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Matthew Mazzotta, Living room charette, 2014

Photo courtesy of artist

Event
Residencies: OPEN
23 Jan 2015 - 23 Jan 2015  (12PM - 12AM )

Koh Nguang How (Singapore)
Performance: The Time Show
Block 38, Malan Road
Studio #01-05
12.00pm – 12.00am

Travel through time with Koh Nguang How’s archive as he recreates The Time Show, a 12-hour performance, organised by “The Artists Village” from New Year's Eve of 1989 to New Year's Day of 1990. Involving collaborations with artists over a 12 hour duration starting from noon until midnight on 23 January 2015, the project presents a moment to usher in the new year and reflect on past artists’ activities in Singapore. Known for his expansive archival practice, Koh will also present a special collection of materials related to The Artists Village. 

Arjuna Neuman (USA)
Video Installation: 
Caesium Forest
Block 38, Malan Road
Studio #01-06
3.00 – 9.00pm

If the procedure of hacking seeks out weaknesses so as to forcefully enter a system, then both religion and radiation could be understood as deep hacking precedents. Come and experience Arjuna Neuman’s installation Caesium Forest (2013-) an ongoing video and research project that considers the meeting points of nuclear history and contemporary religious practices. 

Matthew Mazzotta (USA)
Artist Talk:
 The Architecture of Social Space: Creating spaces of critique within the places we live
Block 43, Malan Road
NTU CCA Seminar Room
7.00 – 8.00pm

Matthew Mazzotta is a recipient of the Chamberlain award by the Headlands Center for the Arts, San Francisco, which recognises an artist work in the discipline of social practice. He will discuss his ongoing practice of creating public interventions that open new social spaces focusing on community and public participation.

Lee Wen (Singapore)
Performance: 
Malevich
Block 37, Malan Road
9.00 – 10.00pm

Go back to square one with Singapore’s leading multi-disciplinary artist, Lee Wen, in this performance work dedicated to his ongoing residency exploration of Russian Suprematist Kazimir Malevich’s painting “Black Square” (1915), an ironical take on Singapore’s “square” identity. 

Pratchaya Phinthong
Installation: 
(Untitled) Singapore, 2014
Viewed from the rear-exterior of Block 38, Malan Road
Studio #01-06
Until 31 January

Witness the idea of airspace as monitored and ambiguous in Untitled (Singapore), 2014 by Thai artist Pratchaya Phintong recognised for his research driven practice involving various communities and experts. Through this new work, Phinthong recreates the experience of looking up at the sky through looking down at a seemingly abstract photograph. Phintong's works are shown internationally such as at the gbagency, Paris (2012) and dOCUMENTA 13 (2012), Kassel.

NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore)
Exhibitions: Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109443. Research Centre and Office:+65 64600 300 Block 6 Lock Road, #01-09/10, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108934

The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is a research centre of Nanyang Technological University, developed with support from the Economic Development Board, Singapore. Located in Gillman Barracks alongside a cluster of international galleries, the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore Singapore is led by Founding Director Professor Ute Meta Bauer. The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore takes a holistic approach towards art and culture, intertwining its three platforms: Exhibitions, Residencies and Research & Education.

The NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore positions itself as a centre for critical discourse and experimental practices for Singapore, the region and beyond. It aims to play an active role within the local art scene, as well as being a part of the development of regional and international art infrastructures.

Exhibition Hours
Tue - Sun: 12 - 7pm
Fri: 12 - 9pm
Mon: Closed
Open on Public Holidays 
Free Admission

NTU CCA Singapore Exhibitions: +65 6339 6503
Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 109443

Block 43 Malan Road: Exhibitions: +65 6339 6503; Block 6 Lock Road: Research Centre and Office: +65 6460 0300
www.ntu.ccasingapore.org
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