Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is presenting Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage — the first monographic museum exhibition in Singapore by acclaimed Filipino artist Maria Taniguchi. On view at Gallery 3, Level 3, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark from 24 July to 22 November 2026, the exhibition is free for Singaporeans and permanent residents.
Best known for her “brick paintings” — large-scale canvases built through the patient, repeated hand-painting of brick-like forms — Taniguchi’s work invites audiences to sit with ideas of repetition, time, and labour. Afterimage brings together key works spanning painting, sculpture and moving image, offering a rare and comprehensive overview of her multidisciplinary practice.
What’s in the Exhibition
At the heart of the exhibition are Taniguchi’s signature “brick paintings” — monumental canvases that are as much about process as image. Each work is built up through countless hand-painted marks, the accumulation of which creates forms that seem to shift between figuration and abstraction depending on where you stand.
Alongside these paintings, Afterimage features a site-specific iteration of Taniguchi’s Runaways sculptures — works carved from Java plum wood — and four video works produced between 2010 and 2026 that examine memory, labour and time in ways that quietly extend the concerns of her paintings into other registers.
The exhibition follows Taniguchi’s first survey show at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) in Manila, making Singapore one of the first places in Southeast Asia to host this scale of engagement with her work. The result is an exhibition that rewards extended looking — and one that holds its ground across multiple visits.
Practical Information
Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage
Dates: 24 July – 22 November 2026
Venue: Gallery 3, Level 3, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Admission: Free for Singaporeans and PRs (General Admission applies to all others)
More info: singaporeartmuseum.sg
