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Art What!: Three New Exhibitions Showcasing Progressive And Experimental Artistic Practices Open At Singapore Art Museum

From 18 May through September, Singapore Art Museum (SAM) at Tanjong Pagar Distripark will present three new contemporary art exhibitions by local and international artists that will invite unique art encounters for all. Audiences can look forward to Lila: Unending Play by Jane Lee, the well-established Singaporean artist’s solo exhibition exploring the nature and limits of painting; the inaugural presentation of a new biennial project, … Continue reading Art What!: Three New Exhibitions Showcasing Progressive And Experimental Artistic Practices Open At Singapore Art Museum

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Art What!: Refik Anadol’s ‘Glacier Dreams’ debuts in Singapore as a new multi-sensory experience in Julius Baer’s NEXT initiative

AI Art generators may be getting their turn in the spotlight now, with a proliferation of apps available for public use, but Turkish artist Refik Anadol has already gone above and beyond that, with his unique method of producing original AI Art. Harnessing over 100 million visual materials from archives and personally collected images from Iceland, Greenland and Antarctica, Refik takes this data and processes … Continue reading Art What!: Refik Anadol’s ‘Glacier Dreams’ debuts in Singapore as a new multi-sensory experience in Julius Baer’s NEXT initiative

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Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Gallery Children’s Biennale 2023 – Let’s Make a Better Place Together

The highly anticipated Children’s Biennale by National Gallery Singapore is returning for its 4th edition. From 27 May 2023 to 31 March 2024, visitors can explore 11 new artworks by international artists that spotlight four core values: Care, Collaborate, Imagine and Respect for free. Set to spark conversations around the pressing issues of today, the Biennale uses questions such as “what kind of world do … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore’s Gallery Children’s Biennale 2023 – Let’s Make a Better Place Together

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Art What!: Shilpa Gupta’s ‘Untitled’ at National Gallery Singapore’s Ng Teng Fong Rooftop Garden

National Gallery Singapore has launched renowned artist Shilpa Gupta’s latest artwork, Untitled as part of the Gallery’s annual Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission Series. The thought-provoking installation pushes the boundaries of art, exploring themes of physicality, perception, and the complexities of human existence. Gupta’s Untitled delves into the intriguing contradictions inherent in human behaviour, inviting us to question and reflect on the complexities of … Continue reading Art What!: Shilpa Gupta’s ‘Untitled’ at National Gallery Singapore’s Ng Teng Fong Rooftop Garden

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The National Museum of Singapore and the Maybank Foundation celebrate the diverse intangible cultural heritage of Singapore and Southeast Asia with new series of commissioned videos

From food to performing arts, Southeast Asia’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is an important link to our past and intrinsic to our rich cultural identity. To pay homage to the time-honoured traditions and living expressions that define and connect us across the region, the National Museum of Singapore and the Maybank Foundation will be presenting a series of four original video artworks on the Museum’s … Continue reading The National Museum of Singapore and the Maybank Foundation celebrate the diverse intangible cultural heritage of Singapore and Southeast Asia with new series of commissioned videos

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Art What!: ‘See Me, See You – Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia’ at National Gallery Singapore

The National Gallery Singapore is taking visitors on a journey back in time with an exciting new exhibition that explores the history of video installation art. This free exhibition, titled “See Me, See You: Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia,” is a two-part series offering a fascinating look at the pivotal moments when video installation first emerged in the 1980s and 1990s. In this exhibition, … Continue reading Art What!: ‘See Me, See You – Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia’ at National Gallery Singapore

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Crossing the Farther Shore: An Interview with Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê

In Carol Ann Duffy’s War Photographer, the Scottish poet writes ‘The reader’s eyeballs prick with tears’ when they see horrific images of war-torn countries in the papers. But while photos of Vietnam in the past focus almost entirely on the Vietnam War, Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê seeks to do something quite different from evoking feelings of sympathy in his work Crossing the Farther Shore, … Continue reading Crossing the Farther Shore: An Interview with Vietnamese-American artist Dinh Q. Lê

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Per°Form Open Academy: An Interview with Ong Keng Sen on the development of public space for dialogue and exchange

T:>Works Artistic Director, Dr. Ong Keng Sen, sees a multitude of problems all around him. The cost of living for one, has gone up, and weighs down on everyone’s minds. The brain drain and mass exodus of intellectuals who can no longer stand living in Singapore, seems to be a widely accepted fact. And in a post-pandemic world, where everything seems fleeting and temporal, the … Continue reading Per°Form Open Academy: An Interview with Ong Keng Sen on the development of public space for dialogue and exchange

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Preview: Per°Form Open Academy by T:>works

Following its origins in March 2021, where Singapore fellows presented digital keynotes, Ong Keng Sen and T:>works’ PerForm project now returns next week, in the form of the Per°Form Open Academy of Arts and Activations. Running from 13th to 16th April 2023, the free event features the inaugural live gathering of 14 Per°Form Fellows from the Global South and its diaspora, presenting and sharing their … Continue reading Preview: Per°Form Open Academy by T:>works

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Art What!: Tree Spirit/ 森灵: Visions of the Arboreal by Lim Tze Peng

Not gallery is pleased to present its fourth exhibition, Tree Spirit/ 森灵: Visions of the Arboreal by Lim Tze Peng, featuring a rare selection of lesser-known large-scale masterful ink works by Cultural Medallion winner Lim Tze Peng. Running from 11 to 19 March 2023 at The Arts House, the exhibition centres on Lim’s dynamic depictions of majestic banyan trees through 13 evocative ink works. The … Continue reading Art What!: Tree Spirit/ 森灵: Visions of the Arboreal by Lim Tze Peng

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