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Art What!: ‘Living Pictures – Photography in Southeast Asia’ at National Gallery Singapore

What’s in a photo? When taking a photo, how conscious are we of the way that we pose, of the way the lighting hits our face, or of how much we include or exclude from the frame? When we upload a picture to social media, how are we curating our feed, and what exactly are we trying to subtly hint or imply with that post … Continue reading Art What!: ‘Living Pictures – Photography in Southeast Asia’ at National Gallery Singapore

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Art What!: Gagosian Hong Kong to Present Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s First Solo Exhibition in Asia

I’m creating a kind of atmosphere, a space of ambiguity.—Mehdi Ghadyanloo Gagosian is pleased to present new paintings and works on paper by Mehdi Ghadyanloo. Opening on 22nd September, this will be his first solo exhibition in Asia. Ghadyanloo’s paintings are composed with meticulous attention to geometry, color, and chiaroscuro. At once familiar and mysterious, the slides, tunnels, and ladders he depicts are sited in … Continue reading Art What!: Gagosian Hong Kong to Present Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s First Solo Exhibition in Asia

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Museum Musings: An Interview with Chung May Khuen, Director of National Museum of Singapore, on The Doraemon Exhibition and the future of curation

Picture the National Museum of Singapore, and the first image that comes to mind is likely to be hallowed hallways of history, charting our country’s struggle with the Japanese Occupation and the road to independence. But under Director Chung May Khuen’s charge, that seems about to change, as she introduces a new curatorial direction that emphasises the visitor experience. “I imagine the future of the … Continue reading Museum Musings: An Interview with Chung May Khuen, Director of National Museum of Singapore, on The Doraemon Exhibition and the future of curation

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Art What!: National Gallery Singapore and Dementia Singapore launch Art with You

Dementia is one of the most debilitating health conditions faced by Singapore’s rapidly ageing population. Based on current local estimates, one in 10 seniors aged 60 and above – or around 86,000 people – may have dementia, and this number could rise to 130,000 or more by 2030, according to experts. Studies have shown that arts engagement, a non-pharmacological approach, has the potential to enhance … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore and Dementia Singapore launch Art with You

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Art What!: Leaf & Lore – A Solo Exhibition By Henry Lee at Mulan Gallery

Mulan Gallery presents Leaf & Lore, a solo exhibition featuring a series of charcoal, pencil and acrylic works by Singapore artist Henry Lee. The exhibition will run from 21 October – 19 November 2022. Trees have been honored and accorded the highest respect by different civilisations all over the world through the ages. They are ascribed with sacred meaning and immortalised in all aspects of … Continue reading Art What!: Leaf & Lore – A Solo Exhibition By Henry Lee at Mulan Gallery

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Art What!: Centenarian Singaporean Artist, Lim Tze Peng’s ‘From Then To Now – Capturing Life’ at Ode To Art

Lim Tze Peng, widely known as Singapore’s oldest artist, will be unveiling fifty of his works in his latest solo exhibition titled From Then To Now: Capturing Life that will run from 11 October to 25 November 2022. Guest-of-Honour, Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, will grace the launch of the exhibition on 11 October to celebrate … Continue reading Art What!: Centenarian Singaporean Artist, Lim Tze Peng’s ‘From Then To Now – Capturing Life’ at Ode To Art

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Museum Musings: The Doraemon Exhibition lands at the National Museum of Singapore this November

Happy birthday, Doraemon! In conjunction with this special day, fans of Doraemon have another reason to celebrate, as The Doraemon Exhibition Singapore 2022 makes its debut outside Japan at the National Museum of Singapore, from Presented by LEYOUKI, with support from the National Museum of Singapore, the exhibition runs from 5th November 2022 to 5th February 2023.will bring together a selection of contemporary artworks that reinterprets Doraemon … Continue reading Museum Musings: The Doraemon Exhibition lands at the National Museum of Singapore this November

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Museum Musings: Fashioning Batik at Asian Civilisations Museum

The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is fast becoming our local fashion museum, with their new exhibition Fashioning Batik. At the exhibition, the public can see an even wider variety of batik fashion on display at the ACM. Presented by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and Indonesian batik powerhouse BINhouse, Fashioning Batik is an experimental contemporary fashion showcase that explores innovative contemporary expressions of … Continue reading Museum Musings: Fashioning Batik at Asian Civilisations Museum

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Art What!: Al Taylor – Playing with Color at David Zwirner Hong Kong

HONG KONG – David Zwirner has announced an exhibition of works by Al Taylor at the gallery’s Hong Kong location, the first presentation of the visionary American artist in Asia. Spanning the mid-1970s through the late 1980s, the works on view will demonstrate Taylor’s transition from painting on canvas to making the three dimensional constructions for which he became known. Moving fluidly between media, Taylor … Continue reading Art What!: Al Taylor – Playing with Color at David Zwirner Hong Kong

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Art What!: Familiar Others at National Gallery Singapore

Who is “the Other”? What does it mean to represent or depict peoples different from one’s own? This is one of the most contested issues of our time. National Gallery Singapore will explore the idea of how “the Other” is represented in art from Southeast Asia and examine its own practices of cultural representation through the paintings and photographs by three Southeast Asian figures. Familiar … Continue reading Art What!: Familiar Others at National Gallery Singapore

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