The Singapore Biennale 2006 (SB2006), Singapore's inaugural international biennale of contemporary art, is open to the public on 4 September 2006. This major international contemporary art exhibition will feature more than 95 artists and artists collectives from over 38 countries and regions including Singapore.

SB2006 highlights Singapore's prominence as an international visual arts hub, not only providing new opportunities for Singapore artists, curators and arts businesses, but also as a key enabler of exchange and collaborations for the global arts community. The presence of SB2006 is also a significant opportunity for the Singaporean public to develop a stronger relationship with contemporary art.

As the anchor cultural event for Singapore 2006: Global City. World of Opportunities, SB2006 provides the platform for the presentation of international art in dialogue with Singapore and Asia. Singapore 2006 is the umbrella event where Singapore will play host to the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group.

Organised by the National Arts Council (Singapore) in partnership with the National Heritage Board of Singapore, SB2006 opens to the public from 4 September to 12 November 2006.

Our Steering committee members are drawn from a cross-section of leading and prominent figures from the public and private sectors, as well as the arts community.

The Secretariat has been organised into 4 main functions: Programming, Site & Logistics, Partnership Development & Marketing and Outreach & Education.

Fumio NANJO (b.1949) is currently the Deputy Director of the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. He is also an art critic and a lecturer at Keio University, Tokyo.

SB2006 is curated by a team of young curators under the artistic direction of internationally recognised curator Fumio NANJO.

Two young architects, Josh Comaroff (Lekker Design) and Mark Wee (Kennel), have been appointed as the Exhibition Designers for the Biennale.

The rationale behind the creative concept of the Singapore Biennale 2006 stems from the strong belief of marrying visual art with street culture - an intervention of art into public spaces, allowing art to be an integral part of everyday life.