The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), JTC Corporation (JTC) and the National Arts Council (NAC) jointly announced the list of 13 contemporary art galleries selected as pioneer tenants for contemporary art destination Gillman Barracks.

The list includes well-established galleries that have participated in major international art fairs (e.g., Art Basel and ArtHK) such as ShanghART Gallery, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Tomio Koyama Gallery and The Drawing Room. Also on the list are newly set-up galleries helmed by prominent gallery directors such as Deddy Irianto (Equator Art Projects) – founder of Indonesian gallery Langgeng Gallery – and Janice Kim (Space Cottonseed) who worked for major Korean galleries Gallery Hyundai and Kukje Gallery. The galleries hail predominantly from Asian countries such as China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Singapore.

Art collectors can expect works by top-selling contemporary artists Zeng Fanzhi (ShanghART Gallery), Yayoi Kusuma (Ota Fine Arts) and Agus Suwage (Equator Art Projects) at Gillman Barracks. The 13 galleries boast strong artist line-ups, representing acclaimed contemporary artists such as Takashi Murakami (Kaikai Kiki) who is best known for his collaborations with luxury brand Louis Vuitton.