07/01/2012 Cave Art: Dreams and Reality

From the collection of the world renowned Musée d’Orsay, over 140 Salon, Realists, Impressionists and Post-Impressionists paintings, photographs and drawings from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century will specially tour to Singapore this year. Titled Dreams and Reality: Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing and Photography from the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the exhibition explores the reaction of man towards modernity at the turn of the century from 1848 to 1912. The changing social and industrial landscapes of Paris in early modernity forced artists and photographers to rethink their approach to the visual world around them. Their varied responses generated new ways of depicting reality and a proliferation of styles.

Highlights of the exhibition include Paul Cézanne’s The Card Players,  Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night and Alexandre Cabanel’s The Birth of Venus. Many other key works by forerunners of modern art such as Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Jean-François Millet as well as female Impressionists Berthe Morisot, Marie Bracquemond and Eva Gonzalès will also be showcased. A portrait of Georges Clemenceau by Édouard Manet will travel exclusively to Singapore.

And taking us on this spellbinding tour through the industrial revolution and post-modernism is our very own Spelunker, Mumtaz Maricar, She will be conducting one of Plato's Cave's most popular events, Cave art at the end of her tour. At Cave Art, Mumtaz will teach you how to get your hands dirty and recreate the artistic styles of the exhibition!

Adult

$11     

Senior (Tourists 60 years and above)

NSF (with valid 11B pass)

HSBC Credit Card Holders

NHB Museum Pass Holders $6

Child(6 years and under)

Senior Citizen (Singaporean and 

Permanent Resident 60 years and above)

Student (with valid student pass) Free

Discount-priced tickets and complementary tickets are only available at NMS Visitor Services Counter, except for HSBC Credit Card Holders.