Singapore Art Gallery Guide - January/February 2015

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In 2015, Singapore celebrates 50 years of independence. This momentous occasion will be honoured by numerous events and celebrations throughout the year, not least of which are those taking place in the art world. Indeed, the jubilee will be kick-started with a flurry of prestigious exhibitions, awards, and art fairs, all of which further cement Singapore’s international reputation as one of the world’s top cities to watch for exciting contemporary art.

For starters, Singapore Art Week (17th – 25th January) is a nine day celebration of the visual arts held all over Singapore, appealing to residents and international visitors alike. It includes a myriad of offerings: a major international art fair, gallery openings and lifestyle events, world class exhibitions, public art walks, and discussions.

A core part of Singapore Art Week is Art Stage Singapore, the flagship art fair of Southeast Asia, featuring 145 galleries from 29 countries, with a strong emphasis on Asia: around 70% of the galleries come from across Asia, 34 are Singapore-based. The fair is the major platform to discover and interact with contemporary art from the region.

January also features the Prudential Eye Programme, in collaboration with ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. This includes Prudential Singapore Eye, a major exhibition and accompanying book featuring the best contemporary Singaporean artists. Alongside the exhibition are the Prudential Eye Awards, recognising the best of emerging Asian artists and art infrastructure.

Finally, Art Stage Singapore and the US Embassy in Singapore have announced the inaugural Joseph Balestier Award for the Freedom of Art, to be launched in 2015. The award honours an artist or curator from the Southeast Asia region who is actively committed to the ideals of freedom and liberty.

We hope you enjoy this creative and eventful start to the year. Happy viewing, and 恭禧發財(Gong Xi Fa Cai)!

Irene [email protected]

Editor's Note"Art is our lifeblood, it has not only an aesthetic but also moral and socio-political roles. It is the only language that transcends national boundaries and is understood the world over.” Lorenzo Rudolf, founder and director of Art Stage Singapore

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4 Singapore Art Week Highlights

6 Art Stage Singapore

8 Eye on Singapore

12 Best of Asian Art

14 Utopian Pictures

18 Imprint

20 Larasati Singapore Sale 2015

22 Film, Spirituality, Forgetfulness

24 雙明鳳歌仔戲 Hokkien Opera

26 P. Perumal

28 Leonardo da Vinci

30 Ugo Untoro

32 PantoneMyArt - Tattoo in Colour

36 The Family Tree

37 Gender Politics

38 Yang Fudong: Incidental Scripts

40 Diego Rivera

42 Singapore Art Fair

44 LOOK BACK

46 Exhibitions & Event Listings

60 Venues & Maps

66 Art Services


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If you love art, or if you’re just curious about it, you’ll be spoilt for choice at the Singapore Art Week 2015, taking place over nine days in January. Celebrate the myriad of art talents at more than 100 events, including a blockbuster art fair, thought provoking art exhibitions, exciting gallery openings, art walks, block parties and rigorous art dialogues. Here are some of the highlights.

Singapore Art Week 2015 | 17 – 25 January 2015

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Singapore Art Museum

The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is organising a special line-up of events as part of Singapore Art Week 2015, such as film documentaries, late night live music in the SAM courtyards, talks by guest artists and art personalities, as well as an artisan market. Both SAM and SAM at 8Q will see extended opening hours over four days, from 10 am to 9pm, on Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21th, Friday 23th and Saturday 24th January 2015.Throughout Singapore Art Week, SAM will bridge the visual arts with other artistic fields.Amongst the highlights of the week is the unveiling of a new lawn artwork commissioned by SAM – Utama’s Cat by David Chan.

For the full event program at SAM, go to www.singaporeartmuseum.sg.

The Finalists at SAM

The finalists selected from 105 nominated artworks from 24 countries and regions are exhibited at the triennial APB Foundation Signature Art Prize 2014 Exhibition. First established in 2008 by the Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation and the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), this competition has put the spotlight on a spectacular showcase of the most outstanding contemporary artwork over the last three years.

Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize Exhibition Till 15 Mar, at Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road, 10am – 7pm daily

APB Foundation Signature Art Prize Finalist, Liu Jianhua, Trace, 2011, Porcelain, Variable dimensions


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Art ToursART IN MOTION invites everyone to experience exhibitions, panel discussions, and events at 18 galleries. Visitors can gallery-hop with ART IN MOTION courtesy buses and enjoy various events around Singapore’s vibrant arts clusters such as Raffles Hotel Arcade, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Old Hill Street Police Station and Gillman Barracks.ART IN MOTION: 16 – 25 Jan, www.agas.org.sg

Travel around the arts and cultural district in the heart of Singapore’s civic centre, and appreciate the architecture and important arts venues housed in the area, including LaSalle College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, The Substation and the Singapore Art Museum. Visitors will also have the chance to explore current exhibitions at each of these venues. Bras Basah Art Bus Tour: 23, 24, 25 Jan; 2pm – 4pm or 4pm – 6pmMeeting point: Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre Taxi and Drop-off pointFree. Register online at: artoutreachprogram.eventbrite.sg

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Gillman BarracksFormerly a colonial barracks, the picturesque enclave of Gillman Barracks comprises 17 galleries. Apart from their shows, be sure to drop by Yang Fudong's first solo exhibition “Incidental Scripts” at the Centre for Contemporary Art.Arnoldii Arts Club presents hour-long art talks. And the “Art After Dark” Party at Gillman Barracks is an outdoor party set against the new shows at the galleries.

DRIVE – the Barracks’ first festival of curated public artworks. Till 25 Jan, at 9 Lock RoadMore info at www.artdrive.com.sg

Incidental Scripts – Till 1 Mar at Centre for Contemporary Art Block 43 Malan RoadTue – Sun 12pm – 7pm, Fri 12pm – 9pm, Mon and PH closed

“Arnoldii How-To” ART 101 Talks Till 25 Jan, at Yeo Workshop and HUFF Studios, various timings. More info on www.arnoldiiartsclub.com

“Art After Dark” Party @ Gillman Barracks 23 Jan 2015, 6pm – late, 9 Lock Road

For a comprehensive listing of art events please go to www.sagg.info. Our website lists an average of 100 exhibitions and events per day on its practical arts calendar, which allows readers to see all events at a glance by clicking on a specific day.


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The flagship art fair of Southeast Asia, Art Stage Singapore, kicks off the international annual visual arts calendar, connecting the world to the best of Asian and global contemporary art. The fair continues to present art projects through its different Platforms, which offer greater understanding of the contexts from which artists and artworks emerge and develop.

Art Stage Singapore 2015 features 145 galleries from 29 countries. There is a strong showing of Asia- based galleries with 93 exhibitors – around 70 percent – coming from across Asia. Thirty-four of these galleries are Singapore- based, such as ARNDT, Art Plural Gallery, Gajah Gallery, Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore Tyler Print Institute, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, and Yavuz Gallery, among others.

Among the notable regional and international artists participating in the fair is celebrated collaborative duo Gilbert & George, whose works are presented by ARNDT. Known for their belief in ‘art for all’, Gilbert & George's new work premieres at Art Stage Singapore 2015.

The Southeast Asia Platform, titled Eagles Fly, Sheep Flock: Biographical Imprints – Artistic Practices in Southeast Asia, aims to present diverse artistic practices in the region through a selection of works ranging from painting, installation, print and photography, to video and performance. Among the featured artists from Singapore

are Mike HJ Chang, Chong Weixin, Choy Ka Fai, Hilmi Johandi, and Zaki Razak. Exhibited over an area of 1,000 square metres, the show is curated by Singaporean curator, Khim Ong.

New at Art Stage Singapore 2015 are the Russia Platform, the Video Platform and the Modern Platform.

Art Stage Singapore 2015The flagship art fair of Southeast Asiafrom 22 to 25 January 2015

Suzann Victor, Contours of a Rich Manoeuvre Series Image Courtesy of OTTO SAXINGER.The installation by Singaporean artist Suzann Victor will be suspended from the ceiling of the fair ground’s main aisle.


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Several artworks will be exhibited in the public areas of the fair ground, promising visitors to the fair artistic encounters beyond the exhibition booths and curated

Platforms. Gajah Gallery presents the established Singaporean artist Suzann Victor's work Contours of a Rich Manoeuvre, a 12 piece red chandelier, which will be taking center stage at the art fair. A recipient of numerous grants and scholarships, Suzann Victor is one of Singapore’s leading figures in contemporary art. She has garnered significant recognition for her ability to articulate complex ideas into grandeur forms, by incorporating kinetic mechanisms alongside technology in her installations.

As the leading contemporary art event in Singapore and the region, Art Stage Singapore brings top international collectors to Singapore. Visiting the fair for the first time is US-based collector Jorge Perez, who is also Patron and Trustee of the newly opened Perez Art Museum Miami, the city’s largest contemporary art museum, and Swiss collector Michael Ringier, Chairman of Ringier AG, the largest internationally operating Swiss media company. In In addition to collectors, international guests to the fair also include European and American museum directors and curators.

Event: Art Stage Singapore 2015Dates: 22 – 25 January 2015Venue: Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level B2, 10 Bayfront AvenueWeb: www.artstagesingapore.com

Art Stage Singapore has contributed significantly to Singapore becoming an international visual arts marketplace.

Ms Thien Kwee Eng, Assistant Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

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As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s independence, the Prudential Eye Programme will present Prudential Singapore Eye, the largest ever single exhibition of contemporary Singaporean art at ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, which will run from 17th January to 28th June. The exhibition will be a key highlight of Singapore Art Week 2015, alongside the international art fair Art Stage Singapore and the second Prudential Eye Awards.

Established in 2008 by David and Serenella Ciclitira and sponsored by life insurer Pruden-tial, the Prudential Eye Programme is an initiative that nurtures artistic talent. The programme aims to develop arts infrastruc-ture in territories where this is lacking, in order to provide artists with the platforms, support, and recognition they need to develop their careers.

Previous projects from the Prudential Eye Programme include Korean Eye (2009 to 2012), Indonesian Eye (2011), Hong Kong Eye (2013), and Malaysian Eye (2014). These have featured international touring exhibitions and publications providing emerging Asian artists with opportunities to showcase their work. To date, the programme has held eighteen exhibitions worldwide, which have been viewed by over two million people.

Prudential Singapore Eye provides a current overview of the country’s emerging artistic talent from a global perspective. It will showcase the depth and diversity of Singapore’s visual arts scene

Eye on SingaporePrudential Eye Programme at ArtScience MuseumWritten by Zoe Goldstein

Adelinke Kueh, En Passant 2, 2011-ongoing, photograph, Dimensions Variable


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as well as raise the profile of Singaporean artists in the international art world. To further this goal, the exhibition will be accompanied by a comprehensive book, which will be launched in conjunction with the opening of the exhibition, featuring a wider selection of 75 contemporary Singaporean artists.

David Ciclitira, Founder of the Prudential Eye Programme, states: “Singapore is fast gaining recognition as a capital for cultural exchange within the global arts community. (...) This is a major step forward in raising awareness about the outstanding work being created by the art community in Singapore."

Jeremy Sharma, Ubuntu, 2014, Blue pigment and cast polyurethane foam, robotic milled unique, 213 x 107 x 40 cm

Donna Ong, The Meeting, 2009, Five screen projection, table, photographs and lamps, 12 x 10 x 2.5 m

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In choosing the 17 artists represented in the exhibition, Honor Harger, Executive Director of ArtScience Museum, joined the international curatorial team, which includes Serenella Ciclitira, Founder of the Global Eye Programme, Nigel Hurst, Gallery Director and Chief Executive of Saatchi Gallery, London, and independent curator and art critic Johnson Chang. The 17 selected artists include Chen Sai Hua Kuan, Chia Ming Chien, Angela Chong, Adeline Kueh, Jane Lee, Sean Lee, Gerald Leow, Charles Lim, Justin Loke, Samantha Tio (Mintio), Kumari Nahappan, Ho Tzu Nyen, Donna Ong, Jeremy Sharma, Jason Wee, Lee Wen, Yeo Chee Kiong.

In conjunction with this special exhibition focusing exclusively on Singaporean art, the Prudential Eye Programme will also present the second edition of the Prudential Eye Awards, which will feature a public exhibition of works by the shortlisted artists at ArtScience Museum between 17th January and 31st March. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on 20th January. These prestigious annual awards recognise the best emerging contemporary Asian artists, as well as the leading exhibitions, galleries, institutions, and art critics working to promote contemporary Asian art.

Some 500 artists, nominated by over 100 art experts from across Greater Asia, submitted portfolios of their work in early 2014. The three most outstanding artists per award category were chosen and their works displayed in the exhibition. Shortlisted Singaporean artists include Genevieve Chua for her intricate and

Gerald Leow, The Decline of the Western Civilisation, 2010, sculpture


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conceptually complex drawings, Donna Ong for her dream-like theatrical installations, and Sherman Ong (Malaysia/Singapore), whose photographs display both psychological and thematic depth.

The awards feature 13 prizes, with six categories of Best

Emerging Artist in the media digital/video, drawing, installation, painting, photography, and sculpture. Of the six artists awarded in each category, one overall winner will be chosen for the prize of Best Emerging Artist. Along with prize money, this winner will be given the opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at the renowned Saatchi Gallery in London.

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Exhibition: Prudential Singapore EyeDates: 17 January – 28 June 2015Venue: ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay SandsWeb: www.singaporeeye.com

Exhibition: Prudential Eye AwardsDates: 17 January – 31 March 2015Venue: ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay SandsWeb: www.prudentialeyeawards.com

Yeo Chee Kiong, A Secret Garden, 2013, Installation, Site specific

Sherman Ong, HanoiHaiku-Hair, 2006, Digital Print on Archival Paper, 75 x 150 cm Courtesy of the artist and Art Plural Gallery


Best of Asian Art celebrates contemporary painters from Asia and offers the opportunity to discover works by exciting artists.

Arie Smit (b. 1916) is an Indonesian citizen from the Netherlands. His vibrant art celebrates the beauty of Bali and its people. His paintings are visually complex and elegant, with a poetic use of colours. His paintings are in several museum collections, particulary the Neka Museum in Bali.

Faizal (b. 1965) graduated from the Indonesian Arts Institute in Yogyakarta. He travelled and participated in several solo and group exhibitions in Amsterdam, France, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Jakarta, and Singapore. His works are colourful and filled with imaginary and fantasy characters. His works have been auctioned by Sotheby’s and by auction houses in Indonesia.

Herry Dim (b. 1955) is an Indonesian contemporary artist who has held numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Indonesia and around the world. Known as a painter and performance artist, he is also deeply involved in installation and printmaking. He writes essays, some of which were published in the collection Jawinul: Trips in the Woods of Culture (1993).

Sudarisman (b. 1948) graduated from the Arts Academy in Yogyakarta and trained at the Academy of Arts in The Hague (1982 – 1983). He juxtaposes contrasting images: abstract and realistic, contemporary and traditional, progress and heritage. His objective is to show the contrasts but at the same time obtain harmony and unity.

Other featured artists are Carlo Magno, Jerry Morada, Krijono, Om Mee Ai, Paul Husner, Ugo Untoro and Lydia Velasco.

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Best of Asian ArtA group exhibition at Galerie Belvedere

Exhibition: Best of Asian ArtDates: 15 January 2015 – 7 February 2015Venue: Galerie Belvedere, 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station #01-10/11/12, Singapore 179369Web: www.galerie-belvedere.com

Sudarisman, Male Dancer, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 cm


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From 20th January to 5th April 2015, ARNDT presents the first exhibition of Gilbert & George in Singapore. Gilbert & George created 26 new artworks, the UTOPIAN PICTURES, for their first solo exhibition in Singapore and Southeast-Asia.

"Since first meeting at St Martin’s School of Art, London, in 1967, Gilbert & George have dedicated their lives to creating art that communicates their vision of the world in a manner that is direct, immediate, open-handed, mysterious, confrontational, generous, dizzying, ghost-like, intensely realistic, visionary and profoundly moral.

With a many layered intensity of thoughts and a radically inventive visual creativity, the art of Gilbert & George has always directly addressed the feelings, prejudices and emotions of each individual viewer.

The twenty-six UTOPIAN PICTURES, exhibited for the first time in the iconic Gillman Barracks, convey the moral vision of Gilbert & George with monolithic and declamatory intensity. These pictures depict a modern world in which authority and the resentment of authority, rules and rebellion, advertising and public information, dogma and warning, boasts and threats co-exist in seemingly endless proclamations: in notices and signs, on the streets and on public transport, in historic royal emblems, stickers, posters and graffiti. (...)

Gilbert & George have dedicated their lives to creating art that communicates their vision of the world in a manner that is direct, immediate, open-handed, mysterious, confrontational, generous, dizzying, ghost-like, intensely realistic, visionary and profoundly moral. Michael Bracewell

Utopian PicturesGilbert & George at ARNDT Singapore

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Gilbert & George, CRUSADE, From: Utopian Pictures, 2014, 20 panels, 245 × 377 cm, ILB0147

Gilbert & George have always asserted that the modern human condition, in all its aspects, can be found revealed in the streets around their home and studio in East London. The texts and emblems contained in the UTOPIAN PICTURES provide further proof of this claim. Encountered by the artists in their daily walks around their neighbourhood, the many different signs depicted in these pictures – some attempting to exercise social control, others to assert civic disobedience – take their place within the art of Gilbert & George as a pre-existing visual language that is real and alive on the city streets. A highly inventive and original visual vocabulary embellishes the dense webs of personal, moral and ideological tension that these signs and slogans create. Possessing a universality of content, temper and meaning, they describe the social climate of modern urban life.

In seemingly simple, vivid primary colours, the figures of the artists often masked, hooded or obscured, yet always quietly and respectably be-suited, the UTOPIAN PICTURES convey the experience of an accelerated, violent, vertiginous, clamorous, technological, multi-faith and multi-cultural teeming city. It is within this very clamour – this dissonant roar of conflicting intentions and ideals – that we might in fact discern ‘Utopia’: a society describing perfection through its allowance of imperfection and disorder."

Written by Michael Bracewell, British novelist

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The second exhibition presented by ARNDT this January is "20 + 2 YEARS", an exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of ARNDT Berlin and the second anniversary of the gallery in Singapore.

Over the past two decades, in its premises in Berlin and Singapore, as well as formerly in Zurich, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, ARNDT has produced more than 320 exhibitions with 55 publications featuring leading emerging and established Asian and international artists. ARNDT also participated in more than 140 art fairs around the globe, such as Art Basel, Art Basel Miami, Art Basel Hong Kong, Art Stage Singapore, FRIEZE London and many others.

The anniversary exhibition marks the commitment of the gallery and its founder Matthias Arndt to the new location in Singapore. Fifty artworks by 39 artists from Central and Southeast-Asia, the United States, Germany, Europe, Russia and Australia will be presented at ARTSPACE@Helutrans from 16th January to 15th February 2015.

Exhibition: 20 + 2 YEARSDates: 16 January – 15 February 2015Hours: Tue – Sun from 11am – 6pm Venue: ARTSPACE@Helutrans, 39 Keppel Road, 2nd Floor, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065

Exhibition: UTOPIAN PICTURES by Gilbert & GeorgeWhen: 20 January – 5 April 2015Hours: Tue – Sun from 11am – 7pm, Sun 11am – 6pmVenue: ARNDT Singapore, Block 9 Lock Road #03-21, Gillman Barracks

Event: Gilbert & George Book-Signing at Art Stage SingaporeWhen: Wednesday, 21 January 2015 from 4 – 6pmVenue: Booth E13, Art Stage Singapore, Marina Bay Sands Convention CenterDescription: A catalogue documenting the UTOPIAN PICTURES will accompany the exhibition at ARNDT Singapore. Meet the artists at Art Stage Singapore for the book signing of UTOPIAN PICTURES.

Event: Lasalle Public Lecture Series: In Conversation with Gilbert & GeorgeWhen: Thursday, 22 January 2015 from 7 – 9:30pm (including refreshments)Venue: The Singapore Airlines Theatre, LASALLE College of the Arts (Basement), 1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940Description: For the first time in Singapore, Gilbert & George will discuss and share insights into their art and life. The session will be hosted by British novelist Michael Bracewell.Register: Free admission but pre-booking is required. Please reserve your seat at www.eventbrite.sg

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Known for her conceptual prowess and ability to articulate complex ideas in technically challenging forms, Victor is one of Singapore’s most pronounced artists to date; her calibre and long-standing commitment positions her as an exemplary and important figure in our arts landscape – one to highlight as Singapore reflects on Victor's contributions and developments in the art world with Art Week 2015.

As celebrations abound for Singapore’s 50th jubilee, STPI kick-starts the year with “Imprint: New Works by Suzann Victor”, a bountiful showcase of the artist’s profound creations in print methods and materials that differ from her customary use of theatrical devices, kinetic mechanisms, performance installations and object experimentations with the body, chandeliers and light.

Her residency at STPI evolved into a unique spectrum of over 60 carefully considered works that challenged and exceeded the boundaries of print and paper. As rare additions to her artistic oeuvre and a testament to STPI’s dynamic collaborative space for building and harnessing artistic developments in Singapore and beyond, these delicate and honest works are multiple ‘firsts’ for Victor as well as the Institute. The etchings or ‘acid paintings’ – results of Victor’s abstract, performative approach of circling the copper plate without any fixed orientation – are the largest spit-bite aquatints to be made at STPI; while the décollages mark an initial encounter with the sensuality of the paper process. These works will be shown concurrently at STPI’s booth D13 at Art Stage where her presence proves strong. The etchings have already graced the prominent fair grounds of Art Basel Miami Beach in 2014.

As the title suggests, “Imprint” not only refers to the residual trace of the artist’s hand and the characteristics of this body of work but it also references her residency experience and the impression she hopes to leave on viewers.

Collectively, they demonstrate sheer critical thought and her proficiency in utilising materiality to draw out metaphorical and literal opacities—leaving much room for varied interpretation. She explores relations between spaces, objects and ideas while engaging the viewer as an active participant to her works.

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Suzann Victor, Water Symphony in Blue Droplets, 2015, Assembled polycarbonate sheets, coloured paper pulp

Sydney-based Victor has garnered much attention in recent years particularly amongst local art institutions, and identifies herself as a Singapore artist who sees her time away as a boon, giving her “the ability to choose and be discerning about the values one embraces to form one’s identity”, a notion she believes to be “less about purity and more about complexity and diversity” for “we learn so much from the ‘other’”. And she does not forget her roots.

In the series I was like that myself… we all held each other’s hands, Victor reflects on the ever-changing cultural landscape of Singapore, pondering the loss of what was once familiar and coherent to her such as the local vernacular. The work holds much nostalgia for the artist and induces viewers to ponder our own experience of the transforming nation, where primary markers of “Singaporeanness” are dissipating. Fresnel lenses affixed on top of black and white photographic images from coolie days at once display a sense of dislocation in its fragmented composition.

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Exhibition: Imprint: New Works by Suzann VictorDates: 18 January – 21 February 2015Hours: Tue – Fri: 10 – 7pm; Sat: 9 – 6pm; closed on Mon, Sun and PHExhibition Tour: Saturdays 2.30pmPanel: with Suzann Victor, Susie Lingham, Eitaro Ogawa, 18 January 2015, 2.30 – 3.30pm, at STPI GalleryCollectors' Talk: with Sylvain Levy (DSL Collection) and STPI Director Emi Eu Supported by The Artling, 24 Jan, 1:30 – 2:30pm, at STPI GalleryVenue: STPI, 41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236


Larasati Auctioneers announce the sale of “Traditional, Modern, and Contemporary Art” on 24th January 2015, which offers a strong selection of 20th century Southeast Asian paintings and sculptures. Held at the GoodWood Park Hotel on Scotts Road, the auction features some of today's most important artists, representing Modernism, Indo-European Impressionism, and Contemporary Art. Among the sale’s highlights are Affandi's Boats at Kusamba, Jerry Elizalde Navarro’s Sarong from Solo, and I Nyoman Masriadi’s Ice Cream and Energy Drink.

Affandi’s Proas and Sun exemplifies Affandi’s power to create a story from on occasional encounter with people or from the scenery he comes across. He paints with fervent brush strokes, inundating his subjects with such emotion that every work screams out the personality of the artist.

Larasati Singapore Sale 2015Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Art

Affandi (1907 – 1990), Proas and Sun, 1964, Oil on canvas, 100 x 129.5 cm

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Navarro’s Sarong from Solo is one of his most sophisticated works, picturing a female nude lying beside a sarong made of batik cloth on her back. As with most of Navarro’s works, this painting seamlessly portrays the sensuous beauty of an Indonesian lady with the beauty of a traditional batik motif from Solo, composed brilliantly by the artist with varying colours to capture the dramatic setting of the subject matter.

Painted in 2005, “Ice Cream and Energy Drink” by I Nyoman Masriadi (b. 1973) is exemplary of the signature wit, smart charm, and uniqueness found in almost all of Masriadi’s work.

Since Larasati's first auction held in April 2000 in Jakarta, Indonesia, the regional auction house’s reputation has grown rapidly for auctioning rare and emerging Indonesian as well as other Asian works at record prices.

In 2003, Larasati made its entry into Singapore, becoming the first Asian-based auction house that crossed national borders. Currently, One East Larasati manages its auctions in four different countries: Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands.

J. Elizalde Navarro, The Sarong From Solo, 1990 Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm

I Nyoman Masriadi Ice Cream and Energy Drink2005, Acrylic on canvas200 x 100 cm

Event: LARASATI Singapore Sale 2015Auction: 24 January 2015, Saturday, starting at 1.30pmViewing: 23 January 2015, Friday, 10.30am – 8pm 24 January 2015, Saturday, 10am – 12pmVenue: Goodwood Park Hotel, Tudor Ballroom, 22 Scotts Road, Singapore

Selected Viewing at One East Asia ARTSpace: 21 – 22 January 2015, Wednesday – Thursday, 10.30am – 6pmVenue: 15 Scotts Road, #05-08/09, Thong Teck BuildingWeb: www.oneeastasia.org

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Film, Spirituality, ForgetfulnessBy Chelsea Chua

Filmmaker Nelson Yeo is the latest addition to The Substation’s Associate Artist Research Programme (AARP). Nelson’s work often delves into the personal, and his work has previously been showcased in events such as Singapore Short Cuts and the Experimental Film Forum. He recently co-curated Nightmare on Armenian Street, which featured 18 horror short films by Singapore filmmakers. His AARP project, Five Flavoured Tea of Forgetfulness, is an exploration into his oft-favoured themes of religion, spirituality and the self. Seeking to investigate the meaning of the soul in different traditions, the project features fictional characters as they research into the significance of the idea of the soul. Five Flavoured Tea of Forgetfulness will be presented on a website where Nelson will pen his thoughts, showcase short videos and track the progress of his research.

Chelsea Chua: What’s Five Flavoured Tea of Forgetfulness about?

Nelson Yeo: The title of the project refers to the special brew prepared by Meng Po for the souls who are ready to be reincarnated in the 10th court of Diyu. It induces instant and permanent amnesia for the soul. The project itself serves as a companion piece and also research for a feature film project that I am preparing. It seeks to investigate the meaning of the soul in different traditions. I spent most of my childhood around joss paper and incense, because of my parents' business. Hence I am particularly interested in the significance of Chinese traditional funeral rites and particularly, paper effigies.


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The project follows the two lead characters from my feature film as they guide us through a documentary about the significance of their souls.

I am working on this and the feature film version, titled Paper Soul. Hopefully, this project will serve as an excellent companion to that.

Nelson’s website will be launched in late February, watch The Substation’s Facebook

page for details. To get a better feel of his work, watch Nelson’s short film, Nobody’s

Home, on Viddsee. It was recently screened as part of the 7th Singapore Short Cuts.

Mountain of Knives (2014) dir. Nelson Yeo, credit: Nelson Yeo

Filmmaker Nelson Yeo, credit: Nelson Yeo


雙明鳳歌仔戲 Hokkien OperaA photo-documentary by Arron Teo

Arron Teo photo-documents the 雙明鳳歌仔戲 Hokkien Opera performance on stage and the little details behind the scenes. Arron hopes to document our local 'wayangs' in Singapore before their eventual farewell ...


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P. Perumal A modern master from the Madras School of ArtsWritten by Vidhya Gnana Gouresan

There are many aspects and angles to the entire social, political and aesthetic progress of the modern and contemporary art of South India.

Madras (current Chennai) was the main centre for the arts during the period of early Post-Independence in South India, a region that has played a pivotal role in the development of modern and contemporary Indian art within a wider context.

In 1850, the Madras School of Arts (currently known as the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai) was established for the purpose of training native artisans to create handcrafted products (for manufacture). This historic college was instrumental in launching the systematic development of modern art history in India. Indeed, it is significant to note that the Madras School of Arts is the very first arts college that was established in the whole of India, making it the oldest arts institution of the nation. Acclaimed artists from other parts of India, such as Kolkata-based Paritosh Sen, have been students of the Madras School of Arts.

Today, the term, ‘Madras School of Arts’, is referred to as an important genre, an ever-significant movement in the modern art history of India, a monumental phase that nurtured the brilliance of modern masters such as P. Perumal. Born in 1935, Perumal was a National Scholar in drawing and painting (1962 – 64). He served as

Toil of Love – 01, P Perumal, Oil on canvas, 2007


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a Fellow of the State Lalit Kala Academy (1995), and was awarded a Gold Medal (1998) at a programme by the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal. Perumal’s works are part of private and institutional collections in South Korea, Italy, the USA, Germany and Canada. Apart from being a practising artist, Perumal is well-respected in the field of art education, having been an art instructor at the Government High School, Chennai (1959 – 1961) and an Associate Lecturer at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai (1988). He is also a recipient of a Senior Fellowship from the Department of Culture, Government of India (1988 – 1990). Perumal received the Indian National Award in 1991.

Having had spent his formative years in a village in Tamil Nadu (South India), Perumal endows the villagers; the human personalities in his paintings with what is deemed as the ‘poor-yet-happy’ state of emotion, while he effortlessly provides us with his elated perspective of the sentiments of the workforce in an archetypical village in Tamil Nadu. In his art, Perumal captures a distinct innocence and a fatigued satisfaction in the postures of the villagers that he depicts in his staple visual narrative, often insinuating a sense of promise and hope for the tired human bone.

Perumal continues to create his elucidating paintings in a corner of the state of Tamil Nadu, rejoicing in his fascinating world of rural nostalgia.

To view paintings by P. Perumal, call 9003 2851, send an email to [email protected], or visit www.gnaniarts.com.

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Village Wedding Procession – 02, P. Perumal, Oil on canvas, 2007


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Presented alongside the original pages of the Codex Atlanticus – da Vinci’s largest notebook – and paintings from the School of Leonardo travelling from Italy’s Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, are facsimiles of additional pages of the Codex, video projections, models of his inventions, extensive audiovisual material as well as innovative interactive exhibits.

Over the course of the exhibition’s six-month run till May 2015, six paintings and 26 pages of the Codex Atlanticus will be on show. Three paintings and 13 pages of the Codex are currently on show till February 2015. Then three new paintings and 13 new pages of the Codex will be presented till May 2015. This not only gives visitors the opportunity to explore the depth of da Vinci’s work through new content and refreshed programming but more importantly, allows these delicate historic pieces to be preserved appropriately.

The folio on the Studies on the Flight of Birds (1505) is one of da Vinci’s most striking visual demonstrations of the flight of birds. Da Vinci had sketched the movements of birds to show how their positions differ when they change their flight direction. Using the simple lines to differentiate the bird’s course of flight and wind direction, da Vinci created a dynamic and clear graphic representation of flight on paper.

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Da Vinci: Shaping the Future is also curated to present visitors with a contemporary perspective of da Vinci’s work. On display are five art installations inspired by da Vinci, including three new commissions by Donna Ong (Singapore), WY-TO (Singapore), as well as Semiconductor, Luke Jerram and Conrad Shawcross (United Kingdom).

Original pages of the Codex Atlanticus

WY-TO Pte Ltd, Through the Looking Glass

Exhibition: Da Vinci: Shaping the FutureDates: Till May 2015Hours: 10am – 7pm dailyVenue: ArtScience Museum™ at Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue


Ugo UntoroNew works by the Indonesian artist at Gajah Gallery

In this new series of works, presented at Gajah Gallery from 23 January to 8 February 2015, Untoro places emphasis on the transcendence of art and celebrates heterogeneity, ecstatic and explosive energy in his work.

Ugo Untoro was born in 1970 in Purbalingga, Central Java, Indonesia, and graduated from the Indonesia Institute of the Arts in Yogyakarta. He is representative of Indonesia’s late 1990s generation of painters. He does not only sketch and paint; he also creates installations, objects, videos and does other enriching art experiments with various media, including writing. His work is an excellent demonstation of how he releases himself from the limitations of conventional art.

He is an inspiration to many of the younger generations. Almost all of his artwork creation processes adhere to the law of “Panta Rei” – which states that everything flows. In his view, it is important to note that this “flow” is not fully driven by the “subconscious”. Known as the painter that paints with his emotion, Ugo deliberately and consciously creates his artworks in tune with a preselected

Ugo Untoro, Peziarah (Pilgrim), 2014, Oil on Canvas, 150 x 200 cm

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Ugo Untoro, Young Boy, 2014, Oil on Canvas, 150 x 200 cm

theme. His signature style is raw and spontaneous, yet poetic, while expressing his personal view of the world in his work.

Ugo is also one of the artists who have brought contemporary Indonesian art to a new level. He has already been recognized across the archipelago for his strong personality and persistence in creating artworks that reflect the conditions of existence, both at the level of being an artist as well as a human being, showcasing Indonesian contemporary culture for what it is – turbulent, but also a pure and simple part of everyday reality. Over the past decade, Ugo Untoro’s works have encompassed an elaborate collection of paintings, drawings, poems and writings. He has also had more than 10 solo exhibitions in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Yogyakarta, Bali, Jakarta and Surabaya, and has participated in group exhibitions in USA, France, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. His entry to the Philip Morris Art Awards in 1998 was placed within the Best 5; and he was named Man of the Year in 2007 by Tempo Magazine, an Indonesian publication that covers current affairs and politics.

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Exhibition: Ugo Untoro Solo ExhibitionDates: 23 January 2015 – 8 February 2015Venue: Gajah Gallery, 140 Hill Street, Old Hill Street Police Station, #01-08Web: www.gajahgallery.com


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PantoneMyArtTattoo in Colour 10 Tattoo Artists. 10 Pantone Colours. 10 Daring Designs.

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above: Ash Gohright: Mr. Purple by Ash Goh

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In the fifth instalment of the highly successful PantoneMyArt series, tcc – The Connoisseur Concerto presents a new radical perspective to their audience with the PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in Colour exhibition from 15th January to 30th March 2015 at the exclusive tcc “The Gallery” at 51 Circular Road.

The exhibition features ten of Singapore’s top tattoo artists, who have each designed an artwork in a predominant Pantone colour of their choice. Instead of using the body as a medium, these artists transferred the body art onto paper and created artworks that have once originated from a design they have tattooed on someone before, or one stemming from their own personal inspirations that is aligned to their tattooing style.

Tattoos have existed for over 70 centuries and have undergone a unique m e t a m o r p h o s i s throughout the years, taking on numerous forms

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and surviving countless cycles of cultural evolution. Today, apart from being a mainstream

cultural force and a creative form of self-expression and style, tattoos are also recognised as a form of body art.

Presented by tcc - The Connoisseur Concerto, Ms Abbey Chang, Assistant Vice-President for Business Development, expressed that tcc is proud to support the arts all these years, and is excited to pay homage to the tattooing heritage and to showcase the level of beauty and essence this body art form has to offer.

As PantoneMyArt 2015 celebrates the 45th exhibition which art-management.com has organised for tcc, Claude Verly, who is the creative driving force of this exhibition, is looking forward for this exhibition to bring awareness to the popular tattoo culture as well as to push the boundaries of art in this progressive city-state.

The artists participating in PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in Colour are: Ash Goh using Iris Purple; Bradley Tan using Sun-glow Yellow; Feroze McLeod working with Tangerine Orange; Fleecircus using Cobalt Blue; Moon Pang using Olive Green; Mudohori working with Deep Pink; Augustine Nezumi using Cyan; Lionel Ng using Jet Black; Vernon. V. Koh using Chestnut Brown; and Chris Sim working with Crimson Red. In addition to these artists' works, the talented

above: Mudohorileft: The Destruction of Andhaka by Mudohori


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Slovak photographer Jana Zilcayova has taken a series of photographs capturing the soul and essence of each tattoo artist, which will be displayed alongside the artworks.

above: Moon Pangleft: Beyond Green by Moon Pang

above: Vernon V. Koh left: Mr Brown by Vernon V. Koh

Exhibition: PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in ColourDates: 15 January – 30 March 2015Hours: Sun – Thu and PH: 11am – 12am. Fri, Sat and Eve of PH: 11am – 2amVenue: tcc – The Connoisseur Concerto “The Gallery”, 51 Circular Road


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Exhibition: The Family Tree by Vanessa LinaresDates: Till 14 January 2015Hours: Tue – Fri 12 – 7pm; Sat 11 – 7pm; Sun 11 – 6pm; Closed on MonVenue: Barnadas Huang, 22 Dempsey Road, Singapore 249679

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The Family TreeVanessa Linares' colourful animal friends

In Vanessa Linares’ first solo exhibition in Asia, “The Family Tree”, the artist examines relationships in different forms and colours.

Through a series of works with white and black backgrounds, Vanessa, who is heavily inspired by Japanese manga, brings her own interpretation and understanding of the world around her to the canvas. Approaching the theme of family and friendship, Vanessa manages to combine vastly different styles into a cohesive exhibition. As the animals in the paintings soar through the skies and congregate in circles, the viewer is reminded of the relationships that connect and bind us together.

Vanessa Linares, Happy Together (2014), Acrylic on Canvas, 100 x 100 cm


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Exhibition: Gender PoliticsDates: 17 January – 28 February 2015Hours: Tue – Fri 12 – 7pm; Sat 11 – 7pm; Sun 11 – 6pm; Closed on MonVenue: Barnadas Huang, 61 Duxton Road, Singapore 089525

Barnadas Huang ushers in the new year with a contemplative exhibition that will steer the direction of the gallery for the rest of the year.

Gender Politics presents modernity and sexuality from two vastly different points of view, provoking and challenging the viewer by asking them to consider the ideas of conformity, assimilation and animal instinct whilst thinking about the difficult questions surrounding gender privilege, gender identity and gender inequality.

After celebrating Barnadas Huang's first year anniversary in November 2014, this is the first exhibition at the new gallery space at 61 Duxton Road.

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Gender PoliticsA Joint Exhibition by Jon Landa and Marc Figueras

Rhino by Jon Landa, Oil on Canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2014


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Yang Fudong: Incidental ScriptsFirst major solo exhibition by one of China's most well-known film director and photographer

Yang Fudong, a leading international figure of contemporary art and one of the most important artists to emerge out of China in the 1990s, currently presents his first major solo exhibition in Southeast Asia at the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. The exhibition shows four of Yang’s works, each emblematic of his multi- faceted approach towards the creation of visual imageries that complicates our understanding of reality/fiction, and our experience of space/time.

As an auteur, Yang does not rely on scripts to drive the narrative. He favours the creation of images that allude to the fragmentary nature of one's experiences and communicates a temperament or state of being. His stylistic inclination for moody, black- and- white 35mm cinematography is evident in his first film work, An Estranged Paradise (1997 – 2002). The film conveys the conundrum faced by a new generation during the raise of China’s bamboo curtain. Presented in Documenta11 in 2002, it received international acclaim and was considered a milestone in Yang’s artistic career.

Incidental Scripts marks the conclusion of Yang’s new work, About an Unknown Girl – Ma Sise (2013 – 2014) featuring a

Still from An Estranged Paradise, 1997 – 2002, Single- channel video, 35mm film transferred to DVD, black and white, sound, 76 mins, photo: ShanghART Gallery, © Yang Fudong


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young Chinese actress Ma Sise who frequently appears in his works and includes a fashion spread produced for China’s leading media, Modern Weekly. Conceived as a durational project, Yang inquires into the life and mind of an actress. His oeuvre often examines the real and the imaginary, and with this project, he delves into Ma Sise’s roles both on screen and in real life.

The seven- screen installation of The Fifth Night (II) Rehearsal (2010) demonstrates the artist’s experimentation with film- making at a new level. Featuring the film- making process in its entirety, the work establishes multiple perspectives and challenges the viewer’s perception of cinematic time and space, allowing free association unique to each viewing experience. It is striking for its spontaneity, unpredictable and unpremeditated view of what happens on a set.

Yang’s interest in unmitigated experiences is demonstrated in On the Double Dragon Hills (2012), a two- screen video that records the lives of workers in Jiaxiang in Shandong Province, a city well known for its resource of blue stone. The unobtrusive recording provides a bare view into the life of the locals whose livelihood centres on the stone- carving trade.

Incidental Scripts is curated by Professor Ute Meta Bauer, NTU CCA Singapore Founding Director, and Khim Ong, an independent curator based in Singapore.

Exhibition: Yang Fudong: Incidental ScriptsDates: Till 1 March 2015Talks: Exhibition (de)Tours, 14 January (with Ho Rui An), 6 February (with Ben Slater), and 27 February (with Michelle Lim), 7 – 8.30pmVenue: NTU Centre for Contemporary Art SingaporeWebsite: www.gillmanbarracks.com/cca

Production shot of The Fifth Night (II) Rehearsal, 2010, Multi- channel film installation, 35mm film transferred to HD, black and white, sound, 52 mins 10 secs, Photo: ShanghART Gallery, © Yang Fudong

About the Unknown Girl – Ma Sise, 2013 – 2014, Multimedia installation with films and photographs, Dimension variable, Photo: ShanghART Gallery, © Yang Fudong


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Diego RiveraOne of the greatest Mexican painters of the 20th century

Widely regarded as the most prominent figure in the Mexican muralist movement, Diego Rivera’s extraordinary body of work represents various facets in art history such as naturalism and cubism, paradigms that deeply influenced the Mexican painters of his time.

This exhibition comprises of 34 pieces of art from the state of Veracruz in Mexico, all produced during the 52 years of Master Rivera’s prolific career. Ranging from landscapes to still life, portraits, nudes and scenes of indigenous daily life, the works deploy a range of techniques in painting, aquarelle, collage, pencil, coal and ink drawings, offering a glimpse into the prolific life and works of Diego Rivera.

The collection showcases several works that were produced

during his stay in Europe, where he befriended many renowned artists and personalities of the era, such as Picasso, Mondrian, Modigliani, French art historian Elie Faure and Russian writer Ilya Ehrenberg, amongst others. The artistic influence of his prominent circle of friends is reflected in the works of his European Years (1912-1917). Many of these pieces have been forgotten or destroyed by the artist himself, making the surviving ones in this collection exceptionally special for their debut exhibition in Southeast Asia.

The exhibition is presented by the Mexican Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), the Veracruz Institute of Culture (IVEC), the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXID) and the Embassy of Mexico in Singapore in collaboration with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore.

Exhibition: Diego Rivera: Pride of MexicoDates: 13 Feb – 12 Apr 2015Hours: Tue – Sun 11am – 7pm, closed on MondayVenue: Art Galleries at NAFA, 80 Bencoolen Street, Singapore 189655

Diego Rivera, Sunflowers, 1921



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The inaugural Singapore Art Fair ended on 30th November 2014 on a positive note. It hosted a total of 10,500 visitors across four days. Some 59 galleries from 22 countries, featuring more than 230 artists from the Middle East, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia (ME.NA.SA) participated in the inaugural fair.

“The first instalment of the Singapore Art Fair is a great success. We have learnt a lot in the lead-up, during and even after the fair. What was most significant was we have found that the Singapore community has a curiosity for ME.NA.SA art and is intrigued by it. We are very honoured to have been given an opportunity to contribute to Singapore’s arts scene, strengthening the position of the city state as an arts hub in the region,” said Ms Laure d’Hauteville, Founder and Director of Singapore Art Fair.

Galleries from the regions connected and have begun discussions on how they could collaborate and forge closer working ties.

Mr Yaser Askar, Managing Director and Partner of Gallery Ward (Egypt/UAE/KSA), said “Singapore Art Fair has introduced us to people whom we have not met before. New friendships developed as a result. We are confident that visitors will continue to show an interest in works by Middle Eastern artists.”

Singapore Art FairTotal of 10,500 visitors attended the four-day fair

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Nadine Majdalani Begdache, owner of Galerie Janine Rubeiz (Lebanon/Beirut) further reiterated, “We may not be that well-established in Singapore as compared to other galleries in this region. However, we are heartened to see interest from the public in our artists’ works.”

This was affirmed by several galleries exhibiting at the fair. Mr Ryo Wakabayashi, CEO of Mizuma Art Gallery (Singapore/Japan) said, “The fair has provided us with opportunities to collaborate with galleries from the Middle Eastern and North African regions in the long term. Together, we can strengthen awareness of ME.NA in Asia and Asia in the ME.NA regions.”

The majority of galleries enjoyed good sales during the fair with many of their important pieces being sold. Mr Cruz Phua, Managing Director of The Art Fellas (Singapore) added, “We are pleasantly surprised with the quality of visitors. Though our investment in a larger booth was initially bold, we are glad to announce that all the works by Indonesian artist Dadi Setiyadi have been sold. Interestingly, all these works were mostly bought by Singaporeans.”

Dadi Setiyadi's artwork "Inside of me" has graced the cover of the Singapore Art Gallery Guide November 2014 issue.

Heartened by the enthusiastic response, the organisers of Singapore Art Fair are exploring how it can be taken to greater heights for future editions. The next fair has been scheduled to be held from 19 to 22 November 2015.

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The Art Fellas sold all presented works by Dadi Setiyadi at Singapore Art Fair right: Singapore Art Gallery Guide November 2014 Cover


Director of Unlucky Plaza Ken Kwek (far left) with his cast

Zhang Ziyi walking the red carpet on the Opening Night of SGIFF, photo: Fiorenzo Nizi

Winner of Best Film and Best Director Chaitanya Tamhane (left) with his producer Vivek Gomber photo: Bonnie Yap/SGIFF

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From left ... Mike Wiluan, Chairman of SGIFF, John Woo, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim and Tong Dawei

John Woo (centre) with his wife Annie Woo and daughter Angeles Woo

Chen Bolin and Anthony Chen photo: Bonnie Yap/SGIFF

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Mr Alvin Tay, Chairman of The Business Times Budding Artists Fund: "The young people will have a place to achieve their dreams."_

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Guest-of-Honour, Ms Low Yen Ling: "10Sq is the training ground for youth from financially-challenged families."

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INTERSECTIONS Opening Reception at Gajah 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

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Art Apart Fair 2015. The Singapore-based hotel art fair highlights works by emerging urban street artists. Personally curated by

fair director Rosalind Lim, street works find a new life on canvas as urban art, injecting energy in the sophisticated Presidential Suite. 23 – 25 Jan

Art Apart Fair 2015 PARKROYAL on Pickering 3 Upper Pickering Street www.artapartfair.com

UTOPIAN PICTURES by Gilbert & George. The London-based duo's revolutionary approach of making themselves into 'living

sculptures' by incorporating private life into the art practice made them famous already by 1969. Now, for the first time in history, Gilbert & George will come to South East Asia. 20 Jan – 05 Apr

20 + 2 YEARS. The exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of ARNDT Berlin and the second anniversary of the gallery in

Singapore. 16 Jan – 15 Feb

ARNDT Singapore stages shows of leading international artists as well as projects and curated shows featuring Southeast Asian art and develops private and corpo-rate collections and artist management in the Asia-Pacific region.

ARNDT Singapore Gillman Barracks, BLK 9 (3rd Floor) Lock Road % 6734 0775 www.arndtberlin.com Opening Hours: Tue – Sat 11am – 7pm, Sun 11am – 6pm

Encounters: Poon Lian, 50 Years of Art.In 1969, Singaporean artist Poon Lian graduated from NAFA where he majored in

Western painting. This exhibition features works that document the artist’s practice over the past 50 years. 08 – 25 Jan

Allegories – The Works of Wong Shih Yaw. Wong Shih Yaw’s painted narratives of the modern times are driven by his pressing

need to convey a message. His work features intricate details and rich colour as well as sym-bolism. 07 Feb – 08 Mar

Diego Rivera: Pride of Mexico. Ranging from landscapes to still life, portraits, nudes and scenes of indigenous daily life, Rivera's works deploy a range of techniques in painting, aquarelle, collage, pencil, coal and ink

drawings, offering a glimpse into the prolific life and works of Diego Rivera. 13 Feb – 12 Apr

Art Galleries at NAFA 80 Bencoolen Street % 6512 4043 www.nafa.edu.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Sun 11am – 7pm. Closed on Monday. map no. 131

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Da Vinci: Shaping the Future. Original masterpieces from the world’s most celebrated genius, Leonardo da Vinci,

make their Southeast Asian debut at ArtScience Museum. The exhibition presents 26 original pages of the Codex Atlanticus, da Vinci’s largest notebook, which includes some of his most important drawings and writings. Till May

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

Birds and Flowers by Fan Chang Tien. A fine selection of paintings by the literati artist, Fan Chang Tien (1907–1987). Fan

was a 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 especially adept in subjects such as the bamboo, landscape, and bird and flower paintings. Till 31 Jan

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

Armen Agop: Transcontemporary unveils new granite and bronze sculptures by Egyptian artist Armen Agop, that are both free-

standing and wall-mounted. 22 Jan – 21 Feb

Michel Platnic: After is a unique exhibition experience featuring a dramatic series of moving multimedia portraits and prints.

22 Jan – 21 Feb

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

Art Stage Singapore. The 2015 edition of Southeast Asia’s flagship fair. Vernissage: 21 Jan from 6 – 9pm Public Days: 22 – 23 Jan from 12 – 7pm

24 Jan from 11am – 7pm 25 Jan from 11am – 6pm

Art Stage Singapore 222 Queen Street, Unit 02-02 www.artstagesingapore.com


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The new Ancient Religions Gallery traces the spread of religions from India to China, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia.

A thousand years of sculpture will show the change in art from early cults to international forms of Hinduism and Buddhism. The displays demonstrate how the cultures of Gandhara, Kushan, Tang China, and Srivijaya gave new expression to these systems of belief. ongoing

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

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

The Family Tree by Vanessa Linares. In Vanessa Linares' first solo exhibition in Asia, "The Family Tree", the artist examines

relationships in various forms and vibrant colours. Till 14 Jan

Gender Politics, a Joint Exhibition by Jon Landa and Marc Figueras. A joint exhibition between renowned mid-career artist Jon

Landa, and the young but exceptionally talented Marc Figueras. 17 Jan – 28 Feb

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

Corcovado Arts Q1 2015 Term:

Italian Renaissance: 5 sessions course including a guided visit to the exhibition Da Vinci: Shaping the Future

Singapore’s Sculptures Trail: 1 session talk

Singapore Contemporary Arts: 3 series lecture

Introduction to the History of Modern Art – Bridging the Centuries, from Manet to Picasso: 5 sessions course

Introduction to the History of Contemporary Art: 4 session course

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. Go to www.corcovadoarts.com for dates and registration.

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Julien Marinetti Exhibition. Till 30 Jan, at The Fullerton Bay Hotel, Clifford Pier, Clifford Square, Customs House, One Fullerton, and Merlion Park.

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

Influence of the Shanghai School of Painting in Singapore. Presented by Asia Art Collective, the exhibition features the

grandmaster of the new Shanghai School Wu Changshuo, the Haipai masters Wang Geyi, Wang Yiting and Fan Chang Tien, who brought the Shanghai School to Singapore, as well as works by Fan's students. 08 – 28 Jan, at East Garden Foyer Gallery & The Fullerton Heritage Gallery

Art for Autism: Diversity. Celebrating Pathlight School’s inaugural public exhibition with The Fullerton Heritage, this exposition

features new works by 17 student artists from the school’s signature Artist Development Programme. Art for Autism: Diversity captures the unique perspectives as seen through the eyes of artists with autism. Be amazed at the scaly details on dinosaur bodies, the intricate rendering of the bricks and windows on buildings, and the rough texture of elephants’ skin, all sketched with loving attention! 29 Jan – 02 Mar, at East Garden Foyer Gallery & The Fullerton Heritage Gallery

Julien Marinetti Exhibition. In collaboration with The Fullerton Heritage, Galerie Bartoux Singapore presents an exhibition of painted bronze sculptures by French artist Julien Marinetti. Marinetti’s signature pieces

such as the Bulldog, Teddy Bear and Panda, are featured along Singapore’s stunning bayfront. Till 30 Jan at The Fullerton Heritage Precinct

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (The Fullerton Heritage) 1 Fullerton Square % 6557 2590 www.thefullertonheritage.com map no. 101

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Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay kicks off the 13th edition of Huayi – Chinese Festival

of Arts on the second day of Chinese New Year. 20 Feb – 01 Mar

Esplanade 1 Esplanade Drive www.esplanade.com/celebrate_december map no. 100

What is Sex? by Edward Lam Dance Theatre

Lim Kay Hiong, Cat playing with thread 2013, Ink and colour on paper


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Festive Art Show celebrates contemporary International painters such as Andre Tan, Brendan Neiland, Cocky Dujivestjin, Juan

Ripolles, Rene Lemay, Sarkasi Said, Tay Bak Koi, Zhu Wei, Cocky Dujivestjin. Till 13 Jan

Best of Asian Art celebrates contemporary painters from Asia. This show is the opportunity to discover the works of exciting

artists from Asia with an international dimension. Most of them have had their works auctioned and have participated in exhibitions internationally. Galerie Belvedere's award-winning artists are from Indonesia, The Philippines and South Korea: Arie Smit, Paul Husner, Sudarisman, Faizal, Herry Dim, Krijono, Ugo Untoro, Lydia Velasco, Carlo Magno, Jerry Morada, Om Mee Ai. 15 Jan – 07 Feb

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

Sudarisman, Male Dancer Oil on Canvas, 30 x 25 cm

Peziarah (Pilgrim), 2014 Oil on Canvas, 150 x 200 cm

Ugo Untoro Solo Exhibition. Ugo Untoro’s (b. 1970) highly anticipated solo exhibi-tion features new paintings that celebrate

heterogeneity, ecstatic and explosive energy that is connected to intoxicating experience that destroys rationalism and instrumental normality of dominant culture. In this new series, Untoro places emphasis on the transcendence of art; frenzy, crime, aesthetics and various levels of marginality. All of this leading up to one bio-graphic conclusion through the painter’s spiritual experience. 23 Jan – 08 Feb

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

Founded in early 2003, Gnani Arts has been a local and regional trend-setter within its area of research, curation and collection

expertise – South Indian contemporary art by masters and international artists.

Gnani Arts #02-02A, 41 Kallang Pudding Road Golden Wheel Building % 6735 3550 www.gnaniarts.com Opening Hours: by appointment


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For and Against Nature by Gary Carsley. Gary Carsley will be showing new photo-based works, including photo adhesives and

projections. The images include a circular moon gate from the Chinese Scholars Garden in NY that opens up on The Great Pagoda in Kew Gardens in London. Nature as it passes through Carsley's images is malleable and intractably conditioned by human desires. Till 24 Jan

I Learned My History From The TV. The exhibition by Samuel Chen draws inspiration from a popular Chinese period drama

series, recreating the scenes from this particular work of historical fiction in the form of painting. The images are related to Samuel Chen's estrangement with a particular history, culture and language, an estrangement often acknowledged by many later generations of Overseas Chinese, without shame. However, this sense of alienation towards the 'mother tongue' coexists with a familiarity towards such historical and ethnical amnesia. Till 17 Jan

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

“Art After Dark” Party at Gillman Barracks Save the date for Gillman Barracks' next Art After Dark event, a key highlight of

Singapore Art Week 2015. An outdoor party set against the new shows premiered by the galleries provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy Gillman Barracks’ diverse art offerings. 23 Jan, 7pm – late

Gillman Barracks 9 Lock Road www.gillmanbarracks.com

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. Curated by Khairuddin Hori, Senior Curator at the National Heritage Board and Bala Starr, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, it celebrates the diversity, breadth and innovation of these artists and their works. Its title, after the popular song Modern Love, likens the intensity of artistic creation and experience with similar feelings experienced in emotional relationships. Till 01 Feb

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


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

Budi Daya Special Exhibition. Showcasing artefacts alongside contemporary art, Budi Daya explores the value and meaning of

‘culture’ from the Malay perspective. This multi-layered exhibition features 57 artefacts drawn from the National Collection and private loans as well as 18 new commissions, performances and existing works by artists from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. Till 29 Mar

Malay Heritage Centre 85 Sultan Gate % 6391 0450 www.malayheritage.org.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Sun: 10am – 6pm map no. 213

GeoGraphic: Celebrating Maps And Their Stories. Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, but maps dating as

far back as 1602 already mark the existence of our island-state, indicating its long-standing importance in trade and politics. A series of curated exhibitions and programmes showcases how Singapore and the region around it have evolved through hundreds of rare and original maps and creative art pieces. 15 Jan – 19 Jul

National Library Singapore 100 Victoria Street www.nlb.gov.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Sun: 10am – 9pm (except PH) map no. 213

Circles. Visit artist Kelly Reedy in her Wessex Estate studio. Please call for an appointment at 9367 7382 or for more

information see also www.kellyreedy.com 01 Jan – 28 Feb

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


Events

LARASATI SINGAPORE SALE 2015 Traditional, Modern and Contemporary Art. Works by Southeast Asian and Indo-

European masters such as Affandi, I Nyoman Masriadi, Jerry E. Navarro and Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merpres. Selected Viewing at One East Asia ARTSpace: 21 – 22 January 2015, Wednesday – Thursday, 10.30am – 6pm

ONE EAST ASIA is a Singapore-based art management organization founded in April 2010. It is dedicated to enriching the appreciation of Southeast Asian Art globally through exhibitions in Singapore and London, international art fairs, and not-for-profit events.

One East Asia is the sole, officially appointed representative of Sudjojono Center in Singapore.

One East Asia 15 Scotts Road, #05-08/09, Thong Teck Building % 6737 1819 Fax 6737 1859 www.oneeastasia.org Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat by appointment only, closed on Sun and PH map no. 515

Jerry Elizalde Navarro The Sarong From Solo, 1990

Acrylic On Canvas, 90 x 90 cm

DiverseCity 2014. In its third edition, the three-month multidisciplinary, multisensory arts showcase features 187 collaborative

art projects by 127 artists from countries, such as Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, the United States – among others. Till 28 Feb

SINGAPURA: 700 Years takes you on a journey through 700 years of Singapore's history beginning from the 14th century. Ex-

perience 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 independ-ent nation-state as it is today. Till 10 Aug

PLAY @ National Museum of Singapore. A dedicated area for young children to take their first steps towards museum-going with interactive ex-hibits and special activities that encourage learning through play. ongoing

Where The Heart Is - by Asha Bee Abraham explores this more abstract, imagined version of home. It examines the feelings evoked by returning to our hometowns and family homes, and experiencing the changes and

the sameness in their place. The exhibition sees artist and human ecologist, Asha Bee Abraham, revisiting Singapore in an attempt to understand something about her (dis)connection with her hometown. 14 – 25 Jan

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


Events

Prudential Eye Awards 2015. The second edition of the Prudential Eye Awards features 13 prizes, with six categories of

Best Emerging Artist, using mediums such as digital/video, drawing, installation, painting, photography and sculpture. 17 Jan – 31 Mar

Prudential Singapore Eye Exhibition. The first-ever Prudential Singapore Eye Exhibition is the largest survey on Singapore

contemporary art and also a museum-quality exhibition of the country's best artists, of which selected pieces only by Singapore artists will be displayed at London's Saatchi Gallery. It seeks to showcase the depth and diversity of Singapore's visual arts scene as well as to raise the profile of Singapore artists in the international art world. 17 Jan – 28 Jun

Prudential Eye Programme at ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands www.prudentialeye.com

In 2013, Ms Tran Thi Ngoc Hue established Orient Painting, focusing mainly on contemporary Vietnamese art by Luong Luu

Bien, Nguyen Trung Nghia, Alan Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Tam, Cao Thi Duoc, Le Duy Trieu, Phuc An, Nguyen Duy Nhut, and Le Vo Tuan.

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

Carlos Rolón/Dzine: Mi Casa. Pearl Lam Galleries presents Mi Casa (My House), Carlos Rolón/Dzine’s inaugural exhibition

with the gallery. Growing up, Rolón saw how households adapted to new American middle-class lifestyles by decorating homes with exotic colours, textures, patterns and items – creating a sense of identity and comfort. Rolón pays homage to this culture by incorporating custom culture, faux luxury and excessiveness into his works, produing a shrine-like presentation and embracing the universal themes of home. 20 Jan – 15 Mar

Opening reception: 20 Jan, 6 – 9pm

Artist Dialogue, 24 Jan, 3pm Please RSVP at [email protected]

²hide: Solo Exhibition by José Santos III. Till 08 Jan

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

Carlos Rolon/Dzine (b. 1970), Untitled (Around the way girl 2),

Metal, gold leaf, glass, vintage jewellery, quartz crystals and latex, Dimensions variable (72 x 96 in.)


Events

Imprint: New Works by Suzann Victor. STPI presents the first solo exhibition of homegrown artist Suzann Victor, the

only female artist to represent Singapore at the national pavilion since its inaugural participation in the Venice Biennale (2001). 18 Jan – 21 Feb

STPI 41 Robertson Quay % 6336 3663 www.stpi.com.sg Opening Hours: Tue – Fri 10 – 7, Sat 9 – 6 Closed on Sun and PH, Mon by appointment map no. 402

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. 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. Till 15 Mar

Once Upon This Island is a new exhibition that explores the stories and the lives that surround us on this island-nation. The

exhibition presents a series of contemporary works by Singapore artists that navigate ideas of home, community, identity and memories. It addresses museum-goers from all walks of life – from school children to curious adults.

Medium at Large: Shapeshifting Material and Methods in Contemporary Art. Till 15 May

Singapore Art Museum (SAM) 71 Bras Basah Road % 6332 3222 www.singaporeartmuseum.sg Opening Hours: Mon – Sun 10am – 7pm, Fri 10am – 9pm map no. 116

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

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

Horses’ Home-Sweet-Home: Black-and-White Photography Exhibition By Billy Mork. Billy Mork is an award winning

photographer and founder of Immagini Art Gallery. 05 – 15 Feb

Colours of Life – Singapore Our Homeland 2015 features works made during a workshop by 50 children. 15 – 25 Jan

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

PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in Colour In the fifth installment of the highly successful PantoneMyArt series, tcc – The

Connoisseur Concerto is proud to present a new radical perspective to their audience with the PantoneMyArt – Tattoo in Colour exhibition at the exclusive tcc “The Gallery” at 51 Circular Road.

The exhibition features ten of Singapore’s top tattoo artists, who have each designed an artwork in a predominant Pantone colour of their choice. Instead of using the body as a medium, these artists transfer this beautiful form of body art onto paper, and created artworks that have once originated from a design they have tattooed on someone before, or one stemming from their own personal inspirations that is aligned to their tattooing style. 15 Jan – 30 Mar

tcc – ‘The Gallery’ 51 Circular Road % 6533 9033 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Sun – Thu & PH 11am – 12am Fri, Sat & Eve of PH 11am – 2am map no. 303

tcc-artshowcase Singled-Out. Singled Out is an art exhibition conceptualised by the collaborative efforts

of creative agency fFurious, events organisation art-management.com and Thunder Rock School. With aims to harness the power of music to impact the lives of disadvantaged youths, 50 local designers and artists were invited to transform vinyl records into pieces of art free to their imagination. 08 Jan – 01 Apr

tcc – 4 Robinson Road 4 Robinson Road, #01-01 % 6438 3357 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 7.30am – 8pm, Sat, Sun & PH closed map no. 305


Events

Leonardo da Vinci's 'Earlier Mona Lisa'. This highly-anticipated exhibition is the first public viewing of the ‘Earlier Mona Lisa’

painting with all of its fascinating surrounding circumstances, demonstrating the skill and tech-niques of the master Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting captured the world’s at-tention when it was first presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation (a Swiss non-profit) which has compiled over 35 years of research on the work. The Mona Lisa Foundation has chosen Operation Smile Singapore Ltd. as the event beneficiary for the worldwide premiere of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Earlier Mona Lisa’. Till 11 Feb

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

tcc-artshowcase Ketna Patel. Ketna’s own cultural background is unsurprisingly diverse, with equal parts of Asia and

Europe and a childhood in Africa thrown in. She has made a career out of not-belonging: as a resident, a frequent tourist, and as a perpetual observer, she distils her travels through a soul itself displaced. And there’s nothing clinical or distant about it – this is unmistakably joyous work, by someone who loves being in the thick of things; she revels in and often manufactures the chaos. Till 06 Apr

tcc – The Pier @ Robertson 80 Mohamed Sultan Road, #01-01/02 % 6733 8707 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Sun – Thu 8 – 10.30, Fri – Sat 8am – 2am map no. 403

tcc-artshowcase Singled-Out. Singled Out is an art exhibition conceptualised by the collaborative efforts

of creative agency fFurious, events organisation art-management.com and Thunder Rock School. With aims to harness the power of music to impact the lives of disadvantaged youths, 50 local designers and artists were invited to transform vinyl records into pieces of art free to their imagination. 08 Jan – 01 Apr

tcc – Raffles Xchange 5 Raffles Place #B1-63/64/65, MRT Station % 6438 3006 www.theconnoisseurconcerto.com Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 7.30 – 10, Sat 7.30 – 6.30 map no. 302


Events

Singaporean Experimental Artists at The Unifiedfield AIR Programme. The Unifiedfield presents the outcome of the projects produced

by the Singaporean artists who participated since 2012 in The Unifiedfield´s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Programme in Granada, Spain. A showcase with live performances, experimental music, screenings, artist talks and workshops by Zulkifle Mahmod, Tania De Rozario, Loo Zihan, Kai Lam, anGie seah, Shaun Sankaran & Natasha Noor, Bani Haykal & Shahila Baharom, Harry Chew, Tara Transitory aka One Man Nation, Marta Moreno Muñoz. 24 – 25 Jan

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

Ishatvam Home Art Decors. For the first time, Ishatvam is on display at The Sandalwood Room, Singapore. This

collection includes designers from all over the world bringing a more international feel to the home décor ideas even as it retained its Indian essence and sensibility. There is a distinct design sense in each piece, be it a bird bath or a candle stand. The products range from accessories, cushions, gift items, to frames and more. Ishatvam is an experience ... one that must be discovered. Till 28 Feb

Located in a beautifully restored historic shophouse, The Sandalwood Room showcases home décor, fine crafts, cultural novelties, design wear and couture, jewellery and art exhibitions all under one roof.

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

The Affair – Solo exhibition by Yeo Siak Goon. The solo exhibition by Yeo Siak Goon showcases early works. Siak Goon’s

love for nature and his fascination with tropical islands has defined his style. He was born in 1957, Malaysia, and presently lives and works in Singapore. 10 – 23 Jan

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


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 Court515. 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.com531. Linda Gallery 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

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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. Singapore Management University - The Gallery D/3 90 Stamford Rd116. Singapore Art Museum (SAM) E/4 71 Bras Basah Road119. SAM at 8Q E/4 8 Queen Street, Singapore 189555125. Chan Hampe Galleries E/4 328 North Bridge Road #01-21125. 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.com131. 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, #05-01/02 137. 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 Gate


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. Barnadas Huang D/7 61 Duxton Road, www.barnadashuang.com309. 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

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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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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.

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