ART + LIVE : RESONATES WITH

In times of Covid, we appreciate all the more the beauty of great music and art and their power  to soothe.

CultureLink artists Melvyn Tan and Margaret Leng Tan were invited to be part of ART+ LIVE digital series by the National Gallery, where they respond to paintings through their music.

Melvyn Tan responded to paintings of British and Asian royalty from the Gallery’s long-term exhibition Between Declarations and Dreams, reflecting on the theme of “Art and Power”, with a programme of Debussy, Beethoven and Ravel.

Selected Artworks

-Portrait of King Nangklao (1916) by Phra Soralaklikhit
-Portrait of King George V (date unknown) by unknown artist after Sir Luke Fildes

Programme

Debussy : Pagodes, Estampes 1st movement
Debussy : La Térrasse des Audiences du Clair de Lune, Prelude Book II
Beethoven: Sonata no 26, ‘Les Adieux’, 1st movement
Ravel : Le Tombeau de Couperin, Forlane, 3rd movement

Inspired  by the works of Singaporean women artists Kim Lim and Eng Tow, Margaret Leng Tan weaves in compositions by John Cage and George Crumb.

Selected Artworks 

– Full Moon (2011), by Eng Tow

– Red Etching (1969)
– Silver (1970)
– Untitled b (1971)
– Jaune Foncé (1972)
– Steps (1967)
– Segments (1988)

by Kim Lim

Programme