In black and white, we see glimpses from all walks of life – the labouring fishermen, the caring father, the kampong children, the construction workers, the urban residents, the dancer. Their environments give us clues to their individual stories and reveal the defining moments of their time. Having lived through a difficult childhood and two […]
Merging the past and present, the exhibition pairs visual languages from two generations. It combines black and white works by modern photographer Lim Kwong Ling (b. 1932) with video art utilising machine-learning technology by DASSAD, an artist collective comprising Dave Lim (b. 1994), Adar Ng (b.1994) and Woong Soak Teng (b.1994). All the artists address […]
Seeing the Forest For the Trees features Singaporean artists Ang Song Nian (b. 1983), Woong Soak Teng (b. 1994) and Fitri Ya’akob (b. 1996), whose photographic works challenge our first impressions and encourage us to look closely.' Throughout the exhibition, nature is presented in various contexts of control and disregard. Although the human figure is […]
Surfaces of Time juxtaposes the celebrated ink paintings of shophouses by Chua Ek Kay (1947-2008) with a breakthrough body of impressionistic wall photographs by Lee Lim (1931-1989). Although they worked in vastly different mediums and styles, the two Cultural Medallion recipients shared a fascination with the gritty shophouses of old Singapore, capturing surfaces of time […]
Being Made: Brother Joseph McNally and Shui Tit Sing showcases sixteen sculptures by Brother Joseph McNally and Shui Tit Sing, two of Singapore’s most accomplished 20th century artists who worked with wood. The title of the exhibition typifies the act of transformation: an apt descriptor for how wood – an essentially dead and inanimate material – […]
Art Agenda is pleased to announce Being Made, a one-of-a-kind highly choreographed exhibition that will take visitors on a journey to discover the singularity of wood as an art medium and the span of creative possibilities in modern sculpture. The exhibition will showcase sixteen sculptures by Brother Joseph McNally (1923-2002) and Shui Tit Sing (1914-1997), two […]
