I See You | Artists and Curators in Conversation

National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium 1 St Andrew’s Road, Singapore, Singapore

The exhibition "See Me, See You: Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia" explores the emergence of video installation art in the region during the 1980s and 1990s through the restaging and reproduction of significant works by ten artists. Join us for a discussion between artists Dr Baharudin Mohd Arus and Jean Marie Syjuco, and exhibition […]

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Images on the Run | Through the Lens of Wawi Navarroza & Miti Ruangkritya

National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 2, Singapore Courtyard Singapore, Singapore

The early history of photography in Southeast Asia is largely defined by an ethnographic approach that attempted to “fix” the colonised body. In these images, the subject often remained rooted in space and in (developmental) time, while the photographer was highly itinerant. But what happens when the itinerant photographer is also the subject, or when […]

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Gallery Keynote | Kaywin Feldman on Building a National Collection in a Changing Nation

The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, City Hall Wing, Level B1, National Gallery Singapore Singapore, Singapore

Gallery Keynote is a series that invites the world’s visionaries, thinkers and industry and opinion leaders to consider issues fundamentally relating to the future of museums and their role in culture and society. Kaywin Feldman (Director, The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.) leads an institution of intriguing paradox: The National Gallery of Art […]

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Curator Tour | Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia

National Gallery Singapore 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore

Sat 10 Jun | 11am - 12pm | Meeting Point: Singtel Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3, City Hall Wing  Unpack the curatorial narratives of "Living Pictures: Photography in Southeast Asia" and listen to behind-the-scenes stories with the exhibition's curators. Uncover the medium’s history in the region, and how it contributed to the development of Southeast […]

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Curator Tour | See Me, See You: Early Video Installation in Southeast Asia

National Gallery Singapore 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore

Sat 10 Jun | 1pm - 2pm | Meeting Point: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Concourse Gallery, Level B1, City Hall Wing, National Gallery Singapore  By staging and recreating seminal works by ten artists, "See Me, See You: Early Video Installation of Southeast Asia" locates the moment when the form first emerged in the region in […]

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Mandarin Reading Group | Liu Kuo-sung “On Abstract Paintings”

National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room Singapore, Singapore

Join this reading group and delve into Ink Master Liu Kuo-sung’s written text "On Abstract Paintings" (1960) as he unpacks modern abstract art in relation to Chinese aesthetic thought. Together, we will discuss and meditate on the visual sensation and perception of his abstract ink paintings. This reading group is led by Curatorial Assistant Tan […]

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Mandarin Reading Group | Liu Kuo-sung “On Abstract Paintings”

National Gallery Singapore 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore

Sunday 11 June 2023 | 2.30pm - 4.30pm |  National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room *This reading group will be conducted in Mandarin. *The English reading group will be held between September and October. “The occurrence of an abstract concept is not foreign but has a deep root in our aesthetics […]

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National Gallery Singapore Gallery Wellness Festival 2023: Art Connects

National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Spine Hall National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, The Spine Hall, Singapore, Singapore

The Gallery Wellness Festival is back from 17 June to 9 July 2023 with a new theme—"Art Connects". This year join us for more than 20 unique art-inspired wellness experiences that engage our five senses and help us connect deeply with ourselves as well as the people around us. Visit the Gallery and take part […]

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Thweep Rittinaphakorn on “Unseen Burma: Early Photography 1862–1962”

National Gallery Singapore 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore

Sun 18 Jun | 3.00pm | National Gallery Singapore, Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room   "Unseen Burma: Early Photography 1862–1962" presents a curated set of rare images from his personal collection that brings readers through different facets of Burmese culture and heritage. Rittinaphakorn uses 1962—the year of the Burmese coup d’etat which overthrew the civilian […]

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Mandarin Curator Tour | Liu Kuo-sung: Experimentation as Method

National Gallery Singapore 1 St Andrew's Rd, #01 – 01,, Singapore

Sunday 16 July 2023 | 3 pm - 4 pm | Meeting point: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 4, Level 4 Gallery *This tour will be conducted in Mandarin. Join our curator and delve into the curatorial narratives of Liu Kuo-sung: Experimentation as Method. *本次导览语言为华语。 欢迎参加本次华语导览,了解《刘国松:实验悟道》的策展理念。

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