National Museum of Singapore launches permanent digital gallery with Sarah Choo Jing commission
Gallery10, the National Museum of Singapore's first permanent digital gallery, will open as a space for artists to investigate connections between art and technology. Director Angelita Teo emphasized that museums now must engage with the present, not just the past, and Gallery10 will use digital tools to create immersive experiences linking history and art. Multidisciplinary artist Sarah Choo Jing has been commissioned to create a three-channel video installation called Art of the Rehearsal for the gallery's permanent collection. The announcement was reported by Channel News Asia in February 2017.
Key facts
- National Museum of Singapore announced its first digital gallery
- Gallery10 is a permanent space
- Focus on relationship between art and digital technology
- Angelita Teo is director of National Museum of Singapore
- Gallery aims to create immersive experiences for visitors
- Sarah Choo Jing commissioned for permanent collection
- Commission is three-channel video installation titled Art of the Rehearsal
- Announcement reported by Channel News Asia in February 2017
Entities
Artists
- Sarah Choo Jing
Institutions
- National Museum of Singapore
- Channel News Asia
Locations
- Singapore