Collating materials from the Queer-Tai "Incident". Sure that it has been mentioned, Queer-Tai is not the only event during the 10th Anniversary celebration. There were others of course as seen here.
TODAY highlights only this event to talk about because of the LGBTQ and Queer theme. That in itself is quite suspicious, why not talk of it as a whole and not in parts.
TODAY editorial / journalist gravitates towards this theme but yet unable to see the queerness / LGBTQ-ness of the other 'performances' and events. Or have they actually attended the other events?
Even by most definitions of queerness, Getai in it's essence of non-conventional and non-conforming is queer as it challenges and question normative and binary systems. Getai in itself replaces the 'traditional programming' of festivals. Queerness should never be imagined without this potency because the space for the misfits, out of place/sync is a powerful force to reimagine the world. It is never just sex or sexuality.
Tenth-anniversary celebration: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore
September 16–30, 2023 | |
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NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore celebrates a decade of innovation and creativity at a thought-leading institution committed to nurturing and fostering cross-cultural dialogues. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is delighted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore), a national research centre with a threefold mandate: exhibitions, residencies, research and academic education. The Centre would like to thank all its contributors and supporters, from artists to staff, advisory boards to audiences, who have shaped it into an institution that stands for creativity and critical thinking in the contemporary art landscape of Singapore and beyond. To commemorate these ten years of nurturing artistic innovation, interdisciplinary experimentation, and meaningful connections, NTU CCA Singapore is proud to showcase a series of newly commissioned collaborative performances by Artist-in-Residence alumni and previous contributors working in the realms of sound, performance, and new technologies, curated by Dr. Anna Lovecchio (Italy/Singapore), Assistant Director (Programmes) and Magdalena Magiera (Germany/Singapore), Curator (Residencies and Public Programmes). On Friday, September 29, the celebrations will be inaugurated by Guest-of-Honour Low Eng Teong, Chief Executive Officer of the National Arts Council Singapore, and welcome remarks by the Centre’s Founding Director Ute Meta Bauer (Germany/Singapore), Professor, NTU School of Art, Design, and Media (NTU ADM). Saturday, September 16, 2023, 3:30pm Friday, September 29, 2023, 6–10pm Saturday, September 30, 2023, 3:30–5:30pm The selected artists and collectives consistently push boundaries, challenge norms, and create thought-provoking experiences in their respective practices, in synergy with NTU CCA Singapore’s decade-long commitment to supporting experimental forms of artistic expression. Established in 2013 by NTU Singapore, over the past decade NTU CCA Singapore has shaped itself as a hub for curatorial experimentation and artistic research. The centre’s inaugural exhibition Paradise Lost (2014) featured Zarina Bhimji (India/UK), Trinh T. Minh-ha (Vietnam/US) and Fiona Tan (Indonesia/Netherlands). Its various programmes were guided and unified by the overarching research clusters PLACE.LABOUR.CAPITAL. (2013–2016) and CLIMATES.HABITATS. The Centre’s residency programme has worked with and nurtured more than 210 Artists-, Curators-, and Researchers-in-Residence, among them 60 Singaporean artists and counting. Many of the projects developed by the artists during their residencies went on to be presented at international exhibitions, biennials, and festivals. Its public resource platform, programmes and conferences continue to engage with artists, curators, and critical thinkers across disciplines. The Centre was joined by 56 Young Professional Trainees over periods of six to eight months, contributing to capacity building in the arts sector. In 2018, NTU CCA Singapore and NTU ADM jointly inaugurated the Master of Arts programme in Museum Studies and Curatorial Practices, the first of its kind in the region. About the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore About Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources. Ranked amongst the world’s top universities, the University’s main campus is also frequently listed among the world’s most beautiful. Known for its sustainability, over 95% of its building projects are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a medical campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. For more information, visit ntu.edu.sg.
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