Our Children by Tang Da Wu

Highlighting our artistic legacies and offering a unique art experience, Art Outreach will present a re-staging of a seminal performance installation titled Our Children by the senior artist Tang Da Wu. The work refers to a parable from Chinese opera in Teochew, in which a young boy experiences a humbling moment of enlightenment at the sight of a kneeling baby goat being fed by its mother. It speaks to the values of filial piety and educating future generations.

Visitors will have the chance to witness a performance activation on the opening weekend of Singapore Art Week and delve into Tang Da Wu’s work through interviews and archival footage, which attest to the long history and depth of contemporary and performative arts practices in Singapore.

Addressing the enduring and wide appeal of the themes present in the work, a focused selection of works from private collections around the themes of tapestry and craft, as well as parent-child relationships, will also be displayed. Featured artists include Cheung Pooi Yip, Chuah Thean Teng, Amanda Heng, Christopher Myers and Rita Mae Pettway.