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Exploring Singapore's Art Spaces
through Art Catalogues
What can art catalogues tell us about the development of the arts and cultural sector in Singapore? In this video, we speak to librarians from the National Library, Singapore, Nadia Ramli and Kong Leng Foong. Together, they show us how these materials can be referenced and read as important historical documents, and how you can access them for yourself.
Minimalism: Space. Light. Object.
National Gallery Singapore
Art & Reproduction
Portable Exhibition № 1
Creative Conversations
Lee Chang Ming on the Alchemy of Analog Film, Photography as Process and Visualising Complexity
“When you take a photograph on film, you can’t turn the camera around to look at the image you’ve just taken. It really forces you to just be in the moment and to spend time with that person, so that’s something I enjoy with using a point and shoot camera as well.”
Expert Opinions
Alice Procter (The Exhibitionist) on Tipu's Tiger
“Museums have more power over how we display these histories than they would like to admit. Museums are institutions of memory. If you enshrine one particular story, you’re doing it at the expense of an alternative. It’s so important to recognise that, and to own that power.”
Features & Articles
Flights of Imagination: How Birds Have Been Reinvented As Mythical Creatures Around The World
Mythical beings can be found in almost any culture around the world, and in particular, bird-like creatures feature across various pantheons. Described in literature, artists imbued this mythical aviary with physical forms, evidencing a clear relationship between word and image.
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“Museums have more power over how we display these histories than they would like to admit. Museums are institutions of memory. If you enshrine one particular story, you’re doing it at the expense of an alternative. It’s so important to recognise that, and to own that power.”