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Off the Catalogue: August 2025

Off the Catalogue is a monthly programme that presents films from the Asian Film Archive collection. For this month, AFA presents a selection by four Singaporean filmmakers who spotlight individuals attempting to fulfil their dreams as they navigate cities, systems, and shifting identities. Through their stories of idealism, alienation, aspiration, and displacement, the everyday struggles and choices shaped by contemporary life deeply resonate with audiences.

Their Remaining Journey : Three protagonists are bound by a meditation on life, death, and reincarnation: a deceased actress returns to haunt a stranger’s home; an ex-mistress journeys from Singapore to New York in the wake of her lover’s death; and a husband grapples with the courage to confess both his betrayal and terminal illness to his wife.

Screening: August 13, 2025
Time: 8:00pm

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Summer Reads

 

Summer Reads
a group exhibition curated by Grace Hong

Exhibition Date: June 26 - August 1, 2025
Opening Reception with a public performance: June 26 (Thu), 6 - 8pm
Venue: Galerie Lelong
Address: 528 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001


Galerie Lelong, New York, is pleased to announce the upcoming group exhibition Summer Reads, featuring artists Etel Adnan, McArthur Binion, John Clang, Petah Coyne, Ficre Ghebreyesus, Sarah Grilo, Alfredo Jaar, Rosemary Laing, Lin Tianmiao, Yoko Ono, Jaume Plensa, Martha Rosler, Tariku Shiferaw, Nancy Spero, Michelle Stuart, and Krzysztof Wodiczko. Organized by Grace Hong, Assistant Director at Galerie Lelong, New York, the exhibition largely draws from the gallery’s international program and features activations from an ongoing performance series by John Clang. Summer Readsinvites visitors to ponder the act of reading in contemporary art, exploring the role of source materials across literature and how the legibility of material informs artmaking.

Summer Reads marks the New York debut of the ongoing performance series Reading by an Artist by Singapore-born, New York-based artist John Clang. Most recently presented at the Sharjah Biennial 16, Clang adopts the technique of zi wei dou shu (紫微斗数)—a philosophy dating back to imperial China to forecast life events based on birth timings—to create a metaphysical portrait of an individual sitter. Visitors are welcome to participate during the opening reception in which the artist will present readings of anonymous subjects, or to sign up for individual readings in the gallery, which will occur every Wednesday.

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Artist’s Proof: Singapore at 60

Artist’s Proof: Singapore at 60, a group exhibition curated by Kwok Kian Chow

Exhibition Date: July 13 - August 17, 2025
Presented by The Culture Story
Venue: Artspace @ Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065
Artists: David Chan, Jon Chan, Lavender Chang, Cheo Chai-Hiang, Cheong Soo Pieng, Chng Seok Tin, Chow and Lin, Chua Mia Tee, Anthony Chua Say Hua, John Clang, Foo Kwee Horng, Foo Tee Jun, Kanchana Gupta, Han Sai Por, Sydney Harpley (United Kingdom), Hilmi Johandi, Ho Chee Lick, Hong Sek Chern, Hor Kwok Kin, Hua Chai Yong, Israfil Ridhwan, Rajesh P. Kargutkar (India), Khairulddin Wahab, Koh Cheng Jin, Koh Nguang How, Raymond Lau Poo Seng, Lee Wen, Leo Hee Tong, Sonny Liew, Lim Hwee Tiong, Kim Lim, Lim Soo Ngee, Lim Yew Kuan, Loi Cai Xiang, Loke Hong Seng, Nan Qi (China), Dawn Ng, Ng Joon Kiat, Milenko Prvački, Joel Seow, Siew Hock Meng, Darren Soh, Sujak Rahman, Tang Da Wu, Tay Boon Pin, Teng Nee Cheong, Tong Chin Sye, Suzann Victor, Wong Keen, Ming Wong, Shavonne Wong, Yang Zhongda, Yeo Tze Yang, Yong Mun Sen (Malaysia), Zhuang Shengtao, Zulkhairi Zulkiflee

 
 
 

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