Bringing art to everyday : Media Art Nexus NTU Singapore in review 2016-2018
In 2014, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore’s Museum started the “Art on Campus” initiative with the aim of “bringing art to the people”. To-date, numerous prominent public art installations have been installed around campus, many of which were created by the NTU Singapore community....
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Hatje Cantz
2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151750 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | In 2014, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore’s Museum started the “Art on Campus” initiative with
the aim of “bringing art to the people”. To-date, numerous prominent public art installations have been installed
around campus, many of which were created by the NTU Singapore community. This article looks at the emergence of
these public art activities at NTU SINGAPORE starting in the late 2016, specifically the roles of the artists—who led
the urban media platform, also known as the Media Art Nexus (MAN). In order to understand the significance of this
project, the following essay will reflect on MAN’s diverse artwork chronologically, highlighting the time-based media
art works that were produced. From the outset, as the works demonstrate, MAN has been redefining the meaning of
time-based media art and media architecture in the public realm of Singapore. At the same time, MAN has been
providing conditions for emerging artists to work in collaborative creative processes across continents. This essay
will present the past and current international collaborations and touring exhibitions that are underpinning MAN’s
future goals. MAN is reinforcing these projects in order to create a holistic approach to the issues of arts education for
urban screens and media architecture productions within Singapore. |
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