Curators and photographers share their works, and the thought processes and approach in creating them. The talks are a good opportunity to find out more on photography through lively dialogue and presentation.
Situating Phenomena & Prophecies
Speaker: Ark Fongsmut (Curator), Manit Sriwanichpoom (Photographer)
Date/Time: 13 October 2010, Wednesday 7.30pm
Venue: Singapore Art Museum at 8Q
Limited to 60 pax
Free Admission with registration
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Towards Contemporary Photography: the Photo collection of the Musée du Quai Branly
In developing its contemporary photography collection, Musee du Quai Branly has created the Photo Quai which is developed to showcase works by photographers outside of Europe. In this presentation, the Christine Barthe will share on the museum collection, and the challenges involves in building such a collection.
Speaker: Christine Barthes
Date/Time: 15 October 2010, Friday 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Singapore Art Museum, Chapel
Limited to 80 pax
Free Admission with registration
About the speaker:
Christine Barthe is curator of the photographic collection at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris, France. She is in charge of acquisitions for historical and contemporary photography.
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Boxes/Cases/Buildings/Grids
Frank Breuer will share on the inspirations, ideas & concepts, and processes & production involved in developing his works of photographs of the bleak but strangely beautiful warehouses and of the logo-bearing, corporate, pylon-like signs that often stand nearby seem largely emptied of discursive and annotative meaning.
Speaker: Frank Breuer
Date/Time: 16 October, Saturday 10am – 11am
Venue: Singapore Art Museum, Glass Hall
Limited to 50 pax
Free Admission with registration
About the speaker:
Frank Breuer is a Cologne-based photographer whose photographs are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Photographic Collection of the Museum Folkwang, Essen; the ZKM Karlsruhe; and the Manfred Heiting.
Supported by Goethe Institut Singapore.
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An Overall View: Korean Photography
Koo Bohn Chang, whose works have been exhibited extensively with over 22 solo exhibitions worldwide, has been instrumental in shaping and promoting contemporary Korean photography. In this talk, he will share on his experience and journey as a professional photographer, educator and exhibition planner.
Speaker: Prof. Koo Bohn Chang
Date/Time: 16 October 2010, Saturday 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: National Museum of Singapore
Limited to 60 pax
Free Admission with registration
About the speaker:
Koo Bohn Chang is one of Korea’s most influential photographers. His work can be found in major museum collections in Europe and Asia, and in the United States can be found in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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Beyond The Face
In recent years, photographic practices in Indonesia have become more driven by the market. This manner of ‘institutional’ photography is due to the advancement of digital photography, and the penetration of mass media and global information. It is in contrast to the photography works developed through the articulation of an artistic community as they come together to offer an alternative point of view to the mainstream. This can be seen from the group Mess56 in Yogyakarta, Ruangrupa, Galeri Fotografi Jurnalistik Antara (GFJA) in Jakarta, as well as the young photographer Agan Harahap, Paul Kadarisman and others, whose works critically question the subject of reality and identity.
Speaker: Rifky Effendy
Date/Time: 16 October 2010, Saturday 3pm – 4pm
Venue: Singapore Art Museum, Chapel
Limited to 100 pax
Free Admission with registration
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Landscapes and Figures
Known for his large format photography series, world renowned master photographer Massimo Vitali will share about his works, his techniques and approach in his works. Vitali has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries all over the world, and his work has been included in some of the most important private and public collections in the world.
Speaker: Massimo Vitali
Date/Time: 20 October 2010, Wednesday 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Singapore Art Museum, Chapel
Limited to 60 pax
Free Admission with registration
Supported by Italian Cultural Institute
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