Exhibition Introduction

Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) is pleased to announce Singaporean artist, Hu Qiren (b.1983)’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Titled Strange Times, this exhibition is scheduled to run from 2 July – 6 August 2022 at Richard Koh Fine Art, Blk 47 Malan Road, #01-26 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109444. The artist will present 10 diasec-mounted pigment prints on composite panels.

When we think of perishables, we look at their use-by date. In an era priding ourselves on productivity and pragmatism, an expiry is an indicator of prioritizing sustenance and adhering to consumption at its ripest. To ensure we remember, we gather this data of production in the most concise way: Marking a ‘best before’ statement of numbers and dates in order to serve as a timely reminder of the shelf life of our goods. Strange Times traces the why’s and how’s of such self/artistic preservation, what it takes to contain and manufacture a visual image at its freshest, and finally, to whom and when we are proclaiming our intrinsic use-by/best before dates to.

Exhibition Details

• Strange Times by Hu Qiren
• Date: 2 July - 6 August 2022
• Time: 11:00-19:00 (Closed on Sundays, Mondays, and Public Holidays)
• Venue: Richard Koh Fine Art
• Address: Blk 47 Malan Road, #01-26 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109444

Information Source: Richard Koh Fine Art official website