About the event
Trace the transformative artistry of acclaimed Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen in a groundbreaking showcase spanning two decades of his multidisciplinary works on history, myths and identities.
Ho Tzu Nyen: Time & the Tiger is a mid-career survey exhibition of the artist’s practice that spans two decades worth of paintings, films, theatrical performances, and video installations. Ho’s works often draw from historical events, documentary footage, art history, music videos and mythical stories to investigate the construction of history, the narrative of myths, and the plurality of identities. The exhibition also features a new commission, T for Time, a two-channel video installation that reflects on the embodied and heterogeneous experiences of time.
This exhibition is free for Singaporeans and PRs.
Ho Tzu Nyen: Time & the Tiger is co-organised between Singapore Art Museum and Art Sonje Center.
Banner Image: Ho Tzu Nyen, One or Several Tigers (2017), video, smoke machine, automated screen, show control system, 14 wayang kulit puppets in aluminium frames. Video: two-channel HD video projections, 16:9 format, colour and 10-channel sound, 33 min 33 sec. Collection of Singapore Art Museum. Image courtesy of the artist.
About the organiser
Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore located in the cultural district of Singapore. Known as SAM, the museum presents contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar. The museum is building one of the world's most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary art, with the aim of connecting the art and the artists to the public and future generations through exhibitions and programmes. SAM is working towards a humane and sustainable future by committing to responsible practices within its processes.