An expressive practice
Wong Xin Yi
Year 3 · Art History & Curating · Singapore Curating small shows in unusual places: a laundromat, a florist, and next month a hair salon.
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Set and Dry
Local salons are where generations of women have talked about everything. Could a salon hold an art show without disturbing the regulars?
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Experience
Curatorial Intern
Foundry Arts Space (contemporary gallery)
- Researched and wrote captions for a group exhibition.
- Handled loan forms and condition reports.
- Led two public tours.
Gallery Sitter
University art museum
- Weekend shifts and lots of visitor questions.
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Draft 6 of 80 words.
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About
My grandmother ran a hair salon, and I grew up doing homework under a dryer. I've always thought art should be found in places like that, not only in white rooms.
As a curator I care about where people already are, and about writing that a stranger can read in one breath.
I collect exhibition posters, take ballet as an adult beginner, and drink far too much bandung.
Education & community
Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Year 3, Singapore.
Curating track. Modules: Curatorial Practice, Southeast Asian Modern Art, Museum Studies, Art Writing, Exhibition Design.
Co-founder of the student curators' collective (14 members).
Skills
- Curating
- Exhibition design
- Open calls
- Artist liaison
- Install
- Writing
- Wall texts
- Catalogue essays
- Grant applications
- Research
- Archives
- Interviews
- Provenance basics
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