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National Gallery Singapore – Selected Talks

Get a rare glimpse behind the scenes at the National Gallery Singapore’s archives and artwork management, and attend talks on contemporary art, Filipino art history, and conservation.

Lines of Control: Borders and Contemporary Art
20 January, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Artist and historian Dr Iftikhar Dadi discusses how artists navigate the dilemmas of a fractured postcolonial world through this talk on Lines of Control, which he co-­curated with Hammad Nasar.

Filipino Art History and The Purita Kalaw Ledesma Archives: A Talk with Ada Mabilangan, Kalaw-­Ledesma Foundation Inc, Manila
21 January 2017, 2pm – 3pm
Discover the stories behind the late Purita Kalaw-­Ledesma’s collection of historical scrapbook references on Filipino modern art from the 1940s to early 2000s, donated to the Gallery.

Insights into Conservation Challenges
22 January, 3pm – 4.30pm
Hear from a panel of experts who showcase selected conserved works from the Gallery’s collection and highlight contemporary issues in the conservation of artworks from different mediums.

Venue: National Gallery Singapore, 1 St. Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178957

When: 21 - 22 Jan 2017,

By: National Gallery Singapore

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