Lila: Unending Play by Jane Lee
This solo exhibition by renowned Singaporean artist Jane Lee explores and highlights the artist's long standing experimentation on the possibilities of what a painting exhibition can offer, delving into the limitless possibilities of the medium.
Jane Lee's inaugural solo exhibition, Lila: Unending Play, at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) truly embodies its Sanskrit namesake, representing playfulness and spontaneity. Visitors can expect to fully immerse themselves in Lee's artistic realm and her playful approach to creating and presenting her works.
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SAM Contemporaries: Residues & Remixes
This inaugural presentation of a new biennial project showcases the works of six Singapore-based artists – Yeyoon Avis Ann, Anthony Chin, Fyerool Darma, Priyageetha Dia, Khairulddin Wahab and Moses Tan. Each examines how new technologies shape our perception, experiences, and understanding of the world. Some of the works include Yeyoon Avis Ann’s A Collisional Accelerator of Everydays (A.C.A.E.) – an arrangement of common objects including cups, toothbrushes, and chairs, are used to contemplate everyday experiences, Anthony Chin’s From Silver to Steel – a display of swords reflecting on the ironic exploitation and weaponisation of steel from Malaya – and more.
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Hito Steyerl: Factory of the Sun
Internationally acclaimed German filmmaker and artist Hito Steyerl debuts her first Southeast Asia exhibit, Factory of the Sun, a landmark video installation that connects audiences to the artist’s virtual world made up of YouTube dance videos, drone surveillance footage, video games, fictitious news segments, and actual documentation of student uprisings pieced together. Through this immersive installation, Steyerl bridges the physical space of the gallery and her virtual world, encouraging people to contemplate the role of contemporary media in our reality.
The Exchange Of Small Gifts
London-based artist Elspeth Vince explores the fine line between comfort and discomfort, and the relationship between mind and body through her reflective and captivating paintings of the female figure. In The Exchange Of Small Gifts, Vince uses self-portraiture to explore the relationship our “inner” and “outer” worlds have with each other. Through reflective and almost melancholic images, she encourages us to ponder questions of belonging, connection, morality, and purpose. It prompts us to confront the subtleties of our existence and invites us to engage in a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
Andrew GN: Fashioning Singapore and the World
With an archive of over 100 garments on display, Asian Civilisations Museum’s latest exhibition explores the fashion journey of Paris-based Singaporean designer Andrew Gn, taking us through his roots and global influences. The show touches on the specifics of material, technique, tradition, art historical movements from both East and West, blending them all together to uncover Singapore’s cultural identity in the form of dress.
