Archives and Desires: Selections from the Mohammad Din Mohammad Collection

                       [Gallery impression, Archives and Desires: Selections from the Mohammad Din Mohammad Collection, NUS Museum, 2008]

Date: 21 August – 23 November 2008
Venue: NUS MUSEUM

Archives and Desires explores aspects of Asian art and museological discourse through the life and works of late Singapore artist Mohammad Din Mohammed (1955-2007). Based on research conducted at the artist’s homes in Singapore and Malacca, the exhibition unravels the intricate relationships between the powerful position modern museums occupy in terms of ‘archiving cultures’, be they western or non-western ones, and the politics of Mohammad Din’s private collection which seemingly lies beyond the decorum of a public museum.

Bound for Glory I Wong Hoy Cheong

[Gallery impression, Bound for Glory: Wong Hoy Cheong, NUS Museum, 2008]

Date: 11 September 2008 – 23 November 2008

Venue: NUS Museum

Of the ambitions and desires of empires, nations, cities and individuals, Bound for Glory articulates the pursuit of recognition, presented through five works by the Malaysian contemporary artist Wong Hoy Cheong. Revealed in the works are reflections on aspirations for fame and glory sought through notoriety, geographical and imagined occupation, and nationalistic fervor; as well as the dilemmas and conflicts that a rapacious appetite for a place in history, influence and honour entails. Artworks presented in the exhibition include: Re:Looking (2002-3), Chronicles of Crime (2006), Suburbia: Bukit Beruntung, Subang Jaya (2006), Anthem (2006) and Aman Sulukule, Canim Sulukule / Oh Sulukule, Darling Sulukule (2007).

Coming from Georgetown, Penang, the internationally-recognised artist’s practice is inter-disciplinary, involving areas such as drawing, installation, theatre, performance and video. Recent exhibitions he has been invited to present his work at include the Taipei Biennale (2008) and Istanbul Biennale (2007). A publication, Shifts: Wong Hoy Cheong 2002 - 2007, documenting the artist’s work since 2002, is produced in-conjunction with the exhibition.



Tension

Date: 2-24 August 2008

Venue: NUS MUSEUM

Free Admission

In conjunction with Montage 2008 and The Photographic Society of NUS, NUS Museum presents a conceptual photography exhibition themed ‘Tension’.

This body of work is a visual representation of the symbolic contrasts, conflicts, and subtle ruptures captured from the everyday world where Tension is embedded within, presenting itself as a visual and sentient experience facilitated through the medium of photography.