SPECIAL EVENT

Hope and Defiance – Frida Kahlo Opening Symposium

Lean into the intimate universe of Frida Kahlo and explore the life, art and enduring legacy of one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century. 

Featuring Kahlo scholars, fashion curators, artists and exhibition producers, Hope and Defiance – Frida Kahlo Opening Symposium discusses how Kahlo’s artistic practice, ideology and sartorial identity were shaped by her cultural heritage and experience of gender and disability. It further delves into the ideas, universal themes and emotions generated around Kahlo as an iconic figure to consider her profound impact that extends beyond the art world.

Speakers include Circe Henestrosa (Fashion Curator and Head of the School of Fashion at LASALLE College of the Arts), Lidia Riveros (Curator of Mexican Art and Culture), Jordi Sellas (CEO of Layers of Reality), Gail Chin (Exhibition Producer at ArtScience Museum), Joshua Lau (Assistant Curator at ArtScience Museum) and Victoria Chua (Curator of Exhibitions and Productions at ArtScience Museum).

 

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
2pm – 2.05pmWelcome and introduction
2.05pm – 2.15pmOpening remarks by Honor Harger (Vice President of Attractions and ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands)
2.15pm – 2.35pmJordi Sellas (CEO of Layers of Reality) on the immersive biography of Kahlo and Frida: The Life of an Icon as part of the studio’s work in creating transformative experiences with new immersive languages
2.35pm – 3pmGail Chin (Exhibition Producer at ArtScience Museum), Joshua Lau (Assistant Curator at ArtScience Museum) and Victoria Chua (Curator of Exhibitions and Productions at ArtScience Museum) on the making and adaptation of Frida: The Life of an Icon and Laid Bare: Frida’s Inner World exhibitions, presented as part of the Frida Forever special season at ArtScience Museum
3pm – 3.35pmCirce Henestrosa (Fashion Curator and Head of the School of Fashion at LASALLE College of the Arts) on Kahlo’s self-fashioning informed by her ethnicity, ideology and life with a disability, through a close reading of her wardrobe and personal items
3.35pm – 3.55pmLidia Riveros (Curator of Mexican Art and Culture) on her commissioned piece drawing inspiration from Kahlo’s universe, La Casa Azul and Mexican cultural heritage
3.55pm – 4.25pmQ&A with Circe Henestrosa, Lidia Riveros, Gail Chin and Adrian George (Director of Programmes, Exhibitions and Museum Services at ArtScience Museum), moderated by Zhang Baoxin (Curator of Public Programmes at ArtScience Museum)

date
4 May (Sat)
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2pm – 4.25pm
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ArtScience Cinema, Level 4

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