SINGAPORE - The Covid-19 pandemic has inspired new programmes at two of Singapore's museums.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The National Gallery Singapore and Singapore Art Museum's Proposals For Novel Ways Of Being is the first major institutional response to the pandemic. This visual arts initiative brings together 170 artists under 12 institutions, independent art spaces and collectives for a series of shows that will kick off next month and run into February next year.
Independent arts spaces involved will also be supported by NGS and SAM while the larger institutions partnering in the initiative will draw from their own budgets. She says:"The history of infectious diseases from the 19th century is quite reassuring. It tells our audience that while Covid-19 is new, the situation of pandemics is not. That's where we come in as a museum. It's not just about looking at the past history, the milestones, but about making real connections with our visitors and to assure them we will survive."
Both institutions have a renewed focus on homegrown content, given the travel restrictions imposed in the wake of the pandemic which has scuppered plans for imported shows. NGS has already cancelled one blockbuster show Matisse & Picasso: Friends, Rivals, a partnership with the National Gallery of Australia which was to have opened in May.
President of Lasalle College Of The Arts Steve Dixon, 63, says:"The role of art in this pandemic became a question that was very much on the forefront of our minds as an institution. It was important to us that our students' work should engage with wider conversations about navigating uncertainty and our common humanity in a time of crisis."
Mr Jason Wee, 41, director of Grey Projects, says the NGS funding has been a godsend:"I have a little less anxiety about what to do for the rest of the year, and can now guarantee programming with artists, writers, curators and other folks into July 2021. Previously that horizon would have been a steep hill to climb."
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