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).
French-Blast spotted this photographer, Magnus Muhr, who exercised a really cool sense of humour in his photographic treatment of dead houseflies.
Adore or abhor, you really have to check these out:
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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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Wearable contemporary art just got more intimate with Tink-It’s limited edition temporary tattoos.
These temp tattoos which last 1 – 3 days, are intended to evoke an ephemeral experience of becoming “one” with a work of art that is impossible to possess.
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1. Universal Languages
Math is a universal language.
Fans of John Nash and the ubiquitous π = 3.14159265, will agree with nods to the power of +∞ (positive infinity).
And to those still suffering from the phenomenon intimately known as the Colonial Hangover, the English language articulates everything to the tune of their loyal supporter, that famous Bard. Nothing evades the lingua franca of the modern world.
I beg to differ. (more…)
If there is any common link between the Singaporean and French ancenstry, it would lie in the greedy realm of Gastronomie or simply put, the glorious love of food.
Darwin {survival of the fittest} + Malthus {dismal economics} = Eat to Live
For our forefathers and not a small percentage of the current world population, this psuedo-mathematical axiom represents the moyen de vivre. (more…)
