8 Days — October 05, 2017

8 DAYS | 81

before-seen artefacts
excavated from the
Gallery’s grounds.
Ongoing.
Children’s Biennale

2017. Themed Dreams
      and Stories, the inaugural
      Gallery Children’s Biennale
      is a four-month-long
      festival that invites visitors
      to discover art in a new
      way. Explore dreams
      and stories through
      interactive artworks,
      music performances, film
      showcases and art-inspired
      programmes for kids.
      Till Oct 8. Free & ticketed.
      Daily. Sun–Thur & PH, 10am–
      7pm; Fri, Sat & Eve of PH,
      10am–10pm. National Gallery
      Singapore, 1 St Andrew’s
      Road. General admission: $20;
      free for Singaporeans/PRs.
      Additional entrance fees apply
      to special exhibitions. http://www.
      nationalgallery.sg

If You Give Me
Lemon, I’ll Make
Lemonade: Tales
from Tokyo and
Tangkahan
This solo exhibition by
Angki Purbandono, one
of Indonesia’s leading
photography artists,
invites audiences to
consider an unexpected
yet beautiful relationship
between objects
and human life. With
scanography (scanner
photography) as his primary
media, he strives to achieve
a harmonious compromise
with the imperfections that
life throws at us.
Till Oct 29. Tue–Sat, 11am–
7pm; Sun, 11am–6pm. Mizuma
Gallery, #01-34 Gilman Bar-
racks. Free. http://www.mizuma.sg

Empirical Atlas
This group exhibition by
Pearl Lam Galleries focuses
on the relationship between
identity and politics, as well
as globalisation, material
production, and consumer
culture. It features works
by artists such as Dharma
Bum, Chong Weixin, Inci
Eviner and Gao Weigang,
who assume known

The Substation monthly

for their own purpose and

without restriction. There

will also be a series of

public programmes and

events.

Till Nov 26. Wed–Sun, noon–

8pm. The Substation, 45

Armenian Street. Free. http://www.

disciplinethecity.sg.

JeweLuxe

Singapore 2017

A showcase of design,

artistry and innovation

in jewellery, fashion and

art from all corners of

the globe. Edition One of

the exhibition (Oct 6-10)

features Icons of America,

curated by renowned

jewellery creator Paolo

Costagli, and Edition Two

(Oct 11-15) showcases

designs from Europe and

identities in relation to

civilisation and society, while

maintaining their unique

personalities.

Till Oct 29. 11am–8pm. Pearl

Lam Galleries, #01-08 15

Dempsey Road. Free. http://www.

pearllam.com

The Substation:

Discipline the City

Singapore’s first and oldest

independent art space

examines complex cultural

issues in this three-part

exhibition featuring works

from artists such as Jiehui

Avery Chen, Calvin Chua

and Kuang-Yu Tsui. It will

also feature a permanent

gallery, an architectural case

competition, and a punk-

in-residence programme

titled A Manifesto for Space,

which will see a different

punk using a space within

Asia, including those by

the acclaimed designer,

Federica Rettore.

Oct 6–15. 12pm–8pm. TENT@

Ngee Ann City, Orchard Road.

Free. http://www.jeweluxesingapore.

com

Soul Vistas: An

Introspective

Journey Through

Our City

This exhibition by prominent

Singaporean Malay artists

Idris Ali and Jeffrey Wandly

features Singapore’s

streets, landscapes and

landmarks painted in

watercolour, ink and acrylic

to capture the country’s

religious diversity, energy

and vitality. Part of the

proceeds from the artwork

sales will be donated to

Malay bursary organisation

Lembaga Biasiswa

Kenangan Maulud for its

bursary and scholarship

programme for needy

students. Join the Kopi

with the Artists dialogue

session (Oct 7) to get to

know more about their

artworks.

Till Oct 24. 10am-10pm.

East Garden Foyer, The

Fullerton Singapore. Free

admission. http://www.mayagal-

lery.com.sg

Manolo Valdes

in Singapore

Spanish artist Manolo Valdes presents his first solo

exhibition in Southeast Asia. Having created monumental

sculptures for the Place Vendome in Paris, this exhibition

will feature a selection of his original paintings and

sculptures. Nine sculptures from the exhibition will also

be showcased along Orchard Road. Also, get to see the

4.55m-tall Cabeza Dorado sculpture which the artist

created exclusively for Singapore.

Till Oct 15. Mon–Fri, 11am–8pm; Sat, Sun, 10am–8pm. Op-

era Gallery, #02-16 Ion Orchard. Free. http://www.operagallery.com

CABEZA DORADO BY MANOLO VALDES

THE PAMELA HAT BY MANOLO VALDES