Opening of Alternate Reality
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New Art Museum Singapore is proud to hold our first Southeast Asian Exhibition, Alternate Reality.
This exciting showcase will take place from 20th December 2024 to 2nd March 2025. Involving 8 artists in the regions of Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Visitors can anticipate the programmes in mind throughout the exhibition, curated personally by the artists themselves. From Artist Guided Tours to Q & A workshops, we are proud to present an eventful set of programs for this milestone exhibition!
Our perception of situations and stories can vary depending on the way information is presented to us, everything we think we know can be rooted in good intentions, while some are manipulated into propaganda. A slight change can affect one’s perception and lead them to different interpretations and outcomes.
Nothing is ever truly neutral.
Nim Niyomsin (1980, Bangkok, Thailand) the curator of Alternate Reality, aims to curate shows with artists from various backgrounds and artistic approaches. Showcasing the talent of these global and local cross-disciplinary artists whose works have not been exhibited much in Singapore. This time taking the chance with Anthony Chin Tze Wee, Chen Sai Hua Kuan, Debbie Ding, Imhathai Suwatthanasilp, Le Quy Tong, Maharani Mancanagara, Nurrachmat Widyasena, and Ong Kian Peng to showcase a variation of alternate realities. The exhibition is centred around different perceptions of reality. Covering various topics such as historical and cultural aspects of collective memories, alternative worlds which manifest through various environments, a shift in people’s senses and finally a constructed approach to tackle such topics of interest.
Having an ingrained set of beliefs and unsaid boundaries which may be hard to break in Southeast Asian culture and Asian culture in general, the artists of Alternate Reality attempt to create a better understanding of the concepts we are exposed to in our daily lives, correcting crucial misconceptions as well. Originating from various backgrounds and interests, they each represent complex issues within a focused region.