Ho Tzu Nyen: “The World is a Space for Transformation” – Brooklyn, NY

Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts in collaboration with Asia Art Archive in America is delighted to present a distinctive lecture-performance public program, “The World is a Space for Transformation,” with internationally acclaimed Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen, taking place in New York on Saturday, December 14th. Space is limited; RSVP is required.

Doors open at 1pm
Ho Tzu Nyen lecture-perfomance will begin promptly at 1:30pm
Panel discussion and Q&A at 2:30pm
Program wrap-up at 3pm

Ho’s art practice delves deeply into diverse philosophies, traditions, and histories that offer fresh insights into Southeast Asia, past and present. This newly conceived public program seeks to illuminate the multifaceted spiritual themes that emerge throughout much of Ho’s work. It will serve as a fitting conclusion to his current solo exhibition, “Time & the Tiger,” on view at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College through December 1.

In addition to Ho’s lecture-performance, there will be a light brunch reception and Q&A discussion. Generously co-sponsored by the James H. W. Thompson Foundation and the MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, this event will inaugurate FSA’s new series of annual public programs showcasing the work of notable artists and scholars from Southeast Asia.

Artist Bio

Born in Singapore in 1976, Ho Tzu Nyen rose to international prominence in the early 2000s with his innovative video installations, films, paintings, and theatrical performances. His works have been featured at museums and film festivals around the world, including a major mid-career retrospective at the Singapore Art Museum in 2023-24. He represented Singapore in the 2011 Venice Biennale.

Steeped in numerous Eastern and Western cultural references ranging from art history to theatre and from cinema to music to philosophy, Ho’s works blend mythical narratives and historical facts to mobilize different understandings of history, its writing and its transmission. A central theme of his œuvre is a long-term investigation of the plurality of cultural identities in Southeast Asia, weaving together different regimes of knowledge, narratives and representations. From documentary research to fantasy, his work combines archival images, animation and film in installations that are often immersive and theatrical.

For articles and interviews with Ho on his practice, please see FSA’s program page here.