Music for Everyone: Variations on a Theme

03/11/2020

It's the last week to catch , the exhibition that represented Singapore at the Arsenale in Venice at the 58th La Biennale di Venezia in 2019. A solo exhibtion by Song-Ming Ang, this presentation in Singapore features a few additions making it a show not to be missed. Grab a noteworthy souvenir and purchase a tote bag to receive a free box-set catalogue on your way out. Free admission for all, the show's last day in on Sunday 8 November 2020. See you there!

28/10/2020

Join us this Saturday at 4.30pm for Magic & Make-Believe—A Multimedia Presentation by Song-Ming Ang about the motivations, aesthetics and influences behind his new film Recorder Rewrite as well as his art practice in general. Streamed directly from his studio in Berlin, the artist will unpack various confluences in his life that have given shape to his solo exhibition 'Music for Everyone: Variations on a Theme', currently on show at the National Museum of Singapore. Amongst other things, Ang will touch on the intersection of visuals, music and movement; high and low culture; and how his professional work bears an imprint of his personal life.

27/10/2020

Want to win a tote bag + catalogue worth $45? Just try your hand at guessing the unnamed artwork by artist Song-Ming Ang that is placed in this room featuring 'You and I'. Five tote bags in total to be won! DM us your answer before the exhibition at National Museum of Singapore ends on 8 November.

16/10/2020

Song-Ming Ang's is listed as one of the strongest exhibitions in the 58th Venice Biennale in frieze's "The Art of Getting It Wrong – 58th Venice Biennale: The Best of the Arsenale Pavilions". Find out for yourself how the work is "a subtle critique of state propaganda and a dismantling of the Western terms it employs" by visiting the homecoming show at National Museum of Singapore from now till 8 Nov 2020.

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16/10/2020

"BIG TURNOUT AT REPEAT SHOW": Have you visited the homecoming La Biennale di Venezia Singapore Pavilion exhibition at National Museum of Singapore yet? The first portion of the show "A History; Amateurism and an Art of Rehabilitation" revisits Singapore’s music appreciation history through a new light, with articles from the 60s and 70s that show how our earliest taste for music was from a collective cultural exercise driven by social pragmatism. Only 3 weeks left to see the show—don't miss it! Remember that FOM is conducting tours every Wed & Fri. Sign up here: bit.ly/vbsgFOMtours

14/10/2020

Join the curator of the exhibition Michelle Ho on a tour this Saturday, and learn about the homecoming show that was presented at the Singapore Pavilion last year in Venice. The Curator Tour is free with registration, and available at two timeslots: 3 & 4pm. Sign up here: bit.ly/VBMFWcuratortour

Song-Ming Ang's Music For Everyone: Variations on a Theme was first presented at the Singapore Pavilion of the 58th La Biennale di Venezia.

14/10/2020

A great way to see any exhibition is with a guide. Docents from Friends of the Museums (Singapore) are conducting free tours every Wednesday and Friday afternoons with pre-registration. Limited to groups of 5 pax. Sign up here! bit.ly/vbsgFOMtours

Homecoming show of the Singapore Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale

08/10/2020

Music For Everyone: Variations on a Theme opens today! In light of the pandemic and restrictions on gatherings and large events, there will be no opening reception for this event but the galleries remain open to visitors from today, so feel free to come by at your own leisure. Separately, as there are audio elements within the exhibition, visitors are also encouraged to bring their own earphones. Catch at National Museum of Singapore before the show ends 8 Nov 2020!

07/10/2020

Get an exclusive tote bag while stocks last! Available in 2 colourways, these premium reversible tote bags are silkscreen printed with double-walled cotton lining, and best of all—come with a very limited edition 2-volume boxset edition of the Exhibition Catalogue featuring essays by Natasha H***e (Curator, Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, Anne Hilde Neset (Director, Kunstnernes Hus), Melanie Pocock (Curator, Ikon Gallery), Ethnomusicologist Tan Shzr Ee and and artist and author Patrick J. Reed (Note: Subject to availability). Get yours now: bit.ly/MFWtotebags

05/10/2020

Join us for the homecoming show by Singaporean artist Song-Ming Ang, Music For Everyone: Variations on a Theme, which was first shown in 2019 at the Singapore Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia), one of the most prestigious international contemporary art platforms. Opening this Thursday 8 October at National Museum Singapore, and showing for one month only. Visit the show before it's gone!