Publications
Adrian Tan
Han Sai Por | Koh Nguang How | Lee Wen | Tang Da Wu | Vincent Leow
RUST: Echoes of Memory
ADRIAN TAN
Art & Everyday Life in Contemporary Singapore: Public Space & Memories
ADRIAN TAN
OPEN END: Resonate, Re-Read and Re-Trace The Substation Archive
Adrian Tan | PG LEE
Gravitas
Jennifer Burris | Adrian Tan
Questioning Museums: Art Institutions in Singapore
Adrian Tan
Han Sai Por | Koh Nguang How | Lee Wen | Tang Da Wu | Vincent Leow
RUST: Echoes of Memory
ADRIAN TAN
Art & Everyday Life in Contemporary Singapore: Public Space & Memories
ADRIAN TAN
OPEN END: Resonate, Re-Read and Re-Trace The Substation Archive
Adrian Tan | PG LEE
Gravitas
Jennifer Burris | Adrian Tan
Questioning Museums: Art Institutions in Singapore
Research
My research is situated at the intersection of contemporary art, curatorial practice, archives and public space in Singapore.
Positioned between art history, curatorship, visual arts pedagogy, and artistic research, I examine the nature of contemporary art within institutional and independent frameworks, and how art histories are formed, remembered, and made public through exhibitions, archives, artist-led initiatives, and everyday encounters.
Curatorship
Archive
Explore a collection of works produced between 2016 and 2025, documenting a journey of ideas, craftsmanship, and evolution.
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Teaching
My teaching approach is broadly interdisciplinary, shaped by my belief that contemporary art, visual culture, and curatorial practice are deeply connected to wider social, historical, political, and pedagogical contexts.
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Adrian Tan
Adrian Tan is Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Education at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. An artist–curator based in Singapore, he works across artistic research, writing, and exhibition-making, bringing an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary art, archives, and public engagement in Southeast Asia.
His projects and research are distinguished by a sustained engagement with archival histories, artist-led practices, public pedagogy, and curatorial experimentation across institutional and independent contexts.
Open to Conversations & Collaborations
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