Let’s Get Into Digital (Oct-Nov)
STPI, Baguio Art Lab, OH! Open House
By Ho See Wah
Alvin Ong, ‘Do undo’, 2020, oil on canvas, 30 x 26cm. Image courtesy of the artist and Yavuz Gallery
‘BIOME’ by STPI Gallery
STPI Gallery unveils a fresh concept for its annual fundraiser event, featuring both an online and offline component. The gallery will hold a virtual auction with over 20 artworks and experiences from artists such as Alvin Ong, Yanyun Chen and Khairullah Rahim. Complementing the digital segment is 'Encounters' at STPI Gallery, where ticket-holders can journey through five immersive rooms hosted by Singapore-based artists. This unique opportunity creates a space to experience art more intimately.
Encounters: 24 or 25 October 2020 at STPI Gallery. Ticket sales closes on 23 October 2020, 5PM (GMT +8). Purchase a ticket for 24 October here and for 25 October here.
Visit STPI's website for more information about the online auction taking place from 16 to 25 October 2020.
Image courtesy of the MMCA.
'bcc: in search for cures' by Baguio Art Lab in partnership with Japan Foundation Manila
‘bcc’ brings together five artists from The Philippines, Indonesia and Japan to partake in weekly digital exercises of care and healing. Throughout the month-long programme, the participants will remain anonymous to one another to cultivate more frank and sincere exchanges. This will culminate in a public online discussion at the end of the month, where the artists’ identities will be revealed for the first time.
24 October 2020, 2PM (GMT +8). Follow Baguio Art Lab’s website or Instagram for more information on how to view the live discussion.
‘Days — and counting’ by OH! Open House
OH! Open House brings their dynamic art walks online in an interactive exploration of pandemic circumstances over three seasons. ‘Days — and counting’ will present the individual with choices to make onscreen. This mirrors the idea of a walk, or a journey, in lieu of the actual physical experience. The first season will focus on our relationship with our living spaces and the multiple dimensions it has taken in an extended period of confinement.
The first season is launching on 30 October 2020, 9PM (GMT +8). For more information, please visit ‘Days — and counting’s website.
‘MONZOOM ZCHOOL’ by soft/WALL/studs
Initiated by artists Weixin Quek Chong and Kenneth Loe, ‘MONZOOM ZCHOOL’ articulates the alternative pathways outside of commodified systems of production. Each virtual session consists of a public sharing by invited contributors, and a close-door get-together where participants can engage in a more intimate discussion. The inaugural session saw artists Aki Hassan and Taufiq Rahman, and collective radioriotgrrrl (Nadirah Khalid & Mengju Lin), talk about the tensions and anxieties from operating within or outside of the art education structure. And in line with the initiative’s focus, possibilities and alternatives were surfaced as a way to dream collectively.
The second session featuring PURE EVER, ‘Good Morny, Pure Ever!’, will take place on 31 October 2020, 7 to 10PM (GMT +8). Follow MONZOOM ZCHOOL’s website or Instagram for more information on how to participate closer to the date.
A recording of the inaugural session’s public sharing will be made available here.
'mirarnos a los ojos (volver a)' by Bienal de la Imagen en Movement 2020
‘mirarnos a los ojos (volver a)’, or ‘look into our eyes (go back to)’, is the main event of the entirely online Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento 2020 (Biennial of the Moving Image 2020). This collective audiovisual project features 67 international artists, including Kenny Png, Mark Chua Y Li Sheun and Yanyun Chen from Singapore. Visitors can view all works on the platform, which plays around with an experimental format to heighten our awareness of the works and its manifold networks from behind a screen.
13 September to 31 October 2020, 'mirarnos a los ojos (volver a)' website.
