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September
Ceramics beyond Borders: In commemoration of 40 years of bilateral
relationships between Singapore & Japan.
1 September to 28 September 2006
Presented by the Japanese University Graduates Association in Singapore (JUGAS) and eZoo music and fine arts
Supported by the National Arts Council, Japanese Embassy in Singapore, National Library and ceramics associations in Singapore
National Library
3rd Level, 100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
Tel: 6332 3255
Exhibition Hours: 10am to 6pm daily
Free Admission
An exhibition commemorating 40 years of bilateral relationships between Singapore and Japan. It aims to deepen the cultural exchange between the two countries through the art of ceramics.
POWER STATION: Public Art Project by Stefano Cagol
1 September to 2 September 2006
Presented by the Italian Institute of Culture, Singapore
Various Public Venues
Exhibition times: 10am to 8pm daily
This public intervention in various venues around Singapore by Italian artist Stefano Cagol highlights issues relating to contemporary influences, beliefs, pre(mis)conceptions and belonging. The project challenges conceptions of identity in relation to authority, nationhood and globalisation.
The Second Dance Song: New Contemporaries
1 September to 29 October 2006
Earl Lu Gallery
LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts
90 Goodman Road
Singapore 439053
Tel: 63409102
Exhibition times: 10am to 6pm daily
Free Admission
An exhibition organised by the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore examining the contingencies of knowledge, appropriation, autobiography, narrative, and the production and presence of the artist within the exhibition-set. It will feature new works by Singaporebased artists Ahmad Abu Bakar, Chang Jinchao, Chen Yi-Cheng, Chong Li-Chuan, Khairuddin Hori, Ana Prvacki, Shubigi Rao, Frederic Sarkozy and Andre Tan.
All the Best: Deutsche Bank Collection and Zaha Hadid exhibition
2 September to 20 November 2006
Presented by Singapore Art Museum and Deutsche Bank
Singapore Art Museum
71 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189555
Tel: 6332 3222
Exhibition times: 10am to 7pm Saturday to Thursday. 10am to 9pm Friday
An exhibition of over 150 works from the Deutsche Bank Collection, incorporating exhibition design by London-based architect and Pritzker Prize winner Zaha Hadid. This exhibition was previously shown at the Berlin Deutsche Guggenheim and the Hara Museum in Tokyo.
Chun Kwang Young: Aggregation
2 September to 23 September 2006
This exhibition is closed on 19 Sep. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Singapore Tyler Print Institute
41 Robertson Quay
Singapore 238236
Tel: 6336 3663
Exhibition times: 10am to 6pm daily
Free Admission
This exhibition presents a new series of works on paper by Chun Kwang Young produced as part of a residency at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute in July 2006. Born in Korea in 1944, and educated in Korea and America, Chun is known for his large wall reliefs and sculptures made up of, sometimes as many as seven thousand tiny mulberry-paper-wrapped packages. This exhibition will also include new works by Chun using cast paper, as well as a series of etchings.
Reflections in Watercolour by Ong Kim Seng
7 September to 16 September 2006
Presented by Galeriebelvédère
Supported by the National Arts Council and the Singapore Tourism Board
The Gallery
The Arts House
1 Old Parliament Lane
Singapore 179429
Tel: 6423 1233
Exhibition Times: 10am to 10pm daily
Free Admission
An exhibition of watercolors by Singaporean artist Ong Kim Seng. This exhibition profiles Ong's new works produced after his recent travels to China, India and Indonesia. They explore the relationship between beauty and urbanization.
Diaries My Landscapes
Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Shen Xiaotong
9 September 2006 to 31 March 2007
Art Retreat
10 Ubi Crescent, Lobby C
Ubi Techpark
Singapore 408564
Tel: 6749 0880
Exhibition times: 11 am to 6 pm Tuesday to Saturday
Free Admission
An exhibition by Chinese artist Shen Xiaotong, based on a journal he kept until his graduation from the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in Chengdu in 1989. The pictorial journal recorded his reflections on life and society in China during the 1980s. Diaries My Landscapes was first exhibited in Beijing in 1994, and this exhibition in Singapore is the first time these works have been exhibited outside China. In conjunction, a forum on art and politics will be held at the Singapore Art Museum at 2pm on 16 September 2006.
UOB Painting Of The Year Competition
10 to 24 September 2006
The Esplanade, Jendela
8 Raffles Avenue
Singapore 039802
Exhibition times: 11.00am to 8.30pm Mondays to Fridays. 10am to 8.30pm Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
Free Admission
Winner of the UOB Painting of the Year Competition of the previous year, Alvin Ong, be holding his solo exhibition "The Hours". President S. R. Nathan will be gracing the official opening of the 25th UOB Painting Of The Year Competition and Exhibition on 9 Sept 2006.
Dalí in Singapore
13 September to 14 October 2006
Opera Gallery
Takashimaya Shopping Centre
391 Orchard Road #02-12 H
Ngee Ann City, Singapore 238873
Tel: 65 6735 2618
Exhibition times: 11am to 8pm daily
Free Admission
An exhibition of more than ninety sculptures and paintings by Salvador Dalí, drawn from museums in France as well as the gallery's own collection. In addition, five large-scale sculptures by Dalí will be installed in public spaces throughout Singapore for the duration of the show.
Preserved Nature
15 September to 31 October 2006
epSITE
501 Orchard Rd #03-18/19
Wheelock Place
Singapore 238880
Exhibition times: 11am to 8pm daily
Free admission
A photography exhibition featuring the works of Chris Yap, fine art photographer and master printmaker. Through the theme of preservation, this exhibition explores the intricacy and beauty of nature, and how it can be translated into an intimate experience.
ASEAN-Japan Children's Kindness Installation
16 September to 1 October 2006
Organised by the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information, Singapore Kindness Movement and the Esplanade
Supported by the Japan-ASEAN Exchange Programme
The Esplanade, Concourse
8 Raffles Avenue
Singapore 039802
Exhibition times: 10am - 12 midnight daily
Free admission
Based on the disarmingly simple theme of Kindness, this exhibition brings together 220 children's paintings. The pick of competitions held in 10 ASEAN countries and Japan, these paintings showcase the children's perspectives of kindness - helping the elderly, protecting the weak, ministering animals. Aged 6 to 12, these artists also wrote simple, heartfelt messages to express their hopes for a better world. The exhibition is curated by Ken Cheong.
100 Tonson brings Top Artists to Singapore
28 September to 2 October 2006
Presented by Art Singapore and 100 Tonson Gallery
Suntec City
3 Temasek Boulevard
Singapore 038983
Level 6, Booth A10
Exhibition times: Daily 11am to 8pm
Admission fees: S$10.
Visitors from Bangkok can pick up complimentary tickets from 100 Tonson Gallery (100 Soi Tonson, Pleonchit Road, Bangkok Thailand).
Known as a reclusive artist, Thai painter Chatchai Puipia's "The Heart is A Lonely Painter" is currently on display at Singapore Biennale 2006. Viewers now get a chance to see more of his works, namely "8 Days a Week", a series of 8 paintings with different facial expressions of Puipia. This exhibition presents a rare opportunity for seeing Puipia's work, which was last made available for viewing several years ago.
Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist who at the age of 77 is the oldest artist at the Singapore Biennale, is one of the most influential living female contemporary artists. For the Biennale, she has decorated trees along Orchard Road in red and white with her signature polkadots. For the 100 Tonson Exhibition, Kusama is exhibiting her original paintings, sculpture, and over 40 prints.
ARTSingapore 2006
28 September to 2 October 2006
Presented by ARTREACH
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre Hall 602
Opening times: 11am to 8pm Thursday to Sunday. 11am to 5pm Monday
This annual contemporary art fair will feature 70 galleries from 14 countries, showcasing
work by established and emerging artists from the region. There will also be an accompanying
programme of talks and seminars by artists and art experts.
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