INRI studio and Sinema Old School will be screening two highly successful underground films by 28-year old Singapore filmmaker Tzang Merwyn Tong. The award-winning A Wicked Tale and the no-budget teenage black comedy e’TZAINTES will be presented as a double bill from mid-August onwards. Both films will be screening as a run for the first time to Singapore audiences.
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Literati is a showcase of poetry, prose and music delivered by talented local writers, storytellers and musicians. Featuring Kamini Ramachandran, Cyril Wong and Jon Chan of Plain Sunset. Organized by Platform (The Label). 29th August, 8pm at The Substation Theatre. Admission: Entry by donation. - #
This is a site-specific dance performance happening this Sep 12-14 at the Night & Day Bar and Gallery. Working together in a grand excavation, choreographer Angela Liong collaborates with video artist Jing Chiang, experimental musicians from Choppa and the ARTS FISSION dancers try to peel away the layers of old wall paints, peer through antique patterns of metal grilles and discover faint stirs of life past lurking behind relentless pulses of life present. The dance performance explores the temporal elements of past in present, old spaces with new uses, and contemplates the possible interface of prosaic modern life with dramatic residue of ancient myth. 12-14 Sep at Night & Day. Two Shows 6:30pm (Daydreams), 10:00pm (Night Musings). Admission: $25 for one show, $45 for two shows. - #
Twin brothers Chun Kaifeng and Chun Kaiqun are displaying an art-as-child's-play aesthetic for their first combined solo exhibitions.At the heart of it all, both artists have much to say about the country they have grown up in. They lampoon amusement parks in an oblique way of questioning why Singapore's tourism image is driven by economic initiatives that can do with more imagination; why childhood past-times have evolved to a sterile, character-less ghost of yesteryear's dirt-under-fingernails' games; or why people are paying money to entertain themselves literally to a spiritual death. Whatever the answer, fun is definitely a main element in this exhibition – streaked with cruelty, danger and violence. 31 Aug - 21 Sept at Post-Museum. - #
TheatreWorks presents RESERVOIR, which investigates one of the lesser-known heritage sites of Singapore, the ruins of the Syonan Jinja. RESERVOIR is devised based on our curiosity as young Singaporean and Japanese artists towards this historical site. Unearthing forgotten myths and stories, we attempt to construct conversations about the shrine. Together, we re-visit the shrine in search of the remains and its forgotten voices. Questioning once again, its relevance to Singapore, and the “Japanese Occupation forces’ uncanny prophesies/visions of Singapore becoming the city of the future”. 28 to 30 Aug, 8pm nightly / 3pm matinee on 30 August at TheareWorks, 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road. Tickets: call 6737 7213 during office hours or email tworks@singnet.com.sg - #
20 year old Singaporean commercial and fashion photographer, Zhang Jingna (aka zemotion) will be presenting her first solo exhibition and official launch of her first book, 'Something Beautiful' at the Arts House, Print Gallery. An ethereal, dreamlike quality permeates Jingna's work with a distinctive cinematographic influence and a quiet confidence and maturity belying her age. 'Something Beautiful' showcases a selection of her collection of photographic work created over the past 2 years. 12 - 23 September 2008, 10am - 10pm daily at The Arts House, Print Gallery. Free admission.
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Photographer Sean Lee will be showing his whimsical new exhibition 'Imaginary Spaces' at Kult Gallery. Ever the consummate dreamer, his work consciously rejects documentation of the real and tangible for exploration of inner pastures. 'Imaginary Spaces' is an attempt to reconstruct his own Elysian Fields, a place where the artist can retreat in his mind. From 15 Aug till 14 Sep, 10am to 6pm on weekdays, at Kult Gallery, Old School Mount Sophia. - #
House's latest adoptee is 20-year-old Malvina Tan, a mixed-media talent specializing in art installation, video art and sound, live performance and creative direction. As part of her adoption, Malvina will interpret the House compound as a personal canvas, planting 8 isolated installations around the theme of 'space'. As part of the program, House will play host to a whole palette of art activities. Until 21 September at House, 8D Dempsey Road. - #
This solo exhibition by Foon Foono will feature selected works by Foon which he has been producing for the past several years. The audience will be offered visual delight through Foon’s work which is very compelling, dark and yet sexy. The subject matter of Foon’s work resolves around the many facets of human characteristics in their vulnerability and fragility. For those who are familiar with Foon’s works, in this exhibition we can see his consistence in presenting bunny-eared and red-nosed human characters in his works. From 15 to 30 August at Artoholic. - #
Wheelock Art Gallery presents artworks by Justin Lee. 26 Jun - 17 Aug, 11am to 9pm daily @ Wheelock Gallery, 6 Scotts Road (Next to Hyatt Hotel). - #Browse our archives by month.
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