Non-profit organisation Asian Film Archive has put together a retrospective dedicated to auteur Wong Kar Wai. There’s no question that the director is one of the most influential filmmakers in contemporary cinema and these days, one can hardly scroll through Instagram without encountering a film still from say, In The Mood For Love or Chungking Express (you know the one – a screenshot of young Takeshi Kaneshiro and his 10,000 years password).

Eight of the director’s most iconic films – As Tears Go By (1988), Days of Being Wild (1990), Chungking Express (1994), Fallen Angels (1995), Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2000), 2046 (2004) and Ashes of Time Redux (2008) – will be available on the big screen as a rare treat. You know they’ll move fast once the tickets are up for sale.

March 5 to April 4 at Oldham Theatre, 1 Canning Rise

*Tickets were originally slated to go on sale this week. However, the Asian Film Archive is experiencing some technical difficulties currently and will announce a new date for ticket sales

Sundaram Tagore Gallery is currently playing host to a must-see exhibition titled Hiroshi Senju: Beginnings. This is the first time since 2015 that the seminal Japanese artist has unveiled new works in his signature Waterfall series.

If you’re not familiar with Senju’s works, he’s known for his abstract, almost ethereal takes on natural phenomena, with waterfalls as a recurring motif. Among them is Waterfall (2019, natural pigments on Japanese mulberry paper mounted on board, 194 x 162 cm), pictured above.

The current show was inspired by the rugged terrain of the island of Oahu, and sees Senju using platinum pigment for the first time, lending a subtle sheen and luminosity to the works.

On now till February 28 at Sundaram Tagore, 5 Lock Road, Gillman Barracks 

Fans of cult leather accessories label Omitir Concepts should pay attention: the brand, which is known for its industrial designs, is holding a rare sample sale this weekend. Not only that, the sale will be held at the newly opened showroom of vintage furniture purveyor Aeae Furniture, so it’s a good chance to check that out as well, if you’re into functionalist, thoughtful designs.

February 20 to February 21, 12pm-6pm at #01-16 25 Depot Lane 

Independent arts organisation OH! Open House is back with the second season of their popular digital art walk. Titled The distance between us, the show aims to explore how the ways in which we perceive and experience distance have changed, thanks to the pandemic.

Taking place in the form of a point-and-click video game, the audience is cast in the role of the “Sleeping Man”, set in his bedroom, encountering seven artworks and making choices in how they would like to explore the works over four episodes that are released weekly.

“Season Two explores ‘distance’ but not just as a pandemic measure,” says Kirti Bhaskar Upadhaya, assistant curator of OH! Open House. “The commissioned artists explored it in terms of personal boundaries, relationships, and more. It was important to consider how audiences were introduced to such ideas and the artworks. We wanted to create an interactive and layered experience, more so than Season One.”

The distance between us is released weekly, with the first episode launching on February 19, at 6pm. Catch it here. Head here for more details.