15 June 2017

Japan Creative Centre (JCC)

The Japan Creative Centre (JCC), Embassy of Japan is proud to present 'Relevance of Yayoi Kusama’s Art Today', a talk on Yayoi Kusama by Mr Reuben Keehan. In this talk, he will discuss why the work of Yayoi Kusama is so relevant today, as he explains the dazzling popularity of her art, both in the art world and beyond. This curatorial conversation will consider these questions, and investigate their wider implications within culture today. Don’t miss the rare opportunity of learning more at this special one-day lecture!

About the Speaker

Based in Brisbane, Australia, Mr Reuben Keehan has been a curator of Contemporary Asian Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) since 2011. At QAGOMA, he has been part of the core curatorial team for the 2012, 2015 and 2018 editions of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT), and the curator of exhibitions including ‘We can make another future: Japanese art after 1989’ (2014) and ‘Yayoi Kusama: Look Now, See Forever’ (2011).

He was also a co-curator of ‘Time of others’, an evolving collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary, Tokyo, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Singapore Art Museum and QAGOMA (2015-2016), as well as co-curator of ‘Out of Doubt: Roppongi Crossing 2013’ at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. From 2006 to 2011, he was a curator at Artspace, Sydney, where he produced dozens of artist projects, exhibitions, discussion programmes and publications. This is prior to which he had held curatorial roles at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art and Australian Centre for Photography.

Details of the Lecture

Date:

Thursday, 15 June 2017

Time:

7:00pm (Registration starts at 6:30pm)

Venue:

Japan Creative Centre (JCC), Embassy of Japan in Singapore
4 Nassim Road Singapore 258372

Admission:

FREE

Register for the Lecture

To register, please email the following details to jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp with the subject Relevance of Yayoi Kusama’s Art Today by Reuben Keehan:

1. Full Name
2. Number of persons (including yourself)
3. Organisation
4. Mobile Number

Please register early to avoid disappointment. We regret that as there is limited seating, seats will be confirmed only upon receipt of confirmation email from JCC. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.

Where is Japan Creative Centre (JCC)?

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Getting to Japan Creative Centre
4 Nassim Road Singapore 258372
Tel: +65-6737-0434

By Public Bus:
Bus services: 7, 36, 77, 105, 106, 111, 123, 132, 174, 174E, 502, 502A, 502B (Alight in front of Delfi Orchard)
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By the MRT:
You may also take the MRT to the nearest MRT station, Orchard (NS22).
Train fares, travel times and route maps are available on the SMRT website.

Driving to JCC:
Nearest parking is at Orchard Hotel, Delfi Orchard and Orchard Parade Hotel.