singapore art gallery guide - november 2014

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November 2014, Vol. 10 | No 9

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Front page cover artworkInside of me, Dadi Setiyadi, 190 x 150 cm, acrylic on canvas, 2014 at Singapore Art Fair, presented by The Art Fellas

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November is a special month for art lovers in Singapore, with a host of exhibitions showcasing works ranging from the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci to award-winning artists of today. The span of centuries and the richness of the exhibited works bring into focus how art throughout history can break new ground and forge fresh perspectives.

In Da Vinci: Shaping the Future at ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, original masterpieces from the world’s most celebrated artist and scientist will make their Southeast Asian debut. This major exhibition – shown only in Singapore – explores Da Vinci’s life, work, and legacy, and combines several of his original works with interactive exhibits, technology, film, and art.

Zooming swiftly to the present, the triennial APB Foundation Signature Art Prize returns to recognise the most outstanding visual artworks of the last three years, focusing in particular on the Asia-Pacific region. Fifteen finalists, including two Singaporean artists, have been short-listed. The works will be presented at the Singapore Art Museum.

Further opportunities to see – and take home – some of the best international contemporary art are the three major art fairs taking place this November: the brand new Singapore Art Fair, featuring 60 galleries from over 20 countries, the Affordable Art Fair, a must for new collectors interested in discovering high quality works for accessible prices, and in conjunction with this, the second Bank Art Fair.

Finally, last month we announced that MAD – Museum of Art & Design – would re-open in October after the move to its new location. Unfortunately, this has been delayed due to issues with the building renovation… But make sure to keep an eye out for the latest news and updates on our website www.sagg.info, and enjoy the many visual feasts on offer this month!

Irene Marx [email protected]

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"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci


8 LEFTOVERs A photo-documentary by Arron Teo

10 The Call of Rasa in a painting by Mona Singhania

12 Dadi Setiyadi The Reinventor of Classical Art

14 The Simple Life with Diyano Purwadi An Indonesian artist at The Art Fellas

16 Signature Art Prize 2014

20 Da Vinci: Shaping the Future

24 Singapore Art Fair 2014

26 The Lyricism of Solitude Recent Ink Work by Li Jian Gang

30 Just Beyond Featuring three emerging artists at The Art Fellas

32 RE by Andre Tan

34 Through Women’s Eyes …

36 SPOT ART 2014 38 Drawing from Memory Renowned British artist and autistic savant Stephen Wiltshire

drew the Singapore cityscape

40 Adobo Apocalypse Group Exhibition of Filipino Artists

42 Types: After Becher

44 Collecting Contemporary Abstract Art: What Is With Southeast Asia?

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LEFTOVERsA photo-documentary by Arron Teo

It's farewell to Lavender Food Square, which is making way for a new commercial development after 22 years at the junction of Lavender Street and Jalan Besar. Arron documented the last remaining food stores as they packed up, a day after the official closing date. Lavender Food Square will be missed by many food lovers, local residents, and by Arron himself, who has been passing by for 14 years on his way to and from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) for studies and work.


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The Call of Rasa in a painting by Mona SinghaniaWritten by Vidhya Gnana Gouresan

An ancient theory in Indian aesthetics provides a very palatable and down-to earth reasoning and discussion with regards to the inevitable experience of subjectivity in art appreciation. It is called the rasa theory. And it was enunciated by Bharathamuni (referred to as an Indian theatrologist-cum-musicologist) in his Natya Shastra (c. 2000 BC), which is essentially an authoritative treatise on dance and theatre.

The theory has been applied to the visual arts without difficulty, but with an imperative need for a hyper-creative imagination on the viewer's part. Let me explain. Rasa is the 'taste' one receives from a work of art. To experience rasa is to feel a deep enjoyment that is due to and because of a work of art. Rasa is a vibration that comes from within – that enables a person to communicate with an artwork, regardless of any formal knowledge about the work or about specific nuances in art. To put it in a simple manner, the experience of rasa is as natural as the act of breathing. The pre-requisite is, to be human. Within this essence, there is a painting by Mona Singhania, a promising Singapore-based artist who was born and brought up in Badaun (Uttar Pradesh, India), that touches one's innermost desire for and experience of what can be relatively-

defined as freedom, a sense of release on a metaphysical level. Here, the focus is not aesthetic brilliance or profound technique of rendition. Instead, it is important to acknowledge that a painting is indeed fundamentally obliged to exude something beyond all cliched physical properties and formal expectations.

Utsaha, or emotive energy in San-skrit, plays a key role in the experience of rasa. Energy is inherent in the work of art, as much as it is in the viewer. The viewer has to be able to exude his/her own utsaha, a sensitive involve-ment towards a work of art. When Mona Singhania


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this communica-tion is successful, the rasa experi-ence is born. And the rasa experience of every individual viewer is absolutely different. Mona's painting, an oil-on-canvas titled 'Call-ing', portrays an al-most androgynous, stylised figure that forthrightly encom-passes the entire artwork, implying a highly-poignant, an utter ly-emotional and an absolutely-climacteric soliloquy directed at the ever-mighty universe. The figure is in the midst of nothing but ether, so immaculately indicating the feeling of elevation that one might come to terms with through meditation; when the mind is amaz-ingly quiet and receptive of constructive silence. As a contrast to the neutrality in the figure's facial expression, the outstretched arms so perceptibly complete the narrative of the painting, the unmistakable narrative of gratifying surrender, the wholehearted relinquishment of the heart to the whims of the universe.

“That rasa is what art is all about may not be specifically stated in so many words by everyone, but in a very real sense, it is what a viewer is looking for in a work of art.” This succinct statement by B.N. Goswamy, in his book entitled 'Essence of Indian Art', reinforces the persistency of a subtle yet profound mode of communication that one can encounter with an artwork; whereby the subjective notion of sheer physical beauty attains a state of meaninglessness as it allows the dominance of formless vibrations. Mona's 'Calling', in all its simplicity, calls for nothing but great vibrations.

To view artworks by Mona Singhania email Gnani Arts at [email protected],

or call 6735 3550.

'Calling' by Mona Singhania, oil on canvas

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Dadi Setiyadi is a talented emerging Indonesian artist who takes reference from classic art pieces and fusing them with a mix of cultural elements.

Pieces like “Narcissus” by Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, and “Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli and combining them with modern relevance is how Setiyadi peaks the interests of his audiences. As a two-time winner of the Indonesia Nokia Arts Awards Asia Pacific in 1999 and 2000, and being one of the Indonesian artists chosen for the 2011 “Indonesian Eye” program held by London’s prestigious Saatchi Gallery, Dadi Setiyadi is surely an artist to look out for.

Born in 1977 in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Setiyadi found interest in art since the age of 18. He started by exposing himself to art exhibitions, and found himself learning, questioning and debating about the artworks. Since he enrolled into the Indonesia Institute of Art in 1996, Setiyadi was passionate and comfortable in combining the formal and the informal in his works.

Besides being raised in a traditional Indonesian background and yet exposed to the globalised world, it is no wonder that Setiyadi is inspired by a mixture of Indonesian mythical folklore, Chinese, Arabian and Western cultures. Setiyadi takes particular interest in fantasy, science fiction and art culture, and to amalgamate all these into his paintings takes an artist’s conceptualizing abilities to the test. Setiyadi believes that pulling together the learning points of one’s provenance is what makes creativity, and not the cultural origin itself.

Setiyadi’s artwork is only possible as a consequence of increasingly cosmopolitan societies, and his uncanny ability to tie in various forms of pop culture is what makes viewing his paintings so fun. Setiyadi’s incredible mix of classic and modern art lends his paintings the ability to appeal to the masses. While traditionalists can appreciate the beauty and skill of his amazing replications, modern art lovers are able to appreciate his sense of humour and wit.

When looking at Setiyadi’s paintings, you may find yourself immersed in the game of trying to “Spot the Difference”. One of his newest pieces might cause viewers to do a double-take once they realise what they are seeing is not in fact Lady Godiva on a horse, but Lady Godiva merged with a horse’s body. Dadi was inspired by the Buraq, an Indonesian and Middle Eastern mythological creature that transports the Gods and prophets in ancient times. “Lady

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Lady Godiva, Oil on canvas, 142.2 x 183 cm 1898, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Image source: Wikipedia

Buraq, an Islamic mythical creature Image source: www.harekrsna.de

The Buraq, Dadi Setiyadi, 2014, Oil on canvas, 110 x 150 cm

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Godiva” was first painted by John Collier in 1897, and currently housed at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in the United Kingdom. By transforming the kind-hearted heroine, Setiyadi has elevated her status from mortal saint to a divine goddess in his painting.

Setiyadi’s art pieces provide food for thought, but are never preachy or laden with extreme political messages. To Setiyadi, it is important to view art not in terms of economic value, but as cultural artefacts of our time.

Witness the beauty of Dadi Setiyadi’s works at The Art Fellas’ booth at the Singapore Art Fair this November!

Event: Singapore Art Fair Dates: 27 – 30 November 2014Venue: Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles BoulevardGallery: The Art Fellas, 46 Kim Yam Road, #02-25, The HerenciaPhone: 6702 4001 / 6702 4003Web: www.theartfellas.com


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Diyano Purwadi is a contemporary artist who focuses on illustrating the human form. His unique art style involves the use of highly visible curved lines. Whilst this technique gives his figures a more three-dimensional look, it is also a homage to his time as a student, during which Diyano observed various scratches on the surface of his table at school. The graffiti of his boyhood served as the inspiration for his special art technique.

Born in 1971, Diyano’s earlier art pieces are distinctly different in terms of his interpretation of physical bodies. In the past, the people he painted were emaciated, and his use of colours were vibrant. It is fascinating to see Diyano’s maturing of his artistic style to painting of voluptuous figures in more subdued colours and using pencil, pen and/or charcoal to create his signature swirled lines.

Diyano’s newer art pieces revolve around themes of family togetherness, fertility and abundance. Inspired by his village in

Harmony of Life, Diyano Purwadi, Acrylic and pen on canvas, 200 x 145 cm, 2013

The Simple Life with Diyano Purwadi An Indonesian artist at The Art Fellas


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Biola, Diyano Purwadi, acrylic, pencil, pen on canvas, 200 x 145 cm, 2012

Bandung, Indonesia, Diyano paints the simplicity of life by depicting figures with nature.

One of Diyano’s newer pieces, entitled Biola, stands out from his other works. While most of his works feature bald-headed human figures of varying age, Biola’s main subject is a woman with a large afro, pictured several times as she explores her self-identity. Most of these separate incarnations have their eyes closed with a serene half-smile on their lips, with their heads slightly bowed. One figure in the bottom right of the painting has her hands clasped together to her chest as if in silent prayer. This is a piece where one can discover various thoughts and expression of the main subject by taking time to understand the painting.

Diyano’s work continues to evolve, while staying true to his original inspirations. As he sharpens his skills and moves on to depicting different concepts and ideas, we eagerly anticipate more that he has to offer. Join us at the Singapore Art Fair this November to experience Diyano Purwadi’s works presented by The Art Fellas.

Event: Singapore Art Fair Dates: 27 – 30 November 2014Venue: Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles BoulevardGallery: The Art Fellas, 46 Kim Yam Road, #02-25, The HerenciaPhone: 6702 4001 / 6702 4003Web: www.theartfellas.com


Started in 2008 by the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation and the Singapore Art Museum, the triennial APB Foundation Signature Art Prize is returning for its third edition this year.

Recognising the most outstanding contemporary artwork from both emerging and established artists over the last three years, the prize puts the spotlight on compelling visual artworks from across the Asia-Pacific region. This year’s edition sees 105 artworks from 24 countries and regions, nominated by 36 independent, established art experts.

Spanning various mediums from painting to sculpture, photography, video works and performance art, they each address topical issues and collectively shed light not just on our region’s contemporary art landscape but also on the topics and conversations relevant in our society today.

Fifteen finalist artworks have been selected by a distinguished panel of judges, and will be presented to the public in an exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum from 14 November 2014. The finalists represent 13 countries and territories including Thailand, South Korea, Pakistan, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, India, Bangladesh and Taiwan.

“Narrowing the choice from over 100 works to the final 15 involved a rigorous selection process and intensive discussions – testament to the high caliber of entries that were refined, rich and

Ho Tzu Nyen, PYTHAGORAS, 2013, Installation with 4-channel video HD Projection, 8-channel sound, automated curtains, lights, fans and show control system, Variable dimensions

Signature Art Prize 2014 Works by two Singaporean artists in the running for Grand Prize of SGD 60,000

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Zhao Renhui, Eskimo wolf trap often quoted in sermons, 2013, Mixed media installation: knife, bicarbonate soda, vinyl text sticker, Variable dimensions

diverse. The finalist works stood out for their strength of concept and execution and despite stemming from such diverse contexts, histories and cultural backgrounds, cleverly explored similar issues of identity, immigration, urban expansion, depletion of natural resources, fading of old values, cultural diversity and more.” states the jury panel.

Two works by Singaporean artists were shortlisted for the prestigious title: the complex and beautiful video installation PYTHAGORAS by Ho Tzu Nyen, which creates an immersive experience for audiences to explore the concept of the unseen and the concealment of power, sound or the voice; and Eskimo wolf trap often quoted in sermons, a seemingly minimalist installation by Zhao Renhui that draws on his experience of traveling through the Arctic and being overwhelmed by its starkness.

Other finalists' works include Melati Suryodarmo’s I’m a Ghost in My Own House, an intense and powerful 12-hour long performance that sees the artist grind and crush hundreds of kilograms of charcoal, a symbol of life’s energy. Australian Owen Leong’s Infinite Love, a visceral and poetic performance, explores the body as a physical site for social, cultural and political forces in relation to his Asian-Australian identity, and New Zealander Lisa Reihana’s work In Pursuit of Venus reflects the beauty of the Pacific Islands while offering a nuanced critique of its colonial legacies.

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The APB Foundation Signature Art Prize is worth $100,000 with $60,000 awarded to the Grand Prize winner and $15,000 each for two Jurors’ Choice Award winners. A People’s Choice Award of $10,000 will be offered to the artwork that receives the highest number of public votes via on-site and online submissions (voting opens 14 November 2014).

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 22 January 2015.

Melati Suryodarmo, I’m a Ghost in My Own House, 2012, Performance, mixed media installation and single-channel video, 700 x 1100 cm

Mr. Owen Leong, Infinite Love, 2011, HD video, Duration 6:18 mins

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Exhibition: APB Foundation Signature Art Prize 2014Dates: 14 November 2014 – 15 March 2015Venue: Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road Hours: Mon – Sun 10am – 7pm, Fri 10am – 9pm Info: www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/signatureartprize

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Lisa Reihana, In Pursuit of Venus, 2012, 2-stream HD video with stereo sound on continuous loop, Duration 8:00 mins


Original masterpieces from the world’s most celebrated genius, Leonardo da Vinci, make their Southeast Asian debut at ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands this November.

Da Vinci: Shaping the Future is a major exhibition which explores the life, work, and legacy of history’s most well-known artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci. The exhibition presents 26 original pages of the Codex Atlanticus, da Vinci’s largest notebook, which collects together some of his most important drawings and writings. It also features six original paintings from the School of Leonardo.

These masterpieces are travelling to Singapore from one of the world’s great Renaissance museums, Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, Italy. Working with the Ambrosiana in association with the Foundation Cardinale Federico Borromeo, ArtScience Museum has curated a groundbreaking new exhibition, Da Vinci: Shaping the Future, which will be shown only in Singapore. It focuses on five key domains of da Vinci’s mastery: mathematics, natural sciences, technology, architecture and music. Combining his original works with interactive exhibits, technology, film and art, this rare exhibition

Da Vinci: Shaping the Future Six paintings from the School of Leonardoand 26 pages from da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus

Drawing of a giant crossbow by Leonardo da Vinci (Circa 1485-92) Image credit: Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milano


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offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore da Vinci’s knowledge that has shaped the future beyond the Renaissance period.

The exhibition will open to the public from 15 November 2014 to May 2015. “There is no more fitting place to present original work by the world’s most celebrated artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, than ArtScience Museum. Not only are we bringing masterpieces by one of history's greatest geniuses to Singapore for the very first time, but we are doing so in a way that emphasises just how influential Leonardo da Vinci has been, and remains today,” said Ms. Honor Harger, Executive Director of ArtScience Museum.

“Leonardo da Vinci was a visionary ahead of his time and his works brilliantly illustrate the interdependence between art and science. This exhibition is the perfect representation of ArtScience Museum’s ongoing efforts to showcase the creativity and interrelation of art, science and technology.”

“We are excited to share with ArtScience Museum’s visitors the original pieces from our collection that are travelling to Singapore for the first time. It is a perfect fit with the museum’s mission to tell the story of the renowned Renaissance man and his masterpieces through an ArtScience perspective,” added Monsignor Franco Buzzi, Prefect of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana.

Drawing of a mechanical wing by Leonardo da Vinci (Circa 1490)Image credit: Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milano


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‘Virgin of the Rocks’ by Andrea Bianchi (Vespino) Image credit: Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milano


As the largest bound collection of da Vinci’s drawings and writings, the Codex Atlanticus offers rich insights into da Vinci’s art, science and his fascination with nature. The pages which will be on show at ArtScience Museum are detailed recordings of da Vinci’s observations and highlight his approach to interweave connections among different disciplines.

Centuries before the Wright Brothers pioneered mechanised flight, da Vinci was seeking a practical solution to take to the air, through his studies into the flight of birds. He designed a multitude of mechanical devices for flight. One of the highlights of Da Vinci: Shaping the Future is a drawing, Mechanical Wing (circa 1490), of a winged device. Modeled on the wings of birds, this drawing forms the basis for the construction of modern aircraft. It is emblematic of da Vinci's status as an innovator, a modern-thinker and a man ahead of his time.

ArtScience Museum is also providing visitors with the rare opportunity to view masterpieces from the School of Leonardo, including paintings such as Saint John the Baptist (circa 1480-1524), The Adoration of Saint Roch (circa 1520-1530) and Portrait of a Lady (circa 1490-1495).

Alongside the presen-tation of these masterpieces and the original pages of the Codex Atlanticus, visitors will learn about da Vinci’s scientific and artistic pursuits through reproductions of additional pages of his notebook, video projection, models of his inventions and innovative new interactive exhibits.

Over the course of the exhibition’s six-month run at ArtScience Museum, three of the paintings and 13 pages of the Codex Atlanticus will be swapped at the three-month mark.

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Exhibition: Da Vinci: Shaping the FutureDates: 15 November 2014 – May 2015Venue: ArtScience Museum™ at Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront AvenueInfo: www.marinabaysands.com/ArtScienceMuseum

In a sense, Da Vinci: Shaping the Future is an exhibition in two parts, and our programmes and activities, which enrich the show, will reflect the changing nature of the show. Ms. Honor Harger

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This November, Asia heralds a new art fair. Called the Singapore Art Fair 2014, the fair opens Asia to the world of art from the ME.NA.SA (Middle East, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia) region. The Singapore Art Fair will be held from 27 to 30 November 2014.

The modern and contemporary art fair will feature a stellar line-up of some 60 galleries from over 20 countries. Set to become an iconic art event in Asia, the Singapore Art Fair will take visitors on an “art journey” across the Silk Road.

“The move to take visitors on an art journey across the Silk Road was a deliberate one. The Silk Road is not just about trade but also about cultural and artistic exchanges that took place in the past. Highlighting art works by artists from countries located along the Silk Road allows us to bring to the fore the influence the culture exchanges have had on art in the region even until today,” said Sue Ngo, Project Director of Singapore Art Fair.

The ME.NA.SA region shares a common history that starts with the Silk Road. Archaeological excavations in Eastern Turkestan in the early 20th century unearthed Christian worship objects – dating from the 8th century – brought in by Syrian merchants, revealing that the first exchanges between traders had been significantly forged through artworks. History has brought the different regions closer together and they now share a common cultural and artistic heritage.

“A key highlight of the Singapore Art Fair 2014 is the showcase of Middle Eastern and North African art. Due to political and social unrest, the Singapore Art Fair is the first opportunity for many of these artists to showcase their works on the international stage. The artists were selected to present to visitors broad and diverse views of the social and political situation across the region. This would provide visitors with insights into each artist’s vision of developments in his native country, encouraging visitors to be engaged in dialogue across borders when they view the works. Artists that will be presenting their works are Ahmed Mater, Ali Cherri, Atef Maatallah and Hicham Benohoud,” said Ms Ngo.

Visitors can also look forward to the Lebanese pavilion curated by Janine Maamari, founder and curator of Liban Art in Lebanon and a veteran art collector. Themed, ‘Contemporary Lebanon: Art

Singapore Art Fair 2014Opening Asia to the World of ME.NA.SA Art


Beyond Violence’, the pavilion aims to showcase the works of artists who are living in Lebanon and abroad. Each and every piece presented is an expression of the artists’ deep concern for the present and a strong sentiment of attachment to their country and the future.

Beyond the Middle East, galleries from across South and Southeast Asia are also making their debut at the Singapore Art Fair 2014. They include Adler Subhashok Gallery, Thailand, Cape of Good Hope, Singapore, Edouard Malingue Gallery, Hong Kong, Finale Art File, The Philippines, Galerie Dumonteil, China/France/USA, Gallery Tableau, Korea, Linda Gallery, Singapore/China/Indonesia, Mizuma Art Gallery, Japan/Singapore.

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Event: Singapore Art Fair 2014Opening: 27 Nov (by invitiation only)Public Viewing: 28 – 30 November 2014Hours: 12noon – 7pmVenue: Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre , Hall 401-403

Nobuhiro Nakanishi, Layer Drawing, 28 x 28 / Snow, Inkjet print on film, acrylic plastic (30 sheets)


“As light and shadow ceaselessly transform within dimensions of black, white and grey; life unfolds itself amid the matrix of the city and we find ourselves entrapped in a castle-like dream.” Li Jian Gang

Tantalize your senses at artcommune gallery this November as it brings back the popular work of contemporary Chinese ink painter, Li Jian Gang. This is the second solo exhibition in Singapore for the China-born artist, following his successful show Urbanscape Nostalgia in 2012. With 25 paintings on showcase – the largest being a six-panel work spanning 1.8 m in length – The Lyricism of Solitude is an enchanting and profound visual treat not to be missed!

Born in 1954 in Henan, Li Jian Gang specializes in the Chinese “da xie yi” (freehand) painting method of cityscapes. Combining lively brushwork and ink smudges with sensitivity and virtuosity, his paintings usually draw a sepia-toned or monochromatic

The Lyricism of SolitudeRecent Ink Work of Li Jian GangWritten by Ma Peiyi (Curator of artcommune gallery)

Li Jian Gang, Dawn Creeps upon this City, Chinese ink on paper, 95 x 175 cm

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palette that stretches the tonality of Chinese ink, and are at times furnished with colour washes that appear minimal yet fluorescent in effect.

As a centuries-old medium that bespeaks monumental traditions, the art of Chinese ink painting is typically preoccupied with the valorization of nature and the harmonized co-existence between man and environment. To preserve this important aesthetic and spiritual quest, artists of the past were determined to seek retreat in the countryside to create paintings free from the burden of walled-up desires, politics and daily inanities.

Today, the indomitable spirit and sublime beauty of nature is hidden behind increasing layers of veils; removed even farther from the reach of the modern man whose fate unravels against the rise of city-states and systematized metropolises.

Instead of scrambling for grand old illusions, the arising solitude and spiritual void relating to man’s quotidian struggle for a sense of place and belonging in a complex city is exactly that, which is poetically epitomized in the work of Li Jian Gang. His lyrical and often atmospheric compositions of urban subjects – be it a striking city skyline or a contemplative “viewfinder” moment – are images of fascinating beauty tinged with wistful nostalgia.

Li Jian Gang, The Pursuit of Light, Chinese ink on paper, 54 x 72 cm

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The expressive effect of ink wash is perhaps one of the most unique characteristics of Chinese ink painting and Li Jian Gang demonstrates the treatment with much finesse.

Dusk, for instance, relies on the artist’s bold, heavy use of wet technique and his perceptive handling of ink smudges allows the piece to flourish with an outstanding ethereal quality. The architectural features are projected in loose forms, as if engulfed by the cloudy evening sky while the last few traces of light linger in the distance.

Although seemingly effort-less to the eye, to achieve the layered flows and hard edges in such a designated manner would require ink washes of varied intensity to be overlaid with a good balance

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Li Jian Gang, Dusk, Chinese ink on paper, 69 x 39 cm

Li Jian Gang, A View of Oxford, 2011, Chinese ink on paper, 125 x 100 cm


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of delicate control and calculated spontaneity.

The city with its elaborate and cacophonous layers need not necessarily be a demonized antithesis of nature; even as Li Jian Gang posits philosophical inquiry into man’s place and pursuit for meanings within our modern-day labyrinth, he stops short of wallowing in urban loneliness and melancholia. In some other works, vast and intricate architecture exudes an awe-inspiring dimension and stands as an unyielding testament to civilization’s progress.

Expounded in soft brush-work that incorporates the traditional Chinese ink techniques of baimiao (outlining) and da xie yi (freehand), A view of Oxford is one such example. Spotting a stunning European skyline adorned by the English perpendicular gothic style of architecture, the painting is a powerful image of contemporary sensibility steeped in rich East-West cultural traditions.

In an era when many Chinese artists struggle to express the modern-day life through the Chinese ink medium and traditional genres, Li Jian Gang stands out for his brave and progressive aesthetic approach. His compositions are seldom littered with human presence; yet humanistic thoughts lie abound in these delicately-rendered moments of twilight and quiet contemplation. Captivating and refreshing, Li Jian Gang’s paintings artfully marry technical prowess with philosophical notes, and exemplify a spirit contemporary with his time.

Li Jian Gang, Tale of a City, Chinese ink on paper74 x 115 cm

Exhibition: The Lyricism of SolitudeDates: 15 – 30 November 2014Venue: artcommune gallery, Blk 231, Bain Street, #02-43, Bras Basah Complex, Singapore 180231 Hours: 12 – 7 pm (Free Admission)


Just BeyondFeaturing three emerging artists at The Art Fellas Curated by Florence Martellini

“Just Beyond” is a group exhibition featuring three emerging local artists Danya Yu, Tew Bee Lan, and Yen Phang. This exhibition is a collection of artworks inspired by the artists’ extended travels overseas.

In their individual journeys, they went on a search for the philosophical meaning of life and the discovery of oneself. In the midst of their travels, they found inspiration to explore into new territories of their own practice and concepts.

Three individuals from different walks of life, but by fate they turned to art only later in their lives. Perhaps because of their experiences in other professions and later exploration into art, this exhibition brings together a synergy and camaraderie between them.

Popular for her romanticised paintings of Singapore’s cityscape, Danya Yu is a First Class honours graduate from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Born in 1982, Danya questions the purpose of travel in social spaces across time. She explores how humans as collectives respond to and interact with architectures and culture, which manifest into cityscapes.

Exploring the theme of Man’s intervention with

nature, Tew Bee Lan is an artist that stays deeply committed to her research and understanding of Man’s struggle with nature. Bee Lan’s use of colours and fluidity of her paint taps on our imagination of nature to question and feel her emotions through the paintings. Born in 1963, Bee Lan graduated with First Class Honours Degree in Fine Arts from NAFA, and has been awarded the best graduate awards respectively for her Diploma and Degree programmes in NAFA.

Born in 1979, Yen Phang’s new series is titled “Continuum (Automatic Itineraries)”. Yen explores the body not merely as a

City Riparian 05, Danya Yu, Oil on Canvas 100 x 100 cm, 2014

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Sunrise 101, Tew Bee Lan, Acrylic on Canvas, 91 x 122 cm, 2014

vessel for existence and consciousness, but also as a destination. Each of them documents Yen’s daily awareness of his bodily reactions to the sub-zero winter temperatures of Montreal, Quebec, where this series was developed. “Continuum” is Yen’s scientific attempt in understanding his physical self, and a rationalist substitute for actual bodily experience. Formerly trained in law, Yen’s turn to a full-time visual arts career was sparked by a hospitalisation stint in 2003, where his only means of communication was through pictorial sketches using pencil and paper.

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Exhibition: Just BeyondDates: 14 – 16 November 2014Venue: ION Art Gallery, ION Orchard Level 4, Free admission

Event: The Affordable Art Fair, Stand: 3E-21, by The Art FellasDates: 20 – 23 November 2014Venue: F1 Pit Building, No.1 Republic Boulevard, Singapore 038975Tickets: $15 Door Price

Dataset #8, Yen Phang, Oil on Canvas 16 cm x 12 cm, 2014


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'RE' is a prefix used with the meaning “again” to signify repetition or used with the meaning “back” to indicate backward motion as in regenerate; reinterpret and recapture.

RE by Andre Tan The exhibition at Galerie Belvedere reinterpretates traditional and popular imagery

Andre Tan, The Poor Man with Lots of Money, 2014, Acrylic on Canvas


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The exhibition RE by Andre Tan presented by Galerie Belvedere is about recreating and rethinking. This series of paintings is built as a progression in the imagery of the Arts: from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, progressing to Modern Art, and Contemporary Art. The artist reinterprets traditional and popular imagery to offer his playful reworking and translation to the viewer.

Andre Tan addresses ironies and social ills apparent in our contemporary society today with a humorous approach. His images are familiar to many, yet somewhat "different", which forces the audience to rethink the meaning behind the images and our cultural references.

Born in 1978 in Singapore, Andre Tan is an exciting young artist known to interact brilliantly with the traditional and contemporary codes of Society. He obtained his Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting) from Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, Singapore in 2000.

He continued his study at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University and obtained the Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art with Honors 1st Class in 2004. Later in 2005, he continued study at Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts and obtained his Master of Arts in Fine Arts in 2006.

Andre is the recipient of the Judge’s Choice for UTGP08-Kenichiro Mogi Prize (2008, Japan), Studentship Scheme (2005) in Lasalle-SIA College of the Arts, and also received the Georgette Chen Arts Scholarship (1999).

His artworks are collected by private collectors in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, France, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Exhibition: RE by Andre TanDates: 13 November – 13 December 2014Venue: Galerie Belvedere, 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station #01-10/11/12, Singapore 179369Info: www.galerie-belvedere.com

Andre Tan, The Renaissance Man #2 (David), 2014Acrylic on Canvas


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Since the end of the military rule in 2011, Myanmar has entered a transition period bringing great expectations and countless risks. Curated by Intersections, with the support of One East Asia, "Through Women's Eyes …" reflects the uncertainties about the path that the country will follow in a new context of openness, and political and economic changes.

The five female artists represented in this exhibition, Myint Myint Tin (1944-), Phyu Mon (1960-), Nann Nann (1974-), Nge Lay (1979-) and Zoncy (1987-) belong to three different generations. Each of these women artists has a distinctive style, and preferred mediums and techniques. However, they share a visual vocabulary deeply anchored in local tradition and culture: Buddhist imagery and symbolism, for instance. Despite the mutations affecting the society, they strive to stay faithful to Buddhist rules and family traditions.

The artworks created for this exhibition by Myint Myint Tin and Nann Nann, suggest their concern regarding environmental issues and Buddhist faith: is the long-awaited economic development going to jeopardize the natural resources and the environment? Will Myanmar’s traditional values and lifestyle, which so far have been preserved, be able to resist the steamroller of globalization?

To illustrate their attachment to traditional values, particularly Buddhist values, Myint Myint Tin and Nann Nann use painting, a traditional medium. Meanwhile Phyu Mon, Nge Lay and Zoncy adopt photography to express the ambivalence of the current situation and the uncertainties weighing on the political and social future of their country. They also choose photography as a medium meant to record personal and collective memory and because they

Through Women’s Eyes … Myanmar in a Transition PeriodWritten by Marie-Pierre Mol

Nann Nann, Six Monks in the Red Robe Acrylic, 48 x 60 cm, 2014


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Exhibition: Through Women’s Eyes …Dates: 5 – 23 November 2014Venue: One East Asia, 15 Scotts Road #05-08/09, Thong Teck Building Singapore 228218. Admission is free.Hours: Mon – Fri: 10am – 7pm, Sat: 11am – 5pm, Sun: By appointment

feel socially responsible of keeping the remembrance of both the past sufferings and cherished values.

To depict the role of memory and how time passes, Phyu Mon subtly plays with light and silhouette’s reflection in water puddles as well as in the windows of the city’s facades. Nge Lay creates superposition by using old and new photos, and by overlaying faces of women from the past and from the present time. Zoncy’s photos address femininity, the role of women in society as well as ethnic belonging.

The aesthetic nature of the artworks modestly conceals the conceptual character behind the work of this group of artists who have never ceased to question the role of women in Burmese society in their practice. Through these women’s eyes, we catch a glimpse of a better world in which the future would be built without erasing the past, and where tradition and modernity would be reconciled. Zoncy, Unknown Women 1, Photograph, 2014

Nge Lay, Endless Story #4, Photograph, 2013

Myint Myint Tin, Acrylic on Canvas, 2013

Phyu Mon, Sailors at the Working Fields Digital Photography, 2014


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Many artists have their own success story to share, but Stephen’s journey remains unforgettable. Born and raised in London, United Kingdom, to West Indian parents, Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes of iconic cities around the world from memory.

At the age of 3, Stephen Wiltshire was diagnosed with autism. Completely mute as a small child, he faced social challenges and found it difficult to relate to people – he was completely in his own world, till he discovered the language of drawing. His first word was “paper” when his instructors took away his art supplies, just like Picasso himself.

He didn’t learn to speak fully until the age of 9. But he sold his very first drawing of Salisbury Cathedral to the late Prime Minister Edward Heath when he was just 8. A few years later, Sir Hugh Casson, a former president of London’s Royal Academy of Arts, referred to him as "possibly the best child artist in Britain."

His talent has allowed him to travel the world and sketch the skylines of major cities such as London, New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Every pit-stop he made, Stephen is sure to translate what he sees into his sketches. The prodigious savant has been blessed with the extraordinary talent for drawing entirely from memory just by looking at the subject once. That includes

Drawing from MemoryRenowned British artist and autistic savant Stephen Wiltshire drew the Singapore cityscape

Singapore cityscape by Stephen Wiltshire, 2014


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Exhibition: The Art of Stephen WiltshireDates: Till 28 February 2015Venue: Singapore City Gallery, The URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road, S069118Hours: Mon – Sat, 9am – 5pmInfo: www.ura.gov.sg/uol/citygallery

reproducing the littlest of details in the subject down to the exact style of windows on a building.

Stephen’s growing appreciation and desire for art eventually brought him to Singapore. After an hour-long helicopter ride to view Singapore's skyline, Stephen spent five days drawing the city on a 4m x 1m canvas in full public view at the main atrium of Paragon shopping centre in July 2014.

The Singapore skyline artwork was commissioned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and was presented to President Tony Tan Keng Yam on 9 September 2014 as a gift to Singapore for its 50th

birthday next year. Along with this permanent masterpiece, prints of his ink illustrations of some of his favourite cities are currently displayed at the Singapore City Gallery.

World renowned British artist and autistic savant Stephen Wiltshire drew the Singapore cityscape

from memory in July 2014. Photo courtesy of Singapore Press Holdings.

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SPOT ART, a registered charity, is a platform that puts diverse regional art scenes in SE Asia on the global contemporary art map through an annual exhibition in Singapore. Each edition selects the finest contemporary art produced by young artists under the age of 30.

Selecting from more than 1500 submissions to SPOT ART's Open Call, the jury pool consists of the region’s eminent curators, academics, commercial gallerists and collectors including Patrick D. Flores – Professor of Art Studies at the University of the Philippines and curator of its Vargas Museum, and adjunct curator of the National Gallery Singapore; Milenko Prvacki – renowned artist and Senior Fellow at LASALLE College of the Arts; Joselina Cruz – independent curator and critic and director of Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, Manila; Iola Lenzi – curator, critic and lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts; Roger Edward Nelson – independent curator, critic and writer based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Aminudin TH Siregar – Director of Soemardja Gallery and lecturer of Art and Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, and Viet Le – artist, writer, curator and Professor in the Visual Studies graduate program at California College of the Arts.

The exhibition at ARTrium@MCI presents more than 150 works selected from over 1500 submissions. The artworks are from 48 artists representing 12 countries. 11 of the artists in the exhibition are currently living and working in Singapore.

The selected artists’ work demonstrates a broad variety of artistic processes and practices, ranging from exploration in colour and form, to examinations of ecological, geopolitical and sociological interests, to meditations on cultural heritage, gender and generational identifications. The artists work in a diversity of disciplines including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, video and installation.

Jerry Gunn, Founder and Director of SPOT ART said: “In a highly fragmented and fast-paced contemporary art scene, we provide a centralized location where supporters and patrons can go to view and collect the best of the region’s undiscovered talent. Our 2013 edition was attended by more than 10,000 visitors and more than 40% of the artwork was sold to established, emerging and brand new collectors.”

SPOT ARTA focus on artists under the age of 30


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Exhibition: SPOT ART 2014 Dates: 20 – 25 November 2014Venue: ARTrium@MCI, 140 Hill Street, Singapore 179369Hours: 11am – 9pm dailyInfo: www.spotart.sg


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Adobo Apocalypse Group Exhibition of Filipino Artists Bembol dela Cruz, Carlo Gabuco and Wire Tuazon

Aptly titled “Adobo Apocalypse,” the three Filipino artists Bembol dela Cruz, Carlo Gabuco and Wire Tuazon created paintings of unattainable narrative, where salvation becomes a natural tableau which feeds on tensions and the borders of disputes.

Dela Cruz, born in 1976, grapples with the nervous idea of paranoia, anger and sadism present in our day-to-day. He has exhibited his photorealistic paintings since 2000. Dela Cruz bagged one of the top three slots at the 8th Ateneo Art Awards and received an artist residency and exhibition grant at the Liverpool Hope University.

Carlo Gabuco’s works provide symptoms of uncertainty and conflict present in our struggle of coming to terms with our identities. Using self portraits to explain the so-called selfie generation, Gabuco’s paintings allude to the photographic process and create panoptic interpretations contained in the works themselves. Carlo Gabuco, born in 1981, has held annual one-man exhibitions of his paintings since his first one-man show at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2008 and has participated in group exhibitions across the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, England.

Bembol dela Cruz, Zero Tolerance II, oil on canvas, 91 x 122 cm, 2014


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Wire Tuazon, born in 1973, juxtaposes texts with an archival, momentous period to suggest knowing and telling, enabling the circulation of meaning across time. By incorporating his ‘small town’ environment as a vantage point, he draws upon a profusion of materials, its shared history and intricate layers of mythology. He also interweaves text and image, and questions the loss of meaning or multiple valences of poetic engagement. In 2003, Tuazon was chosen one of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’s annual Thirteen Artist Awardees.

This exhibition is the first collaboration between the three artists. All three artists incorporate the feeling that something is on edge, turning our gaze to the topic of endings and mortality in our own subjective post-apocalyptic grapples with collapse, settlement or some kind of rebuilding.

Exhibition: Adobo ApocalypseDates: Till 9 November 2014Venue: Element Art Space, Raffles Hotel Arcade, 328 North Bridge Rd #02-13Hours: 11am – 7pm daily (closed on Public Holidays)

Carlo Gabuco, The failure in between 1 and 2, oil on canvas, 152 x 152 cm each, 2014

Wire Tuazon, Ambulare Series 5 - The Next Messiah (After Chris Burden), oil on canvas, 152 x 122 cm

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Types: After Becher The exhibition is part of this year's Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF)

If there were to be one photographer whom many others owe great artistic debts to, it would undoubtedly be German collaborative duo Bernd and Hilla Becher. “Types” is not only a tribute to the Bechers, but a celebration of the diversity of refreshing artistic possibilities that have emerged in Asia from a re-interpretation of their vision.

The husband and wife team of Bernd and Hilla Becher began photographing together in 1959. Bernd (1931–2007) and Hilla (b. 1934) Becher documented architectural forms referred to as “anonymous sculpture” for over thirty years. Their extensive series of water towers, blast furnaces, coal mine tipples, industrial facades, and other vernacular industrial architecture comprise an in-depth study of the intricate relationship between form and function. Many books on their work are in publication, each titled after the industrial structure that they document. Their work is included in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Bernd and Hilla Becher


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Six Asian artists re-interpretate the Becher's unique vision in this exhibition: Koo Bohn Chang (South Korea), Shigeru Takato (Japan/Germany), Akiq AW (Indonesia), Ao Guoxing (China), Ang Song Nian (Singapore), and Ang Song Ming (Singapore).

Exhibition: Types: After BecherDates: Till 30 November 2014Venue: SIPF Festival Village at DECK, 51 Prinsep StreetHours: Tue – Sun: 12noon – 7pm, Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays

Akiq AW, Anachronic Sculpture, A Typology of Indonesian Structure

Above: Ao Guo Xing, The Ode of HappinessRight top: Shigeru Takato, Television StudiosRight bottom: Ang Song Nian, Towards A New Interior


On 27 September 2014, yet another art salon was organised by Art Stage and hosted at Pearl Lam Galleries (located at Gillman Barracks). The discussion sought to explore why and in what ways contemporary abstract art has the potential to become both a meaningful focus of artistic production in Southeast Asia, as well as a highly collectible type of art in the region.

The topic Collecting Contemporary Abstract Art: What Is With Southeast Asia? was addressed by a panel of speakers namely British conceptual artist Peter Peri; Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (ICAS) Bala Starr; Contemporary Southeast Asian art collector Hogi Hyun; and was moderated by the curator Amelia Abdullahsani-Gerick.

Starr kick-started the salon by giving a very brief overview of abstraction. In summary, she said that in creating an abstract piece of art, process is valued over product. There is constantly an opposition of information that sparks a sort of functionality that remains present in such an artform in the 21st century. She added that there is indeed a surge in the number of abstract exhibitions, especially during the 1990s in America, which inadvertently influenced other parts of the world like Asia to follow suit.

The significance of time in relation to the abstract art period is crucial. Especially so in terms of formal abstraction, when the scale and process is of utmost importance to the artist. It connects with the very environment they are affected by, whether politically, socially, economically and so on. Due to the nature of the genre, the concept of value becomes tricky because the works deal with concrete concepts and ideas but abstract value. Therefore, more and more people feel the need to understand and identify with abstraction in the 21st century. Additionally, Starr asserted that abstract works of art bear a sense of consistency in relation to history, ‘they’ are part of a trend in the art world; that has the ability to spark interest in artists to spearhead research in the field of visual arts – a meaningful endeavor.

Peri is a living example. A former street and graffiti artist, he spoke enthusiastically about the importance of the practice of abstract art. Having been influenced by his grandfather, Laszlo

Collecting Contemporary Abstract Art: What Is With Southeast Asia?Written by Tessa Ann Wong

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Péri, an artist who was part of the modernist and constructivist movements, Peri identified abstraction as a space with leakages; a symptom to add weight symbolically to limited forms. He hopes for a deeper understanding of the historical perspective of abstract paintings which involves complex processes that seem to require more excavation.

From the viewpoint of a seasoned collector, Hyun believes there is an absence of a deep rooted tradition in abstraction here as compared to the West that had produced great masters like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Paul Klee amongst others. Therefore he has reservations on whether contemporary society can be effectively presented through abstract works in Southeast Asia when the level of understanding and appreciation of abstract art is still at the developmental stage. However, he does see the potential for abstract art to be the next big thing in this region because there are notable local artists like Jane Lee, Ian Woo and Jeremy Sharma who have taken a very admirable attitude towards creating abstract works.

With regard to the topic of collecting abstract art, the panelists agreed that it has been a rewarding journey for all of them thus far. They mentioned that they personally look forward to art that can transform an emotional experience into something ‘physical’ for them; adding that the transition and synthesis of these emotions conveyed through the works are important. Regardless of the genre of art, it is a reflection of society. Overall, the material construction and ambiguous titles of abstract works often leave much room for contemplation and provides a complicated experience for viewers; but it is an activating presence. This is why contemporary abstract art has the potential to become both a meaningful focus of artistic production in Southeast Asia, as well as a highly collectible type of art in the region.

Artworks from the exhibition "The Reign of Quantity by Peter Peri" at Pearl Lam Galleries. The exhibition is shown till 9 November 2014. From left to right: Head, street, street, head, 2014, Marker pen and spray paint on linen, 175 x 115 cmUncting, 2014, Marker pen and spray paint on linen, 175 x 115 cmLerna, 2014, Marker pen and spray paint on linen, 175 x 115 cm


SIPF Open Call Showcase. The 4th Open Call Showcase presents works by 47 photogra-phers from 23 countries. Till 30 Nov,

at National Musuem of Singapore, Chapel Gallery (155 Middle Road), DECK, and 2902 Gallery.

2902 Gallery focuses on artists working with lens-based media such as photography, video art and image-based installation.

2902 Gallery 222 Queen Street, Unit 02-02 % 6339 8655 www.2902gallery.com Opening Hours: Tue – Sat 12noon – 7pm; Sun: 1pm – 5pm; closed on Mon and PH map no. 137

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Creative gastronomy meets contemporary art: 7Adam’s kitchen serves up master-fully created modern European cuisine with

Asian influences while its gallery offers guests a world of visual delights with exquisitely curated contemporary art pieces.

7Adam Gallery Restaurant 7 Adam Park % 6463 0777 www.7adam.com Gallery Opening Hours: 11am – 8pm daily; Restaurant Opening Hours: 11am – 11pm daily map no. 009

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

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 26 Oxley Mansion, 26P Oxley Road % 9752 5458 www.artbluestudio.com map no. 521


Jedd Novatt – Solo Exhibition. Featuring two large sculptures as well as smaller scale works and collages. 04 Nov – 04 Dec

Hypothetical Arrangements – Solo Exhibition by Dane Patterson is the artist’s first solo exhibition in Asia. Till 15 Nov

Art Plural Gallery 38 Armenian Street % 6636 8360 www.artpluralgallery.com Opening Hours: Mon to Sat 11am – 7pm map no. 144

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Heinz Mack is one of the most significant figures in modern and contemporary Ger-man art. The exhibition features works from

various periods of Mack’s artistic journey, from early works to ZERO period to the very recent ones, comprising various media: paintings, reliefs, sculpture, kinetic installations and works on paper. Till 02 Nov

ARNDT Singapore stages shows of leading interna-tional 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 22 + BLK 9 (3rd Floor) Lock Road % 6734 0775 www.arndtberlin.com Opening Hours: Wed – Sat 11am – 7pm, Sun 11am – 6pm

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Practice & Perfection: Works by NAFA Fine Art staff and alumni. This exhibition showcases the current staff of NAFA’s fine

art department, who are both educators and practitioners. Their diverse outputs demonstrate the creative iconography of the contemporary age. Till 07 Dec

Folk Wisdoms: Narratives Through Iconography. Tapping into Indonesia's rich cultural heritage of folklore stories through

varied iconographies evident in traditional art forms, this exhibition is an outcome from a workshop, where students conceptualised narrative traditions into contemporary ideas, realising them into drawings, photography, objects, models and short films. 30 Oct – 03 Dec

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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The Main Gallery features a temporary exhibition and the Wu Guanzhong Gallery is the only place in the world to see an ongo-

ing show of so many paintings by the acclaimed master of Chinese art of the modern era.

Art Retreat Museum & Wu Guanzhong Gallery 10 Ubi Crescent, Lobby C, #01-45/47, Ubi Techpark % 6749 0880 www.artretreatmuseum.com Opening Hours: Tue – Sat 11am – 6pm

The Affordable Art Fair November Edition focuses on encouraging the idea of Living with Art, promoting an artistic lifestyle.

20 – 23 Nov

Affordable Art Fair Singapore F1 Pit Building, No.1 Republic Boulevard www.affordableartfair.com/singapore Hours: Thursday, 20 Nov 12 – 9 pm Friday, 21 Nov 12 – 6 pm Saturday, 22 Nov 11 – 8 pm Sunday, 23 Nov 11 – 6 pm

Arty-Licious Evening: Friday 21 Nov 6 – 10 pm

An Ocean of Possibilities is an international open call partnership between SIPF and the renowned Noorderlicht International

Photofestival in the Netherlands. Featuring approximately 250 photos by 30 artists from 20 countries, An Ocean of Possibilities comprises curated individual series that focus on social developments. 31 Oct – 28 Dec

Flux Realities: A Showcase of Chinese Contemporary Photography. For the first time ever, seven Chinese contemporary

artists – Wang Qing Song, Yang Yongliang, Wei Bi, Zhang Dali, Liu Xiaofang, Maleonn (Ma Liang) and Wang Ningde – exhibit together under one roof. Till 02 Nov

Da Vinci: Shaping the Future. Original masterpieces from the world’s most celebrated genius, Leonardo da Vinci, will be making their Southeast Asian debut at ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands this November. The

exhibition presents 26 original pages of the Codex Atlanticus, da Vinci’s largest notebook, which collects together some of his most important drawings and writings. 15 Nov – 17 May 2015

From Negative to Print. Visitors who are intrigued and are keen to try their hands on developing photographs through tradition darkroom techniques can participate in this workshop. 01 Nov, 4.30 – 5.30pm

ArtScience Museum™ at Marina Bay Sands 10 Bayfront Avenue www.marinabaysands.com/ArtScienceMuseum Opening Hours: 10am – 7pm daily map no. 181


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Singapore Private Collection: Fine works by Ang Ah Tee, Ong Kim Seng and Tan Choh Tee. These artists have been trail-blazers in

the field of Singaporean art, and have all received the Cultural Medallion award, the highest accolade for artistic excellence in Singapore. Showcased in this exhibition are signature works of these artists in diverse themes, including iconic themes of Singapore and other landscapes of their artistic sojourns. Till 16 Nov

Birds and Flowers by Fan Chang Tien. Fan was an exponent of the Shanghai xieyi school of painting, and his work and teaching had an indelible influence on

the development of Chinese ink painting in Singapore. He is adept in subjects such as the bamboo, landscape, and bird and flower paintings. 21 Nov – 23 Dec

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

Beginning of the Becoming: Batak Sculpture From Northern Sumatra. Till 29 Mar 2015

China Mania! The Global Passion for Porcelain, 800 – 1900. Till 14 Dec

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

Muse: A Solo Exhibition by Didier Lourenço. Didier Lourenço is an artist whose pieces are romantic yet enigmatic, frequently

capturing fleeting moments, connections and emotions he hopes to bottle and keep in real life. Approximately 20 artworks will be shown, with a quarter of them brand new pieces from his new “Invisibles” series, in which a collection of smaller portraits come together to reveal a larger hidden portrait of the muse. 14 Nov – 20 Dec

Elemental. A series of bronze sculptures by prolific Spanish sculptor Marta Moreu. Combining beauty and myth with her trademark precision, half of Moreu's

sculptures represent powerful and show-stopping personifications of the elements, with the other half comprising anthropomorphic sculptures of rabbits and giraffes engaging in mundane human activities. Till 13 Nov

Barnadas Huang 22 Dempsey Road % 6635 4707 www.barnadashuang.com Opening Hours: Tues – Fri 12 – 7pm; Sat 11 – 7pm; Sun 11 – 6pm; Closed on Mondays no. 530


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The DaTang Fine Arts' collection focuses on Chinese, regional and local Singaporean artists, of whom many are reknown for

their credentials in international exhibitions and auction houses. DaTang Fine Arts has more than 20 years of experience.

DaTang Fine Arts Enterprise Pte. Ltd. 1 North Bridge Road #B1-09, High Street Centre % +65 6333 9628; +65 8268 5299 www.datangfinearts.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 12am – 7pm, Sat 2pm – 7pm map no. 102

South East Asia (SEA) Contemporary Art Series Part I. Singapore and Indonesia.

Corcovado Arts offers quick yet comprehensive courses that will equip any non-art major with the necessary tools to better understand and appreci-ate modern and contemporary art. Go to www.corcovadoarts.com for dates and registration.

Corcovado Arts [email protected] www.corcovadoarts.com

TYPES: After Becher. “Types” is not only a tribute to Bernd and Hilla Becher, but a celebration of the diversity of refreshing

artistic possibilities that have emerged in Asia from a re-interpretation of their vision by six Asian artists: Koo Bohn Chang (South Korea), Shigeru Takato (Japan/Germany), Akiq AW (Indonesia), Ao Guoxing (China), Ang Song Nian (Singapore), and Ang Song Ming (Singapore). Till 30 Nov

DECK (SIPF Festival Village) 51 Prinsep Street www.deck.sg

Singapore Art Book Fair. For the second edition of the Singapore Art Book Fair, BooksActually and HJGHER have come

together yet again to co-organise this annual book fair that specialises in contemporary art books and zines. On top of being an art book fair, Singapore Art Book Fair prides itself in being dynamic and multi-dimensional by organising other art-related activities such as film screenings, workshops, talks and exhibitions. 13 – 16 Nov

Centre for Contemporary Art 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks % 6684 0998 www.facebook.com/CentreForContemporaryArt


Julien Marinetti Exhibition. In collaboration with The Fullerton Heritage, Galeries Bartoux Singapore presents an outdoor exhibition of

painted bronze sculptures by French artist Julien Marinetti at The Fullerton Heritage Precinct. Marinetti’s signature pieces, such as the Bulldog, Teddy Bear and Panda, will be featured along Singapore’s stunning bayfront - The Fullerton Bay Hotel, Clifford Pier, Clifford Square, Customs House, One Fullerton, Merlion Park until January 2015. 27 Oct – 24 Jan 2015

National Geographic Live Photo Exhibition. In partnership with National Geographic Live, The Fullerton Heritage brings you legendary National Geographic extreme adventure filmmaker

Bryan Smith & underwater photographer David Doubilet exhibits. The exhibition is presented by The Fullerton Heritage. Till 13 Nov, at East Garden Foyer Gallery

The Fullerton Heritage 1 Fullerton Road, Singapore 049213 % 6557 2590 www.thefullertonheritage.com map no. 101

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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

RE by Andre Tan. The exhibition RE by Andre Tan is about recreating and rethinking. This series of paintings is built

as a progression in the imagery of the Arts: from The Middle Ages to The Renaissance, progressing to Modern Art, and Contemporary Art. The artist reinterprets traditional and popular imagery to offer his playful reworking and translation to the viewer. Andre Tan's artworks are collected by private collectors in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. 13 Nov – 13 Dec

Galerie Belvedere deals mainly in contemporary paintings and sculptures from Europe and Asia.

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


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Manner of Spitting. Artists explore the existence and necessity of local elements in their practice, through ‘public interven-

tions’. Presented in the past tense, this group show could be viewed as an aftermath of a series of happenings, centered around the heartlands of Tiong Bahru. Till 04 Nov

Grey Projects 6B Kim Tian Rd www.greyprojects.org Opening Hours: Wed – Fri 1pm – 7pm, Sat 1pm – 6pm

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

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

INTERSECTIONS. A 2-part cross-cultural exhibition between selected Southeast Asian contemporary artists and five distinc-

tive Cuban artists who have mainly exhibited in the West. The five Cuban artists are Yoan Capote, Ivan Capote, Douglas Arguelles, Adonis Flores, and Maykel Linares. The Southeast Asian artists are Yunizar, Handiwirman Saputra, Jumaldi Alfi, Yusra Martunus, Ugo Untoro, Putu Sutawijaya, and Ahmad Zakii Anwar. 29 Nov – 14 Dec

Gajah Gallery is a Singapore based art gallery that explores the diverse socio-cultural interests of Asia through art from the region.

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


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Modern Love. Coinciding with LASALLE’s 30th anniversary, this major exhibition presents a range of works in various media

by around thirty artists who are all previous graduates of programmes at LASALLE College of the Arts. Its title, after the popular song Modern Love, likens the intensity of artistic creation and experience with similar feelings experienced in emotional relationships. 06 Nov – 01 Feb 2015

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

Collages. Visit artist Kelly Reedy in her idyllic studio in Wessex Estate to view her beautiful collages. Please call for

an appointment at 9367 7382 or for more information see also www.kellyreedy.com 01 – 30 Nov

Kelly Reedy — Studio Arts 27 Woking Road, #01-01 www.kellyreedy.com map no. 553

Celebrating a decade of art and collaboration. To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, INSTINC invited 10 artists to

create collaborative artworks in 7 days based on a prescribed theme. 16 Nov 2014: Studio 67 Art Space 20 – 23 Nov 2014: Affordable Art Fair Singapore

INSTINC 12 Eu Tong Sen Street #04-163 www.instinc.com map no. 323

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. 28 Oct 2014 – 10 Aug 2015

National Museum of Singapore 93 Stamford Road % 6332 3659 www.nationalmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Daily 10am – 6pm map no. 114

Scene of crowded Singapore River and Fort Canning, circa late19th and early 20th century, Gift of Ms Ng Chee Sun,

Image courtesy of National Museum of Singapore


Events

Contemporary Art for Southeast Asia: Breaking and Reconstructing the Circle One East Asia at Asian Art in London 2014.

One East Asia presents work by four of the most celebrated Philippine artists working today: Andres Barrioquinto, Renato Orara, Mark Lewis Higgins and Mark Valenzuela. Also being showcased is Singaporean star Jane Lee and the brilliant young painter Anchalee Arayapongpanit from Thailand. 28 Oct – 8 Nov, Venue: 8 Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y6BN

Through Women’s Eyes… Paintings and photographs curated by Intersections. A group show by five Women Artists from Myanmar:

Myint Myint Tin, Phyu Mon, Nann Nann, Nge Lay & Zonoy. 05 – 23 Nov, Venue: One East Asia

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 map no. 515

Andres Barrioquinto, The other side 152 x 122 cm, Oil on canvas, 2014

Orient Painting at Bank Art Fair Singapore. Orient Painting features a unique selection of artworks by various

renowned Vietnamese artists demonstrating their handiwork: oil on canvas, explosive colour smoke on pyrography paper. 20 – 23 Nov Venue: Bank Art Fair, Pan Pacific Hotel, 7 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square

Orient Painting exhibits artworks by renowned Vietnamese artists.

Orient Painting 10A Mount Sophia, #09-12 % +65 8410 5466 (Ms. Coco Ng) www.orientpainting.com map no. 523

Archaeology Library – prep-room. The prep-room is a space where curatorial and research processes are encountered in its

evolving form. This temporary display is set up to explore ideas and themes for the upcoming refresh of the archival square situated within the Lee Kong Chian gallery at the Lobby level. Till 17 Nov

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


Events

Auspicious Designs: Batik for Peranakan Altars. Produced on the north coast of Java, the batik altar cloths in this exhibition

feature traditional Chinese symbols as well as designs from Europe and Southeast Asia. Till 25 Jan 2015

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

Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014. Along with function, aesthetic and form, an intuitive product with its symbolic and

emotional content differentiates a great design from a good design. These combined qualities are exactly what the newly crowned Red Dot Award: Product Design 2014 winning works have manifested in their innovative and cutting-edge products. Till 01 Aug 2015

red dot design museum 28 Maxwell Road, Red Dot Traffic Building, Ground Floor % 6327 8027 www.museum.red-dot.sg Opening Hours: Mon, Tue & Fri 11am – 6pm, Sat & Sun 11am – 8pm map no. 309

²hide: Solo Exhibition by José Santos III. ²hide features paintings and installations that play on the word’s duality: as a verb

describing the act of concealing, and as a noun denoting a protective exterior surface. 22 Nov – 08 Jan

The Reign of Quantity by Peter Peri. The first ever solo exhibition in Asia by British artist Peter Peri, who has created a new series of

large-scale paintings for the show. Till 09 Nov

Pearl Lam Galleries 9 Lock Road, #03-22, Gillman Barracks % 6570 2284 www.pearllam.com

Singapore Art Fair opens Asia to the world of art from the ME.NA.SA (Middle East, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia)

region. The modern and contemporary art fair features a stellar line-up of some 60 galleries from over 20 countries. Public Viewing: 28 – 30 Nov 12noon – 7pm

Singapore Art Fair Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre , Hall 401-403 www.singapore-art-fair.com/


Events

The Art of Stephen Wiltshire. World renowned British artist and autistic savant Stephen Wiltshire drew the Singapore

Cityscape from memory after an hour-long heli-copter ride over the city. Stephen spent five days drawing on a 4m x 1m canvas in full public view at Paragon shopping centre. The exhibition also showcases more than 15 prints of other famous cities and streets. Till 28 Feb 2015

Singapore City Gallery, The URA Centre 45 Maxwell Road % 6321 8321 www.ura.gov.sg/uol/citygallery Opening Hours: Mon – Sat, 9am – 5pm map no. 306

Singapore cityscape (Detail) by Stephen Wiltshire

APB Foundation Signature Art Prize Exhibition 2014. Established in 2008 by the Asia Pacific Breweries (APB)

Foundation and the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), the triennial APB Foundation Signature Art Prize is returning for its third installment this year. Seeking to present the most outstanding contemporary artwork from both emerging and distinguished artists over the last three years, the prize puts the spotlight on compelling visual artworks from across the Asia Pacific region. 14 Nov – 15 Mar 2015

Medium at Large: Shapeshifting Material and Methods in Contemporary Art explores the materiality and the non-materiality of art

mediums. The year-long exhibition at Singapore Art Museum (SAM) revels in the rich expanse of materials that contemporary artworks can be made of, and from, as well as the very ‘slipperiness’ of media, as categories and genres begin to slide into one another. Till 15 May 2015

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

Zhao Renhui, Eskimo wolf trap often quoted in sermons, 2013, Mixed

media installation: knife, bicarbonate soda, vinyl text sticker

Still Moving: A Triple Bill on the Image. SAM at 8Q presents in one space three co-curated exhibitions focusing on the nature of

the image, as explored in the art of photography and new media: an exhibition on contemporary Southeast Asian photographic practices, in partnership with the SIPF; an exhibition of works from the Deutsche Bank collection; and new media works from the collection of the Yokohama Museum of Art. Till 08 Feb 2015

SAM at 8Q 8 Queen Street, Singapore 189555 www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Sun 10am – 7pm, Fri 10am – 9pm map no. 119

Gerhard Richter, Sechs Fotos 2.5.89–7.5.89, Gelatin silver print


Events

SOCIETE GENERALE Gallery showcases various genres of artworks by international artists. The gallery bridges artistic

expressions, promotes cultural exchange, and creates a platform and dialogue between the artists and international audiences.

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

‘Singled Out’ – an art exhibition conceptual-ised 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. The artworks will be up for auction where all proceeds will be managed by Thunder Rock School, who will be setting up a music education outreach program specifically catered to financially disadvantaged children. The artworks will be showcased at tcc ‘The Gallery’ at 51 Circular Road, for patrons to visit and bid on for charity. Till 06 Jan 2015

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

tcc-artshowcase Simply Scibbly by Vince Low. Artist Vince Low has turned once-aimless doodling into Scribble Art, an

advanced art form of penmanship. Described as Scribble with life Vince Low’s work started about three years ago when his role as an Illustrator with a Design Agency required material for a Dyslexic advertising campaign. Vince Low says it takes between 10 to 15 hours for him to produce a ‘Scribble Art’ piece as his infinite attention to detail goes beyond most people’s imagination. Till 06 Jan 2015

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


Events

Spaces – Contemporary Art Reimagined. Curated by Lau Eng Seng, this exhibition presents artworks by nine emerging artists

from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, as well as five invited guest artists. Their artworks explore the relativity of space and the emotions invoked in a viewer, reimagining how contempo-rary art will be, with or without spaces. 28 Oct – 02 Nov

The Arts House 1 Old Parliament Lane % 6332 6900 www.theartshouse.com.sg Opening Hours: 10am – 8pm map no. 105

tcc-artshowcase Delphine Bernard. French abstract painter Delphine Bernard explores flux of energies and power of

creativity through very expressive artworks. Painting with colours and emotions, the artist uses her savage and undisciplined touch to captures primitive forces: her fast strokes runs over the canvas and resemble a frantic and feverish waltz of pigments and forms, thoughts and desires. Her palettes suggest duality, from dark and strong tons mirror-ing scenes of battles and war to vivid and vibrant colours of her florid, joyful works, passing by pastels of her delicate fairy-tell sceneries. Till 30 Dec

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 Simply Scibbly by Vince Low. Artist Vince Low has turned once-aim-less doodling into Scribble Art, an advanced

art form of penmanship. Described as Scribble with life Vince Low’s work is invariably in portrait form and started about three years ago when his role as an Illustrator with a Design Agency required material for a Dyslexic advertising cam-paign. Vince Low says it takes between 10 to 15 hours for him to produce a ‘Scribble Art’ piece as his infinite attention to detail goes beyond most people’s imagination. Till 06 Jan 2015

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


Events

If You Love Me and I Know It | The Substation Love Letters Project. The Substation’s Love Letters Project returns with a new series of

postcards, featuring love poems from Singapore poets such as Chandran Nair, Loh Guan Liang and Tan Lixin. These poets spell out moments of ecstasy, tinged with fear and from the deepest vulnerability. Till 31 Dec

The Substation 45 Armenian Street % 6337 7535 www.substation.org Opening Hours: 12noon – 9pm map no. 113

Located in a beautifully restored historic shophouse, The Sandalwood Room showcases home décor, fine crafts, cultural

novelties and curios, design wear and couture, jewellery and art exhibitions all under one roof.

Presenting laquer inlay boxes, gorgeously eye-catching silk sarees or the finest colourful porcelain chinaware, with prices of items starting at around SGD100 The Sandalwood Room is surprisingly accessible to any shopper considering the fine quality of products on display. Central to The Sandalwood Room concept is an eye for unique and quality products, hand crafted workmanship and artistry.

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

Just Beyond is a group exhibition featuring three emerging local artists Danya Yu, Tew Bee Lan, and Yen Phang. This exhibition is

a collection of artworks inspired by the artists’ travels to the West. 14 – 16 Nov Venue: ION Art Gallery, ION Orchard Level 4

Five Decades of Leo Hee Tong. The exhibition howcases his works from 1980 till today, and visitors will be in for a treat

as rare “not-for-sale” pieces will also be put up. With 9 distinction awards in the UOB Painting of the Year competitions and a host of other awards, Leo Hee Tong is an accomplished artist of our time. 01 – 10 Nov

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

Tew Bee Lan, Sunrise 1307, Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 30 cm, 2013


Venues

Art Venues:401. 72-13 TheatreWorks C/4 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road 402. Singapore Tyler Print Institute C/5 41 Robertson Quay 403. tcc – The Pier @ Robertson C/4 80 Mohamed Sultan Road404. The Art Fellas C/5 46 Kim Yam Road, #02-25, The Herencia406. DBS Arts Centre C/4 20 Merbau Road - Robertson Quay, www.srt.com.sg

tcc art boutique caffès close to the arts

7. Great World City B/5 1 Kim Seng Promenade, #01-2919. The Pier @ Robertson C/4 80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-01/02

501. Opera Gallery B/3 2 Orchard Turn #03-05501. Galeries Bartoux B/3 2 Orchard Turn #01-12A/13502. SOCIETE GENERALE Gallery C/1 1 Sarkies Road503. MAD Museum of Art & Design C/3 10 Tanglin Road #01-01506. Art Forum Pte Ltd C/2 82 Cairnhill Road508. Third Floor Hermes B/2 541 Orchard Road, Liat Towers509. HaKaren Art Gallery A/2 19 Tanglin Road #02-43511. Yang Gallery Pte Ltd A/2 19 Tanglin Road #02-41 512. Kwan Hua Art Gallery A/2 19 Tanglin Rd #02-09513. Peach Tree A/2 129 Tanglin Road, Tudor Court514. Gallery Reis B/2 390 Orchard Road, www.galleryreis.com515. One East Artspace C/2 15 Scotts Road, #05-08/09, Thong Teck Building516. Li Fine Art A/2 19 Tanglin Road #03-32517. Asia Ancient Gallery A/2 19 Tanglin Road, # 03-28, Tanglin Shopping Centre518. Asia Art Collective A/2 19 Tanglin Road, #03-42 520. *scape Youth Park C/3 113 Somerset Road #01-02, www.scape.com.sg521. ArtBlue Studio C/3 26 Oxley Mansion, 26P Oxley Road523. Japan Creative Centre A/2 4 Nassim Road524. iPRECIATION E/5 50 Cuscaden Road, HPL House, www.ipreciation.com528. Bruno Gallery A/2 91 Tanglin Road #01-03, www.brunoartgroup.com530. Barnadas Huang 22 Dempsey Road, www.barnadashuang.com531. Linda Gallery - Dempsey Blk 15 Dempsey Road, #01-03532. RedSea Gallery Blk 9 Dempsey Hill #01-10533. Museum of Contemporary Arts (MOCA) 27A Loewen Road

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


1. Centrepoint C/3 176 Orchard Road, #01-102/103/104 2. Isetan Scotts B/2 350 Orchard Road, Level 2 Shaw House 5. Peranakan Place C/3 182 Orchard Road25. International Building B/2 360 Orchard Road, #01-0126. Wisma Atria B/3 435 Orchard Rd, #02-1828. ION Orchard B/3 2 Orchard Turn #B2-49 ION Orchard

River Valley Artwalk

Orchard & Tanglin Artwalk


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Art Venues: 100. Esplanade F/5 1 Esplanade Drive, www.esplanade.com101. The Fullerton Heritage Gallery B/5 1 Fullerton Square 102. DaTang Fine Arts Singapore 1 North Bridge Road #B1-09, High Street Centre104. Asian Civilisations Museum E/5 1 Empress Place, www.acm.org.sg105. The Arts House E/5 1 Old Parliament Lane, www.theartshouse.com.sg 106. Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall E/5 9 Empress Place107. ART-2 Gallery E/5 140 Hill Street #01-03107. Galerie Belvedere (S) Pte Ltd E/5 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station108. Cape of Good Hope E/5 140 Hill Street, #01-06109. Element Art Space E/4 Raffles Hotel Arcade, 328 North Bridge Road #02-13110. Gajah Gallery E/5 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station #01-08111. Mulan Gallery Pte Ltd E/4 36 Armenian Street #01-07112. Singapore Philatelic Museum E/4 23B Coleman Street113. The Substation E/4 45 Armenian Street114. National Museum of Singapore E/4 93 Stamford Road115. The Gallery, Singapore Management University D/3 90 Stamford Rd116. Singapore Art Museum (SAM) E/4 71 Bras Basah Road117. YAVUZ Fine Art E/4 51 Waterloo Street, #03-01118. Forest Rain Gallery E/3 261 Waterloo Street, #02-43/44119. SAM at 8Q E/4 8 Queen Street, Singapore 189555125. Chan Hampe Galleries E/4 328 North Bridge Road #01-20/21 125. Kato Art Duo E/4 328 North Bridge Road #02-25, www.nikeifineart.com126. Ode To Art E/4 252 North Bridge Road #01-36e/f128. MINT Museum of Toys E/4 26 Seah Street, www.emint.com129. Sculpture Square Limited E/3 155 Middle Road131. Art Galleries at NAFA E/3 80 Bencoolen Street132. Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore – LASALLE College of the Arts E/3133. Emily Hill E/2 11 Upper Wilkie Road136. The Little Arts Academy E/3 1 Selegie Road, #05-01/02 136. Art Seasons E/3 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #02-21/24137. 2902 Gallery D/3 222 Queen Street, Unit 02-02138. The Sandalwood Room B/3 76 Princep Street139. Peranakan Museum E/4 39 Armenian Street140. The Luxe Art Museum D/3 6 Handy Road, #02-01144. Art Plural Gallery E/4 38 Armenian Street, www.artpluralgallery.com146. 11.12 Gallery PTE Ltd D/4 #04-02, 36 Armenian Street153. Artcommune E/4 231 Bain Street. #02-43, Bras Basah Complex181. ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands F/5 10 Bayfront Ave200. I Theatre F/5 27 Kerbau Road, www.itheatre.org201. W!LD RICE E/2 3A Kerbau Road, www.wildrice.com.sg202. Bhaskar’s Arts Academy E/2 19 & 21 Kerbau Road203. Ngee Ann Kongsi A/4 97 Tank Road, Level 2 of Teochew Building213. Malay Heritage Centre F/3 85 Sultan Gate214. Xuanhua Art Gallery F/3 70 Bussorah Street


3. Marina Bay Sands F/5 2 Bayfront Avenue, #B2-120/120A 6. Clarke Quay D/5 Blk 3E, River Valley Road, #01-01 11. Central D/5 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-84/85/86 The Central13. Bugis Junction (Main Boutique) F/3 80 Middle Road, #01-92/93/94/95/96 14. Bugis Junction (Atrium) F/3 80 Middle Road15. Beach Centre F/4 15 Beach Road, #01-01/02 Beach Center 16. Millenia Walk F/4 9 Raffles Boulevard, #01-44/45 17. Citylink Mall F/4 1 Raffles Link, #B1-26 18. Funan DigitalLife Mall E/4 109 North Bridge Road, #01-34/35/36 24. PoMo E/3 1 Selegie Road, #01-02 & #02-25 27. Singapore Management University E/4 70 Stamford Road, #01-22

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Art Venues: 302. tcc – Raffles Xchange E/5 5 Raffles Place #B1-63/64/65303. tcc – ‘The Gallery’ E/5 51 Circular Road305. tcc – 4 Robinson Rd E/6 4 Robinson Road, #01-01306. Singapore City Gallery, The URA Centre D/6 45 Maxwell Road308. MAAD Market D/7 28 Maxwell Road, www.maad.sg309. Red Dot Design Museum D/7 28 Maxwell Road310. ReDot Gallery C/8 ArtSpace@Helutrans, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, 39 Keppel Road311. Ikkan Art Gallery C/8 Artspace@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road311. Richard Koh Fine Art Pte Ltd D/7 Artspace@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road312. Valentine Willie Fine Art C/8 39 Keppel Road #02-04313. Dahlia Gallery LLP C/8 69A Pagoda Street (2nd Level)314. Fortune Cookie Projects C/8 45 Mosque Street #03-02316. Indigo Blue Art D/6 52B Temple Street317. Jeremy Ramsey Fine Art C/6 16 Bt Pasoh Rd318. Vue Privée C/7 63 Spottiswoode Park321. Utterly Art Exhibition Space D/6 20B Mosque Street322. Momentous Arts D/5 1557 Keppel Road, #03-27323. Instinc D/5 Eu Tong Sen Street, #04-163325. Eagle’s Eye Art Gallery D/5 42 Hongkong Street 326. NUS Baba House C/7 157 Neil Road, www.nus.edu.sg/museum/baba330. Art Xchange Gallery Singapore D/5 6 Eu Tong Sen Street #02-65


3. Marina Bay Sands F/5 2 Bayfront Avenue, #B2-120/120A 8. Circular Road E/5 51 Circular Road 9. Raffles Xchange E/5 5 Raffles Place #B1-63/64/6510. NTUC Building @ One Marina Boulevard E/6 1 Marina Boulevard, #01-0111. Central D/5 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-84/85/86 The Central20. 4 Robinson Road E/6 4 Robinson Road21. Samsung Hub E/6 3 Church Street, #01-01

551. d’ Art Studio H/2 5 Westbourne Road #02-03 Blenheim Court553. Kelly Reedy – Studio Arts H/2 27 Woking Road, #01-01, kellyreedy.com554. Art and Printmaking Studio H/2 Block 28 Woking Road # 03 - 05556. Sealey Brandt H/2 1 Westbourne Road #01-02


4. Novena Square 238 Thomson Road, #01-56/5822. German Centre 25 International Business Park, #01-8029. Anchorpoint 370 Alexandra Road #01-07/08 30. Marina at Keppel Bay 2 Keppel Bay Vista #02-02A 31. Terminal 3 Arrival Hall Changi International Airport32. Terminal 2 Departure Transit Changi International Airport

Wessex Estate Artwalk

Tanjong Pagar, Chinatown & Raffles Place Artwalk

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Services

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Conservation & Restoration

art-management.com My Mail Box 889794 Singapore 919191 % 6479 2445 Fax: 6491 6427 [email protected], www.art-management.com

art-management.com is a dedicated company that pro-motes and manages visual and performance artists both in Singapore and overseas. We cover all artistic services from representing to promoting artists, renting out art, organising exhibition openings and art based corporate events. Our expertise in organising and promoting can now be seen in the area of events management as well. We are known for our approach to create events with unique concept and venue.

Art Conservation 10 Ubi Crescent, #04-28 Ubi Techpark Lobby B, Singapore 408564 % 6749 6732 Fax: 6749 1732 www.artconservation.com.sg

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Established 1994 in Antwerp, 2005 in Singapore. 1994 Belgium M.A of Art Conservation. Services of Conserva-tion & Restoration of paintings. Geranteed top quality restoration.

10 Ubi Crescent #03-11 (Lobby B) Ubi Techpark, Singapore 408564 % +65 67602602, +65 91187478 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thepiastudio.com

Professional qualified conservators to treat a magnitude of degraded artwork and archival collections and well aligned with aethetics and integrity in both artistic as well as in scientific approach.

Art Education

Art Glass Solutions Pte Ltd 39 Kuo Chuan Avenue % 9827 4760 [email protected] www.artglasssolutions.com

Art Glass Solutions Pte Ltd offers Glassmaking Courses for groups and individuals. Beginners learn about aspects of art glass making. Artist in Residence and Studio Mem-bership available on application.


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Transportation & Crating

Agility Fairs & Events Logistics Pte Ltd No. 5 Changi North Way, 3rd Floor Singapore 498771 % 6500 0250 Fax: 6214 9592 [email protected] www.agility.com

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Agility Fairs & Events is the first logistics company in Singapore and Asia to be ISO-certified specifically for fine art logistics. We provide full service, end-to-end fine art logistics, utilising our global network of art handling partners, experienced art handlers, modern art storage facility and temperature-controlled air-suspension vehicles, which cater to the sensitive needs of galleries, museums, collectors and artists alike. We have the capacity to handle art installations, as well as special packing and crating works. Any size. Any volume. Anywhere - We are there for you.

Agility is contracted by the Singapore Art Museum for the provision of art handling services.

Crown Fine Arts 36 Pioneer Road Singapore 628504 % 6593 7314 Fax: 6862 2840 [email protected] www.crownfineart.com

Crown Fine Arts, a division of the Crown Worldwide Group, has been providing specialised fine arts packing and transportation services since 1989. With our extensive network, we are able to serve all domestic and major global locations requiring this highly delicate and specialised service. Our personal approach to every project has garnered the appreciation and trust of clients ranging from world-renowned museums and major art galleries to private collectors.

Art Education

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Corcovado Arts offers quick yet comprehensive courses that will equip any non-art major with the necessary tools to better understand and appreciate Modern and Contemporary art.

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