Moses Tan

MOSES TAN

borrowed intimacies Ames Yavuz 1 December 2020–8 January 2021 Singapore

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borrowed intimacies is a presentation of new works examining various layers surrounding queerness, failure, allegory and intimacy. Using the oft-used bedroom as a starting inspiration point, the works occupy an installation wherein the public and private meld. The glass case, a metaphor for the closet, litters the space where audiences are invited to partake in the intimacy afforded by various sites and locales. A waft of quiet melancholia permeates the space as one intuits it affectively.

A combination of drawings, clay objects and video, the works intermingle in various disarrays. Hidden meanings take over articulative language, orientations take over text, and objects function as desires. The inability to articulate manifests in different forms, from visual to textural, auditory, and experiential.

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Careless whispers by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Careless whispers, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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Careless whistles by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Careless whistles, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
30.9 x 23.1 x 5 cm
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Finding Solace by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Finding Solace, 2020 Graphite and charcoal on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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Friendly fire by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Friendly fire, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 15 x 5 cm
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Garden of carnal delights by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Garden of carnal delights, 2020 Graphite on wood
20.5 x 25 x 2 cm
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Gathering of whispers by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Gathering of whispers, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 cm
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One more try by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan One more try?, 2020 Graphite on wood
15 x 15 x 2 cm
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OnlyFans by Moses Tan contemporary artwork moving image

Moses Tan OnlyFans, 2020 Video, colour, audio, 3 mins 52 secs
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Suspicious activity 1 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Suspicious activity 1, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 15 x 5 cm
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Suspicious activity 2 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Suspicious activity 2, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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Suspicious activity 3 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Suspicious activity 3, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
17.7 x 12.5 x 5 cm
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Suspicious activity 4 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Suspicious activity 4, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
45.5 x 30.5 x 5 cm
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Suspicious activity 5 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Suspicious activity 5, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
20.3 x 25.3 x 5 cm
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The inarticulate fool by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan The inarticulate fool, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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The penetrable closet by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan The penetrable closet, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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The woods we curl in by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan The woods we curl in, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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The woods the woods by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan The woods, the woods, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
13 x 18 x 5 cm
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Two one two by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Two, one, two, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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Unfounded intimacies by Moses Tan contemporary artwork moving image

Moses Tan Unfounded intimacies, 2020 Video, colour, audio, 3 mins 51 secs; aggregate and clay floor installation
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Unholy object 1 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #1, 2020 Polymer clay, mirrored glass box
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Unholy object 15 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #15, 2020 Polymer clay, synthetic pearls, glass box, bell jar
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Unholy object 2 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #2, 2020 Polymer clay, synthetic pearl, glass box
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Unholy object 4 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #4, 2020 Polymer clay, synthetic pearls, glass box
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Unholy object 5 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #5, 2020 Polymer clay, stainless steel earring, mirrored glass box
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Unholy Object 6 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy Object #6, 2020 Polymer clay, glass box
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Unholy object 7 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #7, 2020 Polymer clay, stainless steel earring
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Unholy object 8 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #8, 2020 Polymer clay
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Unholy object 9 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy object #9, 2020 Polymer clay, glass box
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Unholy objects 16 by Moses Tan contemporary artwork sculpture

Moses Tan Unholy objects #16, 2020 Polymer clay
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Veritable oust by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan Veritable oust, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
17.7 x 12.5 cm
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When do we ask of what home will be by Moses Tan contemporary artwork drawing works on paper

Moses Tan When do we ask, of what home will be?, 2020 Graphite on gesso hardboard canvas
15 x 10.5 x 5 cm
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