The first iteration of a ten-year-long project, Heman Chong‘s The Library of Unread Books develops from the artist’s deep-seated longing for books. It is a members-only reference library made up of donated books that are unread by their previous owners. The cost of a lifetime membership to the library is the donation of one unread book. By receiving and revealing that which people choose not to read, the Library is the result of a collective gesture and traces the perimeters of unwanted knowledge. Managed in collaboration with chief librarian Renée Staal, the library is open every Friday from 12.00pm to 12.00am until the end of February.
Venue: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore)
When: 23 Sep 2016 - 24 Feb 2017,
By: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore)
