8 Jun 2015: Photographer Ernest Goh is about to take over Objectifs with a whole lotta dead creepy-crawlies A couple of years ago, Ernest Goh came across a 1992 study that concluded people tend to better appreciate a present if it’s been gift-wrapped. As he mulled over the concept of packaging, it occurred to him that … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Breakfast at 8, Jungle at 9’
5 Jun 2015: We get some tips from Rachel Ng, the lead curator of ‘Imaginarium’ about helping kids tackle the world of art 1) ‘Use simple and accessible terms to communicate the key ideas behind the work. Imaginarium uses slightly shorter accompanying text, but most of the time, exhibitions aren’t tailored specially for children. Profound … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Survive an Art Show with the Kids
29 May 2015: We find out more about the exhibition ‘Unseen Memories’ from curator Wally Tham Commissioned as part of the Singapore Memory Project, Unseen Memories is an art installation that invites visitors into a virtual world. You’re supposed to strap on an Oculus Rift – one of those virtual reality thingamajigs – to get a … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Wally Tham
6 May 2015: The Singapore Art Museum’s new exhibition tackles the theme of utopia. We find out more from the co-curator A wonderful place where the sun shines, food is plentiful and everyone is always happy. Plato wrote about it in The Republic back in 380 BC, and Sir Thomas More gave it a name in … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘After Utopia’
14 Apr 2015: Kevin Ou paints with light ‘I was holding the camera – set on long exposure – with one hand, right in the middle of Orchard Road during Christmas, and I was just jumping around like this,’ laughs Kevin Ou as he stands up and waves his arms around like a madman. ‘I had … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘The Sew-Out Show: Kinetic Abstraction’
1 Apr 2015: We find out how an upcoming exhibition, ‘Imaginarium’, introduces the weird and wonderful world of contemporary art to kids Bringing children to a contemporary art exhibition may not, on paper, sound like the best idea from a parent’s point of view. What if they touch and break stuff? Or if they get bored … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Rachel Ng
21 Mar 2015: Back after a one-year hiatus, Singapore’s only art walkabout, OH! Open House, has taken over the colourful neighbourhood of Joo Chiat this year. We don’t want to give too much away if you haven’t been on the tour yet, so we’ve decided to leave out the precise context of the works and what … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: 5 fun facts about the OH! Open House artworks
Our favourite art walkabout is back! This edition of OH! Open House takes over the beautiful Joo Chiat neighbourhood, with artists presenting works after completing residencies in the homes of people who live there. Gwen Pew goes behind the scenes 24 Feb 2015: Hafiz Osman’s tall bicycle sculpture We drop by Hafiz Osman’s residency in Joo … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: OH! Open House 2015 – Joo Chiat
26 Jan 2015: Since it formed in 2000, Tokyo-based collective teamLab have aimed to make ‘the border between technology, art and design more ambiguous’. Local viewers may have seen their quirky digital works at Art Stage, the 2013 Singapore Biennale or Ikkan Art Gallery; the latter will host a group show that includes a new teamLab installation. … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Moving Light, Roving Sight’
There’s a whole calendar of events lined up as Art Week returns with a flourish. Gwen Pew puts together a guide – artistically, of course – to cover all your bases 5 Jan 2015: Are you looking for a work of art to spruce up your wall? Or is one of your resolutions to become more … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Guide to Art Week 2015
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