The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?

Since 1990, The Substation has been the sole occupant of the conserved building at 45 Armenian Street. Over the years, it has transformed the once-abandoned power station into Singapore’s first artist-led multi-disciplinary arts centre. However, in February 2021, The Substation was officially asked...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-47332022-01-13T07:12:18Z The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine? HOE, Su Fern Since 1990, The Substation has been the sole occupant of the conserved building at 45 Armenian Street. Over the years, it has transformed the once-abandoned power station into Singapore’s first artist-led multi-disciplinary arts centre. However, in February 2021, The Substation was officially asked to vacate the building. Although the current situation facing The Substation is not new or unique, its impending fate is emblematic of, and raises deep questions about the progressively precarious and capricious conditions of arts practice in Singapore. This editorial highlights four underlying problems that we should be concerned with. 2021-02-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3476 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4733/viewcontent/The_Substation__1_.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University placemaking cultural policy arts spaces singapore substation Arts and Humanities Asian Studies
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HOE, Su Fern
The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?
description Since 1990, The Substation has been the sole occupant of the conserved building at 45 Armenian Street. Over the years, it has transformed the once-abandoned power station into Singapore’s first artist-led multi-disciplinary arts centre. However, in February 2021, The Substation was officially asked to vacate the building. Although the current situation facing The Substation is not new or unique, its impending fate is emblematic of, and raises deep questions about the progressively precarious and capricious conditions of arts practice in Singapore. This editorial highlights four underlying problems that we should be concerned with.
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author HOE, Su Fern
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title The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?
title_short The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?
title_full The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?
title_fullStr The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?
title_full_unstemmed The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine?
title_sort substation: how many more canaries in the coal mine?
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2021
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3476
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