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Yeo Chee Kiong, “The Sarcophagus of a Dreamer” (2007), fibreglass, 140×120x100cm

Amidst aftermarket hours wining, whining and dining, have you ever stopped to “Take a Moment” and observe the steel clad businessman, little bronze nonya or giant wooden daybed, lurking around your favourite Fullerton hangout?

In a bid to bring art to the forefront of urban dwellers’ consciousness,  The Fullerton Heritage and Andrewshire Art Services have come together to co-present their inaugural exhibition Art in the City. The objective of this ongoing initiative:

“  … to make art more accessible to the public, right in the heart of the city and in an area that is also rich in culture and heritage.  “

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A Duad in Play
When : 3 Feb (Opening) – 11 Mar 2010
Where : Lasalle’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Gallery

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To commemorate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Singapore and the Philippines, the Artesan Gallery+Studio and the ICA Singapore, will be jointly presenting A Duad in Play – featuring leading Southeast Asian artists Ronald Ventura (Philippines) and Francis Ng (Singapore).

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(Agus Sugawe, Cindera Mata A La Indonesia, 1996 Mixed Media)

Classic Contemporary: Contemporary Southeast Asian Art from the Singapore Art Museum Collection

Featuring: Agus Sugawe, Suzann Victor, Matthew Ngui, Simryn Gill, Redza Piyadasa, Jim Supangkat, Nindityo Adipurnomo, Agnes Arellano, Natee Utarit and Montien Boonma.

Where: Singapore Art Museum at 8Q

When: 29 January 22010 to 2 May 2010

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With a clever oxymoron as the title of this exhibition, the Singapore Art Museum (SAM)’s playful intention is to provoke the question “what makes a work of art classic or contemporary“, by drawing from its collection of iconic contemporary artworks.
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2. When & Where

20 Jan – 30 Jan 2010, 08.00pm

Sinema, Old School 11B Mount Sophia, #B1-12

2. About the DFF

First of its kind in Asia, this biennial Design Film Festival (DFF), under the curatorial direction of local art director Felix Ng, will feature a broad selection of short films, animations and music videos.

3. Objective

“   Ng aims to use the DFF as a platform to develop content for the creative industry and expose audiences from various design diciplines and even non-design audiences to international works.  “

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You’ve heard of trendy triathlons, ultra marathons and The Singapore Blogathon 2009.

Mark your calendars.

This Sunday, 17 Jan | 11.00 h – 01.00 h, get ready for the Art Marathon: SUPERINTENSE, at 72-13 Mohamed Sultan Road.

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I am not usually enthusiastic about receiving snail mails these days.  Aside from bills, bills and more bills, I have my complimentary bloomberg magazine to look forward at best… and faux property guru junk mail, at worst.

So I was delighted when a package from a local artist who goes by the tagline: Eros de la Astro, finally arrived at my desk. The anticipation was well worth the wait, as the “oohs and ahhs” from my fellow traders would testify. (more…)

Thanks to Daniel Komala, CEO of Larasati Auctioneers and the good people at the Big O, I had the privilege of receiving a copy of renowned Indonesian sculptor, Pintor Sirait’s limited edition race cars catalogue – an artwork in itself (Blankanvas has a wonderful review here). (more…)

Step 1: Ingredients

10kg of Temptation
10.1kg of Desire
9.5kg of Consumption

Add a dash of spicy symbolic representation.

Step 2:

Blend.

Step 3:

Spread onto canvas.

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The Singapore International Art Fair (SIAF 2009) is an international art fair where art galleries around the world gather under one roof to showcase their works.

Artists, art buyers, art supply manufacturers, art academies and related trades from more than 16 countries have expressed interest to participate in this exciting international show. (more…)

When will our Pasar Malams literally evolve into this state of the art event?
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