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Two families. Four faiths. Visual artist Alecia Neo and sound artist Clarence Chung bring forth an art installation about love and faith, and how each needs the other in order to survive.
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Traditional proverbs and contemporary art
The Wisdom Beyond Borders series of art exhibitions and related programs started in Thailand with its meaningful mission of reviving traditional proverbs through contemporary art. We learnt from proverbs expert and author, Professor Mineke Schipper of The Netherlands, that different cultures curiously wrapped similar folk wisdom.
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Not Waiting for God – A Review of “Tongues”
This year’s M1 Singapore Fringe Festival deals with the relationship between art and faith, a subject that is as sprawling as it is complex. Throw sexuality into the mix, and you get “Tongues”, a thematically ambitious new play by Sean Tobin and Jason Wee. The National Museum Gallery Theatre was a particularly fitting venue for the presentation; the interactive nature of the performance (either between the performers and the audience, or with God) was well-served by the lack of any physical barrier or distance between the stage and audience seating, and its bare-brick walls and exposed set complemented what was an emotionally naked performance. (more…)