For 2008, MOPAsia is curated around the theme Still/Moving: Photography & Cinema. The theme is based on the relationship between photography and cinema, between the photographic and the cinematic. What are convergences and divergences between photography and cinema? How has an art form with a shared heritage informed each other over the course of their separate evolutions? The theme will be addressed through a wide variety of exhibitions, events and public programs. This theme will be addressed in all its diversity, in an attempt to explore the relationship between the two art forms, from literal approaches to more conceptual ones, from classic documentary photography to experimental photo installations and projections. It will thus keep a balance between classic and experimental photography, so as to display various aspects of the medium, in its relationship to the art of cinema and the concept of cinematic.

In 2008, MOPAsia presents the exhibitions:

Magic of Cinema – A Magnum Photos Exhibition, a group exhibition by Magnum photographers at The Cathay Gallery, 13 June to 20 July, Mon-Sat 12noon to 8pm, closed on Sundays & Public Holidays.

Alain Fleischer: Time Exposures, an exhibition by France’s top contemporary photographer and filmmaker at the Singapore Art Museum, 21 June to 3 Aug, Mondays to Sundays, 10.00am - 7.00pm, Fridays, 10.00am - 9.00pm (free admission on Fridays, 6.00pm - 9.00 pm).

The Life of Shauna an exhibition by Sean Lee at Post-Museum, 15 June to 29 June, Tues-Fri 5-10pm, Sat-Sun 12-10pm, closed on Mondays. 

HanoiHaiku an exhibition by Sherman Ong at 2902 Gallery, 18 June to 2 July, Mon – Sun 12 – 7pm daily.

Out Of Focus, an exhibition of works by emerging Singapore-based photographers at the Night & Day Gallery, 25 June to 9th July, Monday to Saturdays, 12pm-12am, closed for lunch 1-2pm.

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