5 Things To Do in Singapore This Week: 19th April to 25th April 2021
PUBLISHED April 18th, 2021 06:00 am | UPDATED April 25th, 2021 01:40 pm
This week’s art offerings range from the ancient to the avant-garde. A French festival is popping up on Dempsey Hill too, and a familiar flagship sneaker store adds an interesting splash of art that you should check out at Jewel.
Experience the Duality of Past & Present with Life in Edo X Russel Wong in Kyoto
This exhibition juxtaposes the lifestyles in 17th to 19th century Edo (today’s Tokyo) with landscapes of modern-day Kyoto, in two apt mediums: woodblock print and photography. Singaporean photographer Russel Wong also captures the fading geisha tradition in Kyoto in moving photographs. A truly contemplative documentation of Japan, then and now.
Life in Edo | Russel Wong in Kyoto is happening from 16 Apr-19 Sep 2021 at the Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Pl, Singapore 179555, open 10am-7pm daily and till 9pm on Fri.
Go Shopping at Converse’s Flagship Store in Jewel
Attention all sneakerheads! Presenting to you, your next cop stop. Sneaker staple Converse has opened its flagship store at Changi Airport’s Jewel, with a great artistic touch. Find two in-store murals painted by the All Stars team, featuring young rising Singaporean artists, and go on a hunt to find an augmented reality (AR) mural a stone’s throw away. Fun fact: all three murals were painted with air-purifying Graphenstone paint. Who said sustainability can’t be sexy?
P.S. The highly sought-after Converse X Kim Jones collab has made its landing in-store, alongside an irresistible 20% storewide discount.
Converse is located at 78 Airport Blvd, #02-250, Singapore 819666. Open Mon-Thu from 11am–10pm, and Fri-Sun from 10am-10pm.
See Singapore Through a Different Lens with Louise Hill
SIRI House’s latest Artist-in-residence Louise Hill is “hand finishing” her intricate prints under her Singapore Streets series that is on exhibition. Find stories that unveil themselves through literal windows and architectural details, and rediscover Singapore in another lens. Book a one-hour private session with her to witness the finishing touches of her limited edition prints in inks and foil gold, and stand a chance to take it home FOC.
Singapore Streets by Louise Hill is on exhibition from 16 Feb-14 May 2021, at SIRI HOUSE, Block 8D #01-02 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249672., p. +65 9487 1552. Book a private appointment with Louise here.
A Taste of Joie de Vivre at So Chic French Market Festival
Shop à la Française with So Chic French Market Festival, as an extensive lineup of French dining, lifestyle, and fashion labels await you at Dempsey Hill. The three-day festival also offers several artisanal workshops, like Wildness Chocolate Workshop to make your own organic chocolate, and As’Fall Private Fashion Styling Session to learn under the brand’s personal image advisor.
So Chic French Market Festival is happening from 22-24 April, from 9am-7pm daily at 16A Dempsey Rd, The Pantry, Singapore 247695. Admission is free.
Art Meets Cutting-Edge Tech at UltraSuperNew Gallery
Revolutionary art concepts don’t get much better than this. Liquid Singapore Designs delves into the boundless possibilities in the intersection between technology and art. Cutting-edge digital printing breathes life into art, and opens up a new world where technology empowers art at an unprecedented level. Encounter what could possibly the next big wave in art through artists like SuperCyberTown and humanoise.
Liquid Singapore Designs is happening from 16-29 April 2021, 11am-7pm daily, except Mon, at UltraSuperNew Gallery, 168 Tyrwhitt Rd, Singapore 207572, p. +65 6291 6194. Admission is free, and reservations are to be made here.
Top image: Converse City Forest mural “Let Equality Bloom” by artist Tan Zi Xin
