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Record Nr.

UNINA9910736023903321

Autore

Lum Chee Hoo

Titolo

Reimagining Singapore : Self and Society in Contemporary Art / / Chee-Hoo Lum, Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray, and Chor Leng Twardzik Ching

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

981-9908-64-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Disciplina

959.57

Soggetti

National characteristics, Singaporean

Art, Singaporean - 21st century

Singapore In art

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Identity Negotiation in Context: Three Artists and Their Works -- 2. Voicing the Nation through Visual Arts Education: Pedagogical Cues from Singapore Contemporary Artists -- 3. Ritual Forage: Finding the Self in Mystical Realms -- 4. Soundscapes of Our Lives: Lessons from Singapore Contemporary Artists -- 5. Social Practice Art in Singapore: Creative Approaches Towards Participation and Social Amelioration.

Sommario/riassunto

This book approaches the subject of contemporary art by exploring the social embeddedness and identities of Singaporean artists. Linking artistic processes and production to both personal worlds and wider issues, the book examines how artists negotiate their relationships between self and society and between artistic freedom and social responsibility. It is based on original research into the discourses and artistic practices of local artists, with a special focus on emerging artists and artists whose work and perspectives engage with questions of identity. Reimagining contemporary Singapore and their place within it, artists are asserting their multiple and heterogeneous self-identities and contesting hegemonic norms and notions, as they negotiate and adapt to the world around them. Relevant to art and cultural scholars interested in the relationships between self and society, between artistic freedom and social responsibility, this book also presents a new



means of understanding contemporary Singapore and Singaporean identity through the lens of its artists. This book is relevant to students and researchers in the fields of cultural studies, media studies, art, sociology of art, arts education, and race and ethnicity studies.