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Earth Work, originally staged at the National Museum Art Gallery In 1980 by Singaporean artist Tang Da Wu, was one of the earliest exhibitions of land art in Singapore. Earth Work 1979, a restaging of selected works from the seminal 1980 exhibition, revisits Tang's then unparalleled usage of organic materials and public spaces. This catalogue delves deeper into Tang's practice and the circumstances of the creation of his earth works through a rich copmendium of essays, interviews, newspaper articles and never-before-seen photo-documentation.
Tropical: Stories from Southeast Asia and Latin America brings together more than 200 artworks and primary documents by over 100 artists across the 20th century, tracing the cultural and conceptual conditions under which claims of vanguardism first emerged in the Global South. By attending to the manners in which words and images are organised on canvas, paper, film and wood, to sensations artists presented vis- -vis histories of colonial subjugation, this exhibition catalogue offers insights into how even the most restrictive of conditions may experience the simultaneity of magic and realism, revolution and subversion. The so-called Tropical is a geographically expansive term that has always resisted precise definitions; its ability to entangle with all sorts of political and cultural desires has made it permanently plural and contradictory. The polyphonic nature of “stories” is adopted to enable both fiction and non-fiction, as well as philosophical, technological and mythical narratives. Beyond clime, this richly illustrated book ventures the tropical as a palpable, material, strategic, relational and radical space.
Seen as a step toward addressing this gap, this catalogue seeks to position Mohidin within Berlin art circles of the 1960s, and unravel what could be contingently described as painting from within the tradition. The catalogue also explores the formative role of Mohidin's Pago Pago series not only in his oeuvre, but also in our very ability to write about Southeast Asian history.
Published to accompany National Gallery Singapore's inaugural exhibition Siapa Namu Kamu?, this catalogue presents a survey of Singapore art from the 19th century to the present, charting major themes across broad time periods. Over 400 works of art in a wide range of media are brought together to trace the ebb and flow of the history of Singapore art. Curatorial essays provide insight into the exhibition that considers the parameters of time and nation in relation to the history of art in Singapore.
In 1981, the Filipino artist and curator Raymundo Albano adopted the expression "Suddenly Turning Visible" to describe the rapid transformation of Manila's urban landscape. The visibility that Albano evoked was aspirational, driven by a desire for rapid economic growth in which art had a critical role. This catalogue traces this story through three influential art institutions: The Cultural Centre of the Philippines, the Alpha Gallery in Singapore, and the Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art in Bangkok. It presents in rich detail artworks from the period, an anthology of primary documents, and interviews with curators, artists and architects, revealing the links between architecture, modern art and the role of institutions in Southeast Asia.
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