The night has fallen, when you look up into the night skyline, filled with bright shining stars, do you ask yourself, is there life in the universe and beyond? Are we able to live in the other planets in the solar system? Why is the universe so mysterious? Is there an explaination to anything besides the universe? How did the human race seek to learn, unravel and discover the universe over the centuries?
In order to seek some answers to the questions above, why not visit the ArtScience Museum in Singapore and enter into the world of The Universe and Art? This is is a very special, intriguing and it can also be a pretty abstract exhibition that unravels the human race journey over the centuries, understanding the Universe through arts, religion and philosophies, and not just science and engineering.
This exhibition, The Universe and Art at ArtScience Museum, is jointly curated and organised by Mori Art Museum in Tokyo and ArtScience Museum. Featuring over 120 original artworks, scientific artefacts and manuscripts, this exhibition presents visions of the Universe from across the globe and through the centuries. Exhibiting alongside masterpieces from around the world, are important artefacts on loan from Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum, and a newly commissioned installation by British sculptor, Conrad Shawcross.
Entering into the world of The Universe and Art, there are 4 parts for the visitors to view, learn and immerse into the our mysterious universe
Historical cosmologies
The first part of the exhibition focus on historical cosmologies from around the world, including religious arts from the Buddhist, Hindu and Jain traditions, on loan from Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. Visitors can also view the masterpieces by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, on display for the first time in Singapore.
New scientific thinking on the Universe
The second part focus on scientific thinking of the Universe by contemporary artists including Björn Dahlem, Mariko Mori, Andreas Gursky, and the new commission by Conrad Shawcross.
Origin of life in the cosmos
The third part explores the origin of life in the cosmos, through artworks by major figures, such as Pierre Huyghe, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Laurent Grasso, and Patricia Piccinini.
Life in space
The fourth part of the exhibition is about pondering life in space, through the work of historical pioneer, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and contemporary artists including Arthur Woods, Kitsuo Dubois, Takuro Osaka, and Dragan Živadinov.
The commissioned work by Conrad Shawcross caught my attention, his artwork is titled “Slow Arc inside a Cube VIII”. Shawcross amazing commissioned artwork is a kinetic sculpture inspired by science. With the world’s technology improved vastly over the centuries, radical new theories and vast international space endeavours, the Universe is still like a mystery to us human beings on Earth, there is still so much unknown. Shawcross created this artwork to invite us and make us ponder on the unknown and mysteries of the Universe.
Through the selected photgraphs that I took at The Universe and Art and shared inside my Flickr collection, this special and unique exhibition is something worth visiting, for everybody to learn and understand more about the human race, arts, culture, our planet Mother Earth and the Universe beyond. Do visit the ArtScience Museum website for more information on the programmes organised by the ArtScience Museum that visitors can participate and join.
As I left the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, away from the The Universe and Art exhibition, I asked myself again, “Is there life beyond the Universe and our planet Mother Earth?”
I don’t have an answer, I may never have an answer. However, I did learn more about the mysteries and beauty of the Universe through the arts.
I would like to thank ArtScience Museum and Asian Civilisations Museum for the invitation to the The Universe and Art exhibition.
Key information and details on The Universe and Art at ArtScience Museum
Exhibition period: 1st April to 30th July 2017
Tickets can be purchased from Marina Bay Sands box offices and website. Terms and conditions apply.
Ticket prices:
The Universe and Art
| Standard Ticket (SGD$) | Adult | $17 |
| Seniors (65 years and above) | $14 | |
| Child (2-12 years) | $10 | |
| Family package (2 kids and 2 adults) | $44 | |
| Singapore Residence (SGD$) | Adult | $14 |
| Seniors (65 years and above) | $11 | |
| Child (2-12 years) | $7 | |
| Family package (2 kids and 2 adults) | $35 |
The Universe and Art + Future World
| Standard Ticket (SGD$) | Adult | $28 |
| Seniors (65 years and above) | $24 | |
| Child (2-12 years) | $17 | |
| Family package (2 kids and 2 adults) | $73 | |
| Singapore Residence (SGD$) | Adult | $24 |
| Seniors (65 years and above) | $20 | |
| Child (2-12 years) | $12 | |
| Family package (2 kids and 2 adults) | $60 |
For more information on the exhibition, please visit www.marinabaysands.com/ArtScienceMuseum
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