Supersized art

IF art is the new luxury, the opening of mega-sized art galleries in Singapore is proof of it. In the last few years, a spate of foreign galleries have opened very large spaces in Singapore, a stark contrast from their local peers.

Examples include Whale Art Museum from China, with 30,000 sq ft sprawled across five halls in Tanjong Pagar Distripark. In the same building, Whitestone Gallery from Japan stretches across 20,000 sq ft. The latest to open is Tang Contemporary Singapore in Delfi Orchard –more modest at 7,500 sq ft, but still large in the local context. Several new foreign galleries have also taken up substantial spaces across the city. Observers say Singapore’s rising number of ultra-high net worth individuals is what’s driving this trend, and in Friday’s edition of BT Lifestyle, we take a closer look at this supersizing of art in Singapore.

In Design, we drop in on a house that none of its occupants want to leave, because it has its own rock-climbing wall and other activity spaces created to suit the family’s needs.

And in Dining, we find out the difference between a colossal crab and a Godzilla one at the new Ministry of Crab, and whether it’s worth the money at this seafood-centric restaurant.

For all this and the latest watches and jewellery to covet, don’t miss Friday’s issue of BT.