UBS Singapore’s 60-metre-long tapestry makes it to the Singapore Book of Records, commemorating SG60 at ART SG 2025

SINGAPORE, 16 January 2025 - UBS Singapore sets a new record in the Singapore Book of Records with a 60-metre- long tapestry collectively woven together by UBS employees and community partners. The tapestry, made from upcycled textiles, commemorates Singapore’s 60 years of independence (SG60) and marks the launch of the UBS’s inaugural “Art for All” community art program in Singapore. The collective effort celebrates SG60 and embodies the spirit of building our Singapore together. The tapestry will be displayed for public viewing alongside an interactive Sustainable Weaving activity at the UBS Art Studio from 17 to 19 January 2025 at ART SG 2025.

Jin Yee Young, Co-Head UBS Global Wealth Management Asia Pacific and Country Head UBS Singapore said: "At UBS, we believe in the power of art to inspire, connect, and enrich communities. Our 60-metre-long tapestry at ART SG celebrates Singapore’s 60 years of independence and highlights the strength of collaboration; woven together by UBS employees and community partners it embodies the spirit of building our Singapore together for SG60. This record-setting tapestry also launches our “Art for All” community art program, a year-long initiative that aims to make art accessible to everyone while fostering dialogue and creativity. We are proud to share this tapestry with the public at our UBS Art Studio and continue championing art as a force for good."

The record-breaking tapestry is made up of over 35kg of textiles from a donation drive held by UBS employees in Singapore, collecting over 400kg of fabrics. The excess fabric were donated and recycled. The initiative brought together UBS employees, Care Corner children and community partners for a series of community weaving activities and art workshops held at UBS’s flagship office at 9 Penang Road 9PR since November 2024.

During ART SG, fairgoers are invited to contribute to this initiative by taking part in hands-on weaving activities at the Sustainable Weaving Studio located within the UBS Art Studio. After the fair, the tapestry will return to the UBS office at 9 Penang Road, to celebrate the creative work by the community as part of SG60. The Art for All program run by UBS Singapore with local art charity Art Outreach, underscores UBS’s commitment to sustainability and social impact through art. Displayed next to Mit Jai Inn’s artwork presentation commissioned by the UBS Art Collection, it also echoes Mit’s belief in art as a social force.

UBS is the Founding and Lead Partner of ART SG for the third consecutive year. As part of UBS’s offerings at ART SG, the UBS Art Collection will present new artworks by leading Thai contemporary artist Mit Jai Inn at the UBS Lounge and UBS Art Studio. Demonstrating his signature use of painterly textures, Mit’s works serve as an invitation for viewers to engage with their surroundings. The works will be on display in the UBS Art Studio, UBS's public art platform, and in the UBS Lounge for invited guests.

The UBS Art Collection’s close collaboration with Mit for ART SG is an extension of UBS’s long-standing relationships with artists. Considered one of the world’s most important corporate collections of contemporary art, the UBS Art Collection consists of over 40,000 works, most of which are displayed throughout UBS’s offices globally. In Singapore, UBS’s past commissions include artworks by Singaporean artists Dawn Ng and Hilmi Johandi, Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho, and Vietnamese-born artist Danh Vo.

Mit encourages viewers to interact with the works in his solo presentations and transforms the act of viewing into a dynamic and engaging dialogue. In the UBS Art Studio, suspended, double-sided paintings entitled The Wall (2024), invite the audience to navigate around each panel when entering the space, and The Window (2024), a 10-meter-wide canvas featuring cuts and slits, reveals glimpses of the wall behind, transforming the ordinary into the unexpected.

Complementing these commissions is Untitled, ST DD23, (2022), a textured, rainbow-hued painting in the UBS Art Collection that reflects Mit’s vision of a harmonious, interconnected world, offering an escape from the complexities of contemporary life. The featured works reflect Mit’s innovative use of light, space, and materials, shifting art from passive observation to active participation. By bringing art into public spaces, Mit redefines it as an ever-evolving experience that inspires viewers to reconsider their surroundings and their own agency.
UBS is Global Lead Partner of Art Basel. In addition to ART SG, UBS has also sponsored important regional art fairs in Asia such as Taipei Dangdai and West Bund Art & Design in Shanghai.

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About Mit Jai Inn
Mit Jai Inn challenges conventional boundaries of painting through a meticulous and rigorous process of mixing, applying, overlaying and eroding pigments. His paintings come into being at his outdoor Chiang Mai studio under the golden sun and white fluorescent moonlight. The vibrant, densely layered works exhibit a wide range of topographies and moods, ranging from somber amorphous blotches to pastel crafted stripes to neon dots, and more.

Emerging in Berlin and Vienna in the late 1980s, Mit developed a vocabulary of forms that challenges traditional painting and its market frameworks. His works respond to aesthetic, social, and political histories, addressing the divide between Western and Eastern canonical painting, the sacred and secular use of color and the sociopolitical context of Thailand.

About UBS Art Collection
The UBS Art Collection is one of the most important corporate art collections with over 40,000 works by influential artists of our time. It currently includes more than 40,000 paintings, works on paper, photographs, sculptures, videos, and installations. Most of these works are displayed in UBS offices around the world and inspire thought and conversations about significant global issues.

About UBS
UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. It also provides diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. With the acquisition of Credit Suisse, UBS manages 6.2 trillion dollars of invested assets as per third quarter 2024. UBS helps clients achieve their financial goals through personalized advice, solutions and products. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the firm is operating in more than 50 markets around the globe. UBS Group shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

About UBS & Contemporary Art
Global Lead Partner of Art Basel, UBS has a long history of supporting contemporary art and artists. The firm
has one of the world’s most important corporate art collections. UBS seeks to advance the internationalconversation about the art market through its global lead partnership with Art Basel, and as co-publisher of the ‘Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report’ and the ‘Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting’. UBS also supports some of the world’s most important arts institutions, events, and fairs. UBS provides its clients with insight into the art market, collecting, and legacy planning through its UBS Collectors Circle and UBS Art Advisory. For more information about UBS’s commitment to contemporary art, visit ubs.com/art.