Let’s Get Into Digital (Aug-Sep)

16 Aug

Pulp III, T:>Works, INSTINC, CryptoArt Week Asia
By Nabila Giovanna W

Pulp III—A Short Biography of the Banished Book

For the 59th Venice Biennale, Singapore Pavilion presents the works of Shubigi Rao through the curation of Ute Meta Bauer. The first work, a book called ‘Pulp III: An Intimate Inventory of the Banished Book’ (2022) is the culmination of Rao’s 10-year project ‘Pulp’ which takes inspiration from book destruction and how it impacts the future of knowledge. The book contains images and writings about books, libraries and communities, together with research on Singapore and Venice, two places with rich histories of prints. Its purpose is to challenge the hegemonic flow of information and to provide strategies to counter it. The second work is ‘Talking Leaves’, a film that depicts the rescued books from genocide survivors and a now-defunct archive of women partisans. This exhibition is also extended online where people can read an e-version of ‘Pulp III’ and see the stills of Rao’s film ‘Talking Leaves’.

Shubigi Rao’s exhibition is commissioned by the National Arts Council, Singapore and currently showing at Singapore Pavilion in Arsenale – Sale d’Armi, Venice, Italy for the 59th Venice Biennale. Click here to read more and visit the online extension of the exhibition.

Nurul Huda Rashid. Image courtesy of the artist.

T:>Digital

T:>Works is an independent and international arts company based in Singapore, with the mission and vision of pioneering thought leadership and knowledge production in the arts. To further T:>Works’ commitment to contextualising histories, contemporary experiences, and situated art practices in Singapore and larger Asia, they created T:>Digital. This digital library houses lectures from the Curating No-thing series from T:>Works Artistic Director Dr. Ong Keng Sen, and the PerForm series with Fellows Shubigi Rao, Ho Rui An and Nurul Huda Rashid, to the hybrid production The Swimming Pool Library by Brian Gothong Tan.

T:>Digital is available online. Click here to visit the digital library, and find out about annual subscriptions.

INSTINC D:Art Fest 2022

INSTINC D:Art Festival 2022 is a platform to show the best digital arts in the region. It is curated by Hilda Chan and Iven Cheung from MUSTHAVEKEYS, a Hong Kong curatorial studio and art agency, and organised by INSTINC SOHO, an artist-run institution in Singapore. To participate, digital artists are invited to submit up to three artworks according to this year’s theme, ‘Ignite the Future’, which explores the possibilities of the metaverse and how it will impact our lives. The submissions will be judged by artists, curators, art professionals and a round of public voting. The three winners will be invited for a one-month residency at INSTINC SOHO in Singapore and the works will be on display in a physical and metaverse exhibition together with the works of the other 20 shortlisted digital artists.

The physical and metaverse exhibition will run from 28 September to 9 October, click here to read more.

CryptoArt Week Asia (CAWA)

CryptoArt Week Asia (CAWA) is a festival that showcases crypto art in the metaverse and across multiple cities in Asia. Following last year’s participation of 300 artists from 19 countries in Asia, the festival will be held again for the second time at Centre Circle Warehouse in Singapore. Besides exhibiting artworks, CAWA also aims to explore new financial models for cryptocurrency-powered art and connect artists with their fans through a series of talks and workshops. This year’s edition will also be held in conjunction with Asia Crypto Week.

The festival will run from 23 to 30 September, click here to read more and see the show.