Singapore, Jan. 21 -- The Substation has appointed two new artistic directors to oversee a fresh line-up of events at the independent arts venue.
Artist-curator Woon Tien Wei, 44, and classically trained odissi dancer Raka Maitra, 50, assumed their new roles from Jan 6. They took over the mantle from former artistic director Alan Oei, 43, who previously told The Straits Times he would be returning to his art practice after leaving The Substation.
Over his four-year tenure, Oei oversaw programmes such as 2016's exhibition Each Blade Of Grass Each Shrub Each Tree, inspired by the debate over the Cross Island Line; and 2017's exhibition Discipline The City, which explored the politics of space.
Before he took on the post, the artist-cura...