Fri, 2 Oct
8PM – 10.30PM
Level 3, #03-09, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
$29 inclusive of one complimentary drink

 

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How does sound occupy the space between form and emptiness?

 

Join us for a special edition of SAM Late Nights, where the depths of Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness are brought to life through an evening of sound and site-specific response.

 

This edition will feature the live set, ultratronics by Japanese sound and visual artist, Ryoji Ikeda, based on his 2022 album release of the same name. ‘ultratronics' featuring audio material recorded between 1989 and 1999 and compositions created between 2013 and 2022, ’ultratronics’ explores sound’s arithmetical and computational essence and renders them into the propulsive auditory experience that constitutes Ikeda’s sound signature. Taking the shape of an audiovisual concert, ultratronics uses raw data and mathematical models to generate music and projections.

 

Opening the night is a collaborative performance featuring Jakarta-based sound artist Wahono (founder of DIVISI62) and RAGAURA, a Singaporean trio consisting of Sonia Kwek, XUE, and Josh Tirados. Presented in partnership with Strange Weather, their live set weaves Wahono's industrial pulses, fractured electronics, and gamelan-deconstruction logic together with RAGAURA’s striking, body-percussion practice.

 

Image credits: @Nowornever.melb / Now or Never

Fri, 2 Oct
6PM – 9.30PM
Level 1, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark

 

Come capture your SAM30 memories with an analogue photobooth experience, in collaboration with Photomanner. Step into The Analog Dept. photobooth and choose from its signature analogue filters, including an exclusive SAM filter created specially for SAM30.

 

Then, turn your photo into a keepsake by choosing your favourite charms and creating a personalised keycharm to take home.

 

Take a snap, customise your charm, and bring home a little piece of SAM.

 

Image courtesy of Photomanner.

Fri, 2 Oct
7PM – 9PM
Free Entry to All Galleries

 

Enjoy free exhibition access and explore the galleries after dark. Discover the newly launched SAMCollection: The Present is Unstable, alongside Hiroshi Sugimoto: Form Is Emptiness, Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage, and the Learning Gallery.

Sat, 3 Oct
2PM – 3PM
Level 1, The Engine Room, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
$10 refundable deposit, by registration (general admission applies)

 

Join the Talk!

 

On the occasion of the opening of SAMCollection: The Present is Unstable, join us for a conversation between Hao Jingban (Artist), Han Nefkens (Founder of the Han Nefkens Foundation) and Shabbir Hussain Mustafa (Chief Curator at Singapore Art Museum), moderated by Elaine W. Ng (Editor and Publisher of ArtAsiaPacific).

 

Hear about collecting practices and how public and private institutions can work together to support artistic practices. Get insights on the development of I Witness by Hao Jingban, commissioned by the Han Nefkens Foundation, Mori Art Museum, M+, Hong Kong, and Singapore Art Museum. Centered on grief and how difficult it can be to express, the work looks at the memories of people who have lost someone close to them, and the ways mourning often happens quietly and in private.

 

 

Sat, 3 Oct
3.30PM – 4.30PM
Level 3, Gallery 4, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Free, by registration (general admission applies)

 

Join the Tour!

 

Ever wondered how an exhibition comes to life, or how art helps us make sense of memory, identity, and change? Join the curators of SAMCollection: The Present Is Unstable for an insider’s walkthrough of our latest Collection Show.

 

During the tour, discover how the gallery space is choreographed like a musical score—where works by Sin Wai Kin, Hao Jingban, Wei Leng Tay, Gary-Ross Pastrana, Jason Wee, Nadiah Bamadhaj, Chua Chye Teck, Manny Montelibano, and Farida Batool shift and connect as you move through the exhibition space.

 

Alongside behind-the-scenes insights into the exhibition, this walkthrough offers an open space to ask questions, exchange ideas, and share your own interpretations.

 

Sat, 3 Oct
4.30PM – 5.30PM
Level 3, Gallery 3, SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Free, by registration (general admission applies)

 

Join the Tour!

 

Join the exhibition curator, Duncan Bass, for an in-depth tour of Maria Taniguchi: Afterimage, the first monographic exhibition of the acclaimed artist in a Singaporean institution. This session offers a behind-the-scenes look at Taniguchi’s meticulous artistic practice and the painstaking labour behind her work. By uncovering the hidden logic of the exhibition, the tour helps visitors move beyond the visual surface to explore recurring concerns of repetition and time. Discover how her towering canvases and sculptures redefine architectural boundaries while documenting a steady, human rhythm.

 

This tour will be delivered in English. Singapore Sign Language Interpretation by Equal Dreams will be provided.