The Culture Story is more than a private art space—it is a dynamic platform where collectors, connoisseurs, and enthusiasts engage with contemporary art in fresh and meaningful ways. Founded by father-daughter duo Chong Huai Seng and Ning Chong, it reflects their ever-evolving approach to collecting, driven by curiosity and a willingness to look beyond established narratives.
Arts ecologies and collecting landscapes… Intra-Asian inter-local perspectives… Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Southeast Asia.
This is a panel discussion between Liu Di, Evonne Yuan, Ning Chong and Kwok Kian Chow. The panel discussion will be in English with a bilingual Q & A.
“The Second Sex” is inspired by Simone de Beauvoir’s classic book and will feature over 20 artworks by 16 Singaporean and international female artists.
The Culture Story presents Rajesh P Kargutkar’s solo exhibition “Cramped Space”, a new series of paintings that captures the dynamic daily life and rich stories within Mumbai’s historic chawls, which act as a stage for everyday life where individuals traverse, connect, and shape their own narratives.
Featuring a small careful selection of new works from Wong Keen’s Singapore studio – recent works which depict burger, nudes and abstraction, we are thrilled to present circa-1968 collages which have been part of the artist’s estate, stored in his home in California.
Aesthetic Responses weaves together works from three very disparate collectors of contemporary South Asian art. While the works presented here are embedded in and richly informed by the cultural and social history of South Asia, they also speak to the ongoing socio-political events that are playing out on the global stage.
The Culture Story and Munich-based Micheko Galerie are proud to jointly present “Pop and Beyond: The Diversity of Japanese Art”. This exhibition marks the gallery’s first pop-up project in Singapore, presenting seven Japanese artists who have not shown in Singapore before – Katsumi Hayakawa, Kenichi Yokono Norihiko Terayama, Mari Ito, Toru Fukuda, Eri Ōta (listed by age) and Masako Inoue (age unknown).