As Asia’s leading contemporary arts institution, LASALLE attracts celebrated arts practitioners from around the world to visit, collaborate and inspire.
Celebrated local and international artists, designers and creative luminaries have long made LASALLE a stop on their journey—adding to a growing legacy of visiting talent. Their presence sparks exhilarating exchanges that enrich learning for both students and faculty alike.
Events
The Social Object: In conversation with author Dr Soumitri Varadarajan
In the book The Social Object, methods of design history, material culture studies and the social construction of technology are used to analyse the domestic spaces and objects in the homes …
School of Contemporary Music: Jazz and improv workshop with Alex Sipiagin
In this workshop, world-class jazz trumpeter Alex Sipiagin will share tips on expanding one’s musical vocabulary and making improvisation more natural and expressive. He will break down how to weave …
MA Asian Art Histories annual lecture with Hou Hanru: How Difficult Is Art? Art, institution, and resistance in the age of “cultural populism”
When does art become “difficult”? Indeed, art becomes “artistically meaningful” when it is brought to face and intervene in the world. This is by definition a difficult task: artists need …
Writer in Residence lecture with Xu Xi aka Sussy Komala
Join us to hear from Xu Xi 許素細, an Indonesian-Chinese author of five novels, nine collections of fiction, essays and a memoir. Xu Xi is an O’Henry Prize Story winner, …
