The Museum is Dead
History is speckled with museums as one of the key repositories of material culture, However, in an age increasingly defined by digitalisation and calls for decentralisation, perhaps the time is nigh to abandon our acknowledgment of the museum’s monolithic centrality in defining the historicity of events and activities in human existence, so as to approach a more pluralistic understanding of our histories.
The exhibition and its works debated over the value of artworks and purpose of museums in today’s context. Watch the short video HERE to hear about the curator John Tung’s take and inspiration behind this.
The exhibition and its works debated over the value of artworks and purpose of museums in today’s context. Watch the short video HERE to hear about the curator John Tung’s take and inspiration behind this.
Stamp Collecting, 2020
Tan is a contemporary artist based in Singapore. Influenced by geometry, her interest in material and construction led her wearable works to evolve into sculptural objects and site-specific installations. Although Tan’s objects have been created from common fasteners such as moulded tag pins and cable ties, their de-contextualisation from their everyday use and environments to be placed as objects of study within a Wunderkammer of sorts re-frames them as cultural artefacts.
Artist:
Grace Tan
Courtesy of:
Michelangelo & Lourdes Samson Collection
Wall-mounted Stainless Steel, Acrylic Structure With LED Light, Objects Made From Polyamide and Polypropylene Tag Pins and Nickel-plated Brass Tubes
94 x 73 x 16 cm
Grace Tan
Courtesy of:
Michelangelo & Lourdes Samson Collection
Wall-mounted Stainless Steel, Acrylic Structure With LED Light, Objects Made From Polyamide and Polypropylene Tag Pins and Nickel-plated Brass Tubes
94 x 73 x 16 cm