“Grounded Conversations” talk at NUS Museum Panel Discussion | Grounded Conversations with Yeo Shih Yun and James Jack Date Wednesday, 10 April 2019 7pm S T Lee Atrium, NUS Museum NUS Museum presents this iteration of the Grounded Conversations series, which brings together Yeo Shih Yun and James Jack to mark the exhibition’s closing. Focusing […]
“Sea centric SEA” Artist workshops in Tainan February 2019 Critical Re-imagination of Intercultural Flow in the Kuroshio Current Aiming to find pathways between Taiwan, Kyushu and Singapore through collective memories of youth
SCREENING SEA BIRTH SELECTIONS What lies beneath the surface of the sea on the Pacific side of Okinawa? Despite many efforts to erase the past, sea spirits protected by generations of shamanesses can be heard. Part one begins with the story of a still unidentified ship wreck that went down near South Ukibaru Island circa 1876. Based on […]
Studio Interview with Artist James Jack by Object Lessons Space Online LINK James Jack is an artist who has created socially engaged works for the Setouchi International Art Festival, Busan Biennale Sea Art Festival, and Institute of Contemporary Art. His works have been exhibited at TMT Art Projects, TAMA Gallery, and Beppu-Wiarda Gallery. He was an […]
Dialogica James Jack + Ruri Watanabe Dialogica 2017 (still frame from 30’49” digital video) TENKU Art Festival Museum of the Sky Tomi City, Nagano, Japan This collaborative artwork made in the mountains of Kyushu at a unique site where local legends say a Chinese monk who brought the first tea leaves to Japan has been […]
Speakers: Yoshitaka Mōri James Jack Michelle Lim Tay Tong Woon Tien Wei Moderator: Chua Beng Huat Date 19 Oct 2018 Time 18:45 – 21:00 Venue Moving Image Gallery, Singapore Art Museum at 8Q 8 Queen Street, Singapore 188535 Organized by Minna Valjakka, Asia Research Institute, NUS Details can be found here More information Asia Research […]
MOLOKAI WINDOW Exhibition by James Jack Honolulu Museum of Art April 26-September 16, 2018 This installation focuses on land not as a commodity to be bought and sold, but on the visceral relationship between Molokai’s people and land. This three-year process has revealed that while the people of Molokai may have different priorities, they all […]
While I was an artist in residence at the Orford Center in June-July 2018 I worked in response to the local site from an old cabin converted into a studio. It was small and had no conveniences such as internet, but the perfect size and atmosphere for painting. I started with ink works made directly […]
Sea Birth Screening Artwork by James Jack Part one of the work Sea Birth (2017) begins with the spirits of those who have died in the sea near the site of a shipwreck from the 19th century. Part two of Sea Birth (2018) delves into the militarized spaces of the sea in Okinawa today seen […]