13 – 19 January 2014 Singapore’s first-ever curated tour of the city’s premier art galleries
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Contents Editorial
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Programme
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Gallery Profiles
Art-2 Gallery Art Plural Gallery
Art Seasons
Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
Chan Hampe Galleries
Gajah Gallery
Galerie Belvedere
Galerie Steph
Ikkan Art Gallery
iPRECIATION
Linda Gallery
Maya Gallery
Singapore Tyler Print Institute
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Events
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Visitor Info and Maps
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Introduction Art Galleries Association, Singapore (AGAS) is proud to launch our ART IN MOTION event, which focuses on making gallery visits easy and accessible to foreign visitors and locals alike. AGAS is a non-profit organisation comprising 28 leading art galleries in Singapore. Established in 1996, it is committed to the development of visual arts and the gallery trade in Singapore. We are the industry body that governs professional and ethical gallery practice in Singapore and serve to increase public awareness of the roles and responsibilities of art dealers. It is the duty of AGAS and its members to promote art appreciation in the community, thereby enhancing the value and understanding of art and culture in Singapore. Gallery owners are met with the constant challenge of developing audiences for their places of business. AGAS aims to address this challenge by developing an annual event – ART IN MOTION – to coincide with Singapore Art Week. During this week, AGAS will entice local and foreign art audiences to commercial gallery spaces throughout Singapore – essential spaces for discovery and discourse in the visual arts ecology. We believe that creating such opportunities is invaluable to galleries here in Singapore. ART IN MOTION will feature exhibitions, artist talks, art installations, and live art demonstrations held in and around all our participating galleries. Whether you are a collector, an artist, an art enthusiast, or just someone curious to learn more about our AGAS art galleries in Singapore, ART IN MOTION provides a platform to meet your needs. AGAS warmly welcomes you to come join us on the bus tour to visit our galleries.
Vera Ong President Art Galleries Association, Singapore
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We are delighted to welcome you to the first edition of ART IN MOTION. Involving 13 galleries dotted around the island of Singapore, this unprecedented coordination of activities during Singapore Art Week builds up to a free guided bus tour of galleries over the weekend. This project reflects the AGAS mission to promote art appreciation to communities, thereby enhancing the value and understanding of art and culture in Singapore. Features of this year’s ART IN MOTION includes a launch function inaugurated by international artist Tatsuo Miyajima at Les Bouchons Rive Gauche at Robertson Quay, a temporary public artwork Perfect Day installed at Loof rooftop bar in the Bras Basah Cultural Precinct, an emerging artist pop-up gallery at ARTSPACE@Helutrans in Tanjong Pagar Distripark, an art film screening by Cai Lei at Linda Gallery in Dempsey Hill, and a host of talks, brunches, and cocktail functions in various locations around Singapore throughout the week. Singapore is historically and geographically positioned as the centre of South East Asian art and culture and is a key driver in the collection, education, and dissemination of art and its histories in the region. Surrounded by diverse art communities reflected in the range of its gallery offerings, ART IN MOTION presents a fresh, wide-ranging, and current view of Singapore’s art scene for collectors, art professionals, and art enthusiasts alike. We sincerely thank the Singapore Tourism Board for their support, as well as all our partners who have helped make ART IN MOTION a success. ART IN MOTION would not exist without the participation of our member galleries and we are grateful for their support of the first edition of ART IN MOTION, their devotion to their artists and their belief in the work they exhibit, and for making Singapore a vibrant, exciting city to view, experience, and buy art. We look forward to seeing you at ART IN MOTION! Benjamin Hampe Director ART IN MOTION
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Tatsuo Miyajima
Tatsuo Miyajima is one of Japan’s foremost sculptors and installation artists. Employing contemporary materials such as electric circuits, video, and computers, Miyajima’s supremely technological works have centred on his use of digital light-emitting diode (LED) counters. “Time connects everything,” says Miyajima. “I want people to think about the universe and the human spirit.” Miyajima, born in 1957, lives and works in Ibaraki, Japan. Recent exhibitions include Ullens Center, Beijing (2011); Museo D’arte Contemporanea Rome (2004); Artsonje Center, Seoul, (2002); Hayward Gallery, London (1997). Tatsuo Miyajima is the ART IN MOTION 2014 guestof-honour and will be represented by Lisson Gallery at Art Stage Singapore 2014.
Singapore Office 51 Waterloo St, 03–06 Singapore 187969 (65) 6337 3075 sarahw@lissongallery.com
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Programme Breakdown Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
6:30pm — Joint Opening Exhibition at Old Hill Street Police Station
5:00pm — Joint Opening Reception of Currents by Zhang Chun Hong, Sweet Surrender by Sharmistha Ray, Neo Folk Two, and FRATERNIZE
6:00pm — Art Stage Vernissage
13 January
Organised by Art-2 Gallery, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery, Gajah Gallery & Galerie Belvedere (Old Hill Street Police Station Cluster)
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15 January
Organised by Art Stage. For Art Stage VIP card members only and by invitation only.
Organised by Galerie Steph and Ikkan Art Gallery, supported by ARTSPACE@Helutrans
6:00pm — Opening Reception Han Sai Por – Moving Forest
Organised by STPI
8:00pm — Official Launch & Dinner Party at Les Bouchons Rive Gauche By invitation only. Interested attendees can pre-register on agas.org.sg or walk in but will be subjected to a S$150 participation fee Guest-of-Honour: Mr Tatsuo Miyajima Champagne Partner: Perrier-Jouët Wine Partner: Wyndham Estate
The Last Kopitiam, Eugene Soh, 2010
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Progr amme breakdown
Saturday
Sunday
11:00am–7:00pm —
11:00am–7:00pm —
Shuttle buses on loop service will operate from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Shuttle buses on loop service will operate from 11:00am to 7:00pm
12:00pm — ARTSaturdays – Batik
11:00am–3:00pm — Brunch
Organised by Maya Gallery
Organised by Artesan Gallery, Chan Hampe Galleries, Element Art Space & Nikei Fine Art (Raffles Hotel Cluster)
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ART IN MOTION Gallery Tours
Painting & “Live” Portraits
Art Seasons Singapore
2:00pm — Embryonic Meet the Young Artists Organised by Maya Gallery
Thursday 16 January
9:30am — STPI hosts Art Stage
2:30pm — FRATERNIZE Artist Walkthrough
Organised by Galerie Steph and Ikkan Art Gallery, supported by ARTSPACE@Helutrans
2:30pm — Artist Talk, Han Sai Por
VIP Breakfast in celebration of Singapore Artweek.
Organised by STPI
Featuring new collaberative works Moving Forest by Han Sai Por
3:00pm — Cocktail Reception for Grand Masters of Art
For ArtStage VIP card members and AIM participants
19 January
ART IN MOTION Gallery Tours
at Raffles Hotel
2:00pm — Film, Artwork in the Making Organised by Linda Gallery
2:00pm — Embryonic Meet the Young Artists Organised by Maya Gallery
2:30pm — FRATERNIZE Artist Walkthrough
Organised by Galerie Steph and Ikkan Art Gallery,supported by ARTSPACE@Helutrans
Organised by Galerie Belvedere By invitation only
6:00pm — Opening Reception
of Solo Exhibition by Zaw Win Pe
4:00pm — Artist Talk, Dawn Ng
Organised by Art Seasons
Organised by Chan Hampe Galleries
6:30pm — Opening Reception of Embryonic Exhibition of Young Artists
4:30pm — Contemporary Myanmar Art Talk Organised by Art Seasons
Surface of Everyday Life exhibition, Ikkan Art Gallery
Organised by Maya Gallery
6:30pm — Opening Reception
of Flux – Collective Exhibition
Organised by Art Plural Gallery with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore By invitation only
5:00pm — Aliwal Urban Art
Festival at Aliwal Arts Centre
Organised by National Art Council
6:00pm — Opening Reception of Cai Lei Solo Exhibition
Organised by Linda Gallery
7:30pm — Private Reception
of Abstraction and Refinement: Chinese Ink Paintings by Gu Gan, Qiu Deshu, Wang Tiande and Wei Ligang
7:30pm — Opening Reception of Li Shan Solo Exhibition
2:30pm — Conversation with Master Artists Organised by Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
5:00pm — ART IN MOTION
Closing Party at MoCA@Loewen, Dempsey
Organised by Linda Gallery and MoCA@Loewen
Organised by MoCA@Loewen
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INDULGE YOUR SENSES
BE IMMERSED IN A DIVERSE SPREAD OF ART OFFERINGS DURING the SINGAPORE ART WEEK 2014.
From January 13-19 2014, Singapore’s visual arts scene will come alive with the return of Singapore Art Week. Join art collectors and enthusiasts from all over the world as they flock to Singapore to attend the flurry of multi-sensory blockbuster art events and exhibitions around the city. Here is our pick of three not-to-be-missed events for all arts aficionados.
Singapore Biennale 26 Oct through Feb 16 2014. Various venues, www.singaporebiennale.org. S$10.
Art Stage Singapore Jan 16-19 2014. Halls D, E, F, Level B2, Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Ave., www.artstagesingapore. com. S$33 (day pass), S$63 (season pass).
An Evening at Gillman Barracks Jan 17 2014. (Exhibitions are ongoing throughout the whole of Art Week.) 9 Lock Rd., www.gillmanbarracks.com. Free admission.
For more exciting art news from Singapore – and to download a copy of the complete guide to Art Week – head to artweek.sg
Gallery Profiles ART IN MOTION is a unique initiative that focuses on developing new audiences for gallery spaces in Singapore. Through this programme comprising of events, exhibitions, and projects, local and international visitors participating in Singapore Art Week are provided an accessible and enjoyable multivenue cultural experience and a showcase of the very best of the visual arts that Singapore has to offer. In its inaugural year, ART IN MOTION is the result of many months of hard work and organisation by the participating galleries. We encourage you to visit as many venues as possible and take part in their programmes. It is an opportunity for you to create your own personal experience of Singapore’s arts and culture. Enjoy.
Art-2 Gallery
Highlights Joint Opening Reception Old Hill Street Police Station Monday 13 January 2014 6:30pm
Sleepless in Bedok, Hong Sek Chern, 2013
Established in 1991, Art-2 Gallery functions as a contemporary art gallery and art consultancy. Specialising in contemporary sculpture, paintings and ceramics, the gallery is known for promoting a high standard of art from the Southeast Asian region through its bold exhibitions and commissions. One of the only galleries to specialise in public sculpture and three-dimensional work in Singapore, Art-2 Gallery has been a consultant on several high profile art projects, working from conception to installation of artworks.
Sleepless in the City by Hong Sek Chern 13 January to 29 January 2014
The starting point for this series of oil paintings by Hong Sek Chern is the etching “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters” (1797–1798) by Francisco Goya. The artist is fascinated by the notion of the unknown and irrational in the so-called ‘rational’ act of sleeping. For this show, the paintings showcase scenes and states of persisting after sleeplessness. Instead of showing dreamscapes that elude sleeplessness, the paintings depict snippets of day scenes – the void deck of HDBs, hawker centres, the Singapore Riverside and other parts of the city. The depicted site is usually inspired by news articles featuring events such as petty crime, traffic offences and disputes, which could be possible causes of sleeplessness. The gestures and expressionist strokes intrude or recede to suggest the constant struggle between accessing the external, objective reality whilst negotiating the internal, subjective individuality.
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Address 140 Hill Street 01–03 Old Hill Street Police Station Singapore 179369
Contact (65) 6338 8713 art@art2.com.sg art2.com.sg
Opening Hours Mondays to Saturdays 11:00am–7:00pm Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays
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Art Plural Gallery
Highlights Opening Reception of Flux – Collective Exhibition Thursday 16 January 2014 6:30pm By invitation only
Color Flows 4, Fabienne Verdier, 2012
Art Plural Gallery is a unique space dedicated to modern, contemporary art and design in the heart of Singapore’s cultural district. Founded by Swiss art dealer Frédéric de Senarclens, this innovative platform nestled in a four-storey Art Deco heritage building presents solo and group exhibitions, installations, public art projects, conferences, and art publications.
Flux – Collective Exhibition 17 January to 28 February 2014
Flux is an important collective exhibition underlining the plural identity of the gallery, bridging East and West and fostering dialogue between cultures, temporalities and artistic expressions and mediums. Flux aims to visit the flow of energy stirring the creative languages of the selected contemporary artists. The exhibition pays tribute to the creative selection of the gallery featuring works by Fabienne Verdier, Bernar Venet, Ian Davenport, Pablo Reinoso, Chun Kwang Young, Doug and Mike Starn, Nan Qi and Fu Lei.
Address 38 Armenian Street Singapore 179942
Contact (65) 6636 8360 info@artpluralgallery.com artpluralgallery.com
Opening Hours Mondays to Saturdays 11:00am–7:00pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
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Art Seasons
Highlights Opening Reception of Solo Exhibition by Zaw Win Pe Thursday 16 January 2014 6:00pm Contemporary Myanmar Art Talk Saturday 18 January 2014 4.30pm
Starting Point, Zaw Win Pe, 2013
Art Seasons was founded in September 2001 by Terry Lee, an ardent art fan and collector, with a mission to explore and promote contemporary Chinese and Asian art. Art Seasons has been dedicated to presenting talented Asian artists for more than ten years. Placing strong emphasis on showcasing new and interesting works, Art Seasons has come to be associated with only the best of contemporary Asian Art. With a particular interest in the contemporary visual arts of China, it is one of the first galleries in Singapore to promote contemporary Chinese work.
Solo Exhibition by Zaw Win Pe 16 January to 15 February 2014
Zaw Win Pe is a successful artist from Myanmar who works mainly in oil and/or acrylic that he applies by palette knife onto the canvas. In his abstract depictions, he captures a distinct sense of place and intrinsic identity. Most of Zaw’s landscapes are influenced by his visits to the North Eastern State of Shan. Through his visual commentaries, he presents a unique and intimate opportunity to explore some of the rich complexities of Shan State’s diverse socio-cultural environments. Zaw lays emphasis on the emotive quality of a painting by focusing on colours as an effective agent of expression.
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Address 1 Selegie Road 02–21/24 PoMo Singapore 188306
Contact (65) 6741 6366 info@artseasonsgallery.com artseasonsgallery.com
Opening Hours Mondays to Saturdays 11:00am–7:00pm
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Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery
Highlights Joint Opening Reception Old Hill Street Police Station Monday 13 January 2014 6:30pm Conversation with Master Artists Sunday 19 January 2014 2:30pm
Rainforest Series – Romance 8, Terence Teo, 2010
Established in 1989, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery is one of the most prominent art galleries in Singapore, specialising in Singaporean art. With the mission to expose the talents of local artists to the local and international art scene, Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery holds regular exhibitions, art forums and cultivates art collectors.
Impressionist Contemporary – An exhibition of 4 modern Singapore Artists 13 January to 31 January 2014
On exhibition will be the works of four of Singapore’s leading contemporary artists: Lim Tze Peng, Goh Beng Kwan, Choy Weng Yang and Terence Teo. Their works represent the best of the various developments of the abstract impressionist style. On display are works exhibiting mature control of abstraction, playful representational strokes, unique landscape impressions and radical calligraphy with modern expression.
Address 140 Hill Street 01–06 Old Hill Street Police Station Singapore 179369
Contact (65) 6733 3822 info@capeofgoodhope.com.sg capeofgoodhope.com.sg
Opening Hours Mondays to Sundays 11:00am–7:00pm
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Chan Hampe Galleries
Highlights Opening Reception: Windowshop Friday 10 January 2014 7.00pm Artist Talk by Dawn Ng Saturday 18 January 2014 4:00pm Brunch at Raffles Participating galleries: Artesan Gallery + Studio, Chan Hampe Galleries, Element Art Space and Nikei Fine Art Sunday 19 January 2014 11.00am
Sixteen, Dawn Ng, 2013
Chan Hampe Galleries seeks to cultivate and promote the contemporary visual arts of Singapore, increasing the exposure and value of Singaporean art and its contribution to contemporary art practice in the region. By offering a diverse mix of exhibitions and programmes, Chan Hampe Galleries fosters Singapore’s emerging artists, celebrates Singapore’s established artists, and seeks to expand the community of Singaporean art enthusiasts. With its central location in the esteemed Raffles Hotel in Singapore’s Bras Basah Cultural District, Chan Hampe Galleries serves as a focal point for discourse and discovery of Singaporean contemporary art.
Address 328 North Bridge Road 01–20/21 Raffles Hotel Arcade Singapore 188719
Contact Windowshop by Dawn Ng 10 January to 9 February 2014
Windowshop is a cabinet of curiosities like no other. Scoured, bartered, haggled, coaxed, stripped, painted and polished, thousands of objects hand-picked from local junk stores, homes, shops and nostalgia collectors unique to this day and age form a peculiar collection of tailor-made, brass-titled furniture pieces. Each title tells a story of the objects within. By symbolically translating the collector’s control of the world through a miniature, indoor reproduction, Windowshop takes a look at the psychological, cultural and aesthetic value of “things”, and the visual language which the latter forms. The works shed light on the human fascination with keeping things, and begs us to question that which is truly priceless.
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(65) 6338 1962 info@chanhampegalleries.com chanhampegalleries.com
Opening Hours Tuesdays to Sundays 11:00am–7:00pm Closed Mondays and Public Holidays
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Gajah Gallery
Highlights Joint Opening Reception Old Hill Street Police Station Monday 13 January 2014 6:30pm Private Reception of Abstraction and Refinement: Chinese Ink Paintings Thursday 16 January 2014 7:30pm By invitation only
Lokanat – Gound Zero, Gajah Gallery, 2013
Gajah Gallery explores the diverse concerns of contemporary Southeast Asia through art from the region. Established in 1996, Gajah Gallery is dedicated to the promotion of Southeast Asian Contemporary Art with a particular emphasis on the Indonesian Contemporary Art, exclusively representing some of Indonesia’s leading contemporary artists.
Abstraction and Refinement: Chinese Ink Paintings 17 January to 9 February
Gajah Gallery is honored to showcase four of China’s most acclaimed avant-garde ink artists: Gu Gan (b. 1942), Qiu Deshu (b. 1948), Wang Tiande (b. 1960) and Wei Ligang (b. 1964). Displaying the influences of both Western abstraction and the Chinese calligraphic tradition, these four abstract ink pioneers have transformed the visual language of Chinese painting into new gestures of “ink” expressionismtearing, conceptualizing, burning, and extracting. Without dispelling the influence the past, in his own way, each artist strives to strives to break down the barriers of traditional ink painting to evoke a more universal significance.
Address 140 Hill Street 01–08 Old Hill Street Police Station Singapore 179369
Contact (65) 6737 4202 art@gajahgallery.com gajahgallery.com
Opening Hours Mondays to Fridays 11:00am–7:00pm Saturday to Sunday and Public Holidays 12:00pm–6:00pm
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Galerie Belvedere
Highlights Joint Opening Reception Old Hill Street Police Station Monday 13 January 2014 6:30pm Cocktail Reception for “Grand Masters of Art” Saturday 18 January 2014 3:00pm By invitation only
Singapore Harbour, W. M. Clyde, 1950
Galerie Belvedere, established in March 1996, is a Singapore art gallery with an international dimension. The gallery deals mainly in contemporary paintings and sculptures from Europe and Asia. It specialises in providing suitable artworks to corporate buyers and has a comprehensive range of art and services.
Grand Masters of Art Exhibition 13 January to 8 February 2014
Galerie Belvedere Singapore presents an exhibition of museum quality paintings by Asian Masters. The collection features first-generation Singapore artists such as Lee Man Fong, Chen Wen Hsi, Cheong Soo Pieng, and Sun Yee who had exhibited at the Salon des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1953. There are colonial paintings by Richard Walker and W M Clyde of Singapore scenes in 1949–1953. Highlights of the exhibition include paintings by Chinese master Xu Beihong, Indo-European painters AdrienJean Le Mayeur and Antonio Blanco, and Indian artist Sakti Burman, together with 18th Century Indian miniatures.
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Address 140 Hill Street 01–10/11/12 Old Hill Street Police Station Singapore 179369
Contact (65) 6423 1233 art@galerie-belvedere.com galerie-belvedere.com
Opening Hours Mondays to Fridays 11:00am–7:00pm Saturdays to Sundays 11:00am–5:00pm
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Galerie Steph
Highlights Joint Opening Reception with Ikkan Art Gallery Tuesday 14 January 2014 5:00pm FRATERNIZE Artist Walkthrough Saturday and Sunday 18–19 January 2014 2:30pm Supported by ARTSPACE@Helutrans
Tides (water #3), Zhang Chun Hong, 2012
Singapore native Stephanie Tham founded Galerie Steph in 2007 to showcase both modern and contemporary Asian artists. Since its founding, Galerie Steph has presented numerous exhibitions featuring Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Fernando Botero, Mithu Sen, Nobuyoshi Araki and others. Stephanie was educated at Christie’s New York and developed professional expertise at a leading New York gallery before returning to establish Galerie Steph. She also helped organise artist Fernando Botero’s first-ever Singapore exhibition and is an expert on his works.
Galerie Steph will be presenting two solo exhibitions: Currents Flow, Fall, Calm, Curl by Zhang Chun Hong
Her new works in Currents: Flow, Fall, Calm, Curl are inspired by the Pacific Ocean and Chinese Yellow River. Zhang examines the element of water with a series of large charcoal drawings and Chinese fine-style ink paintings that depict ocean waves, river currents and waterfalls from a distance. However, on closer look, each stroke becomes a strand of hair. Zhang combines hair and water to create a beguiling interplay between illusion and reality. Sweet Surrender Studies in Abstraction by Sharmistha Ray
Address 39 Keppel Road 01–05 Artspace@Helutrans Tanjong Pagar Distripark Singapore 089065
Contact (65) 9176 8641 steph@galeriesteph.com galeriesteph.com
Opening Hours Tuesdays to Saturdays 12:00pm–7:00pm Closed on Public Holidays
Sweet Surrender comprises abstract paintings made between 2006 and 2013, tracing the evolution of Ray’s experiments with abstract painting. Her abstractions take multiple layers of paint, built up over time, until the surfaces vibrate with colour and impasto. These works can take months, sometimes even years, to arrive at their final state. Through the first studies to more recent works, this selection reveals a trajectory of formal and conceptual concerns that highlight both the playful nature of the experiments, and also their deeper, more philosophical roots. 17
Ikkan Art Gallery
Highlights Joint Opening Reception with Galerie Steph Tuesday 14 January 2014 5:00pm FRATERNIZE Artist Walkthrough Saturday and Sunday 18–19 January 2014 2:30pm Supported by ARTSPACE@Helutrans
Welcome to the Jungle, Rudy Atjeh, 2013
Ikkan Art was established by Ikkan Sanada in 1982 as a private art dealer and consulting/advisory firm based in New York. Founded on the values of integrity and discretion as top business priorities, Ikkan Art provides purchasing and selling advice as well as related infrastructure and assistance to an elite group of international clients. In May 2011, Ikkan Art expanded into Singapore by establishing Ikkan Art Gallery with programmes that present museum quality artworks by international artists working across a wide range of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, video and new media art.
Neo Folk 2 Participating Artists: Anjo Bolarda, Rudy Atjeh, Howie Tsui, Jonny Wan, Mojoko, Sheryo 14 January to 1 March 2014
Neo Folk 2 explores the work of artists in Asia who have been rediscovering their roots and traditional crafts, by remixing and creating images inspired by their heritage. As a reaction to the bland souvenir art that is widely available at airports and tourist shops, these artists are using the same visual language of their ancestors to create a commentary on contemporary Asian culture and society. Curated by Kult, Kampong Beat & Clear Edition & Gallery (Tokyo), this multimedia exhibition gets under the surface of living in modern Asia.
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Address 39 Keppel Road 01–05 Artspace@Helutrans Tanjong Pagar Distripark Singapore 089065
Contact (65) 6681 6490 info@ikkan-art.com ikkan-art.com
Opening Hours Tuesdays to Saturdays 12:00pm–7:00pm Closed on Sundays, Mondays and Public Holidays
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iPRECIATION
Cover Up, Milenko Prvacki, 2011
Established in 1999, iPRECIATION is a fine art company that showcases the best of modern and contemporary Asian Art. As a herald of the arts, iPRECIATION is committed to putting forth platforms and propelling promising artists to the forefront. Proficient in contemporary Chinese and South East Asian art, iPRECIATION provides professional consultations and services to individuals and corporate entities. iPRECIATION has also engaged in various public art projects worldwide. Celebrating its 15th year anniversary in Singapore in 2014, iPRECIATION plans to present a year-long special exhibition series showcasing the artistic developments in Singapore through solo and group exhibitions. During Singapore Art Week in January, the gallery will present new works that give the visitors a sneak preview of the gallery’s exciting anniversary programme. Featured artists include: Boo Sze Yang, Lee Wen, Michael Lee, Milenko Prvacki, Tang Da Wu, and Tay Bak Chiang.
Address 50 Cuscaden Road 01–01 HPL House Singapore 249724
Contact (65) 6339 0678 enquiry@ipreciation.com ipreciation.com
Opening Hours Mondays to Fridays 10:00am–7:00pm Saturdays 11:00am–6:00pm
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Linda Gallery
Highlights Opening Reception of Cai Lei Solo Exhibition Saturday 18 January 2014 6:00pm Artwork in the Making – Film Sunday 19 January 2014 2:00pm
They No. 2, Cai Lei, 2013
Linda Gallery has been an active player in the arts industry ever since it was established in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1990. Having practiced for more than two decades, Linda Gallery has made it its mission to continuously provide art collectors from all around the world with premium quality Asian and Southeast Asian contemporary artworks. Linda Gallery has established branches in Beijing and Singapore, representing a number of internationally outstanding and renowned contemporary artists from Indonesia, China and Thailand.
Reflection by Cai Lei 18 January to 9 February 2014
Address Blk 15 Dempsey Road 01–08 Singapore 249675
Contact (65) 6476 7000 singapore@lindagallery.com lindagallery.com
Opening Hours Mondays to Sunday 11:00am–7:00pm
Chinese artist Cai Lei reflects his love for nature in the materials he uses in his artworks and recreates these materials, giving them a new life. The artist’s intent is to provoke emotions and thus reflections on the facts of existence that are often avoided such as the passing of time and its consequences. The exhibition is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Singapore.
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Maya Gallery
Highlights Opening Reception of Embryonic Thursday 16 January 2014 6:30pm ARTSaturdays Every Saturday 12:00pm–6:00pm Embryonic – Meet the Young Artists Saturday and Sunday 18–19 January 2014 2:00pm
Opening of “Singapura Chantek: 5 Decades of Painting Singapore”, a solo exhibition by Idris Ali, in October 2013
Located in historic Kampong Glam, Maya Gallery is dedicated to promoting high quality art works by Singapore and international artists. The gallery presents exhibitions curated with both contemporary and heritage content, and holds regular dialogues with artists, collectors and practitioners. With a focus on supporting local arts locally and abroad, Maya Gallery collaborates with international galleries, institutions and organisations, and participates in overseas art fairs. Founded by Jeffrey Wandly and his wife Masturah Sha’ari, Maya Gallery provides complete consultancy and expertise in art, music and design.
Embryonic 16 January to 26 January 2014
Maya Gallery is proud to present new, exploratory works of contemporary art by young, emerging artists with determination and drive to make it big in the art world. Their thought-provoking yet refreshing works reflect their reaction to the environment, displacement, and desire to be understood. Embryonic, featuring artists from Singapore, Indonesia, India and Korea, suggests the birth and development of new ways of artistic interpretation and expression. The artists in this exhibition are Dey Irfan Adianto, Jung Yun Park, Maisarah Kamal, Nur Nasuha Zakariah, Pooja Kanade, Quek Wei Ting, Preeti Varma, Rick Farid, Sarani Randika and Siti Rahmah Salleh.
Address 666 North Bridge Road Singapore 188800
Contact (65) 6291 1760 art@mayagallery.com.sg mayagallery.com.sg
Opening Hours Mondays to Saturdays 11:00am–6:00pm Sundays by appointment only Closed on Public Holidays
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Singapore Tyler Print Institute
Highlights Opening Reception for Han Sai Por – Moving Forest Tuesday 14 December 2014 6:00pm AGAS Official Launch Dinner Tuesday 14 January 2014 8:00pm Les Bouchons Rive Gauche 41 Robertson Quay Singapore 238236 By invitation only STPI hosts ArtStage VIP Breakfast in celebration of Singapore Artweek Thursday 16 January 2014 9:30am For ArtStage VIP card members and AIM participants Artist Talk by Han Sai Por Saturday 18 January 2014 2:30pm
Tropical Leaf 7, Han Sai Por, 2013
Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI) is a catalyst and advocate for new ideas, dialogues and developments in contemporary art in print and paper. STPI collaborates with outstanding artists worldwide to create artworks with our exceptional print and papermaking facilities and expertise. Established in 2002 with the support of the Singapore Government, STPI is a not-for-profit organisation that presents innovative exhibitions and programmes to a broad audience, where works on paper and print by contemporary artists can be discovered in unique and engaging ways.
Address 41 Robertson Quay Singapore 238236
Contact Moving Forest 14 January 2014
A Cultural Medallion recipient and a pioneering figure of sculpture in Singapore, Han Sai Por’s stone sculptures are a recognisable feature in our cityscape. Her collaboration at STPI had led her to explore paper as a sculpting agent, stretching its potential to possess volume and tactility. Nature-inspired forms and forest motifs are given fresh treatment through the use of new techniques like etching, woodblock printing, paper casting and paper pulp molding. These are a continual expression of her ongoing connection with nature in today’s urban landscapes.
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(65) 6336 3663 stpi@stpi.com.sg stpi.com.sg
Opening Hours Tuesdays to Saturdays 10:00am–6:00pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays Mondays by appointment only
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Pop-up Projects Art Seasons Myanmar Contemporary Art Talk Saturday, 18 January 2014, 4.30pm
Art Seasons Gallery is pleased to host the Myanmar Contemporary Art Talk. Myanmar master painter, art historian and art critic, U Tin Win will talk about Myanmar contemporary art. The programme will include the understanding and appreciation of Myanmar contemporary art from cultural, geographical, and historical perspectives, collecting and exhibiting Myanmar contemporary art, as well as a gallery tour for the solo exhibition by contemporary artist Zaw Win Pe from Myanmar. Aside from offering a platform for discussions about Myanmar contemporary art, the talk also invites audiences to engage directly with works of art in the gallery.
Golden Sunshine, Zaw Win Pe, 2013
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Linda Gallery Cai Lei’s Solo Exhibition
They. No. 2, Cai Lei, 2013
Saturday, 18 January 2014, 6.00pm
Linda Gallery is pleased to host the highly anticipated solo exhibition by Cai Lei. In conjunction with this exhibition, Cai Lei will also be airing his film Artwork In The Making daily from 11am-7pm. The film shows the making of his artwork and the ideas behind them. Li Shan’s Solo Exhibition Saturday, 8 January 2014, 7.30pm
MoCA@Loewen is pleased to host the highly anticipated solo exhibition Extension. Expansion by Li Shan. The exhibited works, curated by renowned curator Gao Minglu, has never been seen before by the public. As most of the works in this series were incomplete when they were destroyed during the cultural revolution, Li Shan paints his early works by memory. This is an exhibition anticipated by many collectors. Closing party at MoCA Sunday, 19 January 2014, 5.00pm
There will be a closing party at MoCA. The Artist Li Shan will be present. Guests are able to view Li Shan’s solo exhibition Extension. Expansion at MoCA@Loewen.
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Room with Postcard on Floor, Tan Peiling, 2011
Galerie Steph & Ikkan Art Gallery FRATERNIZE featuring Tan Peiling Opening Reception: Tuesday, 14 January 2014, 5:00pm
FRATERNIZE is an initiative by ARTSPACE@Helutrans, Galerie Steph and Ikkan Art to provide young Singaporean artists with a platform for experimentation. Encouraged to intervene into the industrial warehouse space offered by ARTSPACE@Helutrans, the artist is given free reign of a gallery for a site-specific installation. This edition introduces Tan Peiling, an interdisciplinary artist that finds compelling ways to channel our perception and understanding of reality by immersing the audience in a carefully constructed environment. There will be a walkthrough on 18 and 19 January at 2.30pm. Tan Peiling will be presenting The Blind Witness (2014). In year 2027, port leasing in Keppel Harbour will be terminated and relocated to Tuas while Keppel Bay will be transformed into a new waterfront city. With the constant relocation and redevelopment of spaces in Singapore, how does that transform our view of place and non-place? How do we reconcile these experiences other than through documenting them as visual archives? In an obsessively visual culture, does the absence of vision affect one’s experience of the event? The Blind Witness looks at the possibility of representations of events as aural archives. The exhibition space will be transformed into a site for witnessing the relocation of Keppel Harbour through a light and sound installation.
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STPI STPI Artist Talks – Han Sai Por Artist Talk: Saturday, 18 January 2014, 2.30pm
Join us in the exhibition talk led by pioneering figure of sculpture in Singapore, Han Sai Por and STPI Chief Printer Eitaro Ogawa as they take audiences through the material explorations and sources of inspiration in Moving Forest. STPI Artist Talks, held on the first Saturday of a new exhibition launch, is an avenue for artists to share with audiences ideas behind works produced in collaboration with STPI’s workshops.
Han Sai Por, Courtesy of the Artist and Singapore Tyler Print Institute
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Chan Hampe Galleries + Loof Perfect Day by Dawn Ng Perfect Day is an eye-popping light signage installation of the Chinese idiom 风和日丽 (feng he ri li). Perched on top of the Loof rooftop bar at Odeon towers, the sign draws bold theatrical design cues from karaoke (KTV) pub signages that proliferate seedier parts of the city. It sits in bold juxtaposition to the elegant, white-gloved backdrop of Raffles Hotel, and shines in electric defiance against the stormiest monsoon months of the year in Singapore, spanning January to March. As such, Perfect Day is both a wry parody of the manufactured happyclappy wonderlands, which KTVs present, and a rebellious beacon of optimism hoisted into the sky. Beyond the obvious meaning of the idiom, which literally translates to ‘a breezy and beautiful day’, the four characters is also the first idiom that all ChineseSingaporeans are taught to start any essay with, be it a tale of love, drama, tragedy, adventure or fantasy. In this way, it serves as a Chinese counterpart to the ‘happilyever-after’ expression in Western fairytales. The cocktail of childhood conformity, hope and nostalgia embedded in these four Chinese characters, serve as a secret code, which opens the door of time travel to all who chance up it, drawing them back to a past where all narratives began with a perfect day. At once happy, bright, naïve and wistful, Perfect Day is meant to bring exactly what it says to the viewer – that precious, some kind of wonderful sight.
Perfect Day, Dawn Ng, 2014
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Old Hill St Police Station Cluster: Art-2 Gallery Gajah Gallery Galerie Belvedere Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery 140 Hill Street
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Old Hill St Police Station Cluster: Art-2 Gallery Gajah Gallery Galerie Belvedere Cape of Good Hope Art Gallery 140 Hill Street
Linda Gallery 15 Dempsey Road MoCA 27a Loewen Road
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