Not Quite Something
19 Jan 2025
2.30–3pm, 4–4.30pm
National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 3, Singtel Gallery 3
Free
Song-Ming Ang presents a unique musical response that brings together prepared guitar, daxophone and electronics via a minimalist approach. The performance is slow, meditative, and designed to create an intimate and reflective atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from the tactile quality of Kim Lim’s sculptural works, Ang incorporates subtle sonic textures that echo the visceral nature of Lim’s art. Small objects will also be used, deepening the connection between the physicality of Lim’s sculptures and the delicate, nuanced sounds produced through Ang’s electroacoustic setup.
Song-Ming Ang’s idiosyncratic creative practice draws on conceptual art and experimental music while being rooted in the everyday. In the name of art, he has played a Bach Prelude backwards, forged Justin Bieber's signature and written “songs to change the world” with the public. In 2019, Ang represented Singapore at the 58th Venice Biennale with a solo presentation, Music for Everyone: Variations On a Theme.
