Past
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Every Day I Pray for Love
Yayoi Kusama 7 Sep - 19 Oct 2024 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is pleased to present 'Every Day I Pray for Love,' an exhibition of new and recent works by Yayoi Kusama. The travelling exhibition, Kusama's first at Ota Fine Arts in three years, began from Tokyo (March 2024) to Shanghai (May 2024) and makes its final stop... Read more -
Point, Line, Plane
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Guo-Liang Tan, Zhao Yao 20 Jul - 24 Aug 2024 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Point, Line, Plane', a group exhibition featuring artists Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Guo-Liang Tan and Zhao Yao. The works of these four artists expand from the two-dimensional plane to interact with the three-dimensional space in their surroundings. Structure and repetition are... Read more -
Mannat Gandotra | Masanori Handa
Mannat Gandotra, Masanori Handa 25 May - 6 Jul 2024 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a duo exhibition, 'Mannat Gandotra | Masanori Handa'. The works of these two artists express unique worlds created by them, whether it is the visually-abstract universe of Mannat Gandotra or the intriguing amalgamation of motifs by Masanori Handa. Mannat Gandotra's (b. 2001,... Read more -
Flush with Water
Nobuaki Takekawa 16 Mar - 11 May 2024 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Flush with Water', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Nobuaki Takekawa (b. 1977, Japan). This exhibition is a survey of Takekawa's artistic footsteps following his 2011 solo exhibition that looked into the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident. Since then, Takekawa has... Read more -
Self and Beyond
Ay Tjoe Christine, Rina Banerjee and Maria Farrar 13 Jan - 2 Mar 2024 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Self and Beyond', a group exhibition by Ay Tjoe Christine, Rina Banerjee and Maria Farrar. The works of these three female artists explore themes of the self, expanding on reflections on personal emotions, self-presentation and self-identity in the urban society. Ay Tjoe... Read more -
Chen Wei + Hiraki Sawa
Chen Wei, Hiraki Sawa 21 Oct - 16 Dec 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a duo exhibition, 'Chen Wei + Hiraki Sawa'. These two artists work with the photographic/ recorded image, creating narratives that reflect upon occurrences in the world we live in. Chen Wei (b. 1980, China) seeks to capture beauty in spaces that have... Read more -
Works on Paper
Maria Farrar, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Zai Kuning, Yayoi Kusama, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tang Dixin, Xu Danqing 5 Aug - 30 Sep 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Works on paper', a group exhibition including works by Maria Farrar, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Zai Kuning, Yayoi Kusama, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tang Dixin, and Xu Danqing. From abstract to figurative, bright to soft colour palettes, and a mix of different mediums, this... Read more -
Constructs
Chen Wei, Hilmi Johandi and Guo-Liang Tan 20 May - 22 Jul 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Constructs”, a group exhibition by Chen Wei, Hilmi Johandi and Guo-Liang Tan. The works in this exhibition, spanning various media such as painting, lithography, photography and mix media installation, explore the idea of “structure”, whether physically or conceptually. In Hilmi Johandi’s practice,... Read more -
Body
Tomoko Kashiki, Zai Kuning and Tang Dixin 18 Mar - 6 May 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Body”, a group exhibition by Tomoko Kashiki, Zai Kuning and Tang Dixin. This exhibition looks at the ways in which these three artists explore themes related to the human body figuratively and beyond. Tang Dixin’s (b. 1982, China) paintings are often concerned... Read more -
Ming Wong: Pictures from the Wayang Spaceship
7 Jan - 4 Mar 2023 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Pictures from the Wayang Spaceship', the first solo exhibition by Ming Wong in Singapore in over a decade, featuring new photographic collage prints inspired by his decade-long exploration into the relationship between the history of Chinese opera on stage and screen and... Read more -
Invisible Border
Zai Kuning and Azizan Paiman 5 Nov - 18 Dec 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Invisible Border', a duo exhibition by Zai Kuning and Azizan Paiman. This exhibition celebrates the friendship between the two artists based in Singapore and Malaysia respectively. Separated geographically by just a border and sharing many similarities in regional cultures and histories, Zai... Read more -
Traces
Tomoko Kashiki, Genevieve Leong, and Guo-Liang Tan 16 Sep - 23 Oct 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Traces', a group exhibition featuring three artists: Tomoko Kashiki, Genevieve Leong, and Guo-Liang Tan. The works presented here suggest the presence of a figure or traces of touch through subtle layers and occurrences. This exhibition looks at how each artist creates experiences... Read more -
Be There
Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, Nobuaki Takekawa 15 Jul - 4 Sep 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Be There”, a group exhibition featuring four artists: Akira the Hustler, Hilmi Johandi, Jong YuGyong, Nobuaki Takekawa. The exhibition explores how each artist reacts to the history and socio-political situation around them through their artworks. Hilmi Johandi works primarily with painting and... Read more -
Fuse
Rina Banerjee, Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Takao Minami, Tang Dixin 13 May - 3 Jul 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Fuse”, a group exhibition featuring five artists: Rina Banerjee, Chen Wei, Masanori Handa, Takao Minami and Tang Dixin. The exhibition features artworks of various media spanning from drawing, painting and sculpture to photography and video, responding to the relationship between human and... Read more -
Chris Huen: Blossoms in the Shade
12 Mar - 30 Apr 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present London-based artist Chris Huen’s solo exhibition “Blossoms in the Shade”. Huen works primarily with oil on canvas, depicting his surroundings solely from memory. His recent relocation to London from Hong Kong brought about a chance for him to relook at the environment... Read more -
Chen Wei: Jamais Vu
14 Jan - 5 Mar 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Jamais Vu, a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Chen Wei. This presentation will feature a series of photography works as well as an LED light sculpture by the artist. By adopting the term ‘jamais vu’ as the exhibition title, the artist hopes... Read more -
Guo-Liang Tan: Soft Turnings
27 Nov 2021 - 8 Jan 2022 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Soft Turnings, the third solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Guo-Liang Tan. This exhibition will feature Tan’s most recent pieces: five large paintings painted on both sides of a translucent fabric surface and presented as free-standing pieces positioned across the gallery space. Viewers... Read more -
Dialogue: Rina Banerjee and Zai Kuning
Rina Banerjee and Zai Kuning 2 Oct - 20 Nov 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Dialogue', a duo exhibition by Rina Banerjee and Zai Kuning. This exhibition features recent works on paper by the two artists, which are characterized by their usage of bold colors and multi-layered compositions. While Banerjee's works depict mythical-looking figures painted in acrylic... Read more -
Tsuyoshi Hisakado: Resume
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 14 Aug - 25 Sep 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “Resume”, a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Tsuyoshi Hisakado. Well-recognized for his immersive installation works, Hisakado has been actively participating in exhibitions globally in recent years, including “May You Live In Interesting Times”, 58th International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy in 2019 (in... Read more -
absent / home
Hiraki Sawa 10 Jun - 7 Aug 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'absent /home', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist Hiraki Sawa. His works have been exhibited globally, including in Singapore, at the ADM Gallery in 2017 and the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore in 2018. This will be the artist's first solo presentation... Read more -
Encounter
Chen Wei, Maria Farrar, Hilmi Johandi, Zai Kuning, Guo-Liang Tan 10 Apr - 29 May 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Encounter', a group exhibition featuring five artists: Chen Wei, Maria Farrar, Hilmi Johandi, Zai Kuning and Guo-Liang Tan. The media in which the artworks featured in this exhibition are made spans from photography to sculpture, drawing and painting, reflecting the diversity of... Read more -
YAYOI KUSAMA: RECENT PAINTINGS
Yayoi Kusama 16 Jan - 6 Mar 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present “YAYOI KUSAMA: RECENT PAINTINGS”, a solo exhibition featuring 15 monochrome paintings from the artist’s My Eternal Soul series made in 2019-2020, and CLOUDS (2019), a sculpture installation consisting pieces of mirror-finished stainless-steel forms. This will be Kusama’s first solo presentation in Singapore... Read more -
Float
Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Jason Lim, Nobuaki Takekawa, Tang Dixin 28 Nov - 30 Dec 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Float', a group exhibition featuring five artists from China, Japan and Singapore: Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Jason Lim, Nobuaki Takekawa and Tang Dixin. Although each of these artists take different artistic approaches, their works all have a sense of appreciation for landscapes... Read more -
Time
Chen Wei, ChillChill, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama, Guo-Liang Tan 13 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Time', a group exhibition featuring seven artists from China, Japan and Singapore: Chen Wei, ChillChill, Masanori Handa, Tsuyoshi Hisakado, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama and Guo-Liang Tan. Each of these artists have explored concepts of time in their work through different ways, such... Read more -
Flowers Wilting in a New Day
Chris Huen 22 Aug - 3 Sep 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a solo exhibition by Chris Huen: Flowers Wilting in a New Day. This marks Huen's first solo presentation in Singapore and South East Asia. Featured here are seven of his latest paintings bearing his signature airy brush strokes. Huen's lines travel freely... Read more -
Some of the Many Things That I Want to Remember
Tomoko Kashiki 2 Jul - 15 Aug 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Some of the Many Things That I Want to Remember', a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Tomoko Kashiki. This exhibition marks Kashiki's second solo presentation in Singapore, and will feature seven recent paintings as well as a selection of drawings. Kashiki's paintings... Read more -
Post Art Fair
Maria Farrar, Chris Huen, Hilmi Johandi, Yayoi Kusama, Nobuaki Takekawa, Guo-Liang Tan 13 Mar - 25 Apr 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Post Art Fair', a group exhibition featuring a robust selection of our represented artists. In response to the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong 2020, Ota Fine Arts invites audiences to experience our presentations alternatively at our gallery spaces in Singapore and... Read more -
Straits
Nobuaki Takekawa & Tang Dixin 15 Jan - 29 Feb 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Straits', a duo exhibition featuring Nobuaki Takekawa (b. 1977, Japan) and Tang Dixin (b. 1982, China). This exhibition explores the two artists' unconventional ways of art-making as a result of their unique, impromptu and playful collaboration with each other. Takekawa and Tang... Read more -
Chen Wei | Night Falls
Chen Wei 19 Nov 2019 - 4 Jan 2020 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Night Falls', a solo exhibition by Chen Wei (b. 1980, China). This presentation showcases a new installation work comprising of ten LED light boards which are positioned across the gallery space. Various colour patterns appear on each LED board: every spark of... Read more -
Maria Farrar | Too late to turn back now
Maria Farrar 5 Oct - 9 Nov 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Too late to turn back now', a solo exhibition by Maria Farrar. Farrar was born in the Philippines and brought up in Shimonoseki, Japan until the age of 15. She then moved to London, England where she now lives and works. In... Read more -
Hilmi Johandi | Stagecraft: Landscapes and Paradise
Hilmi Johandi 16 Aug - 28 Sep 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Stagecraft: Landscapes and Paradise', a solo exhibition featuring new works by Hilmi Johandi, including 7 paintings and 1 video work. This exhibition marks the artist's first solo exhibition with Ota Fine Arts. Primarily a painter, Hilmi's recent exploration has expanded to include... Read more -
Umeda + Sawa
Tetsuya Umeda and Hiraki Sawa 28 Jun - 8 Aug 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present a duo exhibition featuring works by Japanese artists, Tetsuya Umeda (b.1980) and Hiraki Sawa (b.1977). Tetsuya Umeda's practice is most recognized for his site-specific installations that entail light, movement and sound. In-depth observations of the structure and characteristics of a space paves... Read more -
Habitat
Chen Wei, Li Qing, Takao Minami, Tang Dixin, Zai Kuning 27 Apr - 16 Jun 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Habitat', which celebrates the fluid yet grounded relationship between man and nature. This exhibition features Paris-based Japanese video artist Takao Minami's Puppet Study #4 (2010), a video installation which consists of computer-controlled blinds and a video projection. At first, viewers will see... Read more -
Side Affects
Chua Chye Teck, Manon de Boer, Tsuyoshi Hisakado 2 Mar - 14 Apr 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Side Affects', curated by artist Guo-Liang Tan and featuring the works of Chua Chye Teck (Singapore), Manon de Boer (Netherlands/ Belgium), and Tsuyoshi Hisakado (Japan). Thinking about Duchamp's concept of 'infra-mince', Tan is interested in how the subtle shifts within things can... Read more -
Cheng Ran | The Lament: Mountain Ghost
Cheng Ran 12 Jan - 23 Feb 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'The Lament: Mountain Ghost', a solo exhibition by Chinese artist Cheng Ran. The exhibition presents numerous video works and Cheng Ran's latest body of mixed-media installations. Just like the works presented by the artist, this exhibition aims to create an art experience... Read more -
Firoz Mahmud: Drawing Reverberation
Firoz Mahmud 16 Nov 2018 - 5 Jan 2019 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Drawing Reverberation, a solo exhibition featuring paintings, drawings and wood carving works made in recent years by artist Firoz Mahmud. While currently based in New York City, Mahmud (b. 1974) continues to draw artistic themes from the history of the Bangladeshi region... Read more -
Crossroads
Akira the Hustler, Chen Wei, Cheng Ran, Masanori Handa, Zai Kuning, Yayoi Kusama, Hiraki Sawa, Guo-Liang Tan, Tang Dixin 21 Sep - 3 Nov 2018 Singapore Coinciding with Gillman Barracks Art After Dark x 6th Anniversary Celebrations, 21 September 2018, 7pm till late Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Crossroads', a group exhibition by 9 artists: Akira the Hustler (Japan), Chen Wei (China), Cheng Ran (China) Masanori Handa (Japan), Zai Kuning (Singapore), Yayoi Kusama... Read more -
SPACES
Kray Chen, Sheryl Chua, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi, Tristan Lim, Ian Tee 4 Aug - 15 Sep 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present SPACES, a group exhibition featuring 6 artists from Singapore: Kray Chen, Sheryl Chua, Debbie Ding, Hilmi Johandi, Tristan Lim and Ian Tee. This exhibition showcases each artist's reaction to the spaces and structures in contemporary society, as well as a more formal... Read more -
Geopolitical Grounds
Jong YuGyong, Koh Chaik Hong, Gabriel Leung, Chulayarnnon Siriphol, Nobuaki Takekawa 9 Jun - 28 Jul 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Geopolitical Grounds', a group exhibition featuring 5 artists from different parts of Asia: Jong YuGyong (Japan / South Korea), Koh Chaik Hong (Singapore), Gabriel Leung (Hong Kong), Chulayarnnon Siriphol (Thailand), Nobuaki Takekawa (Japan). This exhibition aims to showcase each artist's reaction to... Read more -
Zai Kuning
Zai Kuning 14 Apr - 2 Jun 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Zai Kuning', a solo exhibition featuring an installation, sculptures and drawings made by the artist in recent years. Following the successful presentation of his installation work Dapunta Hyang: Transmission of Knowledge (2017) at the Singapore Pavilion in the 57th Venice Biennale, the... Read more -
Nobuaki Takekawa | Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro
Nobuaki Takekawa 2 Mar - 7 Apr 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Cat Olympics: in memory of Torajiro, a solo exhibition by Japanese artist, Nobuaki Takekawa. Through his participation in the Singapore Biennale 2016 and previous solo exhibitions at the gallery in 2013 and 2016, Takekawa has established a familiarity with the local audience.... Read more -
Chen Wei: Fresh Dewdrop
Chen Wei 13 Jan - 24 Feb 2018 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present Fresh Dewdrop, Chen Wei's second solo exhibition in Singapore. Based in Beijing, Chen has been developing new photographic expressions as a leading figure from the new generation of artists in China. His works have been well-received globally, characterized with still life painting-like... Read more -
Zai Kuning: Autopsy
Zai Kuning 28 Oct - 20 Dec 2017 Singapore Opening Reception in the presence of the artist: Saturday, 28 October 2017, 6-8 pm Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Autopsy', a solo exhibition featuring latest works by Zai Kuning including sculptures and drawings. Through his presentation of sculptures made of wood, Zai attempts to provide alternative ways... Read more -
Guo-Liang Tan: Ghost Screen
Guo-Liang Tan 8 Sep - 21 Oct 2017 Singapore Opening Reception in the presence of the artist: Friday, 08 September 2017, 6-8 pm Artist Talk & Booklet Launch: Sunday, 01 October 2017, 3-5 pm Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Guo-Liang Tan: Ghost Screen', a solo exhibition featuring 10 recent and new paintings by the artist. This... Read more -
Masanori Handa: A Palace
Masanori Handa 22 Jul - 2 Sep 2017 Singapore Opening Reception in the presence of the artist: Saturday, 22 July 2017, 6-8 pm Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Masanori Handa: A Palace', a solo exhibition featuring the artist's latest works of a large installation and a series of drawings. In 2013, the Tokyo-based artist showcased nakakiyo... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama: Colour Song
Yayoi Kusama 8 Jun - 15 Jul 2017 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Yayoi Kusama: Colour Song', a solo exhibition featuring 7 recent paintings from the artist's most significant series of work, 'Infinity Nets'. As an internationally-acclaimed artist, Kusama has brought inspiration to people all over the world, and she continues to create artworks vigorously... Read more -
Distance
Geraldine Kang, Tomoko Kashiki, Tang Dixin, Bo Wang 15 Apr - 27 May 2017 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Distance', a group exhibition by 4 artists from Asia: Geraldine Kang (Singapore), Tomoko Kashiki (Japan), Tang Dixin (China) and Bo Wang (China/USA). How are the physical and psychological distances between the artist, the subject matter and the viewer constructed? This exhibition aims... Read more -
Boundless
Rina Banerjee, Yayoi Kusama, Yeesookyung 4 Mar - 8 Apr 2017 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Boundless', a group exhibition by 3 influential female artists from Asia: Rina Banerjee (India / USA), Yayoi Kusama (Japan) and Yeesookyung (Korea). These artists' multi-disciplinary practices are a result of their limitless energy and drive to express themselves. The artworks shown in... Read more -
Landscapes
Chen Wei, Chris Huen, Tomoko Kashiki, Hiraki Sawa 10 Jan - 25 Feb 2017 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Landscapes', a group exhibition featuring 4 artists from East Asia: Chen Wei (China), Chris Huen (Hong Kong), Tomoko Kashiki (Japan) and Hiraki Sawa (Japan). Landscape has been a subject matter of many artists since centuries ago, regardless of geographical differences. It is... Read more -
Imagined Peripheries
Masanori Handa, Yayoi Kusama, Firoz Mahmud, Nobuaki Takekawa, Yeesookyung 23 Nov - 24 Dec 2016 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Imagined Peripheries', a group exhibition by 5 artists from East Asia: Masanori Handa (Japan), Yayoi Kusama (Japan), Firoz Mahmud (Bangladesh), Nobuaki Takekawa (Japan) and Yeesookyung (South Korea). This exhibition is a contemplation on the various scenes which contain full of forgotten, unnoticed... Read more -
Takao Minami: Medi
Takao Minami 25 Sep - 5 Nov 2016 Singapore Opening Reception in the presence of the artist: 23 September 2016, 7pm (Coinciding with Gillman Barracks 4th Anniversary event 'Art After Dark') Artist Tour: 24 September 2016, 4pm *Other earlier works by the artist will be shown between 2-7pm (Coinciding with Gillman Barracks 4th Anniversary event 'Art Day Out!') Ota... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama: Prints
Yayoi Kusama 23 Jul - 10 Sep 2016 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Yayoi Kusama: Prints', a solo exhibition featuring a range of prints created between 2011 and 2012 based on 33 small size paintings executed around 2004. These expressions were then developed into the large scale canvases such as 'Love Forever' - a series... Read more -
Tetsuya Umeda: Almost over, Always around
3 Jun - 16 Jul 2016 Singapore Opening reception in the presence of the artist: Friday, 03 June 2016, 6pm Performance (or something) by the artist(s): Friday, 03 June 2016, 6pm Saturday, 04 June 2016, 5pm Sunday, 05 June 2016, 3pm with Zai Kuning Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present new work by Japanese artist... Read more -
Motions
Chen Wei, Victor Gui, Hiraki Sawa, Betty Susiarjo, Tang Dixin, Yeesookyung, Samson Young 2 Apr - 19 May 2016 Singapore Tea Reception in the presence of Betty Susiarjo & Victor Gui: Saturday, 30 April 2016, 1-3 PM Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Motions', a group exhibition by 7 artists from different parts of Asia: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea and Singapore. This exhibition relooks at the... Read more -
Rolling the Dice of History: Nobuaki Takekawa
Nobuaki Takekawa 12 Feb - 26 Mar 2016 Singapore 12 February 2016 6-7.30PM: Talk and Tour by the artist 7.30-9PM: Opening Reception Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Rolling the Dice of History', a solo exhibition by Nobuaki Takekawa (b. 1977). This exhibition will present the artist's latest paintings of acrylic on canvas, incorporating the stencil technique.... Read more -
Our Nature: Ay Tjoe Christine + Zai Kuning
Ay Tjoe Christine, Zai Kuning 12 Dec 2015 - 30 Jan 2016 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present Our Nature: Ay Tjoe Christine + Zai Kuning, a duo exhibition by two of Southeast Asia's most important artists. Christine Ay Tjoe is an Indonesian female artist known for her intricate layered paintings. She expresses inner feelings such as melancholy, struggle, pain and... Read more -
Tang Dixin: Dog Bark
Tang Dixin 24 Oct - 5 Dec 2015 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Dog Bark', a solo exhibition by Shanghai-based artist Tang Dixin (b. 1982). He is known for his works which ironically criticize the problems of the Chinese society and art world, and is recognized as one of the representing artists of the new... Read more -
Tsuyoshi Hisakado: Quantize
Tsuyoshi Hisakado 21 Aug - 10 Oct 2015 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Quantize', a solo exhibition by Tsuyoshi Hisakado. This would mark the Kyoto-based artist's debut in Singapore, and is also an opportunity to showcase new works that he has worked on since his last show at the gallery's space in Tokyo. With an... Read more -
Chen Wei: Noon Insomnia
Chen Wei 3 Jul - 15 Aug 2015 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Chen Wei: Noon Insomnia', a survey of 12 representative works by the Chinese artist, selected from the beginnings of his career to his latest series. The solo exhibition marks Chen Wei's debut with the gallery. Part of an emerging generation of Chinese... Read more -
Waterway
Lucy Davis, Zai Kuning, Takao Minami and Nobuaki Takekawa 23 May - 28 Jun 2015 Singapore The sea is an invisible, ambivalent and yet powerful force. Its shape transforms like a paradox -- it can be vast and endless as the Pacific, or as narrow as the Arabian Gulf, swallowed suddenly by land. Its waves are unseen channels which connect and divide cultures and peoples. And... Read more -
Contemporary Ink Art
Cai Guo-Qiang, Chua Ek Kay, Gu Wenda, Zai Kuning, Lim Tze Peng, Shih Hu, Sun Xun, Tsang Tsou Choi, Wang Dong Ling, Zhan Wang 28 Mar - 17 May 2015 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Contemporary Ink Art', a group exhibition featuring a variety of artists from both China and Singapore who have interpreted ink and literati traditions into contemporary forms. Exhibited are three ink rubbings by Cai Guo-Qiang from his 'Nontransparent Monument' series; and a set... Read more -
Rina Banerjee: Migration´s Breath
Rina Banerjee 23 Jan - 21 Mar 2015 Singapore Her Moist Breath warm with saliva and scent punctured mountain pleasured a thousand cultures of magnificent Migrations in Mist hidden bewildering beasts and plant blew winds for wandering trumpeted of conch and sprinkled cowry shell as money , came to launch commerce by mouth of river to open sea spoke... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama 28 Nov 2014 - 11 Jan 2015 Singapore Opening reception: Friday, 28 November 2014 19.00 - 21.00 Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Yayoi Kusama', a solo exhibition featuring nine new, brilliant paintings and a set of fibreglass sculptures by Yayoi Kusama. Already in the sixth decade of her career, the renown Japanese artist is still... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama: Prints
Yayoi Kusama 25 Oct - 22 Nov 2014 Singapore Ota Fine Arts Singapore is delighted to present 'Yayoi Kusama: Prints', a solo exhibition featuring a vibrant range of limited edition screenprints and etchings produced over the past two decades by esteemed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Yayoi Kusama Well known for her use of dense patterns of polka dots and... Read more -
Vivid Strata: New Representations of Asia II
Yayoi Kusama, Jia Aili, Firoz Mahmud, Qin Qi, Nobuaki Takekawa, Baek Jin Sook and Yeesookyung 22 Aug - 11 Oct 2014 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'Vivid Strata: New Representations of Asia II', a summer group exhibition featuring a host of artists who are at the forefront of shaping new ways of envisioning themselves and their region. On display are new paintings and drawings by Yayoi Kusama, Jia Aili,... Read more -
We are home and everywhere
Zai Kuning 27 Jun - 16 Aug 2014 Singapore Live performance by the artist with Circuitrip: Friday, 15 August 2014, 20:00 Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present 'We are home and everywhere', a solo exhibition by Singaporean artist Zai Kuning, his debut with the gallery. Having worked with an array of sculpture, installation, painting and drawing, experimental sound... Read more -
Standing in the Shadow
Cheng Ran, Li Ran and Hiraki Sawa 9 May - 22 Jun 2014 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is pleased to present 'Standing in the Shadow', a group exhibition featuring a selection of video works by three remarkable young Asian artists: Cheng Ran, Li Ran and Hiraki Sawa. Wherever these artists stand, within disparate art communities in Europe and East Asia, the moving images they... Read more -
Takao MINAMI
Takao Minami 14 Mar - 27 Apr 2014 Singapore Opening reception in the presence of the artist: Friday, 14 March 2014 19.00 - 21.00 Ota Fine Arts is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of Takao Minami, his debut in Singapore. The exhibition will feature the artist's new work, including both double and single-channel video installations, as well as... Read more -
Tomoko Kashiki
Tomoko Kashiki 17 Jan - 2 Mar 2014 Singapore To inaugurate our new space at Gillman Barracks, Ota Fine Arts presents a solo exhibition by Tomoko Kashiki, the artist's debut in Singapore. Reminiscent of Heian Buddhist paintings and bijinga, traditional depictions of beautiful women, the painter's exquisite imaginings are derived from her original 'poetic sentiment and emotion.' Created through... Read more -
HOTEL NEW OSOREZAN
UMEDA Tetsuya 23 Oct - 8 Dec 2013 Singapore Live performance by the artist: Wednesday, 23 October, 19:00 - 21:00 Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present new work by Japanese performance, sound and installation artist Umeda Tetsuya, in his first solo exhibition in Singapore entitled 'HOTEL NEW OSOREZAN'. Umeda's experimental site-specific work explores our fundamental environment of nature,... Read more -
nakakiyo no entakukei
Masanori Handa 6 Sep - 13 Oct 2013 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present new work by emerging Japanese artist Masanori Handa in his first solo exhibition in Singapore entitled 'nakakiyo no entakukei.' Masanori Handa's world is one of playful, impressionistic, yet nonetheless contemplative experimentation. Fleeting encounters and occurences often give vital momentum to his practice. Sites,... Read more -
Beyond the Surface
Yayoi Kusama, Monir Farmanfarmaian, Masayasu Mitsuke, Yeesookyung, and Hiraki Sawa 27 Jul - 25 Aug 2013 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is delighted to announce 'Beyond the Surface', a group exhibition featuring works by Yayoi Kusama, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Masayasu Mitsuke, Yeesookyung and Hiraki Sawa. The pieces selected are all piquant studies of the artist's hand as it touches the surface of the canvas, traces paper, gilds ceramic... Read more -
Vivid Strata: New Representations of Asia
Firoz Mahmud, Rina Banerjee, Takao Minami, and Tomoko Kashiki 21 Jun - 21 Jul 2013 Singapore This summer, Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present a group exhibition featuring four contemporary artists from Asia all working in various strands of figurative representation, by means of painting, collage and video. Between Firoz Mahmud, Rina Banerjee, Takao Minami and Tomoko Kashiki, the artists' works undulate from sensuous dream-scapes... Read more -
Yeesookyung: "FLAME"
Yeesookyung 3 May - 15 Jun 2013 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is pleased to announce the solo exhibition of Yeesookyung, the Korean artist's first in Singapore. She has been showing a rich variety of conceptual works, and 'Flame' comprises a series of ceramic sculptures, scroll paintings and cinnabar drawings on Korean paper. From ceramics villages throughout Korea, Yeesookyung... Read more -
Saskia Olde Wolbers
19 Mar - 27 Apr 2013 Singapore Ota Fine Arts, both Tokyo and Singapore are pleased to present a new video work Pareidolia by Saskia Olde Wolbers, in her second solo exhibition at the gallery in Tokyo since 2008. This work was shown at the screening at Maureen Paley in London last year; this is the first... Read more -
We Are Pirates of Uncharted History
Nobuaki Takekawa 18 Jan - 10 Mar 2013 Singapore To inaugurate the new year, Ota Fine Arts is delighted to showcase new works by Nobuaki Takekawa for the first time in Singapore. Born and raised in Japan, Nobuaki Takekawa was one of tens of thousands of Japanese who encountered the massive earthquake and subsequent nuclear accident of 2011. These... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama "LOVE FOREVER"
Yayoi Kusama 2 Nov - 20 Dec 2012 Singapore For our second exhibition at Gillman Barracks, Ota Fine Arts is delighted to present Yayoi Kusama's 'Love Forever' series for the first time in Singapore. The artist has worked on these black and white marker drawings from 2004 to 2007, and has completed 50 pieces in total. This November, we... Read more -
Yayoi Kusama "METALLIC"
Yayoi Kusama 14 Sep - 28 Oct 2012 Singapore Ota Fine Arts is delighted to announce the inaugural exhibition 'YAYOI KUSAMA: METALLIC' at our new gallery space in Singapore. The gallery will have a grand opening at Gillman Barracks on 14 September, 2012. As one of the leading artists well recognised as an avant-garde for her activities from the... Read more
