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tix: $38 adult, $26 senior Dempsey Hill, 15 Dempsey Cinerama: Art and The Artist’s Voice
citizen/student/child; except for Road, #01-08. Free. www. the Moving Image
locals, $31 & $21 respectively pearllam.com in Southeast Asia The first of a series of
from Marina Bay Sands thematic exhibitions
ticketing portal & Sistic*. Visit Ancient Religions This exhibition brings presented by The Parkview
www.marinabaysands.com/ together 10 artists Museum aimed at exploring
artsciencemuseum for updates. Asian Civilisations and collectives across
Museum’s latest permanent the complexity of our
Songs of a exhibition showcases some Southeast Asia who work historical time through
Beached Whale of Southeast Asia’s most through the medium of the the narrative language of
moving image, featuring
In his first solo exhibition, valuable religious treasures works like hand-drawn contemporary art. Curated
Singapore-based and artefacts, exploring animation to immersive by art historian Lorand
photographer Wilfred Lim how artists have masterfully video installations. It Hegyi, it features works by
draws references from the expressed complex ideas also examines issues of 34 contemporary artists.
dying songs of whales, about life and existence individual and collective Among them are Marina
to express his sense of with religions in sculpture memory, identity and Abramovic, Bill Viola and Liu
melancholy after witnessing and paintings, and how the politics, and offers insights Xiaodong.
the degradation of his art developed and evolved into what the future of Till Feb 28. 11am–7pm. Closed
hometown, the coastal through the centuries. cinema, video, and the Sun. The Parkview Museum
Singapore, 600 North Bridge
village of Pengerang, Ongoing. Sat–Thur, 10am– realm of moving images, Road, Parkview Square Level 3.
Malaysia in the face of a 7pm; Fri, 10am–9pm. Asian may come to be. Free. www.parkviewmuseum.
Civilisations Museum, 1
state petrochemical project. Empress Place. Admission: Till Mar 25. Mon–Sun, 10am– com
Till Feb 28. 10am–10pm. $8 adult, $4 student/senior 7pm; Fri, 10am–9pm. SAM at 8Q,
Gallery II, The Arts House, 1 Old citizen; except for Fri from 7pm, 8 Queen Street. Admission: $6 Witness to War:
Parliament Lane. Free. www. $4 & $2 respectively. Free for adult, $3 student/senior citizen. Remembering
theartshouse.sg Singaporeans/PRs. www.acm. Free for Singaporeans/PRs. www. 1942
org.sg singaporeartmuseum.sg
Relics Seventy-five years after
the fall of Singapore to the
A showcase of works Japanese in World War Two,
by Phan Thao-Nguyen
(Vietnam), Sarker Protick
(Bangladesh) and Sim Chi
Yin (Singapore), the works in
this exhibition engage with
the colonial legacies and
independence narratives of
the region to draw attention
to obscured histories and
landscapes, while imagining
alternatives to accepted
truths.
Till Apr 1. Mon–Fri, 11am–
8.30pm; Sat, Sun, 10am–-
8.30pm. Jendela (Visual Arts
Space), Esplanade. Free. www.
esplanade.com
SCAPEs: David
LaChapelle solo
exhibition
This solo exhibition by
acclaimed American
photographer David
LaChapelle brings selected Optimism is Ridiculous: The
work from New World, Altarpieces by Natee Utarit
his latest photographic
series. The exhibition Leading contemporary Thai visual artist, Natee Utarit presents her solo exhibition, which
also highlights themes features a selection of seven artworks from her Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces
throughout the artist’s three- series, which began in 2012 and has been featured in various galleries and museums
decade-long career, including in Asia. Consisting of a total of 12 works, these works are composed of multiple
selections representing his panels, following the tradition of classical religious paintings with elaborate frames and
early editorial projects and settings.
return to fine art. Till Mar 11. Mon–Fri, 10am–7pm; Sat–Sun, 11am–5pm. The Private Museum, 51 Waterloo Street
Till Feb 25. Daily, 11am–8pm. #02-06. Free. www.theprivatemuseum.org
Pearl Lam Galleries Singapore,

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