Popular Pleasures Through Photography. For 2004, MOP will examine the role of photography in popular culture through three curated exhibitions. pop shots brings together 10 Singapore artists who use photography as a critical tool to establish and produce new meanings, identities and narratives in their works dealing with popular culture.
Popular Pleasures Through Photography
Jointly organised by French Embassy and National Arts Council
The Month of Photography (MOP) is a collaborative effort between the French Embassy and the National Arts Council, to showcase contemporary photography. For 2004, MOP will examine the role of photography in popular culture through three curated exhibitions. pop shots brings together 10 Singapore artists who use photography as a critical tool to establish and produce new meanings, identities and narratives in their works dealing with popular culture.
An exhibition entitled Pop Culture! featuring 22 works from the National Foundation of Contemporary Art collection will be shown. Beautiful Dragon, an exhibition featuring celebrated French artists/photographers, Pierre and Gilles, will be held for the first time in Southeast Asia. Beautiful Dragon, organised jointly by the French Embassy and the Singapore Art Museum, will feature pop portraits of Asian faces.
Alliance Francaise de Singapour is proud to be one of the venue supporters for Month of Photography 2004. As part of its pop shots series, SG Private Banking Gallery holds the astounding works by Singaporean artists Ernest Goh, Ming, Tan Kay Chin, Sherman Ong, Frank Pinckers, Tan Ngiap Heng, and Terence Yeung.
Month of Photography
4-20 June Pop Culture!
The Gallery, Arts House at the Old Parliament
pop shots
The Substation Gallery, & SG Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapour
(Close on Sundays and Public Holidays)
17 June - 18 July Beautiful Dragon
Singapore Art Museum
Log on to http://www.singaporeartsfest.com for more information.
4 - 19 June 2004
Mon-Sat 11am - 7pm, Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
SG Private Banking Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapour