A Closer Look At Late Nights At Singapore Art Museum and Cinerama: Metamorphosis, An Upcoming Mini Film Festival
PUBLISHED March 8th, 2018 01:40 pm | UPDATED June 3rd, 2020 12:16 am
Since the start of the year, the Singapore Art Museum has been running SAM Late Nights – super chill Friday evenings with immersive installations and artworks, meet-the-curator sessions, live performances by alternative electronic musicians, and tasty nosh under the museum canopy. The next edition is happening this Friday, 9 March 2018, from 6pm, and is the last of the series tied to Cinerama: Art and the Moving Image in Southeast Asia, an exhibition of featuring films, animation, and experiential audio-visual installations that examine identity, politics, and the future of cinema.
It is a perfect way to unwind from the crazy week: First, fuel up with tasty yakitori from Standing Sushi Bar over a pint of craft beer at the outdoor picnic space. Then, take the time to wander around the thought-provoking art exhibition. Don’t miss the rare chance to hear the lead curator of the show speak more in depth about some of the artworks. On 9 March, he’ll be speaking about the artwork by Korakrit Arunanondchai, named “one of the most exciting young artists working in New York” and who has solo exhibitions at MoMA and collaborations with Boychild under his belt. The beats come on at 9pm, with mesmerising set by Canvas Conversations, linked to video loops and live projections at the 8Q Plaza.
That’s not all that the Singapore Art Museum has to offer! From 15-18 March 2018, the museum is extending the cinematic experience of the exhibition with a special film festival, Cinerama: Metamorphosis, in partnership with Asian Film Archive. Taking place at the museum’s cinema, it’ll be four days of quality art films, some of which have won awards at international film festivals and have never been screened in Singapore.
People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose (2016) is a documentary that features footage from 20 recovered film rolls of The Diary of Vietnam Rose (1986), an unfinished classic by ‘the Saviour of Filipino cinema’ Celso Advento Castillo. This tribute by director John Torres, created 30 years after the time of the Philippines’ 1986 People Power Revolution, features interviews with the original crew with never-seen-before footage for the original film.
Celebrated Chinese film maker Xu Bing uses sounds and images entirely from surveillance cameras and live streaming sites in China for his 79-minute film Dragonfly Eyes (2017). Far from conventional and quietly disturbing, it’s a multi-faceted construction of a personality out of the collective consciousness.
See our video above to learn more about the experience!
SAM Late Nights is happening 6-10.30pm, 9 March 2018, at Singapore Art Museum, 8 Queen Street, Singapore 188535. Admission is free from 6pm.
Cinerama: Metamorphosis runs 15-18 March 2018, at Singapore Art Museum, 8 Queen Street, Singapore 188535. Tickets are priced at $10 (student concessions available) and are available here.
This post is sponsored by Singapore Art Museum.
