Arts Picks: SCO's celebration of Lim Tze Peng, ACM's music weekend, street art at Tang Contemporary
Quek Ling Kiong, principal conductor of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, will conduct Symphony Of Ink. PHOTO: SINGAPORE CHINESE ORCHESTRA
Symphony Of Ink
The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) is paying tribute to artist Lim Tze Peng, who died in February aged 103.
Symphony Of Ink comprises four chapters, each of which delves into Lim's life, works and legacy. Simon Kong Su Leong's Izpirazione II and Sulwyn Lok's The Cry Of Solo River in the first chapter, for example, reflect the South-east Asian strand in his works, while in the second chapter, Eric Watson's The Ceilidh explores his family ties and his love for his wife.
Chapter 3 juxtaposes his works against musical pieces, including Liong Kit Yeng's Kreta Ayer and Law Wai Lun's River Of Life.
The conclusion features two world premieres – Wang Chenwei's Symphony Of Ink and Luo Maishuo's Spirit Of Ink. These works will seek to translate Lim's painting aesthetic into music.
This concert is the second of the SCO's Cultural Titan series, a collaboration with the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre which celebrates Cultural Medallion recipients.
Where: Singapore Conference Hall, 7 Shenton Way
MRT: Shenton Way
When: June 7, 7.30pm
Admission: $20 to $80
Info: str.sg/Ebst
Crossing Cultures At ACM: Listening Pleasures
Indie band Space Walk will perform at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
PHOTO: SPACE WALK
The Asian Civilisations Museum is organising a series of cross-cultural music exchanges for the weekend of June 13 to 15.
What is different about this programme is the opportunity to listen to music inside the galleries. The inspiration is the museum's revamped Scholars Gallery featuring the qin, a traditional Chinese instrument.
The weekend will kick off on June 13 with a Secret Gig somewhere in the museum building. If you prefer to know what you are getting into, Eight Tones Music will perform in the Scholars Gallery on June 14 and 15.
More adventurous music fans should look out for indie band Space Walk's reinterpretation of classic Nusantara tunes on June 14. Carnatic singer Sushma Soma – fresh off her Singapore International Festival of Arts gig at Stray Gods – will perform her original music influenced by her Carnatic training on June 15.
Singer Sushma Soma will perform her music at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
PHOTO: NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL
Admission fees to the museum apply for the indoor shows. Alternatively, there are also a couple of Japanese city-pop-themed gigs at the ACM Green, so pack a picnic basket and chill out to the free music.
Where: Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Place
MRT: Raffles Place
When: June 13 to 15, various times
Admission: Free and ticketed
Info: nhb.gov.sg/acm
Nothing Is Minor: Visual Records Of Feeling, Repetition, And Restlessness
Thai artist Benzilla's kawaii character Loook frolics through flower-strewn landscapes.
PHOTO: BENZILLA
Pop and street art fans will enjoy Tang Contemporary Art's new show. It pairs Thai artist Benzilla with Spanish artist Imon Boy. Both artists are influenced, quite evidently, by Japanese pop culture and American street art.
Benzilla's kawaii character Loook , an alien with three eyes, frolics through flower-strewn landscapes that recall Japanese artist Takashi Murakami' s graphic florals, although with a more restrained palette .
Imon Boy is Spain's own Banksy, who has remained studiously anonymous while making a name for himself as a mural artist. His pieces are more meditative and nostalgic, harking back to simpler times in works such as I Miss My Pre-Internet Brain and It's Still 9 O'Clock.
It's Still 9 O'Clock by Spanish artist Imon Boy, who has remained anonymous while building a reputation as a mural artist.
PHOTO: IMON BOY
Both artists' works exude an almost defiantly, playfully childish vibe despite the very long and rather pretentious show title.
Where: Tang Contemporary Art, 06-01/02 Delfi Orchard, 402 Orchard Road
MRT: Orchard
When: June 5 to July 12 (Tuesdays to Saturdays), 11am to 7pm; closed on public holidays
Admission: Free
Info: str.sg/LdG5
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