Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Singapore, for a brief moment, becomes an entire city-sized gallery. Earlier this year, I travelled there with Enayetullah Khan, Chairman of Cosmos Foundation; ARK Reepon, Chief Creative Officer of Cosmos Books; and artist Jamil Khan, to experience ART SG 2026 during Singapore Art Week. We approached it not merely as visitors, but as practitioners and organisers, observing how deliberate planning, curatorial vision, and institutional collaboration shape a city into a global cultural hub.

ART SG 2026 brought together over 100 galleries from more than 30 countries, reflecting Asia's increasing confidence in shaping international art discourse. A notable addition this year was "South Asia Insights," a specialised pavilion h...