Light to Night Singapore 2024

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The largest visual arts festival organised by National Gallery Singapore stands as a pinnacle event on Singapore's arts calendar with over 60 programmes for all to enjoy.

Reimagine what art could be at the 8th edition of Light to Night Singapore. The marquee event of Singapore Art Week takes festival-goers on a journey of unexpected and unconventional exploration, using inspiration from history, origin, and artworks from the National Collection to present a multitude of sensorial experiences for all.

Stretching across three weeks from 19 January to 8 February 2024, festival-goers can look forward to over 60 artworks and programmes ranging from interactive art installations, interdisciplinary programmes, mesmerising light projections, and live performances that will set the Civic District abuzz.

The festival showcases the quality of the visual arts in Singapore and Southeast Asia, featuring thought-provoking works by veteran and budding artists from across the region. Centred around the theme of “Reimagine”, artworks by these artists showcase innovative art forms that encourage audiences to engage, approach, and participate in art through fresh perspectives.

As part of reimagining the conventional notions of art, Light to Night Singapore 2024 presents festival-goers with new forms of art engagement through immersive and sensorial works that invite them to interact with the artworks.

Ping Pong Go-Round by Lee Wen
An unorthodox multi-directional game of table tennis around a circular table, symbolising the exchange of power, ideas and dialogue.

Wishful Thinking by Whisperlodge
A multi-room installation with unexpected textures and sounds in this immersive experience inspired by autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR).

8-bit Word Cloud by Justin Loke
Inspired by the pixelated graphics of video games, the artwork invites festival-goers to uncover the interplay of words and imagination by searching for hidden letters scattered throughout the Civic District’s six art benches to complete the poem.

Party Pavilion by Howie Kim
Inspired by the museum’s collection and the whimsy of theme parks, the artwork embodies exuberance of adolescence, inviting festival-goers to rediscover carefree youth and embrace imaginative escapades.

Artists reimagine mediums and materials with fresh visions
Wings of Change by Kumari Nahappan
An inflatable artwork, magnifying her iconic saga seed into a six-metre installation illuminating the festival at sunset.

Teo Eng Seng: Living the Life by Teo Eng Seng and Milosh Luczynski
Through vivid compositions, riotous colours, and spontaneous arrangements, the artwork invites festival-goers to embrace the boundless possibilities and sheer rawness of everyday life.

Temple of Love by Arahmaiani, Wayang Merdeka, and Milosh Luczynski
Light projection work in collaboration with shadow puppetry rooted in an ecological narrative of destruction and healing.

Reimagined art presentations that extend into multi-dimensional spatial experiences
Rapture by Victor Tan
Symphony of Order by Sarah Choo Jing
Wayang Spaceship by Ming Wong
Embroidered Landscapes by SISTRUM
The Gachapartment Complex by Nikkei

Offering visitors more time to visit and explore the festival and immerse themselves in art, National Gallery Singapore will extend its opening hours until 11pm on festival weekends (Fridays to Sundays) and offer free entry to all exhibitions.