Erotica in the Museum | A Sex and Lex(icon) workshop with syrup (M18)
Erotica in the Museum | A Sex and Lex(icon) workshop with syrup (M18)
Sat 29 Aug | 6.30 – 9 pm | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 4 Gallery (Near Lift Lobby B) | Registration required: $25 (Standard), $20 (Concession); https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/workshops/Erotica-in-the-Museum-A-Sex-and-Lexicon-workshop-with-syrup.html
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"Erotica in the Museum" turns to moments of desire, memory, and love that resonate through the exhibition “Passion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art”.
Developed and facilitated by artist collective syrup, this intimate 2.5-hour gathering invites a series of activations and offerings across the exhibition as well as the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery. From reading an artwork and making a lexicon to physical explorations of the body, we will explore the erotic as a form of embodied knowledge and personal agency, allowing desire, vulnerability, and intuition to guide us through resistance and reclamation.
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About the speakers
syrup emerged from the coming together of five artists from Singapore – Ruby Jayaseelan, Sonia Kwek, Salty Xi Jie Ng, ila, and Hasyimah Harith – whose individual practices each engage with the erotic in distinct yet resonant ways. Forming a dynamic collective, syrup was born out of a shared interest and belief in the erotic as a site of inquiry, expression, and transformation, bringing together a multiplicity of approaches across performance, movement, sound, and social practices. Their convergence creates a fluid platform for these practices to intersect, fostering a space that is both collaborative and exploratory.
Image Credit: syrup. “anything can happen but not everything can happen,” 2025. Image Courtesy of syrup.
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Sat 29 Aug | 6.30 – 9 pm | National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level 4 Gallery (Near Lift Lobby B) | Registration required: $25 (Standard), $20 (Concession); https://www.nationalgallery.sg/sg/en/workshops/Erotica-in-the-Museum-A-Sex-and-Lexicon-workshop-with-syrup.html
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"Erotica in the Museum" turns to moments of desire, memory, and love that resonate through the exhibition “Passion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art”.
Developed and facilitated by artist collective syrup, this intimate 2.5-hour gathering invites a series of activations and offerings across the exhibition as well as the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery. From reading an artwork and making a lexicon to physical explorations of the body, we will explore the erotic as a form of embodied knowledge and personal agency, allowing desire, vulnerability, and intuition to guide us through resistance and reclamation.
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About the speakers
syrup emerged from the coming together of five artists from Singapore – Ruby Jayaseelan, Sonia Kwek, Salty Xi Jie Ng, ila, and Hasyimah Harith – whose individual practices each engage with the erotic in distinct yet resonant ways. Forming a dynamic collective, syrup was born out of a shared interest and belief in the erotic as a site of inquiry, expression, and transformation, bringing together a multiplicity of approaches across performance, movement, sound, and social practices. Their convergence creates a fluid platform for these practices to intersect, fostering a space that is both collaborative and exploratory.
Image Credit: syrup. “anything can happen but not everything can happen,” 2025. Image Courtesy of syrup.
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