This talk looks at the Non-Aligned exhibition as a speculative point-of-view on the past that suggests that the capacity to imagine new or other futures emerges only from an embodied encounter with disappointment. Taking this as a point of departure,…
Archive footage from the first conference of the 1961 Non-Aligned Movement, otherwise known as the Belgrade Conference, presenting historical events from the meeting. The inaugural conference was initiated by three key figures: Josip Broz Tito,…
Taking the dis-connections between the three cinematic projects in the exhibition as points of departure, Professor Abraham will engage in a critical conversation about the multiple pasts of what is today called the Global South. A historical…
In this period of solidarity, the Centre brings forth a collection of archival videos, featuring lectures, conversations, and discussions that relate to themes of decolonisation, legacies of colonialism, and post-war independence movements explored…
26 Nov 2019, Tue 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Block 38 Malan Road, #01-05
Since 1984, India and Pakistan have been guarding their territories on the Siachen Glacier claiming sovereignty over this remote zone in the Himalayas with temperatures as low as -60°C.…
13 Aug 2019, Tue 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
The Exhibition Hall, Block 43 Malan Road
As NTU CCA Singapore’s special guest, Terry Smith will lead a reading group session using the publication Democracy Unrealized: Documenta 11_Platform1 (2002), edited by…
22 Nov 2017, Wed 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Studio #01-05, Block 38 Malan Road
This discussion aims to address ideas, ideals, and principles of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that are relevant today and can be applied to the field of art and culture. The…
15 Nov 2017, Wed 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
In 1953, Carlos P. Romulo, the then-Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States, described Southeast Asia as “the theatre of conflict between the free world and the…
6 Oct 2017, Fri 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road
Huai Mo Village, Thailand, 2012, 8 min 20 sec Ruins of the intelligence bureau, Thailand, 2015, 13 min 30 sec White Building – Sva Pul, Kong Nay, Sisters, Rooftop, Cambodia,…
23 Aug 2017, Wed 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Studio #01-02, Block 37 Malan Road
Chia-Wei Hsu’s ten-year long engagement with the moving image and the forgotten stories of the Cold War in Southeast Asia resulted in a complex body of works which address major…