The past, present and future collide in a new exhibition by Andre Tan. Gwen Pew speaks with the time-travelling artist to find out more. 7 Nov 2014: One of Singapore’s most beloved pop artists, Andre Tan, is back this month with a new solo exhibition. RE is a fresh series of paintings adapted from masterpieces and given a curious, … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Andre Tan
17 Oct 2014: One of the most well-known and sought-after performance photographers in Singapore today, Tan Ngiap Heng has long held a fascination with the human body. His next exhibition, aptly named Body of Work, comprises three series shot over three years. He hopes his photos ‘go further than just creating a beautiful image, like I … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Tan Ngiap Heng
A surge of art fairs, each catering to different budgets and tastes, is crashing onto our shores. Gwen Pew highlights five upcoming editions worth checking out. 7 Oct 2014: Milan Image Art & Design Fair ‘MIA&D Fair is the only art fair that highlights photography and video art production,’ says exhibition director Lorenza Castelli. First founded by Fabio Castelli … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Art Fairs Guide 2014
10 Sep 2014: There has been a whole bunch of co-working spaces popping up around Singapore in the last few years catering to different professionals, whether they’re in need of an ad hoc meeting room or a just a desk to call office. Now, artists can say hello to Art Social Haus, a co-working space … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Art Social Haus
With his signature muted colour palette, local artist Safaruddin Abdul Hamid’s layered paintings depict iconic buildings and characters. Gwen Pew takes a closer look. 31 Jul 2014: At first glance, Safaruddin Abdul Hamid’s art looks almost digital, as though a bunch of photographs had their contrast level jacked up to 100 and flatly re-coloured with just … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Safaruddin Abdul Hamid
Student Aurial Lee speaks about a new show ‘Chap Lau Chu – The Re-Opening of Commonwealth Drive’ by students of NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media which features the area’s resident karang guni Mr Chua. 30 Jul 2014: With Singapore undergoing constant change over the years, a group of students from NTU’s School of … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Chap Lau Chu’ Preview
With everything going online these days, art is no exception. Gwen Pew rounds up a few new initiatives to log on to. 3 Jul 2014: There’s no shortage of galleries and art fairs both in Singapore and worldwide – but while not all of them are impenetrable fortresses of artspeak and designer outfits, it’s not surprising … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Singapore Virtual Art Galleries
With a huge collection of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz’s images having arrived in Singapore last month, Gwen Pew looks back at her life and career. 8 May 2014: Annie Leibovitz is without a doubt one of the biggest and most sought-after names in the world of photography today, and anyone who’s anyone has likely been … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Annie Leibovitz
As the Guggenheim’s No Country exhibition arrives in South-East Asia, Gwen Pew talks to its Singaporean curator June Yap. 6 May 2014: When June Yap was selected by a committee of experts at New York’s Guggenheim Museum to be the curator of their first UBS MAP Global Art Initiative exhibition, No Country, she was handed an enormous … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: June Yap
The Turner Prize nominated artist, Nathan Coley, brings his famous lightbox installations to Singapore. 3 Apr 2014: 2007 Turner Prize nominee Nathan Coley’s debut solo show in Asia is both intriguing and unexpectedly calming. Perhaps it’s the neutral colours he uses in most of his works – black, white, grey, with a blush of purple and … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Nathan Coley
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