The Government is not alone in its endeavours to enhance
Singapore’s cultural reputation in the region: important
commercial art fairs and auction houses are also part of the arts
scene in Singapore. The National University of Singapore also
presents an impressive research program, of which a recent
example is the conference of the Asia Research Centre entitled ‘Our Modernities: Positioning Asian Art Now’, held at the Asian
Civilisations Museum with support from the National Art
Museum.25