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.
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.
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