The Chan-Davies Art Prize, given to graduating artists from the Lasalle College of the Arts every year, has been awarded to Singapore-based visual artists Dipali Gupta and Gemma Kearney this year. Winning the fourth edition of the annual Chan-Davies prize, they each receive $15,000 in cash and a month-long exhibition at the Gillman Barracks gallery.
Staying Nimble in a Changing Economy
Our President of LASALLE, Professor Steve Dixon, talks about the importance of constantly updating one's skills and incorporating new forms into one's practice in order to push the frontiers of your area of interest in changing times.
LASALLE offers over 100 Short Courses, including SkillsFuture Courses which require no previous background, encouraging anyone to explore their personal interests.
LASALLE continues to attract international talent, bolstering its academic prowess
LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE) announced today that distinguished academic Professor Michael Earley has joined the College as Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts.
Sim Chi Yin: We are contented to leave the thinking to our government
Award-winning documentary photographer Sim Chi Yin's latest exhibition, Most People Were Silent, poses questions about our human interaction with nuclear weapons through the documentation of both historical and present day nuclear sites. In this interview, she shares about her past experiences in North Korea, stories behind the photos in her current exhibition, as well as her plans for future research.
Most People Were Silent runs until 10 October 2018, at the Earl Lu Gallery, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts.
Nobel Peace Prize Photographer on a Roll
The first Asian Nobel Peace Prize photographer, 39 year-old Singaporean Sim Chi Yin, is holding her latest exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts.
Ministers and MPs Dressed in Uniquely Singaporean NDP Attire, Designed in Collaboration with Local Designers
Every year, for the past three years, a graduate from LASALLE's School of Fashion has been working with Mr Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, to design his NDP outfits for the past three years. This practice began when Mr Baey Yam Keng started attending The LASALLE Show Exhibition three years ago.
Singaporean artist Shubigi Rao in running for $60,000 Signature Art Prize
Congratulations to MA Fine Arts alumna and part-time lecturer Shubigi Rao for being nominated for the triennial S$60,000 Signature Art Prize! Visit Shubigi's installation, titled Pulp: A Short Biography Of The Banished Book. Vol I: Written In The Margins (2014–2016), which is on display at the National Museum of Singapore from 25 May to 2 September 2018.
LASALLE alumni put their shine on NDP 2018 Theme Song
It's the video taking the internet by storm! We Are Singapore, the official music video of the National Day Parade (NDP) 2018 saw the involvement of two prominent LASALLE alumni. BA(Hons) Film alumnus Boo Junfeng provided his creative direction and vision, while BA(Hons) Arts Management alumna Sharon Ng co-produced the inspiring video.
These entries discuss three recent Thai films centered on the legendary Thai ghost Mae Nak, the spirit of a woman who died in childbirth, but returns to the world of the living to be with her husband. Nang Nak (1999), Nak (2008), and Pee Mak (2013) are each described with reference to their thematic resonances and their importance to Thai film history. Thai Cinema: The Complete Guide is the first English-language book to be devoted solely to the topic of Thai cinema, which has revived and gained new world-wide recognition since the late 1990s.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), as an artist and a woman, has a unique international appeal. Her instantly recognizable work draws extensively on her life and her extraordinarily personal reflections upon it. On Kahlo's death, her husband, Diego Rivera (1886-1957), ordered that her most private possessions be locked away until 15 years after his death. The bathroom in which her belongings were stored in fact remained unopened until 2004. Through this incredible archive, Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up gives readers a unique window into Kahlo's life.
