Following on from an exhibition on the First Arts Council, 2011 and the more recent exhibition Situationist Bon Gun in 2013, this exhibition double bill will assemble several installations as critical gestures toward contextual art making through the generations.
The first exhibition will feature 2 large installations titled: Hak Tai’s Bow and Brother’s Pool, an homage to pioneering art principals, Lim Hak Tai and Brother Joseph McNally. The second Our Children is a showcase of works that illustrate Da Wu’s teaching experiences, comprising mostly installation pieces. There will also be performances by Station House da Opera and interactive dialogues for the exhibition. This second showcase will be accompanied by Institute of Southeast Asian Arts’ fourth instalment of Southeast Asian Art Clinic.
Opening Performance
Friday, 4 August 2017, 6pm
Guests are requested to bring small, handheld mirrors. During the opening, the artist will encourage invited guests to participate in a performance as part of the installation.
Art Teachers’ Seminar
Saturday, 19 August 2017, 11am - 1pm
Saturday, 16 September 2017, 11am - 1pm
In conjunction with this exhibition, there will be an instalment of an ongoing Art Teachers’ Seminar that has evolved through a series of dialogues since 2000, when the artist first joined the National Institute of Education (NIE). This dialogue will kick off with the sessions to be scheduled by the artist throughout the exhibition.
Exhibition Performance
Saturday, 9 September 2017, 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Station House da Opera will be performing on a specially constructed customised scaffolding at the foyer.#
Art Clinic IV
Wednesday 13 September 2017, 4pm - 6pm
Workshops
There will also be a series of workshops and talks by the artist on how an artist works and thinks. Sessions are to be arranged upon request.