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A CONVERSATION WITH BERNAR VENET – PART I: FROM TAR TO CHARCOAL

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A CONVERSATION WITH BERNAR VENET – PART I: FROM TAR TO CHARCOAL

What makes a great artist? Some might say technical skill, or the ability to create a piece of art that is aesthetically pleasing. Bernar Venet, however, began his talk at the National Library Building by stating that great artists ‘raise questions about the nature of art.’ In discussing his ...

A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE

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A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE

The term ‘modern sculpture’ has been used in reference to sculptures in the modern and contemporary art world that were created after Rodin (1840–1917), largely regarded as the father of modern sculpture. However, what exactly defines modern sculpture? While the issue has received much ...

ABSURDITY AND AESTHETICS: INSIDE DANE PATTERSON’S HYPOTHETICAL WORLD

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ABSURDITY AND AESTHETICS: INSIDE DANE PATTERSON’S HYPOTHETICAL WORLD

“With thought experiments the philosopher puzzles through moral conundrums. In a way these images are aesthetic conundrums where I’m playing with extremes or interjections of nonsense.” – Dane Patterson Dane Patterson’s graphite rooms are not the kind one would feel comfortable in, even ...

THE DOT MATRIX – NAN QI ON STORM

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THE DOT MATRIX – NAN QI ON STORM

For Chinese artist Nan Qi, building his art perspective took him along a pathway dotted with Chinese and Western ideas and ideology. When you ponder upon it, everything evolves from a single atom, building into a molecule, an entity, a thought, a community, a collaboration, a society, and beyond. ...

AGATHE DE BAILLIENCOURT: A SINGAPORE STORY

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AGATHE DE BAILLIENCOURT: A SINGAPORE STORY

For most of the 2000’s de Bailliencourt called Singapore her home. Soon after arriving in 2002 she began to gather a strong local following that grew exponentially over the years. It was the ideal environment for the young artist, , especially in the arts scene. That’s why I wanted to come ...

LI TIANBING AND THE SELF-PORTRAIT SERIES

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LI TIANBING AND THE SELF-PORTRAIT SERIES

Li Tianbing explores fiction and reality haunted by selected childhood memories in a suffocating society and charged political setting. Using photographs as a medium to illustrate his reflections on the past and his multicultural experiences, Li layers the present using oil painting in a timeless ...

Sherman Ong’s Series HanoiHaiku, Monsoon and Spurious Landscapes

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Sherman Ong’s Series HanoiHaiku, Monsoon and Spurious Landscapes

About Sherman Ong’s three photographic series, HanoiHaiku, Monsoon and Spurious Landscapes, as well as the short film, Tickets, which first debuted at the Singapore Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2009, as part of Ming Wong’s show where Singapore won a special mention. HanoiHaiku captures the ...