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Passion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art will be held at the Level 4 Gallery of National Gallery Singapore and is strictly for visitors aged 18 and above; valid identification will be required at entry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tickets for the exhibition cost S$5 for Singapore citizens and permanent residents, and S$8 for other nationalities. More information can be found at the exhibition’s website.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Patrick Flores, chief curator and project director of the exhibition, said: \u201cArt and desire have always been intertwined, yet conversations about pleasure and the body remain shielded in the region\u2019s public sphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cPassion is Volcanic: Desire in Southeast Asian Art engages with these themes in a considered and meaningful way and demonstrates how complex subjects can be approached with intellectual rigour and curatorial care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“This exhibition invites us to look beyond familiar or simplified ideas of the erotic, exploring how desire is not fixed, but shaped by culture, history, and power. It opens up a more layered understanding of Southeast Asian art, one that centres lived, embodied experience as a vital force in artistic practice.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n