Singapore Art Week isn't just about contemporary and modern art. Though events like Art Stage aren't short on glamour, we also like indulging our inner nerds at exhibitions like Secrets of the Fallen Pagoda at the Asian Civilisations Museum. The trove of historical and cultural treasures remind us that art, like material culture, aren't just for enjoyment in the here and now.

During Singapore Art Week, Gillman Barracks, the art enclave comprising a diverse collection of contemporary art galleries, hosted an evening of art and music, with 16 exhibiting galleries as well as music and performance art throughout the night.

It felt like an intimate date with Surrealism when we went for Poetic Interventions, an art performance around the Singapore Biennale sculptures. The four performers (two narrators, a dancer and a guitarist) were the guides to an equally small audience of four.

Held at Art Plural Gallery, Flux is a collective exhibition featuring over 20 artists from the world over. With paintings, sculptures, photography and drawings, it's a good mix of works from both the East and the West.

Ever wondered what the huge bowl-like structure at Marina Bay Sands really is? Or if the brightly-colored mural behind the hotel's registration counter has any sort of significance? We signed up for the Marina Bay Sands Art Path on January 16 to learn more about these large-scale art installations. 

As Art Week takes place, we've been to see ArtSpace @ Helutrans, taking a look at the spaces by Galerie Steph, Ikkan Art Gallery in collaboration with Neo Folk 2, Redot Fine Art Gallery and Richard Koh Fine Art. The showcases here are vibrant, with a lot of color and texture in the art works, from Neo Folk 2’s curated contemporary pieces to Nadiah Bamadhaj’s large charcoal on paper collages.