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Arts guide: Oct 18 to 26

MIA&D FAIR. The Milan Image Art Fair opens its first international edition here, which showcases photography, video and design, and features 120 artists from 50 international art galleries from 30 countries. Oct 24 to 26, 11am to 8pm, Marina Bay Sands, Expo & Convention Centre. Tickets at S$27 and S$37 (two-day pass) from SISTIC.

MIA&D FAIR. The Milan Image Art Fair opens its first international edition here, which showcases photography, video and design, and features 120 artists from 50 international art galleries from 30 countries. Oct 24 to 26, 11am to 8pm, Marina Bay Sands, Expo & Convention Centre. Tickets at S$27 and S$37 (two-day pass) from SISTIC.

THE BEST OF YOU. An exhibition of submissions from Julie’s Biscuit’s The Best Of You campaign as well as sharing sessions by Kumar and Michelle Chong, an edible art installation by Janice Wong, film screenings of works by the likes of Royston Tan and more. Oct 22 to 26, 11am to 9pm, Marina Square, Central Atrium. Free admission.

DEEPAVALI OPEN HOUSE. You can celebrate Deepavali by dropping by the National Heritage Board museums for free. Oct 22 at all NHB museums and heritage institutions. Free admission.

BODY OF WORK. Photographer Tan Ngiap Heng’s latest solo show comprises a few series and a video installation that look at dancers and the body. Oct 21 to Nov 2, 10am to 10pm, ION Art Gallery, Level 4, ION Orchard, Free admission.

FROZEN. Pangdemonium’s latest production is Bryony Lavery’s award-winning and hard-hitting piece revolving around the mother of a 10-year-old who went missing years ago, a psychiatrist with a controversial theory about serial killers, and a serial killer who is also a paedophile. Stars Karen Tan, Janice Koh and Adrian Pang, and directed by Tracie Pang. Oct 23 to Nov 9, 8pm, Esplanade Theatre Studio. With 3pm weekend matinees. Tickets at S$35 AND S$40 from SISTIC. Advisory 16: Mature theme & coarse language.

NIGHTMARE ON ARMENIAN STREET. Eighteen film-makers come together to create a multi-sensory piece that reinterprets the 18 levels of hell in Chinese mythology. Curated by Nelson Yeo and Chris Yeo, with live music from SA trio. Oct 23 and 24, 7pm, The Substation Theatre. Admission is entry by donation (minimum donation S$5). Email aishah [at] substation.org.

A CERTAIN SORT OF HUNGER. Presented by Etiquette SG, it comprises readings and performances that are funny and horrifying, and look at notions of female spirits across Asian cultures. With Ad Maulod, Dana Lam, Nabilah Husna, Stephanie Dogfoot and Tania De Rozario. Oct 23, 7.30pm, Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum. Tickets at $13.50 from http://peatix.com/event/50217.

MANNER OF SPITTING. An exhibition on acts and interventions in public spaces around the heartlands of Tiong Bahru. Curated by Justin Loke and featuring Asanul Nazryn, Samuel Chen, Fish Jafaar, Clement Liang, Juhardy Mohd, Lim Cheng Jun, LIYU, Joshua Yang, Yang Jie, Black Baroque Committee, Mission:SG, Vertical Submarine. Oct 16 to Nov 4, 1pm to 7pm, Grey Projects, 6B Kim Tian Road, Tiong Bahru. Free admission.

LIMINAL. A solo show by Andre Wee that deal with themes of space. Until Nov 6, noon to 7pm, Galerie Sogan & Art, 16 Mohamed Sultan Road. Free admission.

BUDI DAYA. A special exhibition featuring 19 artists and 57 artefacts, including 18 new commissions that explore notions of “culture” from a Malay perspective. Includes paintings, sculptures, installations, embroidery, performance, architecture and video art. Until March 29, 2015, 10am to 6pm, Malay Heritage Centre. Closed on Mondays.

POPCORN COMBO. Singapore artist Andre Tan’s latest collection of movie-themed paintings inspired by the exhibition’s venue. Until Nov 1, 11am to 7pm, The Cathay Gallery, 2 Handy Road #02-16. Free admission. Closed on Sundays and public holidays.

PATH. 6, UNPACKING MY LIBRARY. Boedi Widjaja’s exhibition is part of an ongoing series where he uses drawing, printmaking, video, installation and live art to create a home in the city. It takes off from the gesture of selecting a book from the artist, his father and his daughter’s personal libraries to build a private one. Until Jan 4, 2015 at Jendela Visual Arts Space, The Esplanade. Free admission.

FISH UMBRELLA. A group show from the Visual Studies staff of the Faculty for the Creative Industries that respond to notions of the absurd. Artists include Erzan Adam, Chen Chin Tyng, Edmund Chia, Rashid Gapur, Sawn Hwang, Urich Lau, Eugene Lee, Serena Loke, Zarina Muhammad, Nadia Oh, Zaki Razak, Janet Teoh. Until Oct 26, 10am to 6pm, Praxis Space and Project Space, LASALLE College of the Arts. Free admission. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.

KHOO SUI HOE: AN OVERVIEW PART I. The first of a two-part major show by the Malaysian painter and NAFA graduate who is known for his surreal stylization of masks, figures and landscapes. It comprises 25 paintings from his private collection. Until Dec 14 at The Private Museum, Waterloo Street #02-06. Free admission.

CLEAVAGES FRACTURES FOLDS. Singapore artist Tay Bak Chiang’s eight solo show, which continues his project of consistently experimenting with the traditional Chinese painting medium. Until Oct 25 at iPRECIATION, 50 Cuscaden Road, HPL House #01-01. Free admission.

STILL MOVING. The Singapore Art Museum’s latest exhibition is a triple-bill that focuses on photography and new media: Afterimage, a survey of South-east Asian contemporary photography in collaboration with the Singapore International Photography Festival; Time Present, a showcase of works from the Deutsche Bank Collection; and Image & Illusion, a small selection of video works from the Yokohama Museum Of Art. Until Feb 8 at SAM@8Q, 8 Queen Street.

LIQUID ARCHITECTURE SINGAPORE 2014. The established sound art even tin Australia makes its way to Singapore for the first time and comprises a series of lectures, peformances, presentations, a sound installation and a discussion on the theme The Ear Is A Brain: Sound Beyond Sound. Until Oct 26 at LASALLE College Of The Arts. Performances will be held on Oct 10 and 11. For tickets, visit http://liquidarchitecture.peatix.com.

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2014. The biennial event is back, feature more than 800 works at a handful of exhibitions at various venues including the new DECK space at Prinsep Street and ArtScience Museum. Its anchor show, the Open Call Showcase, comprises 47 photography portfolios from 23 countries. Until Nov 11 at various places including DECK at 51 Prinsep Street. Festival passes at S$50 (S$30 for students) at Eventbrite or the festival office. http://www.sipf.sg.

ROOTS. As part of its 15th anniversary season, The Finger Players stages restages this one-man show by Oliver Chong about a man’s search for his roots. Until Oct 26, 8pm, Drama Centre Black Box. With 3pm Saturday matinees. Tickets at S$35 from SISTIC. In Mandarin with English surtitles.

PRISCILLA — QUEEN OF THE DESERT. The popular musical based on the 1994 film about drag queens who go on a glamorous adventure inside their lovely bus, Priscilla. Until Oct 26 at Resorts World Theatre, Resorts World Sentosa. Tickets from S$48 at SISTIC.

JERUSALEM. The Stage Club presents Jez Butterworth’s West End and Broadway-staged play about an outlaw and the erosion of English country life. Until Oct 18, 7.30pm, DBS Arts Centre — Home of SRT. Tickets at S$37 and S$42 from SISTIC.

BIJI MATA MAK (MOTHER’S PET). Gunung Sayang Association presents this 25-year-old Peranakan piece about the trials and tribulations of Bibik Bong Neo as she brings up her adopted son Freddy. Until Oct 18, 8pm, Drama Centre Theatre. With a 2pm Saturday matinee. Tickets from S$48 at SISTIC.

CREATIONS 2014 — REQUIEM. Maya Dance Theatre’s annual Creations series features the works choreographers Dr Sun Ock Lee and Janis Brenner, with theatre director Jeremiah Choy (Singapore) and emerging choreographer Kenneth Tan. Until Oct 18, 8pm, Play Den, The Arts House. With a 3pm Saturday matinee. Tickets at S$30 from Bytes.sg.

ARTIFICIAL LOVE. A solo show by Singaporean artist Guo Yixiu, which comprises a new series of photographic composites highlighting iconic local monuments as well as an installation. Presented in collaboration with Galerie Sogan & Art. Until Oct 24 at OCBC Art Space, OCBC Centre, 65 Chulia Street.

DISAPPEARANCE AND FORMATION. Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki continues his Echoes-Crystallisation series comprising images of floral motifs, this time incorporating the traditional Filipino ensemble of the barong and saya. Until Oct 26 at The Drawing Room, Gillman Barracks, 5 Lock Road, #01-06. Free admission.

PUNK+: A PHOTO EXHIBITION BY SHEILA ROCK. Presented by agnes b, this exhibition features the works of photographer Rock hwo has worked with some of the most world’s most iconic artists. Until Oct 26, noon to 9pm, The Substation Gallery.

THE REIGN OF QUANTITY. British artist Peter Peri’s first solo show in Singapore features new paintings that elaborate on French writer Rene Guenon’s explanation of the Taoist conception of the three dimensional right-angled cross. Here, a single marker pen colour becomes the subject of each painting that builds up into parallel lines that cover the length of the canvas. Until Nov 9, 11am to 7pm, Pearl Lam Galleries, Gillman Barracks, 9 Lock Road, #03-22. Free admission. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.

AD HOC. A group show that explores current issues in contemporary society through prints, paintings and drawings. Artists include Maryanto, Antoine L’Heureux, Xue Mu, Haruki Ogawa, Ian Woo. Until Oct 24, noon to 7pm, Yeo Workshop, Gillman Barracks, 1 Lock Road, #01-01. Free admission. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.

SPIRITUALITY OF BEDAYA. Master Indonesian artist Srihadi Soedarsono’s first solo show in Singapore features seven new oil paintings and a selection of watercolour paintings dating from the 1948 to the present. Until Oct 26, noon to 7pm, Equator Art Projects, Gillman Barracks, 47 Malan Road, #01-21. Free admission. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.

HAMILTON’S PATH. An exhibition of video works by Melbourne-based Daniel Crooks that take his famous “time slice” series to a new direction. Until Oct 26, noon to 7pm, Future Perfect, Gillman Barracks, 47 Malan Road, #01-22. Free admission. Closed on Mondays and public holidays.

ENDLESS, NAMELESS (CONSTRUCTIONS). Japanese artist Teppei Kaneuji presents 80 new artworks based on the local landscape after a six-week residency here. Until Oct 25 at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Robertson Quay. Free admission.

COUNTERSHADOWS (TACTICS IN EVASION). This group exhibition looks at works of art characterised by evasive concepts and tactics. Curated by Melanie Pocock, it features artists Heman Chong, Tamares Goh, Ho Rui An, Sai Hua Kuan, Jeremy Sharma, Tan Peiling, Robert Zhao Renhui (The Institute of Critical Zoologists). Until Oct 26, 10am – 6pm, ICA Gallery 1, 2 and TriSpace, Basement 1, LASALLE College of the Arts. Free admission.

THE FLEETING WORLD OF DAPUNTA HYANG. Zai Kuning transforms the gallery into a space for exchange, experiments and performances, moving from video and film to writing and musical composition. It’s part of the artist’s ongoing research into Mak Yong opera and the Riau Archipelago, and done in collaboration with students and school staff. Until Oct 26, 10am to 6pm, Earl Lu Gallery, Basement Mezzanine, LASALLE College of the Arts. Free admission.

THEATRICAL FIELDS. The latest exhibition at the CCA looks at artistic practices that use theatricality in performance, film and video. It coincides with the ongoing Singapore International Festival Of Arts and will feature major video installations by Judith Barry, Stan Douglas, Joan Jonas, Isaac Julien and Constanze Ruhm. Until Nov 2 at Centre for Contemporary Art Exhibition Centre, Gillman Barracks, 43 Malan Road. Free admission.

TELLING TALES. A solo show by Malaysian artist Shia Yih Yiing that moves through art history and the recent past, from known to imagined social topographies. Curated by Shireen Naziree. Until Nov 2, 11am to 7pm, Chan Hampe Galleries, Raffles Hotel Arcade #01-21. Free admission.

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