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Museum Musings: National Gallery Singapore presents Suddenly Turning Visible – Art & Architecture In Southeast Asia (1969 – 1989)

Following Awakenings: Art in Society in Asia 1960s–1990s held earlier this year, National Gallery Singapore’s dives even deeper into the period as it presents its latest exhibition – Suddenly Turning Visible – Art & Architecture In Southeast Asia (1969 – 1989), which explores the experimental art forms that emerged during the late 1960s to the late 1980s in response to rapid urban development. Curated by Cheng Jia … Continue reading Museum Musings: National Gallery Singapore presents Suddenly Turning Visible – Art & Architecture In Southeast Asia (1969 – 1989)

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Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum presents Living with Ink – The Collection of Dr Tan Tsze Chor

This November, the Asian Civilisations Museum is set to present the largest showcase of the late Dr Tan Tsze Chor’s esteemed Xiang Xue Zhuang Collection, inviting visitors to experience the passion of Chinese art and connoisseurship, and to explore the collection’s cultural impact and influence in advancing the arts scene among the local Chinese community in 1950s–80s Singapore. Living with Ink: The Collection of Dr Tan Tsze Chor features … Continue reading Museum Musings: Asian Civilisations Museum presents Living with Ink – The Collection of Dr Tan Tsze Chor

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Exhibition Extravaganza: SKL0’s Rising Change at Biroshouten (shouten by biro)

Artist Samantha Lo, sometimes better known by her moniker SKL0, has come through at the end of a long journey. Once known as the ‘Sticker Lady’, we believe with absolute conviction that with her solo exhibition, she can finally make a name for herself as a creator of fine pop art. Titled Rising Change, the exhibition, curated by Adam Bow and being shown at the newly established … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: SKL0’s Rising Change at Biroshouten (shouten by biro)

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Chun Kwang Young’s Collisions – Information, Harmony and Conflict at Sundaram Tagore Singapore

This November, Sundaram Tagore Gallery presents a solo exhibition of work by Korean artist Chun Kwang Young. Best known for his Aggregations; freestanding and wall-hung sculptural works made from thousands of triangular forms wrapped in antique mulberry paper tinted with teas or pigment, this new showcomes on the heels of Chun’s recent solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, which ran for seven months. Chun Kwang … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Chun Kwang Young’s Collisions – Information, Harmony and Conflict at Sundaram Tagore Singapore

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Lim Tze Peng – National Icon. Centenarian and A Myanmar Heritage at ION Art Gallery

This November, ION Art gallery presents two new art exhibitions showcasing dynamic perspectives of Myanmar and Singapore’s history. Viewers will be able to journey through each country’s rich history and culture, and discover intriguing facts about each country. Lim Tze Peng – National Icon. Centenarian is presented by Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery to celebrate Lim Tze Peng, a 100-year-old master artist, Meritorious Service Medal … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Lim Tze Peng – National Icon. Centenarian and A Myanmar Heritage at ION Art Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: An Interview with Benedict Yu, artist behind Are You Home?

Home is where the heart is. But for multidisciplinary artist Benedict Yu, the idea of home itself is a matter of contention, being a Third-Culture Kid born in Singapore but raised in Taichung, Taiwan. This mingling of identities, upbringing and cultures then creates a strange paradox and contradiction in Yu, as he struggles with feeling homesick for his childhood home in Taiwan while feeling an odd … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: An Interview with Benedict Yu, artist behind Are You Home?

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Pinaree Sanpitak’s Bodily Space – Confessed and Concealed at Yavuz Gallery

This October. Yavuz Gallery presents internationally-acclaimed Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak in her solo exhibition, Bodily Space: Confessed and Concealed. Over the period of three decades, Sanpitak’s practice has expanded from painting and collage to other media, spanning across sculpture, installation, print and participatory projects. Undergirding this diverse practice is her consistent engagement with the human body as a key thematic subject and iconography. Distilled into … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Pinaree Sanpitak’s Bodily Space – Confessed and Concealed at Yavuz Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s Variations on Symmetry at Mizuma Gallery

Mizuma Gallery has announced a brand new solo exhibition, Variations on Symmetry, by Indonesian artist, Albert Yonathan Setyawan. Albert Yonathan Setyawan graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology with an MFA in Ceramics in 2012. Following that, he moved to Kyoto, Japan, to continue his research and training in contemporary ceramic art at Kyoto Seika University where he is a doctoral degree candidate. Setyawan has participated … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Albert Yonathan Setyawan’s Variations on Symmetry at Mizuma Gallery

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere – Art Education Summit by NTU CCA at Gillman Barracks

NTU CCA Singapore presents Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere, which engages with art in privately owned public spaces through a Public Art Education Summit and research presentation. Taking as its point of departure the neighbouring Culture City. Culture Scape. Public Art Trail at Mapletree Business City—developed with curatorial consultation by NTU CCA Singapore— the Summit and presentation explore broader cultural and artistic developments … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Art, Urban Change, and the Public Sphere – Art Education Summit by NTU CCA at Gillman Barracks

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Exhibition Extravaganza: Faris Nakamura’s Remember This Place, For We Will Be Back Here Again Someday at Richard Koh Fine Art

Richard Koh Fine Art has announced Faris Nakamura’s (b. 1988) solo exhibition in Singapore. Remember This Place, For We Will Be Back Here Again Someday this October. Known for his intricate scale models of seemingly impossible rooms and stairwells each hiding their own secrets, this new exhibition will see Nakamura present nine recent works in painted wood and mild steel. Following his sold out show at SEA Focus … Continue reading Exhibition Extravaganza: Faris Nakamura’s Remember This Place, For We Will Be Back Here Again Someday at Richard Koh Fine Art

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