Listen to Gallery curators Goh Sze Ying and Joleen Loh as they examine approaches to seriality and form in the practice of artists Kim Lim, Midori Takada, Anne Truitt and Charlotte Posenenske. They will also discuss the contribution of women artists to the development of Minimal Art. This lecture was made possible with the support of the U.S. Embassy of Singapore and recorded live in December 2018 at National Gallery Singapore , as part of the exhibition Minimalism: Space. Light. Object . *Note:...
Mar 02, 2022•34 min•Ep. 24
Despite the significant role that Asian artists and Asia played in contemporary art, nearly every discussion of Minimalism fails to account for this. This lecture by art historian Joan Kee offers a maverick view of Minimalism, addressing how and why Asia and Asian artists mattered in relation to one of the most important art movements in the 20th century, as well as how contemporary art can be a fluid geography of imagination. This lecture was possible with the support of the U.S. Embassy of Sin...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 23
The future of our museums and the search for new concepts in rapidly changing societies is an important issue in present museum debates. Social transformation processes, changes in communication and the transfer of knowledge, which have been extremely accelerated by the digital revolution and globalisation, are also visible in everyday museum life. Prof. Dr. Marion Ackermann, Director General of the Dresden State Art Collections ( Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden , or SKD), discusses the current...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 22
How do artists bear witness to changes and shifts in their homeland, and why do they leave? Join Senior Curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa in tracing the journey of multimedia artist Jose Tence Ruiz from Manila, where he was involved in the Kaisahan Social Realist movement, to his life in Singapore as a political cartoonist. This conversation was recorded live in October 2018 at National Gallery Singapore , as part of Art in Southeast Asia: In Transition , a day of programmes dedicated to mapping t...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 21
Join art historian Dr Pamela Corey as she surveys the works of diasporic Vietnamese artists that draw on themes of transnational history, such as competing nationalisms, contested historiographies, wartime trauma and diasporic migration. This talk offers new interpretations of their artworks, such as through the lens of craft, mass media and urban form, thus illuminating other art historical connections and engagements with time, place and materiality. This talk was recorded live in August 2017 ...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 20
Assistant Curator Zulfadhli Hilmi discusses the themes of spiritualism and nationalism in AD Pirous’ artwork Epitaph IV . The conversation explores the turn towards creating new languages and dialogues in art in the 1960s in Bandung and the rest of Southeast Asia. This talk was recorded live in September 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore. All copyright withi...
Oct 27, 2021•33 min•Ep. 19
Join academic and ceramic artist Dr Suriani Suratman, who trained under Iskandar Jalil, in a conversation with Syed Muhammad Hafiz (Assistant Curator, National Gallery Singapore). Dr Suriani shares her personal insights on Iskandar’s teaching philosophies and how his teaching legacy continues to have an impact on the local art scene. This conversation was recorded live in January 2017 at National Gallery Singapore , as part of the exhibition "Iskandar Jalil: Kembara Tanah Liat (Clay Travels)". D...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 18
In this lecture, Senior Curator Seng Yu Jin examines different types of artists' collectives and how collectivism influences the ways artists think about and make art. Listen as he traces the shifts in the Singapore art scene from "organisational collectivism" that sought to professionalise art, to "exhibition collectivism" that championed group exhibitions, and "collaborative collectivism" that created opportunities for artists to collaborate. This lecture was recorded live in August 2017 at Na...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 17
Researcher Koh Nguang How joins Senior Curator Seng Yu Jin as they discuss on the late artist and cultural medallion recipient Chng Seok Tin- looking at her multi-hyphenated practices as artist, writer, and musician. This session was recorded live in May 2019 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore. All copyright within this recording, without limitation, are retained ...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 16
What can conservation and art history learn from each other? Gallery curators Clarissa Chikiamco and Roger Nelson are joined by conservator Mar Cusso in an exchange of perspectives on two paintings: a detailed 1930s portrait of a formally attired Burmese gentleman by Saya Myit and a 1940s dream-like depiction of a hunter by Emiria Sunassa. Both paintings, outstanding examples of the artists’ styles, required extensive conservation and restoration before they could be displayed. And the artists o...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 15
The UOB Southeast Asia Gallery, along with the DBS Singapore Gallery, house National Gallery Singapore's long-term exhibitions. However, the displays in these two "permanent” galleries are anything but permanent: artworks are regularly removed so that they can be returned to the lender or sent for conservation, making space for new loans and acquisitions. Led by Gallery curator Cheng Jia Yun, this session from 2019 highlighted additions to UOB Southeast Asia galleries 11 to 15, including works b...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 14
In this session, Gallery curator Clarissa Chikiamco discusses artist Constancio Bernardo's pursuit of abstraction in post-war Philippines, through his painting Bernardian Synthesis No. 1. This session was recorded live in May 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore. All copyright within this recording, without limitation, are retained by their respective owners....
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 13
Join Gallery curator Lim Shujuan in conversation with Richard and Arthur Low, the grandsons of Singapore artist Low Kway Song (1889–1982). Low was not only a forerunner who popularised oil painting and a prominent portrait artist commissioned by many famous personalities, but also a publisher and owner of a photographic studio. Learn little-known facts and anecdotes about him through his grandsons as they share their memories and years of research. This conversation was recorded live in March 20...
Mar 03, 2021•58 min•Ep. 12
Gain insights into the contexts surrounding poet-painter Latiff Mohidin’s seminal Pago Pago series. This talk by Senior Curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa places the artist within the Berlin art circles of the 1960s, as well as the cultural, political and art historical milieus of Southeast Asia. This conversation was recorded live in July 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Galle...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 11
In conversation with curator Charmaine Toh, award-winning multi-disciplinary artist Amanda Heng introduces her performance S/he , as well as her broader art practice through the decades. Recounting her experiences with The Artists Village and Women in the Arts, the discussion provides a personal viewpoint on the history of socially-engaged art in Singapore. This conversation was recorded live in June 2019 at National Gallery Singapore , as part of programmes for the exhibition Awakenings: Art in...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 10
Filipino artist Alwin Reamillo investigates the idea of nationhood and its surrounding narratives, through looking at artworks by Juan Luna, Felix Hidalgo, and Victor Edades in the UOB Southeast Asia Galleries. Together with Senior Curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, Reamillo also discusses figures in Philippine art history that have influenced his own artistic practice. This conversation was recorded live in January 2020 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions express...
Jan 06, 2021•59 min•Ep. 9
In this session, Singaporean artist and Cultural Medallion recipient - Goh Beng Kwan and Senior Curator Seng Yu Jin discuss how collage offered a way for Goh to explore new ways of art-making, through using an expanded range of materials and cultural sources. This conversation was recorded live in November 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore....
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 8
Trần Lương is one of Vietnam’s most celebrated contemporary artists. In this conversation with Gallery curator Roger Nelson, he discusses his artistic practice and how the emphasis on creative collaboration heralded a new era of artmaking in contemporary Vietnam after the demise of the Cold War. This conversation was recorded live in August 2019 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National G...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 7
One of the most innovative practitioners working in the medium of ink today, Tan Oe Pang joins Assistant Curator Teo Hui Min to discuss the artistic concepts expressed through his work, the essential qualities of art and the dialogue between Western and Eastern aesthetics. This conversation contains segments in Mandarin with accompanying translations by the curator. It was recorded live in October 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of t...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 6
How did artists with different practices begin collaborating? Is there a relationship between performance art, theatre and new media? Join artist Khairul Anwar Salleh and Assistant Curator Jennifer K.Y. Lam in exploring the development of interdisciplinary approaches to art in Singapore. This conversation was recorded live in August 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery S...
Nov 11, 2020•59 min•Ep. 5
Initially a painter of abstract art, artist Edgar Talusan Fernandez turned to overt political subjects after Ferdinand Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law in 1972. Join Fernandez and Gallery curator Clarissa Chikiamco as they explore the multiple facets that make up Fernandez’s artistic practice since the 1970s. This conversation was recorded live in April 2019 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the view...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 4
Join artist Teo Eng Seng and curator Joleen Loh, as they discuss the contexts and significance of one of the earliest sites in Singapore for the display of contemporary art from the region, as well as Europe and the United States. This conversation was recorded live on April 2018 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore....
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1
In collaboration with the artist Tchang Ju Chi's family, Senior Curators Seng Yu Jin and Horikawa Lisa present their ongoing research. They speak about Tchang as an artist who bridged the worlds of art and literature through the concept of 'Nanyang Colour' that called for art, literature and theatre practitioners in Singapore to depict local concerns, conditions, and contexts here by drawing from their immediate tropical surroundings as sources for their works. This conversation was recorded liv...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 3
Artist Ahmad Fuad Osman discusses the evolving contexts of his art since the early 1990s, in relation to the artistic self and how one may trace historical moments in contemporary art. This conversation was recorded live in January 2019 at National Gallery Singapore . Disclaimer: The comments and opinions expressed are those of the speaker/s, and do not represent the views of National Gallery Singapore.
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to the Padang Sessions!
Oct 05, 2020•57 sec
