S-24: TAV in collaboration with the National Gallery Singapore

A conversation between artist Goh Beng Huat and curator Seng Yu Jin about Mr Goh’s work and his experiences revolving around coffeeshops. Students from the Lasalle College of the Arts, Master’s in Asian Art Histories listen with Jeffery Say.

For a night, we are all a village.

Saturday, 24 August 2024. 7pm-12am. Mountain Coffee. 2 Geylang Lorong 29, Yinchuan Building, Singapore 388058

S-24 builds on The Artists Village (TAV) S-23 (2023). This is a project inspired by the S-11 coffee shop near the old central library and the Substation, a popular hangout spot for the arts community.

Significant spaces for the arts extend beyond galleries and museums to include informal, accessible venues like coffee shops such as S-11. These places offer the community a chance to connect and share. It’s common to hear, “Let’s head to the coffee shop!” at the end of art gatherings, where the most engaging stories and exchanges occur.

*“Ethnocacophony” by Sound Artist Singlish Punk (SGPK, Kai Lam)*

In collaboration with National Gallery Singapore, S-24 utilises the coffee shop as a site and method to explore non-dominant and diverse perspectives in Singapore art history. For one night, we invite you to join us at a Geylang rest stop after dusk to experience this creative convergence. You will actively participate in our cultural kopitiam rituals, connect with artists and their friends, and create new art pathways, making us all a community for the night.

*TAV created a card game called “Art Bluff”!*

Kopi Programs

Community Dinner with Artist Goh Beng Kwan
and Curator Seng Yu Jin

Yes Tonight, Josephine by Jennifer Teo

A response and continuation of Bye Bye Albert (BBA, 2001), that was curated by Jennifer Teo and presented by TAV at Hock Hiap Leong coffee shop at Armenian Street. Today, the coffeeshop has ceased operations and the archive of the project is sadly lost. In this conversation, Jennifer seeks to reconstruct the past together with the public. Bring your photographs and memories of BBA, Hock Hiap Leong and other coffeeshops in Singapore! This crowdsourcing artwork transforms the conversations that take place around the coffeeshop table into a collective experience of capturing truths about the Singapore art scene.

Art Bluff by The Artists Village in collaboration with the National Gallery Singapore

Play a fast-paced bluffing game where players deceive and detect lies using National Gallery Singapore’s art collection.

Artspace Endgame: The Substation Townhall
by The Artists Village

Artists and activists save The Substation Singapore by navigating the closure and redevelopment of the independent art space in a narrative-driven Role-Playing Game (RPG).

“Art vs Art” by The Artists Village

In this card game, players lead an art society in 1960s Singapore striving for relevance and recognition. Recruit members, face challenges, and shape cultural influence in a dynamic era.

Delicate Resonance of Amusement by Arif Ayab (Reef)

An interactive tabletop gaming experience with Chess, Checkers, and Chinese Chess featuring manipulated live sounds via microphones.

Ethnocacophony by SGPK (Kai Lam)

A sonic art performance by SGPK (Kai Lam), immerse into a durational live soundscape via DIY instruments, drum machines and from the artist’s sound archive, everyday sounds that are intrinsic to the cultural diversity Geylang district.

See Zao Bao News Media Article

The Artists Village Singapore (TAV)