This lecture will examine a series of artifacts that were fashions themselves: from Chinese export ceramics depicting fashions and fashionability, to reverse-painted portrait mirrors made for European traders.

This talk, based on Elly Kent’s recently published book of the same title, examines why so many artists in the world’s largest archipelagic nation choose to work directly with people in their art practices.

This presentation by Russell Storer will look at how a regional art history was formulated in Singapore, and how it was positioned within global art histories through the Gallery’s program of changing exhibitions.