Artsplaining ft. Ministry of Funny & Assistant Curator Jennifer K.Y. Lam
22-Jan-22
8–8.30pm
National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 2, DBS Singapore Gallery 3
Free, registration closed
Artsplaining is a casual platform for art advocacy and aims to ease the public into art appreciation through lively and enriching dialogues with personalities they know and love. Through thoughtful conversations and witty interpretations, our featured guests reflect on how works in the Gallery relate to our current times. Equal parts off-beat and accessible, this programme is perfect for anyone who is keen to discover more about the visual arts! Grab a friend and book your spots to hear key personalities like mrbrown, Ministry of Funny and Megan talk about what art means to them.
Jennifer K.Y. Lam is an Assistant Curator at National Gallery Singapore, where she contributes to research on art in Singapore and the ink medium. She read Art History at The University of Hong Kong, and holds a MA in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art. Her recent exhibitions at the Gallery include (Re)Collect: The Making of Our Art Collection (2018), Wu Guanzhong: Learning from the Master (2019/2020), and Nam June Paik: The Future is Now (2021).
Ministry of Funny is a Singapore online comedy group comprising Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia. They combine comedy and technology to produce satirical content and comical debates about current affairs and viral news.Their podcast Yah Lah But, where they engage in uncensored banter over Singapore politics and news, has over 1.3 million streams and downloads. Additionally, they have also produced longform content like Chinese TV series The Amazing Showman and Tamil TV series Mars Poiyi Sernthuttom for Mediacorp in 2020. In 2019 and 2020, their series She’s a Terrorist and I Love Her was nominated for “Best Original Program by a Streamer” and “Best Comedy Program” at the Asian Academy Creative Awards.
