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Here is a list of multi-genre exhibitions and installations that are taking place now in the city for the artistically curious and spirited soul

Now that restrictions have lifted in Singapore, art buffs and enthusiasts can now explore the extensive art scene in Singapore together as a community of friends and acquaintances because the best way to experience art is with other (vaccinated) people.

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To ruminate over the artworks and to share our thoughts and takeaways from them with the friends around us is something that we sorely miss as it undeniably makes the works we view come alive and take on interesting meanings and unconventional perspectives. 

Singapore has plenty to offer in the art scene in terms of variety with the art exhibitions that are currently ongoing right now, where the exhibitions and events range from large-scale venues and organisations to smaller, independent viewing galleries. The types of exhibitions showcased also vary from digital art installations to traditional and contemporary art gallery formats, covering themes and genres like art in fashion, dance and everyday motifs.

So the next time you're in that familiar rut of not knowing where to go for your next date or an outing with friends and loved ones, you can save yourself the trouble of thinking about places to go and broaden your artistic horizons with this list of art events and exhibitions in mind.

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1. #Sgfashionnow

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Above Photo: #Sgfashionnow

#Sgfashionnow is an art exhibition hosted by the Asian Civilisations Museum and they're collaborating with the Lasalle College of the Arts' School of Fashion and the Textile and Fashion Federation as their first tripartite partnership within the local fashion ecosystem. This exhibition is themed around fashion and textile art, and their works are focused on engaging the cross-cultural dialogue on materiality and slow fashion, while also representing notable fashion and cultural moments in history. The showcased works feature artists such as local and established designers Andrew Ng, Goh Lai Chan and Priscilla Shunmugam, whose works are mounted alongside Singapore Stories 2020 winner Carol Chen's debut creation. 

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2. 63 Upper

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Above Photo: 63 Upper

Reminiscent of a single floor of a HDB flat, this independent exhibition space takes place in a formerly dormant second floor of a historical shophouse which has now been transformed to encourage a more diverse and democratic engagement with their artworks. 63 Upper is presented by Art Agenda and Art Porters and they want to bring you a curated art experience that is intentionally isolated and takes you away from the noise of the city and our daily burdens. A voluminous hall greets visitors with exhibits from two maverick Indonesian contemporary painters, Handrio and Fadjar Sidik, and the artists' oeuvre and thematic concerns can be explored there.

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3. A Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev

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Above Photo: A Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev

Immerse yourself in ultimate French artistry and performative art in A Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev, which is a dance and ballet exhibition that honours the incomparable 'king of dance' Rudolf Nureyev and it is brought to you by Alliance Française de Singapour where their mission is to spread the interest and sensitivity towards the complexity and intricacy of the world of ballet, a signature French discipline. Along with the exhibition, you can expect to be wowed by an array of tantalising dance performances and film screenings and get involved in educational workshops and talks. 

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4. Odyssey

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Above Photo: Odyssey

Live through the Chinese epic The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in an interactive digital art experience, where visitors can take on a journey of self-discovery and reflection by deciding the outcomes of each adventure and exhibit and make your choices based on what constitutes the Chinese virtue of Yi. This exhibition is organised by the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and it is designed by an eclectic team of Chinese and non-Chinese designers from Kult Studios and Gallery, where they wish to showcase how art is used to interpret this Chinese classic to the larger public and to shine a spotlight on the value of the retelling of legends and stories within our social fabric today.

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5. Grayscale!

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Above Photo: Grayscale!

Grayscale! is a specially curated art experience by Savita Apte at Art Porters Gallery which highlights the artworks of four heterogeneous artists—Yanyun Chen, Bestrizal Besta, Madhvi Subrahmanian and Fiona Seow— based in Southeast Asia. Despite the distinct themes and signature styles that are present in each of the artists' oeuvre, this project aims to intentionally emphasise the cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary ideas that arise from the underlying micro-narratives that are presented, which sheds light on the socio-cosmological worlds that Southeast Asia comprises and the ideas of materiality and mark making.

6. Lim Tze Peng at The Art Passage

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Photo: Lim Tze Peng at The Art Passage
Above Photo: Lim Tze Peng at The Art Passage

Veteran Singaporean painter, Lim Tze Peng, paints his experience of Singapore throughout its history in his namesake exhibition at The Art Passage in Raffles City Shopping Centre. Organized by Ode To Art, his artworks portray a narrative of Singapore's growth with themes like coming-to-age in old Chinatown and kampungs and he displays the effects of rapid modernisation through combining traditional Chinese ink painting techniques with scenes of contemporary city life. Lim's revolutionary hu tu zi (art calligraphy) aptly shows his passion for the confluence between two styles of painting and the harmonious convergence of East and West.

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7. Home, Truly: Growing Up with Singapore, 1950s to the Present

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Above Photo: Home, Truly: Growing Up with Singapore, 1950s to the Present

This art exhibition is sure to tug at your patriotic heartstrings with its showcased photographs, artefacts, audio-visual footage and special digital features which outline the significant moments and experiences in Singapore's history that show the country's identity and people that make up the cultural fabric of our lion city. Organised by the National Museum of Singapore and The Straits Times, this intimate exhibition presents a home of collected personal stories of Singaporeans and their experiences growing up throughout the country's history, which invites the viewer to see themselves in the telling of these stories and to reflect on what Singapore means to them as a home. This event will also cater to the visually-impaired through the use of sounds, scents and a smart cane prototype, so that everyone can be included in this nostalgic journey.

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8. Modern Women of the Republic: Fashion and Change in China and Singapore

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Photo: Modern Women of the Republic: Fashion and Change in China and Singapore
Above Photo: Modern Women of the Republic: Fashion and Change in China and Singapore

This fashion-centric art exhibition seeks to showcase how women's roles, status and lifestyles have evolved throughout China's and Singapore's history since the late nineteenth century through the use of fashion as a barometer of societal change, whereby Chinese women's clothing and accessories that span almost a hundred years are highlighted in the displayed artefacts and photographs. The event not only shows how fashion was an outlet for self-expression for women past and present, but it also wants to depict the social and political changes throughout history via the changing styles over time like loose-fitting to body-hugging cheongsams, and what shapes the modern woman today. 

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