-min 1.png)
From the interplay of shadow and light to meditation on samsara and Buddhist ideas of attachment and escape, this ritual performance Lê-cture (a play on the artist’s surname) by artist and writer Việt Lê offers an alternative framework for engaging with the works of artists Lee Hock Moh and Nguyễn Minh Thành, as featured in Where Ink Tides Meet.
Blending performance, ritual and critical inquiry, Lê invites audiences to reimagine ink, spirituality, and non-binary embodiment as transformative modes of healing and connection. The lecture includes a live demonstration by Bin Vương, a Hà Nội-based master spirit medium of the Vietnamese indigenous shamanistic tradition known as the Mother Goddess religion, which is recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The event concludes with a conversation between the artists and Patrick Flores, Chief Curator at National Gallery Singapore.
-
When: 1 Nov 2025, 2pm - Suitable For: Adults
- Where: Supreme Court Wing, Level 5, Glass Room
- Ticket information: Free, registration required
About the Artist
Việt Lê is an artist, writer, curator and Professor Emeritus at California College of the Arts. Lê’s creative and critical practice focuses on sexualities and spiritualities—the physical and the metaphysical. Their hybrid projects spanning experimental film, ritual performance, painting, installations, and text, all oriented toward healing.
Focused on Global South indigenous shamanisms and knowledge traditions, Lê's non-profit foundation SEA sạ seeks to share resources and wisdom among artists, healers, and researchers. Rooted in Southeast Asian cosmologies, Lê continues their training and practice as a Vietnamese indigenous shaman-monk through various mediums. Their book Return Engagements received the 2023 Outstanding Book Award in Media and Visual Culture from the Association of Asian American Studies.
Explore More
Into the Modern: Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Explore the revolutionary world of Impressionism through iconic works by Renoir, Monet, Manet, Cézanne, and Degas, never before exhibited in Singapore.
Singapore Stories: Pathways and Detours in Art
The newly revamped DBS Singapore Gallery exhibition presents a layered, ever-changing story of Singapore’s art history. Explore the unique pathways and detours of artists, and see their iconic artworks from the 19th century to present.
Fernando Zóbel: Order is Essential
This survey of his art invites you to travel with Zóbel to North America, Asia and Europe, where he practised from the 1940s to the 1980s.