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Art What!: Rainshadow Studios presents ‘Scarce City’ at National Gallery Singapore

Get ready to immerse yourself in a groundbreaking interactive experience that challenges perceptions of success. Scarce City, conceived by climate artist Elizabeth Mak, will premiere at the National Gallery Singapore on 11 January 2025. With only 20 participants per session, this unique arts x tech experience invites audiences to explore the psychological underpinnings of climate change and what it means to have enough. Scarce City … Continue reading Art What!: Rainshadow Studios presents ‘Scarce City’ at National Gallery Singapore

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Art What!: ‘Kim Lim – The Space Between. A Retrospective’ at National Gallery Singapore

It would be impossible to talk about Singapore contemporary art without mention of sculptor Kim Lim. And it is thus with great anticipation and revere that National Gallery Singapore’s Kim Lim: The Space Between – A Retrospective finally arrives, offering a powerful and long-awaited tribute to the late Kim Lim (1936–1997). Known for her minimalist approach, Lim was a seminal Singaporean-British sculptor and printmaker whose … Continue reading Art What!: ‘Kim Lim – The Space Between. A Retrospective’ at National Gallery Singapore

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Art What!: National Gallery Singapore opens new long-term exhibition ‘Singapore Stories: ​Pathways and Detours in Art​’

National Gallery Singapore presents the first part of its new long-term exhibition, Singapore Stories: Pathways and Detours in Art in the revamped DBS Singapore Gallery, where masterpieces and new artworks from the National Collection will be presented alongside loans from private and institutional collections. The exhibition explores Singapore’s stories through art, showing how artists have used their artworks to reflect and respond to societal changes over time.  Featuring … Continue reading Art What!: National Gallery Singapore opens new long-term exhibition ‘Singapore Stories: ​Pathways and Detours in Art​’

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Museum Musings: From Lost Roots to Urban Meadows at The Private Museum

This March, in celebration of International Woman’s Day 2019, The Private Museum presents a join exhibition by female artists Madhvi Subrahmanian and Nandita Mukand, featuring installation and sculptural works informed by their explorations into how nature inserts itself into the urban world. In From Lost Roots to Urban Meadows, the joint exhibition sees concepts of fluidity, nature, metaphysics and more. For Subrahmanian, the ceramics artist reflected on … Continue reading Museum Musings: From Lost Roots to Urban Meadows at The Private Museum

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Singapore Art Week 2019: ARTWALK Little India 2019

Taking on the theme of Image and Sound of Fragrance, popular multi-disciplinary arts festival ARTWALK Little India returns this Singapore Art Week for a grand celebration of the cultural precinct’s rich heritage via the arts. New highlights include an immersive exhibition at UltraSuperNew Gallery, five more public wall murals to add to Little India’s colourful vibrancy, and an extended programme lineup that lasts 16 days, the … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: ARTWALK Little India 2019

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Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Fajrina Razak, Curator of Of Wax, Dyes and Labour

The Indonesian tradition of Batik has a rich history stemming from the island of Java, an art form that involves wax-resist dyeing to create intricate recurring patterns on bales of cloth, these days considered a sign of class and often expensive. At the same time, locally at least, batik is an art form that’s fast eroding, with just a handful of practitioners left. Such was … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Fajrina Razak, Curator of Of Wax, Dyes and Labour

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Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Toh Hun Ping (Dance of A Humble Atheist @ Objectifs)

As far as hiatuses go, six years is pretty long. But for contemporary video artist Toh Hun Ping, that period of time has been spent carefully preparing for his triumphant return, with a solo exhibition set to premiere at Singapore Art Week 2019. Presented by Objectifs, Dance of a Humble Atheist marks Toh Hun Ping’s comeback with a multidisciplinary visual arts installation not only featuring brand new innovative … Continue reading Singapore Art Week 2019: An Interview with Toh Hun Ping (Dance of A Humble Atheist @ Objectifs)

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Museum Musings: Of Dreams and Contemplation – Selections from the Collection of Richard Koh at The Private Museum

In conjunction with Singapore Art Week 2019, The Private Museum will be displaying Of Dreams and Contemplation, a collection of gallerist Richard Koh’s very own personal collection. The founder of Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) is constantly surrounded by a whole range of paintings and sculptures in myriad colours, textures and forms, yet in contrast, his personal art collection reflects a preference for minimalism and … Continue reading Museum Musings: Of Dreams and Contemplation – Selections from the Collection of Richard Koh at The Private Museum

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Museum Musings: Embodiment | Sentience at The Private Museum

In conservative Singapore, it’s next to impossible to find an exhibition dedicated almost entirely to a gallery of nudes. But perhaps that’s where The Private Museum comes into the picture, most recently daring to do the extraordinary, and providing an avenue for art on the margins to be displayed in its fully glory. Commemorating the 5th anniversary since the passing of one of Singapore’s great … Continue reading Museum Musings: Embodiment | Sentience at The Private Museum

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Eraphya: An Interview with Artist Vincent Twardzik Ching

“I’m now the same age as my father was when he was an iconic figure to me as a young man. When I was younger, I learnt carpentry from my dad and we’d just go out, buy wood and build all these things for kids in my neighbourhood. I think back a lot to my childhood and how it’s shaped my identity today,” says Canadian artist … Continue reading Eraphya: An Interview with Artist Vincent Twardzik Ching

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