Slowly but surely, zines have been finding renewed momentum over the last couple of years. Fans of this DIY-centric medium will be glad to know that zine fairs are back in action, beginning with Cut Copy Paste, a new fair organised by online art book store Thing Books and curated by independent store Shrub.

More than 40 exhibitors from Singapore and around the region will be showcasing their wares, alongside a series of programmes such as risograph workshops, film screenings and talks by various independent makers on how you can get started on your own zine, should you feel like giving it a go.

More information here.

Jan 27 -29, from noon to 8pm, at Temasek Polytechnic 

You’ve read our Q&A with the effervescent femme pop curatorial group Fated love sky, which recently presented a multi-pronged exhibition by the same name at Singapore Art Week 2023. Now the fruits of their work will culminate in a reality TV-inspired all-in-one comedy night, film screening and pop party, hosted by none other than Singapore’s top comedienne, Preetipls.  

The night begins with a screening of a four-episode art parody/mockumentary film (titled Luv, it’s just art) – all you need to know about an artist’s social identity crisis, inner monologues, secret life, and more. It is a celebration of friendship, femme and queer joys in art. “You just need to take the heat and enjoy a bit of spice, steam, cuteness and celestial madness,” goes the group’s curatorial statement.  

The theatre screening will subsequently transition into a hot, pop campy nightclub party with live DJ sets by familiar names such as soyf§g and xaetherx.

Get your tickets here.

Jan 28, from 9pm t0 2am, at The Projector, #05-00 Golden Mile Tower

While independent art spaces in Singapore are on the rise, the same cannot be said for such spaces in the fashion realm – which is what made Fashion On Display, an independent fashion curation studio and experimental gallery started by writer and researcher Weiqi Yap such a treasure, not only for its rarity but also the unusual and thoughtful exhibitions it’s helped to give space to. 

Unfortunately for fashion lovers, Fashion On Display is winding down – after all, it is a fully self-funded project and was only intended to be a year-long experiment. The 300 sq ft gallery’s final show, titled Fashion On Display: 204 Days, is a summative showcase of the gallery’s past four fashion exhibitions, featuring objects, ephemera, and zines from these four exhibitions. Visitors are invited to revisit their experiences of the gallery’s exhibitions and share their hopes for future independent fashion spaces in Singapore.

There are several talks scheduled: Topics include the value of independent fashion spaces (Feb 4, 2pm-3pm) as well as the state of fashion image-making in Singapore (Feb 11, 1pm-2pm). This exhibition is only open for guided curator’s tours, register here now.

Tours take place Jan 28 (2pm-3pm), Feb 4 (3:30pm- 4:30pm) and Feb 11 (2pm-3pm) at #04-04D Heng Loong Building, 61 Bukit Batok Crescent

If you’ve not been to fast-rising artist Khairulddin Wahab‘s beautiful sophomore solo show, titled Shape of Land, this is the final weekend to catch it. Khairulddin’s exhibition would be a good place to start for anyone seeking an introduction to colonialism and how it intersects with environmental history in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

The artist’s poetic tableaus are known for weaving narratives drawn from those inter-connected topics and are based on found images and archival materials. The latest show by this 2018 recipient of the prestigious UOB Painting of the Year explores this fascination with colonialism further – specifically the colonial use of geography to accumulate information, wealth and power.

On now till Jan 29, from noon to 7pm (Monday to Saturday) and from noon to 6pm (on Sunday) at Cuturi Gallery, 61 Aliwal Street