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Editor's Note "It's extraordinary stuff - what an artist has to do. You finish a big group of works, then the next day you have to begin again. Forty years we've been doing that.” Gilbert of Gilbert and George
What a beginning to 2015 we’ve had so far! In Singapore’s 50th birthday year, the local art scene has certainly been doing its part to do the nation proud. The main event in January, Singapore Art Week, which included the acclaimed Art Stage Singapore, went off with a bang, with many major players – local, regional and international artists, galleries and collectors – in attendance. From the star attractions like Gilbert and George to the upand-coming artists whose works generated an excited buzz, the bustle and activity of the art fair certainly delivered as promised. The Art After Dark event at Gillman Barracks on January 23rd was also a resounding success, seeing a record number of visitors, including many newcomers to the gallery scene. It was a fitting testament to this exciting new gallery complex, which includes big names such as ARNDT and Pearl Lam Galleries, as well as project spaces for lesser known artists and experimental work. Such crowds bode well for the expansion and diversification of the Singapore art scene beyond the traditional borders of
collectors and connoisseurs. Looking ahead, a number of exciting events are coming up, including the third solo exhibition in Singapore of the founder of the Assertionism art movement Rene Robles, featuring several of his newest paintings, and a host of Easter activities organized around the Sentosa HarbourFront, including the online auction of 50 bespoke commemorative sculptures. Finally, on the cover this month we feature a work presented by ArtBlue Studio, Singapore’s leading suppliers of Vietnamese art. They open a new venue in Tiong Bahru on March 10th. This month's Cover Story is an interview with founder Phuong Nguyen. We hope you managed to enjoy some of the exciting events of the past two months, and that, like us, it has only whetted your appetite for more! Irene Marx irene@sagg.info
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Singapore Art Gallery Guide 27 Woking Road #01–01 Singapore 138705 +65 3108 0301 editor@sagg.info www.sagg.info Front Page Cover Artwork "Royal Lady" by Bui Huu Hung Lacquer on wooden board 122 x 122 cm, 2014 Presented by ArtBlue Studio Tiong Bahru Editor-in-Chief & Art Director Irene Marx, irene@sagg.info
4 ArtBlue Studio 8 Dissecting Art and Activism
with Tania De Rozario
12 王泗妹戲團 Hokkien Opera 14 Asserting Himself: Rene Robles’ New
Works Presented by Momentous Arts
16 Flaneur Gallery 21 Fresh Takes 22 The World Around Me 24 From Earth and Metal 26 The Great Egg-Venture 30 [Purple]: Women of Mankind
Editors Zoe Goldstein Tessa Ann Wong Kelly Reedy Printed by Craft Print International Ltd. Permit MCI (P) 134/12/2014 ISSN 1793-0510 Deadline for April 2015 issue: Friday, 06 March 2015 Deadline for May 2015 issue: Monday, 06 April 2015 Deadline for June/July 2015 issue: Wednesday, 06 May 2015
34 Carlos Rolón/Dzine - Mi Casa 38 Portrait of a blind artist obscured
by flowers
40 The Women of Koeh Sia Yong 42 LOOK BACK 46
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ArtBlue Studio
A Vietnamese Art Enclave in Tiong Bahru
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From the 10th March, the trendy neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru will be enriched by the opening of a new art gallery specialising in Vietnamese art, the up and coming ArtBlue Studio. An interview with Phuong Nguyen, founder of ArtBlue Studio. How did you start ArtBlue Studio? I started working in art 14 years ago, in Vietnam; I was the assistant to an international art collector. It immediately became a passion more than a job. When I arrived in Singapore nine years ago, I immediately started to meet the local art community and share my love for art. I soon became an art consultant, bringing Vietnamese artists’ work to Singapore galleries and advising collectors. I also sourced masterpieces for the Singapore Art Museum, which was a fantastic experience. Four years ago, my husband, who has always been an art enthusiast, left his banking career to join me and embrace a career in art. Together we have participated in numerous international art fairs worldwide and organised regular exhibitions in Singapore. Today, we are blessed to be successful and recognised as the Vietnamese art specialists in the region.
Bui Huu Hung, Royal Lady, Lacquer on wooden board 122 x 122 cm, 2014
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above: Pham Duy Quynh, Persimmon Season, Oil on silver leaf, 100 x 100 cm, 2015 below: Nguyen Lam, Abstract, Oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, 2014
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ArtBlue Studio is well established and successful. What made you decide to open a full time gallery? Apart from short-term exhibitions, up till now we have been able to show our collection by appointment only. But the interest we are receiving is growing so rapidly, and simultaneously the Vietnamese contemporary creations are becoming so impressive, that we believe now is the right time to do more. Our new gallery will be a forum where up and coming artists and Singapore art lovers will meet. Why Tiong Bahru? We fell in love with Tiong Bahru! It is such a unique neighbourhood, with a fantastic feel of community, people interested in sharing their life and passion. It is full of great cafes, shops and restaurants, but until now relatively little art. It is the perfect place for us to make a difference. Will you only specialise in Vietnamese art? We know the Vietnamese artists extremely well, most of them personally, and we believe Vietnamese talents need more exposure to present their work. So we will continue to keep our main focus on Vietnamese art. In the long term, we will also be exploring the art of the rest of the Indochinese peninsula, which shares the same heritage and has some very interesting emerging artists. What is making Vietnamese art so unique? Vietnamese art is the result of a fantastic integration of different cultures. Of Chinese origin, it was exposed to Hindu and Khmer influences, and later, during the Colonial period, to French influence. Later still came American, Russian and Eastern European inspirations. Faithful to this tradition of openness, Indochinese art today is one of the best places to see world cultures and trends reconcile. We are seeing the result of this unique artistic situation in today’s creativity. The international art community is beginning to pay a lot of attention to Vietnamese art, particularly to the dynamic work being produced by the younger generation of artists. Venue: Address: Hours: Website:
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ArtBlue Studio 23 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru, Singapore 168652 From 10th March: Tuesday – Sunday 10:30am – 8pm www.artbluestudio.com
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Lim Khim Katy, Night Moon, Oil on canvas, 140 x 155 cm, 2014
Phuong Quoc Tri, A Glance, Oil on canvas, 110 x 110 cm, 2015
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Dissecting Art and Activism with Tania De Rozario By Chelsea Chua
After 18 months of research under The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme, artist, curator, and arts educator Tania De Rozario will present her findings in an exhibition at The Substation Gallery. Titled Making Trouble, it will display transcripts of interviews conducted over the past two years about the conflations between art and activism. Tania shares the insights gained from the interviews, and how she decided to put an unconventional spin her exhibition. Chelsea Chua: After two years of research, have your perceptions of art and activism in Singapore changed? Tania De Rozario: In the broadest sense of the word “change”, I don’t think my perceptions of art and activism in Singapore have changed much; my awareness, though, is far more nuanced now, and the word “activism” has grown to have multiple meanings. In addition, I’ve also learned that much more has been written about this topic than I was aware of! (A particular shout-out here to Woon Tien Wei: His thesis, “Arts in a Knowledge-based Economy: Activist Strategies in Singapore’s Renaissance” was incredibly interesting and really made me think a lot about Post-Musuem, and the importance of creating creative and political space that allows people to gather.). CC: I understand that you interviewed a broad range of people. Could you give us an idea of the diversity of opinions that you encountered? Any particularly insightful interviews you might like to share with us? TDR: Well, I’ve interviewed 16 people so far. Their ages range from early-mid-20s to 60-plus. Besides being painters, ceramists, performers, curators, filmmakers and all manner of creative folk, they work across spectrums of activism and interest: animal rights, gender equality, queer equality, environmental awareness, sex worker rights and political advocacy, just to name a few. My conversations 8
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with all of them were humbling and incredibly inspiring. I was really moved by everyone’s drive and vision. There were no conversations we had that were more insightful than others. In terms of diversity of opinion, what interested me most were the very different ways in which different people think about what activism means, and how these different ideas are then articulated through their lives and practices. One of the most striking parallels, which affected both myself and the transcriber who worked on the first round of interviews, revolved around 1987, a topic that came up in various conversation, and in various contexts. (Note: In 1987, the Singapore government conducted ‘Operation Spectrum’, which saw 16 people arrested and detained without trial under the Internal Security Act, for their alleged involvement in a Marxist conspiracy to subvert the political and social system in Singapore.) While I’ve always considered that event to be a dark day in Singapore’s history, I’ve never realized what a large shadow it has cast over so many people; one large enough to haunt not just the people who were directly involved or people who know those who were directly involved, but also people young enough to not even have been born yet that year.
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CC: What are your plans for these transcripts? TDR: My short-term plans involve binding them as individual manuscripts and exhibiting them in the gallery as part of the show. In terms of the long-term, I don’t know yet. I’ve been thinking of doing my masters. Do you think these interviews might qualify as primary material for a research paper? Haha do you think Singapore will fund me to expand this study into a masters thesis? CC: What kind of experience do you hope to create for visitors to the gallery? TDR: I’m hoping to create an experience that is engaging. There will be an interactive timeline of events involving intersections of art and activism that viewers can contribute to on-the-spot; this will stretch the entire way around the gallery. There will also be the transcripts of the interviews that people can sit down to read, and write notes on. I toyed with the idea of including images in the show, but I decided that I did not want to take away from content. I must admit, as a painter, that I found the process of putting this exhibition together difficult. “How is research art?” and “How are interviews art?” was a question I kept asking myself over and over as I conceptualised the look and feel of the show. I’ve had to keep reminding myself to trust the process. I know that a gallery full of text is hard for some viewers; especially those who think of art solely as images, but I also don’t feel like this needs to be an “easy” experience. I feel like the sustained effort this project has taken needs to also be reflected in the way it is exhibited – if you want to get something meaningful out of the show, your efforts must be sustained as well.
Making Trouble is on at The Substation Gallery from Friday 20 to Sunday 29 March 2015. The Substation Gallery is open daily from 12pm to 9pm, and is closed on public holidays. Admission is free. The Substation is located at 45 Armenian Street, Singapore 179936.
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王泗妹戲團 Hokkien Opera A photo-documentary by Arron Teo
Arron Teo photo-documents 王泗妹戲團 Hokkien Opera performance on stage and the little details behind the scenes. Arron hopes to document our local 'wayangs' in Singapore before their eventual farewell ...
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Asserting Himself:
Rene Robles’ New Works Presented by Momentous Arts Written by Zoe Goldstein
This March, Momentous Arts will present new works by acclaimed modernist painter Rene Robles, his third solo exhibition in Singapore. The new paintings are a continuing exploration of Robles’ well-known iconography of commonplace subjects. Boundlessly creative and tirelessly inventive, his latest offerings bring new compositions of form and colour into rhythmic abstraction, creating a dynamic exchange between the painting and observer, where the static, taken-for-granted characteristics of objects are removed, drawing in and engaging the viewer in playful and experiential ways. Robles is an internationally exhibited and multi-award winning artist with over 68 solo exhibitions in Europe, the USA and Asia. His works have found their way into the collections of former King Juan Carlos of Spain, the Vatican in Rome, former US President Bill Clinton, and Malcolm Forbes, among others. Born in the Philippines in 1950, Robles has been a practising artist since 1970. He studied at the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines where Rene Robles, Electric Fan Composition I, Acrylic on canvas, he was a University 61 x 61 cm Rector College Scholar and recipient of the University’s Gold Medal for Excellence. He also studied at the National Academy of Design and the School of Fine Arts Students League, both in New York, the US. After spending much time abroad, first studying and then practicing and teaching, he has since returned to his native Philippines where he currently lives and works. 14
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Rene Robles, Miscellaneous, Acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm
Robles is an accomplished painter with an original and individual voice. His new works are part of the evolving ‘Assertionism’ movement, which he founded in 1986 and on which he has published numerous books. The underlying principle is that “art which has power asserts, transforms, and transcends.” When he first articulated this new movement, Assertionism presented a completely fresh approach to art, a more direct expression of self and emotion. According to Palmer Poroner’s book ‘21st Century Art: Rene Robles Assertionism’, “the movement has made a significant contribution to contemporary art and aesthetics. It has injected a personal approach to realism. Moreover, not since the painting of Edward Hopper has there been a realism of such heightened emotional intensity.” Exhibition: Rene Robles – New Works Dates: 14 – 27 March 2015 Venue: Basement 1 (next to Tori Q Yakitori), Bugis Junction, 201 Victoria Street Web: www.momentousarts.com
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Flaneur Gallery A Focus on Local Art
Founded by Mike Tay and Vincent Chow, Flaneur Gallery is a contemporary art gallery promoting Singapore based artists who create brilliant art inspired by their acute observation of the urban life in this vibrant city.
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Residing in a beautifully restored conservation shophouse at 129 Jalan Besar, the gallery rides on the precinct's historical past to nurture the art future of Singapore. The gallery presents a wide range of art forms, all speaking earnestly in moving narratives, inspired by the artists' personal stories and experiences. Through showcasing artwork at exhibitions and facilitating an ongoing dialogue between the artists and the public, the gallery strives to promote patronage of local artists throughout the community and beyond. This March, Flaneur Gallery presents two debut solo exhibitions by Singapore based artists. The first exhibition features works by Nandita Mukand, whose artistic pursuit is grounded in an awareness of how urban life today impacts our experience of time and consequently the meaning we give to our own lives. Her work creates an emotive connection through an exploration of material and gesture. In its crudeness and directness there is an attempt to probe the surface of our slick urban existence. Singapore Art Gallery Guide
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It is a contemplation of the unhurried yet steady processes of nature, eternal cycles of growth and decay, accretion and erosion that hint at matters beyond our control and comprehension. Nandita’s paintings are inspired by natural surfaces built up over time. The surfaces of nature reflect the phenomenon that bring about their creation – weather, geography, geology and the inherent intelligence of each cell within the biological forms of trees, lichens, moss, fungus. Her sculptural work is made up of newspaper and organic material. Newspaper with its myriad urban stories is dissolved into the organic material to reflect upon the fact that our elaborate urban lives and its stories will ultimately be subsumed into the natural order. The organic materials embody ideas of instability and transformation. The second solo exhibition this month is Moyang by Fyerool Darma. His paintings are an assemblage of dissected and cropped subjects, materials and scenes. Together, it forms an exploration of 18
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Fyerool Darma, Lion (fight) As Seen by His Chief Minister, Acrylic on canvas with wood, 67 x 53 cm, 2014
the artist’s ongoing interest in the areas of dissociation, identity and rootedness in and to the Malay Archipelago. Fyerool borrows references from the region’s literary and historical texts and processes them visually through the philosophical framework of Deleuze and Guatarri’s Assemblage Theory. In appropriating photographs and historical narratives from the pre-colonial era of the Malay Archipelago, and merging and revising them in various combinations, Fyerool highlights lesser known peripheral narratives and alternative perpectives. This research and artistic method helps in his own understanding of the dissociation he feels towards mainstream history of the region. As such, the resulting output is a series of paintings that has evolved to represent Fyerool’s intention to re-look and explore the many possible narratives that has shaped the island’s past, and will continue to shape the island’s future. Exhibition I: A solo exhibition by Nandita Mukand Dates: 5 – 15 March 2015 Exhibition II: Moyang by Fyerool Darma Dates: 19 – 29 March 2015 Venue: Flaneur Gallery, 129 Jalan Besar, Singapore 208847 Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 3 to 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 6pm Web: www.flaneur.sg
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FRESH TAKES Group show by 11 Singapore contemporary artists
"Fresh Takes" is a group show featuring eleven young Singapore contemporary artists, including Aiman Hakim, Alvin Ong, Esmond Loh, Eugene Soh, Jahan Loh, Jing Hu, Koh Liang Jiang, Ryf Zaini, Sheryo, Yanyun Chen, and Yeo Jian Long. The exhibition challenges these artists to engage with Singapore's history. Each has been asked to select an artwork or item from Singapore’s National Collection and respond to it using his or her own visual language. In doing so, these artists created entirely new works that invariably speak of their own time and place. Benjamin Hampe, Director of Chan Hampe Galleries, says, "By interacting with the collection in this way, it is hoped the artists will be inspired to discover new ways of working and find alternate narratives to explore within their own practice, and viewers will consider new ways of looking at these national treasures."
Esmond Loh, Farewell, 2014, Acrylic and oil on canvas, 170 x 130 cm Response to "Sun Moon Lake" by Tan Swie Hian
Exhibition: Fresh Takes Dates: 11 – 29 March 2015 Venue: Chan Hampe Galleries, #01-21 Raffles Hotel Arcade 328 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188719 "Fresh Takes" Party: Friday, 20 March 2015, 7 – 9pm
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The World Around Me In Nihonga and Sumi-e
“My travels and experiences have changed my attitude and concepts. Singapore taught me to be 'better than the best, never let it rest'. Japan showed me that true beauty lays in nature alone. My creativity also got further enriched by the rural life in India.� Madhu Jain Madhu Jain, a well-known Indian artist, who obtained her Diploma in Fine Arts from the Sarda Ukil School of Arts in New Delhi, is famous for her work in Nihonga technique. She studied Sumi-e (Ink Painting) at the Baptist Church School and Nihonga (Japanese style painting) at the NHK Bunka Center in Tokyo.
Madhu Jain, Golden Showers, Medium: Nihonga, 51 x 61 cm
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The exhibition The World Around Me was shown in Tokyo, Japan at the Indian Culture Centre in February 2015, and subsequently opens in Singapore at Galerie Belvedere from 4 to 8 March 2015. This show is a presentation of Madhu Jain, Kites, Medium: Nihonga, 107 x 86 cm the artist's art using contemporary Nihonga and Sumi-e. In recent years, Madhu Jain’s work has been influenced by her travels to the Far East, where she developed new creative processes which have taken her work to a new dimension. In this exhibition, beauties of nature and folk life have been the focus of her creativity and expression. The shimmering blue of the peacock, the purple of the pigeons, the light footed reindeer, the translucent cherry blossoms and orchids have caught her fascination and interest. The works show the ‘joie de vivre’ of countryside folks in her native Rajasthan, portraying their voluminous gathered lehengas (skirts), the desert dunes and sunsets, women and pots. Besides her sense and imagination, what makes these works special is the Nihonga palette. This has about 1500 mineral pigments which are layered with brush, using glue (nikawa) and water on handmade washi paper, each layer drying in between. The multiple layering of the colour pigments brings a new richness to the artist's canvas. This art form originated in India centuries ago and travelled to the Far East, where, in Japan, it was perfected and given the name of Nihonga. In Sumi-e, the single stroke black ink painting, much like in the Zen concept, only the minimal essence is communicated, whereas all unnecessary details have been dropped. Needless to say, it is beauty condensed and distilled. Exhibition: The World Around Me Dates: 4 – 8 March 2015 Hours: 4 – 6 March, 11am – 7pm | 7 – 8 March, 12pm – 5pm Venue: Galerie Belvedere, 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station
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From Earth and Metal
Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition Featuring Bernar Venet, Pablo Reinoso, Jedd Novatt, Armen Agop and Yves Dana
From Earth and Metal: Contemporary Sculpture celebrates the power of sculpture to re-define our environment. Inert in their existence yet dynamic in form, the artists masterfully seize natural and industrial materials such as bronze, steel, wood and stone to achieve profound connections between man, matter and metaphysics. The exhibition discovers the potential of ordinary mediums beyond their industrial purposes, re-imagined as demonstrations of internal power and its projected effect on external space. Metals such as steel and bronze are wrought into astonishing forms, such as the confident and calculated lines drawn by French artist Bernar Venet’s ‘collapsed’ layers of steel arcs or American artist Jedd Novatt’s abstracted cubic structures that slice through the air in suspended motion. Mathematically measured and constantly at the mercy of gravity, Venet and Novatt’s works exploit the rigidity of their metals in order to architecturally construct the freedom of space around them. Yves Dana, Chaddaï, 2006, The notion of re-creation and re- Noir de Belgique, 102 x 14 x 7 cm definition is also explored by FrenchArgentinian artist Pablo Reinoso, as he challenges expectations of functionality with forms that push the material’s boundaries. From earth are the swelling depths of Egyptian-Armenian artist Armen Agop’s round-bellied granite sculptures, with futuristic UFOlike forms that converse with the stoic rawness of Yves Dana’s stone statues, erected as relics of the ancient past. Exhibition: From Earth and Metal: Contemporary Sculpture Dates: 5 March – 16 May 2015 Hours: 11am – 7pm. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays. Venue: Art Plural Gallery, 38 Armenian Street, 179942 Singapore
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The Great Egg-Venture Easter Exhibition, Competition, Online Auction and More Written by Zoe Goldstein
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Singapore’s biggest Easter Fiesta this year will be held from 14th March to 5th April at the Sentosa HarbourFront, with lavish and indulgent nonstop themed programming bustling with activities, promotions and a wide array of entertainment programmes, from Easter brunches and staycation deals to Easter baking classes and mass egg painting events. The Great Egg-Venture, an exhibition and egg hunt in one, will take participants of all ages across Mount Faber, HarbourFront and Sentosa Island in search of 100 giant hand painted eggs. The eggs, measuring 1.8 metres by 1 metre, have been individually designed by members of the local community, specially selected through an open egg design competition, to showcase the artists’ unique perspectives on Singapore’s celebration this year of its 50th
Boo Sze Yang, one of the commissioned artists painting an SG50 commemorative egg. He graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) in 1991, and has held numerous solo and group exhibitions internationally. His works are in the collections of the National Gallery Singapore, the Singapore Istana Art Collection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, United Overseas Bank, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Simmons & Simmons Contemporary Art Collection, Urban Redevelopment Authority Singapore and Yingu Art Mansion in Beijing.
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anniversary of independence. Those who successfully complete the hunt and find all 100 of the giant eggs could stand a chance to win a host of attractive prizes. Alternatively, if you want to enjoy the eggs at a more relaxed pace, you can also simply wander through the area at your leisure and enjoy each unique creation – and perhaps indulge in some of the other exciting Easter activities along the way. In addition to the 100 eggs that form the Giant Egg Hunt, fifty SG50 commemorative eggs have been specifically commissioned to be decorated by local and regional artists and successful professionals. Participating artists include Benedict Tan, Chee Kiong, Chef Emmanuel Stroobant, David Gan, Elim Chew, Kenny Yap, Eunice Olsen, Goh Lai Chan, Melissa Yeung, Natasha Sun I-Yu, Patrick Fiat, Sun Yu-li, Yong Cheong Thye, ChiLam, Pierre F. Patricio, Nathan Hartono, Hung Zhu An, Samantha Lo, Boo Sze Yang, Chng Seok Tin, Tan Kok Leong, Daniel Tan, Stanley Lim, Chuan Yew Eng, Teresa Tan, Ng Siang Hoi, Gregory Burns, Raymond Lau Poo Seng, Raymond Tan, Delia Prvacki, Milenko Prvacki, Debra Teng, Marcus Lim, Michael Cu Fua, Adrian Pang, and Chong Fah Cheong.
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All of these unique commemorative eggs will be auctioned on the Great Egg-Venture’s website between 14th March and 5th April 2015, offering participating bidders the chance to take home their favourite sculpture. Opening bids of SGD1,000 will be called for each egg. The proceeds of the auction will go to Very Special Arts (VSA) Singapore, a charity launched in 1993 with the mission of providing individuals with disabilities the opportunity to access the arts for the purpose of rehabilitation and social integration. After the successful completion of the auction, a large charity event will take place on Saturday 18th April from 7:30pm to 10pm at S.E.A. Aquarium. Tickets for the event can be purchased from VSA.
Yong Cheong Thye graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1966, and acted as a judge in many important Chinese calligraphy competitions in Singapore. His works are in the collections of His Excellency, President S.R. Nathan of Singapore, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore, the Buddhist Cultural Centre, Singapore, Hong Leong City Development, and UNICEF, among others. The Great Egg-Venture Online Auction Dates: 14 March – 15 April 2015 Website: www.thegreateggventure.com Charity Event Dates: 18 April 2015, 7.30pm – 10pm Venue: S.E.A. Aquarium Tickets: Tickets for the event can be purchased at Very Special Arts Singapore, Block 133 Bedok North Ave 3 #01-138, Singapore 460133, Phone +65 6448 6275
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[Purple]: Women of Mankind An exhibition to celebrate the fifth anniversary of One East Asia, Singapore
To mark One East Asia’s 5th Anniversary in Singapore, [Purple]: Women of Mankind brings together 12 outstanding female artists from Asia, who will show recent work in the first of five special exhibitions scheduled for 2015.
Aileen Lanuza, I Always Get What I Want, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 121.9 x 91.4 cm
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Mai Miyake, Wallpaper Flowers, 2015, Mixed media, framed, 97 x 97 x 9 cm
Tsang Chui Mei, A White Mountain, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 122 cm
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Anchalee Arayapongpanit No. 5, 2014 Oil on canvas 120 x 130 cm
The artists featured in the exhibition include Tsang Chui Mei (Hong Kong), Joey Leung Ka Yin (Hong Kong), Kanchana Gupta (India), Sri Astari Rasjid (Indonesia), Mai Miyake (Japan), Chong Siew Ying (Malaysia), Valerie Ng (Malaysia), Nann Nann (Myanmar), Aileen Lanuza (Philippines), Tan Chin Chin (Singapore), Anchalee Arayapongpanich (Thailand) and Brenda Zheng Mengtian (China). It may appear to be a feminist statement of assertiveness through the exclusion of men, through positive discrimination and strength in numbers. If, as Simone de Beauvoir stated, women are defined by their ‘otherness’, does the selection not underline this state of affairs by showing women separately to their male counterparts? The discourses of post-feminism might indeed argue that since positive promotion of women is no longer needed (because the goals of second-wave feminism have already been met), it is a somewhat oldfashioned notion to group women together in order to demonstrate that women have won their rightful place in the art world. But what about an attitude that we could call, somewhat prosaically, ‘post-post-feminism’: that the very wealth of talent amongst many artists who happen to be female has allowed the curator, Veronica Howe, to select them simply because she wishes to do so? This is a nominal curatorial device driven by the quality of the work available. It is not unnecessary positive discrimination but simply the exercise of personal choice: “I love these artists for who they are – firstly for their art and then for their unconditional friendships – and would have said the same if they were male.” 32
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Indeed, as a counterbalance, there will be a show dedicated to outstanding male artists from Southeast Asia later in the year. This is arguably closer to the ideals of equality: both groups are selected by gender. This balance is reflected in the title of the show. [Purple]: Women of Mankind signifies the equal mix of man (blue) and woman (red), a counterbalance of the two colours. The use of an overarching theme has long been the modus operandi of the curatorial process but in this case the theme is simply the artists themselves. Demonstrating the authenticity and variety of their practices is the purpose of the show. Gender is rendered irrelevant: the works speak.
Tan Chin Chin, Dragon, 2015, mixed media on laser cut, 120 x 120 cm
Exhibition: [Purple]: Women of Mankind Dates: 5 March – 5 April 2015 Hours: Mon – Fri 10am – 7pm, Sat (by appointment): 11am – 3pm Venue: One East Asia ARTSpace, 15 Scotts Road, 05-08/09, Thong Teck Building, Singapore 228218 Private View and Launch Party: 5 March 2015 Web: www.oneeastasia.org
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Carlos Rolón/Dzine - Mi Casa A site-specific installation at Pearl Lam Galleries
Rolón, who also goes by the name Dzine, has been recognized for his elaborately crafted paintings and ornate sculptures that come out of Kustom Kulture. His practice encompasses a range of media moving seamlessly between murals, sculpture, painting, and installation while he investigates pop culture, craft, ritual, beauty, spirituality, and identity and its relationship to art history, subculture, appropriation and the institution. Mi Casa (My House) incorporates themes of domesticity, multiculturalism, pattern, and craft-making traditions. His carefully crafted, hybrid works are playfully situated between the contradictory worlds of conspicuous consumption and urban artefact. The exhibition Mi Casa at Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore can be seen as a follow-up to Rolón’s highly successful installation My Mother’s Living Room at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art,
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Installation Mi Casa at Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore below: Carlos Rol贸n/Dzine
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which was an exact reproduction of the artist’s childhood living room from 1976. Born to a Puerto Rican family and growing up as a child in Chicago, the artist bore witness to the ways in which first generation immigrants adapted to new American middle-class lifestyles. These families brought the diaspora into the homes by decorating walls and furniture with exotic colours, textures and patterns to create a sense of identity, comfort and ultimately, an aspirational lifestyle. It is from here that Rolón’s present characteristic incorporation of custom culture, faux luxury and excessiveness originate. Mi Casa creates an all-encompassing installation that not only pays homage to this culture, but also produces a shrine-like presentation and embraces the universal themes of the home. Everyday items are treasured as artifacts, elevated to a higher status and their functionality becomes secondary. The incorporated original, coloured and decorated porcelain dinnerware, elaborate customized candelabras, ornate chandelier and sculptural decanters are at once melancholic, excessive and exuberant, yet poised somewhat between celebration and regret. 36
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“Carlos is unique in his ability to dissolve barriers between artistic disciplines and the observations which come from his practice are a result game changing and inspiring. I am very excited about introducing this artist to the Singapore art scene”. Pearl Lam, founder and Director of Pearl Lam Galleries
Exhibition: Mi Casa Dates: Till 15 March 2015 Hours: Tue – Sat 11am – 7pm; Sun 12 – 6pm (Closed on Mon and PH) Venue: Pearl Lam Galleries, 9 Lock Road, #03-22, Gillman Barracks Web: www.pearllamgalleries.com
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Portrait of a blind artist obscured by flowers Ryan Gander at STPI
"The experience of working here at STPI has been amazing. The word ‘master printer’ – that phrase – couldn’t be more accurate. It’s Ryan Gander like Jedi printing – Jedi printers." Composed around visual charades and unusually assembled objects, the works of London-based conceptual artist Ryan Gander are catalysts for thinking, constantly challenging established notions and viewer perceptions. While he intentionally avoids stylistic signatures and remains unbounded by categories in his art, his works are subtly coherent in their storytelling and consideration of language. Constructed by his own associative thought processes that connect the commonly overlooked with the esoteric, Gander’s work often involves the questioning of language and
knowledge, reinventing the modes of appearance and creation of an artwork. Often compared to a storyteller, Gander’s multidisciplinary works – ranging from sculpture to film, writing, graphic design, installation and performance – are defined by minimal objects that convey a partial narrative of fictional and non-fictional elements.
above: Seriously Retinal / Serious Poke (Pingelapesian crassula horntree), 2014 Relief print from French curve rulers on STPI handmade cotton paper 133 x 167.5 cm
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Reminiscent of a puzzle, a network with multiple connections, audiences travelling through Gander’s enigmatic environments are constantly engaged and challenged, leaving very little room for the ‘lazy spectator’. When it comes to his practice, he revels in the prospect of not knowing what’s going to happen, an approach that was continuously tested throughout his residency at STPI. Gander arrived at STPI with various ‘starting points’ for his residency, amongst them a number of sketches and drawings by his five-yearold daughter Olive (O.M.G) and a series of pictures of police cars, taken back in the United Kingdom. He also brought with him a small camera, an item he takes everywhere, collecting resources and ideas from the everyday. His inquisitive spirit led him to find an assortment of French curve rulers during one of his many expeditions around STPI, an item he ended up using as relief printing plates for a series of works called Seriously Retinal/ Serious Poke. The workshop team found this ‘no bounds’ Exhibition: Dates: Artist Talk: Saturday Tours: Venue:
approach very refreshing and they were challenged by his technical diversity and ability to give new life and purpose to unusual and forgotten materials. Another integral component of Gander’s residency was that of referencing art history, namely the works of renowned artists and printmakers, from Matisse to Hokusai to Gerhard Richter. Inspired by his surroundings, he also tapped into the realm of traditional Chinese and Japanese hanging scrolls of paintings and calligraphy. Whether inspired by Matisse’s cut-outs, Hokusai’s Great Wave or Richter’s photo paintings – the latter being the inspiration behind a series of prints and the title for this exhibition – Gander does his own take on these esteemed pieces, “imagineering” (imagining and engineering) new narratives and ways of interpreting the history of printmaking. Ryan Gander is the second artist from the UK to work at STPI, following the residency by UK sculptor and Turner Prize Winner Richard Deacon, who also happened to be Gander’s art professor at university.
Portrait of a blind artist obscured by flowers 7 March – 11 April 2015 7 March 2015, 2:30 – 3:30pm. Exhibition walkthrough to follow. 2:30pm STPI, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236
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The Women of Koeh Sia Yong
Solo Exhibition of Oil Paintings at The Art Fellas Gallery
Born in 1938, Koeh Sia Yong is a second generation Singaporean artist who has dedicated his life to creating spectacular works of art, capturing his environment and its occupants. An acclaimed artist, Koeh’s works are highly sought after by collectors including the Singapore Art Museum, National Museum of Singapore, UOB and Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. The Women of Koeh Sia Yong is a rare exhibition by the artist, his first in a 57-year long career focusing solely on the many females in his art, and also his 13th solo exhibition. Koeh’s oil paintings portray the multi-faceted roles of women in society as they go about their daily routines, sewing, bathing or simply relaxing. Some of them articulate intimate displays of sisterhood, in the form of a Balinese dancer helping a fellow performer fix her headdress, or a quartet of Samsui women having a lively chat. Others arouse a sense of mystery – solitary portraits feature a lone woman in each scene as she gazes away from the viewer in a pensive state or smiles gently, flanked by large yellow sunflowers and bright red spices.
Koeh Sia Yong, Paradise in Bali, 1996, Oil on Canvas, 91.5 x 122 cm
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Koeh Sia Yong, Preparation for Dance, 2006, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 50 cm
Yet more have the dreamy quality of a fantasy: a cluster of Indonesian women playfully splashing beneath a cooling waterfall brings the water nymphs of Greek mythology to mind, while drowsily reclining ingenues blending into their natural surroundings recall the faeries of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Each artistic piece makes Koeh’s respectful appreciation of femininity clear, carefully depicting delicately arched eyebrows, rosebud lips, and milky skin on generous bosoms and fleshy thighs in a sensual yet never vulgar manner. With a rich palette of tropical hues, Koeh expresses the grace, beauty and contributions of the fairer sex, acknowledging the importance of their presence in a world run by men. Exhibition: Dates: Hours: Venue: Web:
The Women of Koeh Sia Yong 8 – 15 March 2015 Weekdays: 9am – 6pm, Weekends: 12pm – 6pm The Art Fellas, 46 Kim Yam Road #02-25, The Herencia www.theartfellas.com, www.fb.com/theartfellas
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A Tree With Too Many Branches – Solo Exhibition by Ang Song Nian. Informed by the disciplines of installation and photography, Ang's works span a variety of media, and are often made from the overlapping perspectives of an artist, compulsive collector and an ataxophobia sufferer. At the heart of the exhibition lies How The Forest Follows Me Around (2014) – a new site-specific installation made up of eight hundred indoor plants, which has been created as a response to the artist's first encounter of an indoor potted plant, the Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’, more commonly known as the Iron Tree. Till 15 Mar DECK 120A Prinsep Street www.deck.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Sun 12 – 7pm; closed Mon and PH map no. 134
Formerly located at No.7 Adam Park, 7Adam Art Gallery has played host to the solo exhibitions of several big names around the region. These include the acclaimed individuals Kumari Nahappan, Eng Tay, Ling Yang Chang, Sujak Rahman and Zhu Hong. In addition to these, it has also held various group exhibitions and art talks by local and regional artists. The gallery primarily operates online at present. 7Adam Art Gallery www.7adam.com
Artist Studio of Marisa Keller. Nature inspired Etchings, Monoprints, Mixed Media Works, and Paintings. Art and Printmaking Studio Block 28 Woking Road # 03 - 05 % 9653 5051 Fax 9653 5051 www.marisakeller.com, www.artprintmakingstudio.com map no. 554
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Events ArtBlue Studio is one of Singapore’s leading suppliers of Vietnamese lacquer and oil paintings and offers clients some of the most exciting artworks from Vietnam, along with a satisfaction-guaranteed service. ArtBlue Studio From 10 March: 23 Yong Siak Street, Tiong Bahru % 9752 5458 www.artbluestudio.com
UTOPIAN PICTURES by Gilbert & George. The London-based duo's revolutionary approach of making themselves into 'living sculptures' by incorporating private life into the art practice made them famous already by 1969. Not even two decades later the extravagant and prolific duo won the Turner Prize, Britain's most prestigious art award (1984). Till 05 Apr ARNDT Singapore stages shows of leading international artists as well as projects and curated shows featuring Southeast Asian art and develops private and corporate collections and artist management in the Asia-Pacific region. ARNDT Singapore Gillman Barracks, BLK 9 (3rd Floor) Lock Road % 6734 0775 www.arndtberlin.com Opening Hours: Tue – Sat 11am – 7pm, Sun 11am – 6pm
Journey in Art, 40 Years of Painting: Retrospective by Fan Shao Hua. In this exhibition, Fan will showcase over 60 works that charts his artistic journey as an art student in China to his present artistic practice. About 40 works will be Singapore-themed pieces ranging from old street scenes, changing landscapes of the nation to even large-scale portraits of the former Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. As Fan presents his journey in art, he also pays tribute to Singapore as he attributes his attainment of artistic maturity to our nation. 21 Mar – 09 Apr
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Allegories – The Works of Wong Shih Yaw. Wong Shih Yaw’s painted narratives of the modern times are driven by his pressing need to convey a message. His work features intricate details and rich colour as well as symbolism. Till 08 Mar Diego Rivera: Pride of Mexico. Ranging from landscapes to still life, portraits, nudes and scenes of indigenous daily life, Rivera's works deploy a range of techniques in painting, aquarelle, collage, pencil, coal and ink drawings. Till 12 Apr Art Galleries at NAFA 80 Bencoolen Street % 6512 4043 www.nafa.edu.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Sun 11am – 7pm. Closed on Monday. map no. 131
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Events From Earth and Metal: Contemporary Sculpture is a group sculpture exhibition featuring renowned international artists Bernar Venet, Pablo Reinoso, Jedd Novatt, Armen Agop and Yves Dana. 05 Mar – 16 May Art Plural Gallery 38 Armenian Street % 6636 8360 www.artpluralgallery.com Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 11am – 7pm map no. 144
Da Vinci: Shaping the Future. The refreshed displays include a new collection of 13 original pages of the Codex Atlanticus, da Vinci’s largest notebook, and three new paintings from the School of da Vinci. Till May Prudential Singapore Eye Exhibition is the largest survey on Singapore contemporary art and also a museum-quality exhibition of the country's best artists. Till 28 Jun ArtScience Museum™ at Marina Bay Sands 10 Bayfront Avenue www.marinabaysands.com/ArtScienceMuseum Opening Hours: 10am – 7pm daily map no. 181
INK LEGACY – Ling Cher Eng Retrospective Art Exhibition is a showcase of eighty fine paintings by the late second-generation Singaporean artist, Ling Cher Eng (1940-1995). This major retrospective is a tribute to one of Singapore's greatest Chinese ink painters, who was the first and longest disciple of pioneer artist Fan Chang Tien and a descendent of the Shanghai School. 03 – 11 Mar, at ION Art Gallery, ION Orchard Level 4. Asia Art Collective (Consultancy & Gallery) 19 Tanglin Road, #03-42 Tanglin Shopping Centre % 6733 2155 www.asiaartcollective.com Opening Hours: 11am – 7pm daily map no. 518
Chinese Zodiac Heads: A Gift from Jackie Chan. To celebrate the Year of the Goat, the ACM displays for the first time the 12 zodiac animal heads donated by celebrated film star Jackie Chan. Till 01 May Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) 1 Empress Place % 6332 7798 www.acm.org.sg Opening Hours: Mon 1pm – 7pm, Tue – Sun 9am – 7pm, Fri 9am – 9pm) map no. 104
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Events A Universal Truth by Monica Dixon. In “A Universal Truth”, Dixon explores the dichotomy between what we are and who we are. To do so, she takes a series of deceptively simple images and forces us to consider the division between the physical space of house – a structure we take for granted – and the social construct of a home. 11 Apr – 29 May Barnadas Huang 61 Duxton Road % 6635 4707 www.barnadashuang.com Opening Hours: Tues – Fri 12 – 7pm; Sat 11 – 7pm; Sun 11 – 6pm; Closed on Mondays no. 308
Introduction to Contemporary Art History. This 5 sessions series starts by reviewing the path from Modern to Contemporary Art to current days. Reviews include Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Art as Attitude, Art as a Material, etc. From 18 Mar, evening weekly sessions Introduction to Modern Art History – Bridging the Centuries from Manet to Picasso. An overview of modern art history starting with the Impressionists. Artists featured include Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso, Jawlensky and more. From 19 Mar, evening weekly sessions Leonardo Da Vinci. Guided tour to the exhibition ‘Da Vinci: Shaping the Future’ at ArtScience Museum. In this 2 hour session you will discover why Da Vinci was a visionary ahead of his time. 13 + 21 Mar For more information and registration please go to www.corcovadoarts.com. Corcovado Arts courses@corcovadoarts.com www.corcovadoarts.com
Singapore Design Week features local and international design trade shows, conferences, showcases, exhibitions and workshops that span various design disciplines. Many of the activities will take place at the National Design Centre. 10 – 22 Mar Fifty Years of Singapore Design celebrates Singaporean design from the past five decades. The permanent exhibition, the first of its kind, will lead the viewer on the inspired trajectory of the design industry in Singapore. Find out the celebrated industrial products designed here and marketed world-wide; bespoke tailoring and shoemaking from the 60s; and the landmarks that define Singaporean architecture. From 10 Mar DesignSingapore Council at National Design Centre 111 Middle Road Opening Hours: 9am – 9pm daily www.designsingapore.org/SDW no. 117
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Events A solo exhibition by Nandita Mukand. Nandita Mukand is a visual artist whose artistic pursuit is grounded in an awareness of how urban life today impacts our experience of time and consequently the meaning we give to our own lives. Her work creates an emotive connection through an exploration of material and gesture. In its crudeness and directness there is an attempt to probe the surface of our slick urban existence. 05 – 15 Mar Moyang – New Works by Young Singapore artist Fyerool Darma. The exhibition showcases a series of both large and small paintings he has been developing since 2013. The paintings are an assemblage of dissected and cropped subjects, materials and scenes. Together, it forms an exploration of the artist’s ongoing interest in the areas of dissociation, identity and rootedness in and to the Malay Archipelago. Fyerool borrows references from the region’s literary and historical texts and processes them visually through the philosophical framework of Deleuze and Guatarri’s Assemblage Theory. 19 – 29 Mar Flaneur Gallery 129 Jalan Besar www.flaneur.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Sat 11am – 7pm, Sun 1pm – 6pm map no. 204
Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame Exhibition. In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8th March, meet the outstanding women of Singapore at the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame Exhibition – a first of its kind – jointly presented by The Fullerton Heritage and the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO). Discover the inspiring stories of 108 inductees from all fields of endeavour as we celebrate their vision and passion, talent and creativity, enterprise and leadership, care and compassion. And find out who are the latest women to be honoured! 03 – 31 Mar, at East Garden Foyer Gallery, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2015 Photo Exhibition. Relive the best moments from the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2015 through the beautiful images displayed at Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)’s annual photo exhibition. Held at The Fullerton Heritage Gallery located within The Fullerton Hotel, the exhibition showcases winning and selected entries from the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2015 Photo Competition. 03 – 31 Mar, at The Fullerton Heritage Gallery, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore Fullerton Hotel Singapore (The Fullerton Heritage) 1 Fullerton Square % 6557 2590 www.thefullertonheritage.com map no. 101
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Events Dapunta Hyang: Transmission of Knowledge, by Zai Kuning. This installation explores the structure of warring ships in this region. For this purpose, the artist chose his own ancestry – Bugis of Makkasar – as the Bugis warlords were one of the most sophisticated ship builders, and chose the Phinisi boat – which combines the design of a fishing boat and a warring ship – as his inspiration. He envisaged a 7th century world where ships were vessels seeking power, fortune and magic power, each vessel a house of knowledge and a dungeon of death and torture. Till 19 Apr Esplanade, Concourse Steps 1 Esplanade Drive www.esplanade.com map no. 100
Specializing in contemporary art and master’s pieces, the family Group Galeries Bartoux includes fifteen galleries located in France, in the United States and in Singapore. Galeries Bartoux Singapore ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn #01-12A/13 % 6634 8806 www.galeries-bartoux.com Opening Hours: Sun – Thu 10am – 9.30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am – 10pm map no. 501
Gajah Gallery is a Singapore based art gallery that 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. Gajah Gallery 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station #01-08 % 6737 4202 www.gajahgallery.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 11am – 7pm, Sat, Sun & PH 12pm – 6pm map no. 110
Founded in early 2003, Gnani Arts has been a local and regional trend-setter within its area of research, curation and collection expertise – South Indian contemporary art by masters and international artists. Gnani Arts #02-02A, 41 Kallang Pudding Road Golden Wheel Building % 6735 3550 www.gnaniarts.com Opening Hours: by appointment
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Events The World Around Me – In Nihonga and Sumi-e by Madhu Jain. Madhu Jain is a well-known Indian Artist who is famous for working in Nihonga technique. She obtained her Diploma in Fine Arts from Sarda Ukil School of Arts in New Delhi in 1963. She studied Sumi-e (Ink Painting) at Baptist Church School and Nihonga (Japanese style painting) at the NHK Bunka Center in Tokyo. Madhu Jain has participated in many exhibitions since 1994 in India, Japan and Singapore. Her works have been selected at the prestigious “Nikaten” exhibition held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo for six years now. 04 – 08 Mar Galerie Belvedere 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station #01-10/11/12 % 6423 1233 www.galerie-belvedere.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 11am – 7pm, Sat/Sun 12 – 5pm map no. 107
“Art After Dark” Party at Gillman Barracks Save the date for Gillman Barracks' next Art After Dark event. An outdoor party set against the new shows premiered by the galleries provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy Gillman Barracks’ diverse art offerings. 20 Mar, 7pm – late Gillman Barracks 9 Lock Road www.gillmanbarracks.com
Artists imagine a nation: SG50 brings together figurative works by 36 artists from the 1930s to the present. Displayed in a special architecture designed for the ICA Singapore’s largest lower-level galleries, the exhibition presents diverse views of local people and places. Highlights include a series of unusual figure paintings in gouache on paper (c. 1950) by Lee Cheng Yong, and street scenes in oil on small boards (c. 1950s) by Kuo Ju Ping. Contemporary works include major paintings in oil and drawings in ink by Tang Da Wu, and landscapes in ink and watercolour by Lim Tze Peng and Foo Chee San. Seah Kim Joo’s majestic five-panel Untitled [Malayan life] (1968) in batik and mixed media is accompanied by panoramic works by Chia Yu Chian, Choo Kweng Kwang and Khaw Sia. Till 19 Apr Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) LASALLE College of the Arts 1 McNally Street % 6496 5070 www.lasalle.edu.sg Opening Hours: 10am – 6pm, except Mon & PH map no. 132
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HaKaren Art Gallery is a leading specialist in contemporary Chinese art featuring a distinctive selection of fine paintings and sculptures by some of China’s most eminent and exceptional contemporary artists. HaKaren Art Gallery 19 Tanglin Road #02-43, Tanglin Shopping Center % 6733 3382 www.hakaren.com Opening Hours: Mon – Sat 10.30am – 6.30pm, Sun & Public Holiday 12noon – 6pm map no. 509
Art Walk @ Wessex. Visit artist Kelly Reedy in her Wessex Estate studio. 7 + 8 Mar, 11am – 7pm Kelly Reedy — Studio Arts 27 Woking Road, #01-01 www.kellyreedy.com map no. 553
Budi Daya Special Exhibition. Showcasing artefacts alongside contemporary art, Budi Daya explores the value and meaning of ‘culture’ from the Malay perspective. This multilayered exhibition features 57 artefacts drawn from the National Collection and private loans as well as 18 new commissions, performances and existing works by artists from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. Till 29 Mar Malay Heritage Centre 85 Sultan Gate % 6391 0450 www.malayheritage.org.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Sun: 10am – 6pm map no. 213
Land of Gold and Spices: Early Maps of Southeast Asia and Singapore. This anchor exhibition showcases around 120 early printed maps of Singapore and the region from the National Library's rare collections as well as loans from European libraries. These fascinating maps dating from the 15th to the the 19th century are visual documents of how the early Europeans perceived the region, which also tell the story of European cartography. Till 19 Jul National Library Singapore 100 Victoria Street www.nlb.gov.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 10am – 9pm (except PH) map no. 213
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Events SINGAPURA: 700 Years takes you on a journey through 700 years of Singapore's history beginning from the 14th century. Experience Singapore’s transformation through the ages as it went from a humble fishing village to the pride of an empire, before finally achieving the status of being an independent nation-state as it is today. Till 10 Aug PLAY @ National Museum of Singapore. A dedicated area for young children to take their first steps towards museum-going with interactive exhibits and special activities that encourage learning through play. ongoing National Museum of Singapore 93 Stamford Road % 6332 3659 www.nationalmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 6pm map no. 114
Chinese Ink Works from Lee Kong Chian Collection of Chinese Art. The Lee Kong Chian Gallery of Chinese art reopened after renovation in January 2015, with a new feature in the gallery: a long-awaited area for the permanent display of the Chinese paintings and calligraphies in the NUS Museum’s Chinese collection. ongoing Between Here and Nanyang: Marco Hsu`s Brief History of Malayan Art. In 1963, Marco Hsu published a series of essays on the cultural history of the people of the Malayan Peninsula, which were compiled into a book published in Chinese in 1963, A Brief History of Malayan Art. Till 30 Apr NUS Arts Festival 2015. The 10th edition of NUS Arts Festival celebrates pioneers and prodigies through its theme “Spirit of the Times”. 20 – 29 Mar NUS Museum University Cultural Centre, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent, National University of Singapore % 6516 8817 www.nus.edu.sg/cfa/museum Opening Hours: Tue – Sat 10am – 7:30pm, Sun 10am - 6pm, Mon & PH closed
In 2013, Ms Tran Thi Ngoc Hue established Orient Painting, focusing mainly on contemporary Vietnamese art by Luong Luu Bien, Nguyen Trung Nghia, Alan Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Tam, Cao Thi Duoc, Le Duy Trieu, Phuc An, Nguyen Duy Nhut, and Le Vo Tuan. Orient Painting 10A Mount Sophia, #09-12 % +65 8410 5466 (Ms. Coco Ng) www.orientpainting.com map no. 523
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Events [Purple]: Women of Mankind. An exhibition to celebrate the fifth anniversary of One East Asia, Singapore. [Purple]: Women of Mankind brings together 12 outstanding female artists from Asia, who will show recent work in the first of five special exhibitions scheduled for 2015. Selected artists include Brenda Zheng Mengtian (China), Tsang Chui Mei (Hong Kong), Joey Leung Ka Yin (Hong Kong), Kanchana Gupta (India), Sri Astari Rasjid (Indonesia), Mai Miyake (Japan), Chong Siew Ying (Malaysia), Valerie Ng (Malaysia), Nann Nann (Myanmar), Aileen Lanuza (Philippines), Tan Chin Chin (Singapore) and Anchalee Arayapongpanich (Thailand). 05 Mar – 05 Apr ONE EAST ASIA is a Singapore-based art management organization founded in April 2010. It is dedicated to enriching the appreciation of Southeast Asian Art globally through exhibitions in Singapore and London, international art fairs and not-for-profit events. One East Asia is the sole, officially appointed representative of Sudjojono Center in Singapore. One East Asia 15 Scotts Road, #05-08/09, Thong Teck Building % 6737 1819 Fax 6737 1859 www.oneeastasia.org Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat by appointment only, closed on Sun and PH map no. 515
Carlos Rolón/Dzine: Mi Casa. Growing up, Rolón saw how households adapted to new American middle-class lifestyles by decorating homes with exotic colours, textures, patterns and items – creating a sense of identity and comfort. Rolón pays homage to this culture by incorporating custom culture, faux luxury and excessiveness into his works, produing a shrine-like presentation and embracing the universal themes of home. TIll 15 Mar Pearl Lam Galleries 9 Lock Road, #03-22, Gillman Barracks % 6570 2284 www.pearllam.com
Carlos Rolon/Dzine (b. 1970), Untitled (Around the way girl 2), Metal, gold leaf, glass, vintage jewellery, quartz crystals and latex, Dimensions variable (72 x 96 in.)
Straits Family Sunday. Explore the colourful world of Peranakans every second Sunday of each month. Make arts and crafts based on the museum's collection, or go on a special, themed tour of the galleries. 8 Mar, 1 – 5pm Peranakan Museum 39 Armenian Street % 6332 7591 www.peranakanmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Mon 1 pm – 7pm, Tue – Sun 9am – 7 (– 9 pm on Fri) map no. 139
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Events REDSEA Gallery introduces COCOONS by Peter Steinhauer, an Asian-based, American artist/photographer whose works focus on architecture within urban landscapes. Showing now at REDSEA Gallery, his Cocoon series documents the surprising beauty of a construction technique native to Hong Kong; the bamboo and fabric nets that encase the 'metamorphosis' of a building project. Steinhauer is the recipient of numerous international photographic awards and his work is held in galleries, museums and private collections worldwide. REDSEA Gallery Block 9 Dempsey Road, #01-10 Dempsey Hill % 6732 6711 www.redseagallery.com Open daily 9.30am – 9pm, Sun 10.30 – 9pm map no. 532
Imaginarium: A Voyage of Big Ideas is the new edition of SAM’s much-loved annual contemporary art exhibition for children, which begun in 2010 and is now in its fifth year. In the spirit of SG50, this year's exhibition is inspired by the crescent moon on the Singapore flag, a symbol of a young nation on the rise and with it, the capacity to dream big and think large. With interactive and immersive artworks and hands-on activities at every turn, Imaginarium offers creative space where inspiration can bloom freely, and joyfully. 14 Mar – 19 Jul SAM at 8Q 8 Queen Street, Singapore 189555 www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Sun 10am – 7pm, Fri 10am – 9pm map no. 119
APB Foundation Signature Art Prize Exhibition 2014. Till 15 Mar Once Upon This Island. The exhibition presents a series of contemporary works by Singapore artists that navigate ideas of home, community, identity and memories. It addresses museum-goers from all walks of life – from school children to curious adults. Medium at Large: Shapeshifting Material and Methods in Contemporary Art. Till 15 May Singapore Art Museum (SAM) 71 Bras Basah Road % 6332 3222 www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Sun 10am – 7pm, Fri 10am – 9pm map no. 116
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Zhao Renhui, Eskimo wolf trap often quoted in sermons, 2013, Mixed media installation: knife, bicarbonate soda, vinyl text sticker
Events Sustainable Architecture: Time Is Now. Singapore has emerged as a model of sustainable architecture in Asia – an important development in a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world. Leading experts from France, Switzerland and Canada will showcase some of the most innovative and exciting green buildings projects they are currently working on and tell us all about what is happening NOW. The roundtable and exhibition will also give a glimpse of what the near future holds. 11 – 29 Mar Roundtable: 11 March 2015, 6.30pm to 7.30pm SOCIETE GENERALE Gallery, Alliance Française 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130 % 6833 9314 Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 11am – 7pm, Sat 11am – 5pm www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Solo Exhibition by Ryan Gander. Composed around visual puzzles and unusually assembled objects, the works of UK based Ryan Gander are catalysts for thinking, constantly challenging accustomed conditions and viewer perceptions. 06 Mar – 10 Apr STPI 41 Robertson Quay % 6336 3663 www.stpi.com.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Fri 10 – 7, Sat 9 – 6 Closed on Sun and PH, Mon by appointment map no. 402
PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in Colour In the fifth installment of the highly successful PantoneMyArt series, tcc – The Connoisseur Concerto is proud to present a new radical perspective to their audience with the PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in Colour exhibition at the exclusive tcc “The Gallery” at 51 Circular Road. The exhibition features ten of Singapore’s top tattoo artists, who have each designed an artwork in a predominant Pantone colour of their choice. Instead of using the body as a medium, these artists transfer this beautiful form of body art onto paper, and created artworks that have once originated from a design they have tattooed on someone before, or one stemming from their own personal inspirations that is aligned to their tattooing style. Till 30 Mar tcc – ‘The Gallery’ 51 Circular Road % 6533 9033 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Sun – Thu & PH 11am – 12am Fri, Sat & Eve of PH 11am – 2am map no. 303
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Events tcc-artshowcase Singled-Out. Singled Out is an art exhibition conceptualised by the collaborative efforts of creative agency fFurious, events organisation art-management.com and Thunder Rock School. With aims to harness the power of music to impact the lives of disadvantaged youths, 50 local designers and artists were invited to transform vinyl records into pieces of art free to their imagination. Till 01 Apr tcc – Raffles Xchange 5 Raffles Place #B1-63/64/65, MRT Station % 6438 3006 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 7.30 – 10, Sat 7.30 – 6.30 map no. 302
tcc-artshowcase Ketna Patel. Ketna’s own cultural background is unsurprisingly diverse, with equal parts of Asia and Europe and a childhood in Africa thrown in. She has made a career out of not-belonging: as a resident, a frequent tourist, and as a perpetual observer, she distils her travels through a soul itself displaced. And there’s nothing clinical or distant about it – this is unmistakably joyous work, by someone who loves being in the thick of things; she revels in and often manufactures the chaos. Till 06 Apr tcc – The Pier @ Robertson 80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-01/02 % 6733 8707 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Sun – Thu 8 – 10.30, Fri – Sat 8am – 2am map no. 403
tcc-artshowcase Singled-Out. Singled Out is an art exhibition conceptualised by the collaborative efforts of creative agency fFurious, events organisation art-management.com and Thunder Rock School. With aims to harness the power of music to impact the lives of disadvantaged youths, 50 local designers and artists were invited to transform vinyl records into pieces of art free to their imagination. Till 01 Apr tcc – 4 Robinson Road 4 Robinson Road, #01-01 % 6438 3357 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 7.30am – 8pm, Sat, Sun & PH closed map no. 305
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Events The Women of Koeh Sia Yong is a rare exhibition by Koeh Sia Yong, his first in a 57-year long career focusing solely on the many females in his Art, and also his ninth solo exhibition. Koeh’s oil paintings portray the multi-faceted roles of women in society as they go about their daily routines, sewing, bathing or simply relaxing. 07 – 15 Mar The Art Fellas (TAF) aims to create a platform which engages and integrates artists, collectors and investors. The Art Fellas 46 Kim Yam Road, #02-25, The Herencia % 6702 4001 www.theartfellas.com map no. 404
Located in a beautifully restored historic shophouse, The Sandalwood Room is a quaint and beautiful world of all things unique, ethnic, colorful and sublime inspirations of carefully selected fashion wear, jewelry, home décor and design wear. A place situated at the heart of Singapore, where you can just step in and make a pause, and where contemporary art meets age old traditions. The Sandalwood Room 76 Princep Street, Singapore % 6883 2369 www.thesandalwoodroom.com.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 11am – 8pm; Sat: 11am – 2pm map no. 138
Workmanship of Certainty and Chance by Michelle Lim. Ceramics artist Michelle Lim will be examining the material, symbolic, and relational aspects of vessels for food through pottery and pohpiah skins. Visitors to the gallery will be encouraged to conduct their own experiments on porcelain and pohpiah skins, to see how these materials can affect the ”performative” act of communing and consumption. 05 – 08 Mar "Making Trouble" by Tania De Rozario. As part of her documentation on activism in the arts, Tania will be presenting transcripts of her interviews with artists, administrators and other individuals over the past year, furthering uncovering the history, roles, opinions and feelings of those who have been involved with activism in the arts. 20 – 29 Mar The Substation 45 Armenian Street % 6337 7535 www.substation.org Opening Hours: 12noon – 9pm map no. 113
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Venues Orchard & Tanglin Artwalk 501. 501. 502. 503. 506. 508. 509. 511. 513. 515. 516. 518. 520. 523. 524. 528. 531. 532. 533.
Opera Gallery B/3 2 Orchard Turn #03-05 Galeries Bartoux B/3 2 Orchard Turn #01-12A/13 SOCIETE GENERALE Gallery C/1 1 Sarkies Road MAD Museum of Art & Design C/3 10 Tanglin Road #01-01 Art Forum Pte Ltd C/2 82 Cairnhill Road Third Floor Hermes B/2 541 Orchard Road, Liat Towers HaKaren Art Gallery A/2 19 Tanglin Road #02-43 Yang Gallery Pte Ltd A/2 19 Tanglin Road #02-41 Peach Tree A/2 129 Tanglin Road, Tudor Court One East Artspace C/2 15 Scotts Road, #05-08/09, Thong Teck Building Li Fine Art A/2 19 Tanglin Road #03-32 Asia Art Collective A/2 19 Tanglin Road, #03-42 *scape Youth Park C/3 113 Somerset Road #01-02, www.scape.com.sg Japan Creative Centre A/2 4 Nassim Road iPRECIATION E/5 50 Cuscaden Road, HPL House, www.ipreciation.com Bruno Gallery A/2 91 Tanglin Road #01-03, www.brunoartgroup.com Linda Gallery Blk 15 Dempsey Road, #01-03 REDSEA Gallery Blk 9 Dempsey Hill #01-10 Museum of Contemporary Arts (MOCA) 27A Loewen Road
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Centrepoint C/3 176 Orchard Road, #01-102/103/104 Isetan Scotts B/2 350 Orchard Road, Level 2 Shaw House Peranakan Place C/3 182 Orchard Road International Building B/2 360 Orchard Road, #01-01 Wisma Atria B/3 435 Orchard Rd, #02-18 ION Orchard B/3 2 Orchard Turn #B2-49 ION Orchard
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72-13 TheatreWorks C/4 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road Singapore Tyler Print Institute C/5 41 Robertson Quay tcc – The Pier @ Robertson C/4 80 Mohamed Sultan Road The Art Fellas C/5 46 Kim Yam Road, #02-25, The Herencia Art Xchange C/5 46 Kim Yam Road, ##01-13, The Herencia DBS Arts Centre C/4 20 Merbau Road - Robertson Quay, www.srt.com.sg
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Great World City B/5 1 Kim Seng Promenade, #01-29 The Pier @ Robertson C/4 80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-01/02
100 – 299 Marina Bay & Bugis Artwalk [Arts & Heritage District] 300 – 399 Tanjong Pagar, Chinatown & Raffles Place Artwalk 400 – 499 River Valley Artwalk 500 – 530 Orchard & Tanglin Artwalk 531 – 559 Wessex Estate Artwalk
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Esplanade F/5 1 Esplanade Drive, www.esplanade.com The Fullerton Heritage Gallery B/5 1 Fullerton Square DaTang Fine Arts Singapore 1 North Bridge Road #B1-09, High Street Centre Asian Civilisations Museum E/5 1 Empress Place, www.acm.org.sg The Arts House E/5 1 Old Parliament Lane, www.theartshouse.com.sg Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall E/5 9 Empress Place ART-2 Gallery E/5 140 Hill Street #01-03 Galerie Belvedere (S) Pte Ltd E/5 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station Cape of Good Hope E/5 140 Hill Street, #01-06 Element Art Space E/4 Raffles Hotel Arcade, 328 North Bridge Road #02-13 Gajah Gallery E/5 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station #01-08 Mulan Gallery Pte Ltd E/4 36 Armenian Street #01-07 Singapore Philatelic Museum E/4 23B Coleman Street The Substation E/4 45 Armenian Street National Museum of Singapore E/4 93 Stamford Road Singapore Management University - The Gallery D/3 90 Stamford Rd Singapore Art Museum (SAM) E/4 71 Bras Basah Road National Design Centre B/3 111 Middle Road SAM at 8Q E/4 8 Queen Street, Singapore 189555 Chan Hampe Galleries E/4 328 North Bridge Road #01-21 Kato Art Duo E/4 328 North Bridge Road #02-25, www.nikeifineart.com Ode To Art E/4 252 North Bridge Road #01-36e/f MINT Museum of Toys E/4 26 Seah Street, www.emint.com Art Galleries at NAFA E/3 80 Bencoolen Street Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore – LASALLE College of the Arts E/3 Emily Hill E/2 11 Upper Wilkie Road DECK B/3 116 Prinsep Street, www.deck.sg The Little Arts Academy E/3 1 Selegie Road, #05-01/02 2902 Gallery D/3 222 Queen Street, Unit 02-02 The Sandalwood Room B/3 76 Princep Street Peranakan Museum E/4 39 Armenian Street The Luxe Art Museum D/3 6 Handy Road, #02-01 Art Plural Gallery E/4 38 Armenian Street, www.artpluralgallery.com 11.12 Gallery PTE Ltd D/4 #04-02, 36 Armenian Street Artcommune E/4 231 Bain Street. #02-43, Bras Basah Complex ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands F/5 10 Bayfront Ave I Theatre F/5 27 Kerbau Road, www.itheatre.org W!LD RICE E/2 3A Kerbau Road, www.wildrice.com.sg Ngee Ann Kongsi A/4 97 Tank Road, Level 2 of Teochew Building Flaneur Gallery C/2 129 Jalan Besar, www.flaneur.sg Objectifs C/3 56A Arab Street Malay Heritage Centre F/3 85 Sultan Gate
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Marina Bay Sands F/5 2 Bayfront Avenue, #B2-120/120A Clarke Quay D/5 Blk 3E, River Valley Road, #01-01 Central D/5 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-84/85/86 The Central Bugis Junction (Main Boutique) F/3 80 Middle Road, #01-92/93/94/95/96 Bugis Junction (Atrium) F/3 80 Middle Road Beach Centre F/4 15 Beach Road, #01-01/02 Beach Center Millenia Walk F/4 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-44/45 Citylink Mall F/4 1 Raffles Link, #B1-26 Funan DigitalLife Mall E/4 109 North Bridge Road, #01-34/35/36 PoMo E/3 1 Selegie Road, #01-02 & #02-25 Singapore Management University E/4 70 Stamford Road, #01-22
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tcc – Raffles Xchange E/5 5 Raffles Place #B1-63/64/65 tcc – ‘The Gallery’ E/5 51 Circular Road tcc – 4 Robinson Rd E/6 4 Robinson Road, #01-01 Singapore City Gallery, The URA Centre D/6 45 Maxwell Road Barnadas Huang D/7 61 Duxton Road, www.barnadashuang.com Red Dot Design Museum D/7 28 Maxwell Road ReDot Gallery C/8 ArtSpace@Helutrans, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, 39 Keppel Road Ikkan Art Gallery C/8 Artspace@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road Richard Koh Fine Art Pte Ltd D/7 Artspace@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road Artspace@Helutrans D/7 Artspace@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road Galerie Steph D/7 Artspace@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road Indigo Blue Art D/6 52B Temple Street Jeremy Ramsey Fine Art C/6 16 Bt Pasoh Rd Vue Privée C/7 63 Spottiswoode Park Utterly Art Exhibition Space D/6 20B Mosque Street Momentous Arts D/5 1557 Keppel Road, #03-27 Instinc D/5 Eu Tong Sen Street, #04-163 NUS Baba House C/7 157 Neil Road, www.nus.edu.sg/museum/baba
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Marina Bay Sands F/5 2 Bayfront Avenue, #B2-120/120A Circular Road E/5 51 Circular Road Raffles Xchange E/5 5 Raffles Place #B1-63/64/65 NTUC Building @ One Marina Boulevard E/6 1 Marina Boulevard, #01-01 Central D/5 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-84/85/86 The Central 4 Robinson Road E/6 4 Robinson Road Samsung Hub E/6 3 Church Street, #01-01
Wessex Estate Artwalk 551. 553. 554. 556.
d’ Art Studio H/2 5 Westbourne Road #02-03 Blenheim Court Kelly Reedy – Studio Arts H/2 27 Woking Road, #01-01, kellyreedy.com Art and Printmaking Studio H/2 Block 28 Woking Road # 03 - 05 Sealey Brandt H/2 1 Westbourne Road #01-02
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