Exhibition at ArtScience Museum, Singapore
ArtScience Museum Singapore presents the spectacular new exhibition MARS: The Red Mirror. Mars has long captured our collective imagination and what it represents for humanity. The exhibition explores our fascination and connection with the planet Mars — from ancient times to the present — through art, history and science. The exhibition synthesizes 12,000 years of cultural history surrounding Mars featuring rare scientific manuscripts that have shaped modern astronomy, along with contemporary artworks.
Journeying from ancient myth to what may become a very real future, this exhibition confronts the current crises facing planet Earth while envisioning humanity’s possible future relationship with Mars. The exhibition positions the exploration of Mars as a quest across different cultures and eras. At the same time, it provides a platform for contemporary artists who collectively discuss the hopes and challenges yet to come in our planetary pursuits.
Michael participates at the exhibition with the large-scale triptych "starbase" (2022), the video "terraforming" (2017) and his most recent video "*starship"(2023), which will have its international premier in Singapore.
The exhibition is presented by ArtScience Museum and the Centre of Contemporary Culture Barcelona.
Curated by Juan Insua and Dimitris Kontopoulos
Location: ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Opening reception: 25 November 2023
Exhibition dates: 26 November 2023 - 7 April 2024