1 September 2024
First breaking news report on Hong Kong for ARTnews, “State-owned Chinese company places $1.2 billion bid for K11 Art Mall in Hong Kong“.
11 July 2024
First breaking news report on mainland China for ARTnews, “Chinese collector Qiao Zhibing shutters a Shanghai Art Space as the West Bund faces changes”.
5 February 2024
Invited to edit content and contribute essays for Alserkal Art Week 2024.
28 November 2023
Invited to edit content such as social media posts, press releases, website copy, and more for Alserkal Avenue‘s Quoz Arts Fest 2024.
28 November 2023
First end-of year roundup for ARTnews, “The Year in Asia: Looking Back on the Art Scene in 2023 and 5 Trends for 2024“.
15 October 2023
First feature for The Peak Singapore, “Rise of Indigenous Art“.
15 October 2023
First feature for Prestige Singapore on international artists exploring artificial intelligence, “Busting AI“.
4 September 2023
Invited to contribute a feature for Frieze Week, “A continent’s emerging artists come together in Focus Asia“.
28 September 2023
Invited to contribute a series of news reports for Ocula, “Is oil states’ pivot to arts and culture succeeding?”
The article garnered a strong response with over 7000 views on Linkedln.
29 June 2023
Officially launched Art Industry Insights With Reena Devi, an independent platform providing commissioned (paid) and non-commissioned (unpaid) original analyses on arts and global systems, through essays, features, interview profiles, reports that dare to speak from the margin.
3 January 2023
First breaking news report for ARTnews, “Singapore’s standing in the global art market could rise as international galleries flock to the city“.
30 November 2022
Invited to contribute profiles on Asia’s leading art world personalities Adrian Cheng, Atsuko Ninagawa, and Kanachai “Kit” Bencharongku, for Artnet‘s 2022 Innovators List.
24 November 2022
First article for Ocula, “Dubai lowdown: must-see exhibitions“.
13 June 2022
First exclusive interview for ARTnews, “Marina Abramovic on the eve of her first NFT: Web3 is ‘undoubtedly the future’“.
Referenced in popular US media newsletter Today in Tabs.
29 April 2022
First article for ARTnews, “Why Alicja Kwade tokenized her DNA“.
14 April 2022
First article for South China Morning Post (SCMP), “Will Singapore’s art biennale see it become the region’s top cultural centre?“
26 October 2021
“Seoul Gallerists reflecting on influx of international dealers” for The Art Newspaper referenced in Artnet‘s Industry news listing Need to Read section.
24 August 2021
Invited to contribute a monthly art market analysis for CoBo Social‘s inaugural column, Market Chats.
24 July 2021
Invited to edit in-depth interview profiles with international gallerists such as Esther Kim Varet and Monique Meloche for The Canvas.
23 April 2021
First article for The Art Newspaper, “NFTs in IRL: the rise of digital art galleries in physical spaces“.
4 February 2021
Launched, wrote and edited Substack newsletter “Reena Makes Lists“, offering nuanced insights and tongue-in-cheek gifs on disruptions reshaping art world during the pandemic.
22 September 2020
Edited CoBo Social: et al, an artists on artists anthology.
10 March 2020
Invited to contribute quick-read analyses as part of CoBo Social‘s inaugural series exploring hot-button issues the art world was facing during the pandemic.
15 October 2019
First article for CoBo Social, “Filipino artist Ronald Ventura on the ideas behind his ostentatious and immersive new work“.
24 September 2019
First article for Hyperallergic, “What an Art Fair in Jakarta Can Mean for the Southeast Asia Art Scene“.
16 September 2019
Invited to contribute a series of monthly reviews as part of The Substation’s critical art writing initiative The Good Review Circle.
21 March 2019
Edited and wrote Hatch Art Project exhibition catalogue, I would prefer not to do anything.
5 February 2019
“The Fall of Art Stage Singapore” for ArtAsiaPacific referenced in Artnet‘s industry news listing Need to Read section.
15 January 2019
First article for Artsy, “Lucy Liu on her new art show in Singapore“.
1 January 2019
Edited Hatch Art Project exhibition catalogue, More than human world: a wake-up call from posthuman.
3 December 2018
First article for Arts Equator, “The Future is here. Is the Singapore art scene ready?“
22 June 2018
First article and breaking story for ArtAsiaPacific, “New commercial platform for Singapore Art Week 2019“.
20 October 2017
First article for Yahoo Singapore as a full-time Lifestyle Reporter, “Women in Singapore are saying #MeToo“.
28 August 2017
TODAY‘s “Singapore Art Museum abandons search for director, CEO” referenced and reported by Artforum.
9 August 2016
First exclusive interview for TODAY, “Khairuddin Hori appinted curatorial director for Chan Hampe Galleries“.
18 July 2016
First breaking news report for TODAY, “Singapore art museum chief leaves post after less than a year“.
23 June 2016
First article for TODAY newspaper as full-time Senior Reporter (Arts), “O.P.E.N. your minds.”
19 November 2015
Edited and managed content for National Heritage Board‘s in-house publication MUSE SG.
7 October 2015
Edited and managed content for National Heritage Board‘s Singapore River Walk.
21 February 2014
Edited first exhibition catalogue Sum > Parts: When Artists Meet the Public, organised by Singapore Contemporary Young Artists.
3 May 2012
First commentary for TODAY on Singapore arts scene as a freelance contributor, “To be world-class, first look within“.
13 July 2004
First op-ed for TODAY newspaper as a junior college student and freelance contributor, “When 7-year-olds fear failure”.
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