founder & Managing Director of SOZO Pte Ltd and Festival Director of AFA Singapore 2025.

Anime Festival Asia (AFA) Singapore 2025 

AFASG25 promises a massive celebration of anime, cosplay, gaming, music, and Japanese culture, all under one roof. Whether you are are hardcore anime fan, a passionate cosplayer, a creator, or gamer, or you just simply love Japanese culture, don’t miss AFASG25! This promises to have something unforgettable for you.

Here’s an overview of what you can expect at AFASG25!

A Vibrant Exhibition: Akiba Town Comes Alive!

Akiba Town – Creators Hub | Cosplay Hub | Food Street | Game On

Akiba Town is going to be a bustling exhibition inspired by the energy of Tokyo’s iconic Akihabara district. AFASG25 fans can immerse themselves, explore a wide array of booths featuring anime merchandise, collectible figures, apparel, limited-edition goods. 

Creators Hub

A thriving marketplace where illustrators, artists, and indie creators showcase original artworks, prints, crafts, and zines. It’s a paradise for fans who want unique, handmade, or fan-created merchandise.

Cosplay Hub

Featuring well-loved regional cosplayers such as Amelia Khor, Roroki, Takodesss, Byoru, and many more, this zone offers meet-and-greets, merch sales, and photo ops. Cosplayers and fans alike can connect, share craft ideas, and celebrate creativity together.

GameOn Zone

Gaming enthusiasts can try out indie titles, new game demos, and community gaming sessions — perfect for casual and competitive players.

Food Street

And don’t miss the Food Street, serving Japanese snacks, themed bites, and festival favourites to keep your energy high throughout the day.

AFA NEXT Stage

The future takes centre stage at AFA NEXT Stage, featuring a brand new stage layout for fans to immerse themselves in and engage in 3 days of regional performances. 

The evolution of Akiba Stage into AFA NEXT Stage reflects AFA commitment to spotlight rising talents, new cultural acts, and fresh collaborations. 

A standout act is the Cho-Bon Dance Japan — a vibrant fusion of traditional Japanese Bon Odori and modern anime/Vocaloid beats, featuring choreographer Takafuji Ukon and DJ Mr. Akihabara Sasakichi.

Expect live performances, creator showcases, and community-driven content that highlight the next generation of anime and J-culture.

Keep a lookout for 

• Lollipop!!!!!!!
• Kuriyama Yuri
• Milky Spot
• Now
• Sanomorino
• SatapanP
• Starkids
• Suupeas
• VII (September)

AFA Day Stage

Anime fans to AFA Singapore 2025 Day Stage can look forward to a rich lineup, it will feature talk shows with voice actors, creators, industry veterans, and special guests, premiere screenings of new titles, and exclusive content direct from Japan. 

Epic Night Concerts: Anisong Powerhouse Lineup 

AFASG nightly concerts return with a spectacular lineup of anisong and J-Pop stars. Fans can look forward to performances by:

• ClariS
• Yoko Takahashi (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
• Sakurazaka46
• SPYAIR
• May’n
• nonoc
• asmi
• SPYAIR
• ALI
• Wednesday Campanella
• Isekaijoucho
• Hachioji-P
• fhána
• NOMELON NOLEMON
• Shouta Aoi
• Sally Amaki (22/7)

1. Fri 28 Nov – Sparkle Stage
2. Sat 29 Nov – Glow Stage
3. Sun 30 Nov – Blaze Stage

Anime fans! Come join the AFA Influencer & Supporter Program 2025!

Anime fans! Come join the AFA Influencer & Supporter Program 2025! AFA Singapore 2025 is opening applications for passionate creators, fans, and storytellers who love sharing anime, cosplay, and gaming content with their audience. 

Would you like to be part of AFA experience and help bring the excitement of ACG culture to life?

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/AFASG25Supporter 

Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2025 (#AFASG25)

• Dates: 28th – 30th November 2025
• Venue: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
• Website: https://animefestival.asia 

Ticketing Details

Concert

CAT 1 SEATED – S$198** / Day

• Package includes: 1 x CAT 1 Ticket (SAT or SUN)

BENEFITS:

– Best View

– Ballot Chance for Artiste Signed Poster

– Exhibition & Day Stage Access for chosen day

– AFASG Fastlane Access

CAT 2 SEATED – S$178** / Day

• Package includes: 1 x CAT 2 Ticket (FRI or SAT or SUN)

BENEFITS:

– Ballot Chance for Artiste Signed Poster

– Exhibition & Day Stage Access for chosen day

– AFASG Fastlane Access

CAT 3 SEATED – S$158** / Day

• Package includes: 1 x CAT 3 Ticket (FRI or SAT or SUN)

BENEFITS:

– Exhibition & Day Stage Access for chosen day

– AFASG Fastlane Access

Day Stage + Exhibition – Starts from $35**

BENEFITS:

• Exhibition & Day Stage Access for chosen day

Exhibition – Starts from $22**

BENEFITS:

• Exhibition for chosen day

Notes:

* Information courtesy of Anime Festival Asia and APRW *

** Excludes booking fees. Please take note that artist line-up may be subject to change. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable once purchased ** 

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Having followed, supported, photographed and documented SGNightFest since her birth in 2008, it felt really good to see the rebirth of SGNightFest in 2022, making a comeback from the global pandemic situation that disrupted and turned our daily living, social and communal life, upside down.

There is an extensive and diverse line-up of programmes, activities, performances for visitors to SGNightFest 2022 that they can enjoy and have fun, with their family and friends. From Projection Mapping to Night Lights (two of my favourites at SGNightFest), to performances, experiential programmes and many other interesting events, there is something for you to participate, visit and involve with at SGNightFest. Of course, how can we forget F&B to relax, unwind and refuel after a night out at SGNightFest? 

There is a 2 years gap in between our 12th and 13th edition. Therefore before you make a return to SGNightFest 2022, let me share with you some handy tips on visiting SGNightFest 2022, a good refresher for all of us, eagerly wanting to return back to our fun and exciting festivals again. 

Handy (Refresher) Tips on Visiting SGNightFest 2022

1. Research and plan in advance on how you want to walk and explore the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct, which artworks/performances to visit first.
2. It’s alright to split your SGNightFest visits over a few nights.
3. Get a physical printed copy of the SGNightFest map or you can also view it from your smartphone/tablet from the SGNightFest website.
4. Night Lights / Project Mapping – you can visit on weekday nights too, don’t need to rush catching it on the weekends!
5. Performances – They are held on the weekends, you might need not be able to attend and watch all of the performances, that’s where you have to decide and choose.
6. Wear comfortable attire and shoes – You are going to walk a lot in our typical Singapore humid weather.
7. Stay hydrated – Bring your water bottle, drink up regularly and stay hydrated while walking around.
8. Stay safe – We are not totally out of the woods yet in our battle against this ongoing global pandemic. Stay safe, be mindful and be careful! 
9. End your SGNightFest with food and drinks at After Dark @ Dhoby Ghaut Green and GR.iD 
10. Last but not least, enjoy and have fun at SGNightFest 2022! Share and hashtag #SGNightFest and #SNG2022 on your social media channels!

Projection Mapping

Projection mapping artworks on facades of various buildings have always been a strong attraction and eye opener for visitors to SGNightFest. I would share with you selected photos of those artworks projection mapping, inviting you to visit in person, getting a feel of the projections, learning and understanding more about the stories and inspirations behind the artists artworks projection mapping.

Stories from Forbidden Hill by Maxin10sity @ National Museum of Singapore

Glitches of You by Amanda Tan | The Melting Pot by Adeline Tan and Benedict Teo | Madeleine by Lueur

Stamford Clock Tower

Midnight Show at the Capitol by MOJOKO @ National Archives Singapore

Night Lights

Night Lights intrigues, welcomes and attracts me in its own unique artistic and colourful ways, how we can interact and be a part of those Night Lights artworks. I would also share with you selected photos of those Night Lights artworks, inviting you to visit in person, getting a feel of the projections, learning and understanding more about the stories and inspirations behind the artists Night Lights artworks.

The Night Lights are placed at different sectors of Bras Basah.Bugis precinct, take your time to walk and explore!

National Museum of Singapore

#SGNIGHTGEST by Pan-United @ National Museum of Singapore

We Can No Longer Be Strangers After This by Perception3 @ National Museum of Singapore

Steps (2022) by Victoria Hertel @ National Museum of Singapore

Fecundus by Twardzik Ching Chor Leng @ SMU Green

Fort Canning Hill

tobyato bird pitstop by tobyato @ Canning Rise

Tunnel Graffiti by Lynette Quek @ Fort Canning Tree Tunnel

Under My Tree Rood by Chloe Manasseh @ Fort Canning Tree Tunnel

Stamford Road / Raffles City 

Paddy Fields by FARM @ Stamford Walkway

An Ocean Without The Anchor by Speak Cryptic @ Raffles City Shopping Centre

PALIMPSEST by William Chan and Brandon Tay @ Armenian Street

laten (BBB edition) by Chok Yi Xuan @ Armenian Church 

Bras Basah / Queen Street / Waterloo Street

Celebration of Life+Style by Justin Lee @ Stamford Arts Centre

Terrarium by Aux Media Group, Binary Style, PAPERSYNTHESIS and SERIAL CO_ @ National Design Centre

NOCTURNE: Conversations with Waterloo by Nhawfal Juma’at @ Waterloo Complex

City of Books by Fish Jaafar @ Bras Basah Complex

Performances

A good and diverse mix of performances are scheduled for the two weekends of SGNightFest.  Here are some of the performances that are taking place, do check out SGNightFest website for the full list of performances, locations and timings!

Discoloo Centre by P7:1SMA

Armenian Street Party by various artists 

“A Date with Tradition” 

During the media preview of SGNightFest, we were at Stamford Arts Centre to check out some exciting programmes. There is a festival, “A Date with Tradition”, held in conjunction with the Singapore Night Festival, organised by Arts House Limited.

Here is a glimpse of some of the exciting programmes that are going to be held at Stamford Arts Centre! 

The Art of Sulam

Open Studio: Head, Hand & Heart – The Everyday Art of Traditional Crafts

Singapore Rhapsodies

Many many more exciting activities at SGNightFest 2022!

Relax and Unwind with SGNightFest F&B

After an exciting and fun night of walking, exploring and engaging with the various artworks and performances, it’s time to relax and unwind over food and drinks with family and friends. You can check out SGNightFest F&B – After Dark @ Dhoby Ghaut Green & GR.iD.

Many many more!

There are many many more activities, events and performances that I would not be able to cover in just one article and over the first weekend. Do visit the SGNightFest website to check out more information and details on which ones that you would like to visit and check out!

Information and Updates on SGNightFest 2022

Dates: 19th to 27th August 2022

Hours: 7:30pm to 12:00am

Venue: Bras Basah.Bugis

For more information and updates on SGNightFest 2022, you can check out and follow them on their social media platforms 

• Singapore Night Festival website
• Instagram
• Facebook

Wishing all visitors returning to the rebirth of Singapore Night Festival 2022 a happy and fun time! Take more photos and videos, share around and enjoy yourselves, immersing into Singapore’s very own uniquely contemporary and vibrant arts, cultural and heritage #SGNightFest.

* A TGH Photography x Canon EOS R7 Explorer Series Production *

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As a photographer myself, I would always take the opportunity to immerse myself into the photographer’s views and perspectives, the styles and approaches adopted by them that can be seen through their photography works on display. Modern city living around the world today is fast and furious, uniquely complex and intricate in its own ways for the city itself, sometimes they can be pretty complex for locals as well as people from other parts of the world to fully understand. Through Wing Chan Photomontage works, we can view the true fabric of the city, the intimate connection between the people and the city environment. 

Urban-Tapestry 

If you are into travel and street photography like me, you would like Wing Chan Urban-Tapestry series. The shopping malls, subway platforms, like everyday city living, might sound mundane and boring to some. Yet this Urban-Tapestry series would show you city living and routine in a very different light and perspective. 

That’s art, soul and rhythm in an organised boring chaotic city living, that we might not see it,. Maybe we are too engrossed living inside this inner city circle that sometimes we take it for granted.

Urban-Graphis

Wing Chan creates his form of optical poetry that can be very interesting, bold, colourful and abstract, challenging viewers to interpret the themes and messages behind his artworks. Some works look like scrapbook journal artwork entries, while some had pretty interesting photographs montage. 

Intriguing and abstract, it takes a while for me to understand, while some artworks might be too abstract for me to understand. That’s the beauty of such forms of artworks.

View it up close and personal 

I would encourage you to make a visit to IMPROVISE/3.0 Wing Chan Photomontage Exhibition at SHOUT Gallery Singapore. View it up close and personal with the artworks, you will feel and understand, not only the photography artworks, you might understand more about our city living and lifestyle.

An inspiration

Creatives learn from fellow creatives in the same genre as well as from creatives from different cross-disciplines. Wing Chan Photomontage IMPROVISE/3.0 is an inspiration, on how I can curate my personal photography projects/works into a more refined and curated photography series that can be exhibited and published. 

The artistic montage layout is amazing, an area that I would need help down when the time comes. I am lacking badly in the fields of art and craft, along with design work, as they are not my strong points. 

Wing Chan Urban-Tapestry 009 photomontage work, is about Seoul subway, shot in year 2014. I like this particular photomontage since I am a big fan of Japan travel, riding on the JR trains, subways, is something that you would be doing (unless you are in a tour group). I wanted to photograph and produce a series on JR Railway stations located in Japan’s countryside towns, especially those iconic stations that comes to colourful life during spring and autumn seasons. 

If you like to know more about Wing Chan, you can visit this Wing Chan x SHOUT Gallery SG article.

IMPROVISE/3.0 – Wing Chan Photomontage Exhibition 

Dates: 8th May 2022 to 8th June 2022

Venue: SHOUT Gallery Singapore

Address: 6 Scotts Road, Scotts Square, #02-04/05/06/07, Singapore 228238

Opening Hours: 11am to 8pm (Sunday to Thursday) 

                            11am to 9pm (Friday, Saturday and Public Holiday)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shoutgallerysg/ 

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/shoutgallery 

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Hypebeast@Uni is featuring original prints by leading visual proponents Takashi Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, Steven Harrington, Shen Jingdong and up-and-coming Dutch doodle artist Stijn Valentijn, the contemporary art will be for sale while diners eat – with 10 percent of all income going to the Children’s Society of Singapore.

A collaboration between Pop art gallery simpleArte by iCare.4u and specialist sea urchin restaurant Uni Gallery at The Plaza on Beach Road, offering diners an opportunity to tap into the “hypebeast” movement with a series of collectible pop prints showcasing some of thew world’s best-known contemporary artists. 

For those who love Japanese food and especially sea urchin, you have to check out Uni Gallery by OosterBay. It’s a sashimi restaurant for its exquisite focus on sea urchin dishes. Uni Gallery with its specialist take on Japanese cuisine makes it an obvious choice and location to showcase the extraordinary artworks by world-known artists. 

As for simpleArte, they are at the forefront bringing pop art to Singapore. “Hypebeast” is a movement based on street fashion that has proven to be a powerful force in contemporary culture. 

“This collaboration provides a platform in which popular art, street culture and food can align and be accessible to the general public,” said Jason Ong, owner of Uni Gallery. “It’s also helping to provide support to children in need.” 

“Hypebeast@Uni will offer diners the chance to experience modern street art first-hand as simpleArte brings an artistic perspective to the movement often characterized by high priced sneakers and urban streetwear,“ said Glen Tay, curator at simpleArte. 

“You can buy a ‘Hypebeast’ t-shirt, get the insanely priced sneakers … and now you can also own a piece of iconic, limited-edition print from the same movement,” said Tay. “‘Hypebeast’ is the most contemporary of all street culture right now, and our artists are among the frontrunners.”

Featured artists like Takashi Murakami have been lauded around the world for their work – his most expensive piece to date sold for US$13,500,000 at Sotheby’s New York auction in 2008. Steven Harrington is the leader of a contemporary Californian psychedelic-pop aesthetic, while Chiho Aoshima has worked with legendary Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake. Shen Jingdong is a leading contemporary artist in China while Stijn Valentijn describes himself as ‘a part time student of neuro sciences and full time visual artist’.

“We support modern culture in all its forms, and given that the art is so fresh and contemporary, we felt it was a great chance to connect our food with this movement. “We are bringing the best of the world’s artists from the ‘hypebeast’ movement right to your table,” said Ong of Uni Gallery. 

The art pieces will be displayed in the main dining area and private dining rooms at Uni Gallery. They will be refreshed every time a sale is made, guests can look forward to new limited editions in a series of four shows. This inaugural showcase will feature iconic artworks pieces by the featured artists Takashi Murakami, Chiho Aoshima, Steven Harrington, Shen Jingdong and up-and-coming Dutch doodle artist Stijn Valentijn.

At the media event, we had an exclusive media-only interaction with Dutch artist Stijn Valentijn via Zoom. This was a very interesting, interactive and fun experience as we learnt and understood more from the artist himself via Zoom on his artworks, inspirations and styles.

Hypebeast@Uni would definitely interest contemporary arts and pop culture lovers in Singapore. With an awesome pairing of delicious Japanese food and drinks, all these makes up a lovely and wonderful combination of arts, food and pop culture coming together. This would make a great outing and gathering for fellow friends who are also into arts, food and pop culture. Do check out Hypebeast@Uni, enjoy and have a fun evening of contemporary arts and pop culture enjoyment along with delicious Japanese food and drinks!

Oh yes, for those are fans of Old Master Q, it’s in the next instalment coming soon in April! Hypebeast@Uni forms part of an ongoing series for 2021, don’t miss it!

For more information on Hypebeast@Uni

Uni Gallery 

Address: 7500A Beach Rd, B1-310 The Plaza, Singapore 199591 

Tel: 9838 8209

Website: www.unigallery.sg 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unigallerysg 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unigallerysg/

Enquiries: enquiry@oosterbay.com

Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday

Lunch : 11.30am to 2.45pm (last order)

Dinner : 6pm to 10pm(last order)

Drinks : Till 10:30 pm

simpleArte by iCare.4U (Gallery) 

Address: 237 Pandan Loop, Westech Building  Unit 04-06, Singapore 128424

Website: http://www.simplearte.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplearteasia/

Contact: glen@abouticare.com

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