[Press Release] Inhabitants

Art Again and Weekend Culture Presents Inhabitants, Women Within Singapore's Art History

An International Women’s Day Exhibition Staged in a Tiong Bahru Walk-Up, Opening 13 March 2026

Chen Cheng Mei, African Women, Undated

SINGAPORE, 26 February 2026—ART AGAIN and WEEKEND CULTURE presents INHABITANTS: WOMEN WITHIN SINGAPORE’S ART HISTORY, a group exhibition foregrounding the practices of 10 women artists whose works form vital yet often understated threads within Singapore's art history. Running 13 March to 22 March 2026 at 10C Kim Tian Road, Tiong Bahru, the exhibition is presented as part of the inaugural edition of WEEKEND CULTURE, a recurring cultural weekender launching this March, anchored by International Women's Day.

INHABITANTS brings together names that have long commanded serious attention across Singapore and beyond. Set within a Tiong Bahru walk-up, Inhabitants places 40 works in a lived-in environment, allowing the viewer to experience the show more immediately, and in dialogue with everyday space. Each room focuses on a single artist, with short texts to introduce their practice.

Among the 10 artists featured, each bring a distinct practice and history: Chen Cheng Mei (Singaporean, 1927-2020), a pioneering anthropologist-artist who documented the world through solo travel across Asia, Africa, and the Americas; Kim Lim (SIngaporean, 1936-1997), whose sculpture and prints earned her significant recognition in the Western art world; Lin Hsin Hsin (Singaporean, b.1952), a pioneer of digital and technological art in Singapore long before such practices were widely embraced; Han Sai Por (Singaporean, b.1946), whose monumental sculptures have defined the language of modern and contemporary sculpture in Singapore; and Chng Seok Tin (Singaporean, 1946-2019), who continued to produce powerful work after losing her sight, refusing to let her circumstances define the boundaries of her practice. Cheong Leng Guat (Singaporean, 1954–2018) who honours father Cheong Soo Pieng’s visual language while producing works that are refined, and rare to come across.

These artists worked across disciplines, challenged expectations, and sustained their practices through social, institutional, and personal constraints. Spanning different generations and contexts, their contributions have played an important role in shaping Singapore’s cultural landscape, and deserve to be seen, revisited, and celebrated. All works are drawn exclusively from 8 private collections and are available for purchase, presenting a rare opportunity to bring home works that have long been held in private hands.

With growing recognition of the historical underrepresentation of women in institutional and private collections, INHABITANTS presents a focused opportunity to engage with, and acquire works by, some of Singapore's most significant women artists. For those building or expanding an all-female collection, INHABITANTS offers rare access to works drawn from private hands, spanning diverse practices and periods.

Complementing the Inhabitants exhibition, Weekend Culture: The March Edition presents a dynamic slate of film and music programming. Some highlights include an all-women 16-piece dikir barat ensemble and a 20th anniversary screening of cult film Paprika, followed by a post-show dialogue with film curator Leong Puiyee, poet Marylyn Tan and performance artist Nurul Atiqah Zaidi.

Event Details:

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About Weekend Culture

Weekend Culture is a recurring cultural weekender that brings film, music and visual arts together into community-centred experiences. Weekend Culture is designed to broaden access and deepen human connection in order to expand Singapore’s cultural fabric. The programme functions as a third space in time, creating experiential cultural moments where people gather, linger and immerse in creative expression together. 

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