Cover Singaporean music legend Dick Lee presents a new immersive multimedia experience Singapop! (Photo: Mm2 Entertainment and ArtScience Museum)
Singaporean music legend Dick Lee presents a new immersive multimedia experience Singapop! (Photo: Mm2 Entertainment and ArtScience Museum)
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Singaporean music legend Dick Lee presents a new immersive multimedia experience Singapop!, capturing sights and sounds that have defined Singapore’s music scene for the past six decades
Singapore’s pop culture scene is set to take centre stage with Singapop!, a new immersive multimedia experience curated by local music veteran Dick Lee. Taking place at the ArtScience Museum from August to December, the upcoming exhibition honours the nation’s 60th year of independence, capturing six decades of Singaporean pop culture through the lenses of music, fashion, film and art.
“Having lived through and been a part of the evolution of our cultural identity in the last 60 years, I’m proud to present this exhibition that showcases who we are: idiosyncratic, colourful and uniquely Singaporean,” Lee shares.
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Above Singapop! celebrates 60 years of Singaporean pop culture (Photo: ArtScience Museum)
Singapop! celebrates 60 years of Singaporean pop culture (Photo: ArtScience Museum)
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A deep dive into the evolution of Singapore’s pop culture identity, the exhibition will explore key moments that have shaped the nation’s creative landscape through five chapters, starting from Singapore’s independence in 1965. Walk through the exhibition and learn how our multicultural society has blended into a shared identity, making up Singapore’s ‘rojak spirit’.
The exhibition is framed through Lee’s personal experiences in the industry and complemented by a mix of artefacts, music, films, multimedia installations and archival footage.
Above The upcoming exhibition is curated by local music veteran Dick Lee (Photo: Mm2 Entertainment)
The upcoming exhibition is curated by local music veteran Dick Lee (Photo: Mm2 Entertainment)
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Vice-president of ArtScience Museum Honor Harger adds: “Playful, personal, irreverent and affectionate, the show bears all the hallmarks of Dick’s unique storytelling style… it embraces the rojak nature of our culture, where Singlish, hawker food, local music, fashion and film collide and coalesce into something instantly familiar and emotionally resonant.”
On top of looking back on how Singaporean pop culture has changed from the 1960s to the 2020s, the exhibition aims to ignite curiosity and encourages us to reflect on what makes up the Singaporean identity.
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Amanda Goh was the former senior writer for Tatler Singapore.
