Something New Must Turn Up is a series of six catalogues comparing the practices of artistic forerunners in post-independence Singapore. Through their groundbreaking explorations of media, ranging from collage and printmaking to installation and digital art, these six artists actively expanded the boundaries of art.0Each standalone catalogue traces the individual journeys that these artists undertook as they strove to be continuously "new." By bringing together essays, interviews, full-coloured plates and archival material, the series offers a comparative perspective of how artists critically engaged with the conditions of multiculturalism, developmentalism and modernisation in post-independence Singapore.00Mohammad Din Mohammad (1955?2007) studied at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He was an artist, traditional healer, guru silat (Malay martial arts master), writer and collector of Southeast Asian objects. Above all, he was a Sufi mystic. This mystical form of Islam deeply informed all aspects of his life and art.0The Mistaken Ancestor charts the synthesis of Mohammad Din Mohammad?s art, healing and collecting practices over four decades. Presenting paintings, assemblages and extensive materials from the artist?s personal archives, the exhibition offers insights into his life-long commitment to harnessing different facets of Sufi mysticism for the rejuvenation of the human body and spirit in contemporary Singapore.00Exhibition: National Gallery Singapore (07.05-22.08.2021)

Mohammad Din Mohammad : the mistaken ancestor

Mohammad Din Mohammad, 1955-2007, artist; Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, 1984- contributor; Teo, Hui Min, contributor; Ee, Elaine, editor; National Gallery Singapore, publisher, organizer

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WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB

Singapore, Singapore

S.l, 2021

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156 pages : 25 cm
Published in conjunction with Something new must turn up : six Singaporean artists after 1965 (7 May-22 August 2021), an exhibition organised by National Gallery Singapore
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Includes bibliographical references
Foreword / Eugene Tan -- Something New Must Turn Up: Does Independence Make Art? / Seng Yu Jin -- Mohammad Din Mohammad: The Mistaken Ancestor / Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, Teo Hui Min -- Plates -- List of Exhibited Works -- Biography -- Acknowledgements -- Credits

2024-07-01