Earth Work 1979

Earth Work, originally staged at the National Museum Art Gallery in 1980 by Singapore artist Tang Da Wu, was one of the earliest exhibitions of land art in Singapore. Key works from the exhibition included Gully Curtains, Product of the Sun and Me and Product of the Rain and Me. Earth Work 1979 is a restaging of selected works from the seminal 1980 exhibition. This catalogue delves deeper into Tang’s practice, the circumstances of the creation of his earth works and the environment of Singapore in the 1970s and 1980s through essays, interviews, newspaper articles and never-before-seen photo documentation.

Publisher: National Gallery Singapore
Author Biography: Charmaine Toh earned her PhD at the University of Melbourne, researching pictorial photography in Singapore from the 1950s to 1970s. She is also Curator at National Gallery Singapore where she worked on exhibitions such as Siapa Nama Kamu: Art in Singapore since the 19th Century (2015) and Earthwork 1979 (2016). Previously, Charmaine was the Programme Director at Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film. She co-curated the 2013 Singapore Biennale.
Language: English
Country of Origin: Singapore
Page count: 98
Binding: Paperback
Search words: Land Art, Singapore, Tang Da Wu