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Explore Singapore’s first independent contemporary arts centre and its communities through works by Chong Li-Chuan, Urich Lau, and curator Adrian Tan in OPEN END: Resonate, Re-Read and Re-Trace The Substation Archive.

The exhibition activates the typically quiet and still Rotunda Library & Archive with text-based compositions, video installations and soundscapes, exploring and creating new narratives surrounding The Substation’s legacy.

OPEN END: Resonate, Re-Read and Re-Trace The Substation Archive is presented by National Gallery Singapore and supported by the Platform Projects Curatorial Award overseen by NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and The Substation. The exhibition is also organised in conjunction with The Substation’s Anniversary Events 2024.

Interstitial by Chong Li-Chuan
Resonate: Experience the archive through sound, inspired by the ambient noises of past Substation events.

Casting Call (The Substation Read-Through) by Urich Lau
Re-Read: Video work that re-narrates past Substation catalogues.

As loose ends, you need not necessarily pick them up by Adrian Tan
Re-Trace: New narratives formed from archival materials.

  • When: 04 Oct–04 Dec 2024, Monday to Friday | 10am–12:30pm and 2:30pm–5pm (closed on public holidays)
  • Where: Supreme Court Wing, Level 3, UOB Southeast Asia Gallery, Rotunda Library & Archive
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