Artscience Museum Singapore: Art Spaces

Artscience Museum Singapore: Art Spaces

Honor Harger, Szan Tan
$10.95
Publication Date: July 7th, 2022
Publisher:
Scala Arts Publishers Inc.
ISBN:
9781785513107
Pages:
64

Description

  • Explores the architecture and history of ArtScience Museum Singapore, the cultural heart of Marina Bay Sands
  • The museum has staged large-scale exhibitions by some of the world's most famous artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, M.C. Escher, Salvador Dal , Andy Warhol and Vincent van Gogh
  • Part of Art Spaces, Scala's popular series of pocket-sized books on the architecture and history of buildings housing art and culture collections

ArtScience Museum is the cultural heart of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and explores the intersection between art, science, technology and culture. Since its opening in February 2011, ArtScience Museum has staged large-scale exhibitions by some of the world's most famous artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, M.C. Escher, Salvador Dal , Andy Warhol and Vincent van Gogh. Other signifiant exhibitions have explored aspects of science and technology - from particle physics and big data to robotics, palaeontology, marine biology and space science.

About the Author

Szan Tan is a writer, curator, researcher and fine art consultant with over 20 years of museum and curatorial experience in Singapore. She has managed many international traveling exhibitions with prestigious partners such as the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and British Museum.Previously Executive Director and now Vice President of ArtScience Museum, Honor Harger curated the Museum's first permanent exhibition, FUTURE WORLD: Where Art Meets Science and has been credited for uplifting the span and depth of the museum's programming and vision. Under her direction, ArtScience Museum have staged large-scale exhibitions by some of the world's major artists, including Leonardo da Vinci and M.C. Escher.