ANTHROPOS: Navigating Human Depth in Thai and Singapore Contemporary Art

13 September – 13 October 2013, Sundaram Tagore, Singapore

The works of eleven emerging and established Thai and Singapore artists will be shown together for the first time in Singapore as part of Anthropos, an exhibition curated by Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani, an independent art curator and part-time lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts.

Anthropos (a Greek word for human), investigates how boundaries between the physical and psychological spheres of the human body converge. The show also explores the cultural and artistic exchange between Thailand and Singapore.

The human body has been a universal theme for artists for millenia and continues fascinate artists today. In this exhibition, the body, which is subject to constantly shifting perceptions and social, cultural and political conditioning, is appropriated as a collective visual and intellectual motif. The participating artists present paintings on canvas, graffiti and mixed-media installations that address themes of identity, cultural belonging and social rituals.

This exhibition is curated by Loredana Pazzini-Paracciani, who graduated from the Asian Art Histories Programme in 2011. Loredana is an independent art curator. Currently based in Singapore, her curatorial work focuses primarily on young and emerging artists from Thailand and Singapore.