Arts Picks: Lando Norris sculpture, Erica Eng meet and greet, Inner Child exhibition
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Formula One racer Lando Norris with the 3D sculpture that alternates between his face and the Airwallex logo.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF AIRWALLEX
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Shifted Perspectives
Get up close with Formula One McLaren racing driver Lando Norris at a three-dimensional perception-shifting sculpture at 39+ Art Space gallery.
A collaboration with Singapore finance platform Airwallex, it is a chance for fans of Norris to enjoy a photo opportunity and the spirit of Formula One without fighting the crowds or outdoor heat at the Singapore Grand Prix.
The sculpture of the 24-year-old British-Belgian athlete is created by American visual artist Michael Murphy, a pioneer in the perceptual art movement. Using multidimensional techniques, Murphy turns flat images into 3D works that slowly become apparent when viewed from the proper angle. Aligning with the collaboration, the sculpture alternates between Norris’ face and the Airwallex logo as viewers move around the space.
Where: 39+ Art Space, 03-01, 39 Keppel Road str.sg/iFgZ
MRT: Tanjong Pagar
When: 10.30am to 7pm on Sept 19 and 20; 10.30am to 6pm on Sept 21 and 22
Admission: Free
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Erica Eng Meet & Greet
Malaysian author Erica Eng is the first and youngest Malaysian nominee and winner for the Eisner Award.
PHOTO: LAU LEE-ANNE
Malaysian graphic novelist Erica Eng will be at City Book Room to talk about her debut graphic novel, Fried Rice (2024). Winner of the 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards – the Oscars for comic books – for best webcomic, she is the first and youngest Malaysian author to be nominated for an Eisner and win.
Previous winners in the category include New Zealand writer-illustrator K. O’Neill for The Tea Dragon Society (2017) and American cartoonist Rachel Smythe for Lore Olympus (2018 to 2024).
Fried Rice began as a webcomic on microblogging website Tumblr in 2019 and ran until 2022. A semi-autobiographical story, it follows a teenage girl named Min who dreams of becoming an animator in the US.
Eng will also return here in November as part of the Singapore Writers Festival line-up.
Where: City Book Room, 387 Joo Chiat Road str.sg/x9SH
MRT: Marine Parade
When: Sept 21, 3pm
Admission: Free with registration
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Inner Child
Thai digital artist Kolahon will be having his first solo exhibition, titled Inner Child, in Singapore.
PHOTO: THE OMAKASE SHOW
Thai digital artist Kolahon launches his first solo exhibition, Inner Child, in Singapore at Omakase Gallery, in collaboration with art platform The Omakase Show and culture collective Co-Museum.
Best known for his work in the Web3 space – the idea for a new version of the internet that includes token-based economics and decentralisation – Kolahon is guided by his mantra of “attempting to reinvent oneself in a chaotic world”.
In addition to seven new works and other private collections on showcase at the exhibition, Kolahon also created his largest work to date on a 2m-by-2m canvas. The work will be sold as a limited series of 100 fractionalised non-fungible tokens created by Co-Museum. Buyers will receive a smaller physical copy of the artwork made available at a later date, with an accompanying number and unique embellishment by the artist.
Visitors to the gallery will be able to enjoy a playlist and food from a bespoke menu that combine elements from the artist’s childhood and inspirations. Attendees can also take part in the artistic process of drawing on the walls of an empty room, where a finished Kolahon artwork sits.
Where: Omakase Gallery, Level 2, 140 Owen Road jaye@theparloursingapore.com
MRT: Farrer Park
When: Till Oct 20, by appointment only
Admission: Free
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