S'pore returns to Venice Biennale in '15

SINGAPORE will "re-enter" the Venice Biennale next year, after the National Arts Council's (NAC) controversial decision to pull out of last year's edition. The selected artist will be Charles Lim, for his ongoing artwork, Sea State, curated by Shabbir Hussain Mustafa.

Singapore pulled out of the 55th Venice Biennale last year, despite having taken part at the iconic biennale since 2001.

Commenting on Singapore's re-participation, Lawrence Wong, Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, says Singapore is working towards a long-term lease of a pavilion space at the Biennale, to "give greater stability to our presence, and a longer lead time to plan and commission artworks to be presented".