Review: SAME-SAME by Jeffrey Tan, No Strings Attached and Diverse Abilities Dance Collective

Finding points of connection thousands of miles apart. While the COVID-19 pandemic has made travel more or less impossible, our physical distance from people in other countries can feel further than ever. But perhaps in some ways, with the increased use of digital platforms like Zoom, there are times we find ourselves even closer than before. That is the experiment at the heart of collaborators Jeffrey … Continue reading Review: SAME-SAME by Jeffrey Tan, No Strings Attached and Diverse Abilities Dance Collective

Arts Down Under 2020: An Interview with Jeffrey Tan, on Arts For Good-funded work SAME-SAME

Think Singapore is too small? Then perhaps it’s time to think about the great wide world beyond our island’s shores, something non-profit organisation the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) has been promoting since it was founded in 1991. But what makes the SIF stand out from other organisations aiming to build stronger bridges between Singapore and other countries is in their methods. Rather than seeing it … Continue reading Arts Down Under 2020: An Interview with Jeffrey Tan, on Arts For Good-funded work SAME-SAME

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Gregory Hodge’s Fictions

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Fictions is an exhibition of new work by Gregory Hodge reflecting on multiple ideas that have recently informed his practice. The exhibition is a continuation of Hodge’s interest in the history of painting . He builds upon new ideas around the process of collage as a form and representation of the re-applying and re-contextualising of materials. The exhibition combines new sculptures alongside a series … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Gregory Hodge’s Fictions

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Hiromi Tango’s Healing Circles

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – The art of Hiromi Tango evolves organically from one project to the next, developing complex dialogues with environment and audience. Tango’s large-scale ‘performative installations’ are premised on the notion of interactivity, forging individual, social and cultural connections. Reacting to an age in which human relationships are being eclipsed by the globalisation and virtualisation of communication, the artist’s practice is often collaborative, performative and … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Hiromi Tango’s Healing Circles

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Jemima Wyman’s …like a siren it repeats

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Australian artist Jemima Wyman’s practice encompasses performance, video, installation, photography and painting. Her most recent work focuses on patterns and masking used by marginalised groups to gain power (aka counterpower). Through this work she investigates visual resistance: specifically camouflage as a formal, social and political strategy in negotiating identity. With her latest work then, …like a siren it repeats sees Wyman presenting new collages that … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Jemima Wyman’s …like a siren it repeats

Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Sanne Mestrom’s There Is A Poem

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Continuing Mestrom’s interest in human behaviour, There is a Poem reflects on how we move through our daily lives, and the ways in which we perform our bodies in the built environment – particularly in the public realm. The exhibition will consider how the physical world shapes us, at times pushing us together, and other times holding us apart. There is a Poem includes black and gold screen … Continue reading Museum Musings: Sullivan + Strumpf (Sydney) presents Sanne Mestrom’s There Is A Poem