Contemporary Arts as Political Practice in Singapore
Contemporary Arts as Political Practice in Singapore

Author: Wernmei Yong Ade

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-01-10

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1137573449

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This timely collection examines the contemporary arts as political practice, offering critical insight into some of the more controversial talking points that have shaped Singapore’s identity as a nation. Focusing on the role played by contemporary arts in shaping Singapore’s political landscape as the country celebrated 50 years of independence in 2015, the authors consider how politics is often perceived as that which limits the flourishing of the arts. Contending that all art is political, and that all art form is a form of political practice, this collection examines ways in which the practice of art in Singapore redraws the boundaries that conventionally separate arts from politics. It critically examines the tenuous relationship between the arts and politics and offers a timely reevaluation of the relationship between the arts and politics. In doing so, it opens a dialogue between artistic practice and political practice that reinforces the mutuality of both, rather than their exclusivity, and redefines the concept of the political to demonstrate that political involvement is not a simple matter of partisan politics, but has an inherently aesthetic dimension, and aesthetics an inherently political one.

State And The Arts In Singapore, The: Policies And Institutions
State And The Arts In Singapore, The: Policies And Institutions

Author: Terence Chong

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2018-08-13

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 9813236906

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This book covers Singapore's key arts policies and art institutions which have shaped the cultural landscape of the country from the 1950s to the present.The scholars and experts in this volume critically assess arts policies and arts institutions to collectively provide an overview of how arts and culture have been deployed by the state. The chapters are arranged chronologically to cover milestone events from the forging of 'Malayan culture'; the government's 'anti-yellow culture' campaign; the use of 'culture' for tourism; the setting up of the Advisory Council on Arts and Culture, the Renaissance City Report, the setting up of the School of the Arts, and others.Putting to rest the notion that Singapore is a 'cultural desert', this volume is valuable reading for students of cultural policy, policy makers who seek an understanding of Singapore's cultural trajectory, and for international readers interested in Singapore's arts and cultural policy.

Paths Not Taken
Paths Not Taken

Author: Michael D. Barr

Publisher: NUS Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9789971693787

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This title will remind older Singaporeans of ages from their past while providing a younger generation with a novel perspective of their country's past struggles. It reveals a complex situation which gives weight to the middle years of the 20th century as a period that offered real altenatives.

Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader In Singapore Contemporary Art
Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader In Singapore Contemporary Art

Author: Jeffrey Say

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2023-01-30

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9811268649

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Histories, Practices, Interventions: A Reader in Singapore Contemporary Art brings together key writings about ideas, practices, issues and art institutions that shape the understanding of contemporary art in Singapore. This reader is conceived as an essential resource for advancing critical debates on post-independence Singapore art and culture. It comprises a total of thirty-three texts by art historians, art theorists, art critics, artists and curators. In addition, there is an introduction by the co-editors, Jeffrey Say and Seng Yu Jin,as well as three section introductions contributed by Seng Yu Jin; artist, curator and writer Susie Wong; and art educator and writer Lim Kok Boon.Bundle set: A Reader in Singapore Modern and Contemporary Art

Gathering
Gathering

Author: Marian Pastor-Roces

Publisher: National University of Singapore Press

Published: 2020-12-09

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9789719555964

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Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985
Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985

Author: Zoya Kocur

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-09-11

Total Pages: 589

ISBN-13: 1444338579

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Updated and reorganized to offer the best collection of state-of-the-art readings on the role of critical theory in contemporary art, this second edition of Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985 brings together scholarly essays, artists’ statements, and art reproductions to capture the vibrancy and dissonance that define today’s art scene. Incorporates new and updated topics that have become central to art theory and practice over the past decade New and updated chapters cover such topics as: international biennials, historicizing of the term “contemporary art”, aesthetics, art and politics, feminism and pornography, ecology and art, the Middle East and conflict studies, Eastern European art and politics, gender and war, and technology Features a thematic reconfiguration of sections and new introductions to make readings user–friendly Extensively illustrated throughout with an expanded color-plate section New contributions to this edition include those by Alexander Alberro, Claire Bishop, T.J. Demos, Anthony Downey, Liam Gillick, Marina Gr?iniæ, Mary Kelly, Chantal Mouffe, Beatriz Preciado, Jacques Ranciere, Blake Stimson, and Chin-Tao Wu.

Place.Labour.Capital
Place.Labour.Capital

Author: Ute Meta Bauer

Publisher: National University of Singapore Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789811138430

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Story of NTU CCA Singapore from the perspectives of artists, curators, and scholars who have contributed to the life of the Centre.

The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics
The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics

Author: Randy Martin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 131756779X

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The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics offers a thorough examination of the complex relationship between art and politics, and the many forms and approaches the engagement between them can take. The contributors - a diverse assembly of artists, activists, scholars from around the world – discuss and demonstrate ways of making art and politics legible and salient in the world. As such the 32 chapters in this volume reflect on performing and visual arts; music, film and new media; as well as covering social practice, community-based work, conceptual, interventionist and movement affiliated forms. The Companion is divided into four distinct parts: Conceptual Cartographies Institutional Materialities Modalities of Practice Making Publics Randy Martin has assembled a collection that ensures that readers will come away with a wider view of what can count as art and politics; where they might find it; and how it moves in the world. The diversity of perspectives is at once challenging and fortifying to those who might dismiss political art on the one hand as not making sufficient difference and on the other to those embracing it but seeking a means to elaborate the significance that it can make in the world. The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics brings together a range of issues and approaches and encourages critical and creative thinking about how art is produced, perceived, and received.