Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) presents Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage, the first monographic museum exhibition in Singapore by acclaimed Filipino artist Maria Taniguchi. 

Anchored by Taniguchi’s ongoing series of “brick paintings”—large-scale canvases composed through the repeated hand-painting of brick-like forms—the exhibition explores recurring themes in her practice including repetition, time, and labour. 

Afterimage brings together Taniguchi’s key works across painting, sculpture and moving image, offering an overview of her multidisciplinary practice. Alongside the “brick paintings,” the exhibition features a site-specific iteration of her Runaways sculptures and four video works produced between 2010–2026. From Java plum wood sculptures to video works examining memory and labour, the selection reveals the conceptual rigour and quiet intensity of one of Southeast Asia’s most significant contemporary artists. 

Presented following Taniguchi’s first survey exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, Afterimage invites audiences to encounter the materiality, scale, and rhythm through an intimate exhibition setting at their own pace.