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VHS Late Tapes Takeover:
Tiffany Lee and Loren Tsang present SUPER LINGERIE
Institute of Contemporary Arts

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SUPER LINGERIE slips into the glossy, excessive and wonderfully peculiar world of Asian lingerie culture, where underwear is outerwear and a change of outfit is always a dramatic affair.

From Body Conscious, Pururun Sangunshi Piranger: Cosplay Bishoujo Encyclopedia and the Super Lingerie series, this programme follows lingerie through its many lives: advertised, sold, worn and performed. Drawing on the glossy imagery, synthetic fabrics and choreographed displays of ’90s and early-2000s lingerie culture, the screening looks to the era’s video catalogues: seductive, aspirational and often hilariously over-the-top showcases for the sale and distribution of underwear across Asia. Against the backdrop of East Asia’s expanding garment industry, these tapes offer a playful collision of commerce and spectacle, where the visual language of advertising meets the exaggerated tropes of genre cinema.

From shiny nylon and improbable dance routines to theatrical poses and extravagant costume changes, lingerie becomes as much a performance as a product.

Expect satin-clad dancers, synthetic sensations, outrageous sales pitches and enough nylon to go around.

 
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Fri, 20 Nov 2026
Cinema 1
09:15 pm
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