Desire is Dead
Through a playful juxtaposition of artworks, the exhibition seeked to tease out the erotic presences, complexities, and potentialities in Singapore’s midst, where a plenitude of desire surrounds us every day and everywhere, shaping the way we view the world and ourselves.
The exhibition was configured such that it is as much a visual showcase as it is a spatial exercise enacted bodily through artworks that engages audiences sensorially or require audience interaction. Watch a short video HERE to hear about the curator Adele Tan’s take and inspiration behind this.
Tender Button, 2017
Tan works primarily in the field of painting and text. In his work, the painterly and the textual act as surfaces for performing effects that can conjure a haunting or a promise. Gaps and overlaps, traces and fragmentation feature prominently in Tan’s making process, creating projections and disruptions that map out territories of desire.
Artist:
Guo-Liang Tan
Courtesy of:
The Yan Collection
Acrylic on Fabric
91.5 x 76.1 cm
Guo-Liang Tan
Courtesy of:
The Yan Collection
Acrylic on Fabric
91.5 x 76.1 cm